Don’t cancel every single activity you normally do on the weekend so that you can be with him every minute. For example, if you have a Saturday afternoon exercise class, go to it. Let him keep himself busy and wait for you.

Last But Not Least—12 Extra Hints

In Love Story—a movie you should study like the Bible—Oliver proposes to Jenny (a Rules girl, if there ever was one) after she says she’s planning to take a scholarship in France and after suggesting that their opposite (rich/poor) backgrounds would not mix well.

Act independent. Always be coming or going. Don’t sit on the couch waiting for him to come home.

Here are five suggestions:

We just show up, do The Rules, and whoever likes us, likes us, and who doesn’t? We accept whatever happens. We’re laid back and confidant. We don’t struggle.

When he asks you out, silently count to five before saying yes. It will make him nervous and that’s good!

The key to a successful marriage is to be happy with the way things are, not the way they could be if only he changed.

Men do what they want to do. If they can’t live without you, it’s very clear. If they can live without you, it’s also clear. Don’t be dense. Read the tea leaves and move on to the next man if necessary!