The Rules for Online Dating Capturing the Heart of Mr Right in Cyberspace

What the international phenomenon of The Rules did for conventional dating, The Rules for Online Dating does for the search for love on the Internet. You’ll never hit the “reply” button the same way again.

Millions of women around the world are meeting men on the Internet, or they’ve met in person and are corresponding by e-mail. But though e-mail and Net-based dating services have revolutionized the dating landscape, they’ve created their own pitfalls and challenges. Women need new strategies that will improve their chances of capturing Mr. Right.

Boasting the same time-tested formula and romantic spirit that made The Rules an international bestseller and launched thousands of women down the path to committed relationships, The Rules for Online Dating shows all women — regardless of age, status, or computer savvy — how to use electronic communication to relate to men in a way that maintains self-esteem and leads to a healthy relationship.

Here is a comprehensive list of dos and don’ts that will help every woman conduct an e-courtship safely and successfully; find and keep the interest of suitable mates; and save time, energy, and potential heartache by weeding out dead wood. The Rules for Online Dating takes women through the process — step by step, Rule by Rule — to the ultimate goal: a relationship based on mutual attraction, interest, and respect.

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5 Stars A Masculine Point of View
This is a book written by women for women. Their point is simple and straightforward: the woman has to play hard-to-get. She puts very little information in her online profile and never responds to his profile first. When he e-mails her, she waits at least 24 hours before responding. She never answers him on a weekend because he needs to think her life is full of meaningful activity. Her e-mails are short and light, evading answering serious questions such as how her other relationships ended. She never gets involved in Instant Messaging because that makes her too accessible and she could get caught up in the conversation and give out too much information too soon. If he doesn’t ask to meet her in four e-mails or less, she cuts him off and moves on.

The idea is that the man must pursue with minimal gratification in order to get him to become serious. Most of the time the goal seems to be marriage. Giving out too much information or getting too serious too fast will lead the man to go “poof.”

From a man’s perspective, there is much good sense in these rules; but, from my personal experience, I am glad I have met women who didn’t pay attention to some of them. In one case, I developed a serious long-term relationship with a woman who contacted me first. For some reason, the online service showed me as a match for her but not her as a match for me. If she had not contacted me, we never would have met.

A number of the rules make very good sense no matter what your gender. If either party can’t decide to meet within four e-mails, then they are wasting their time. Many books have advised women to take up to a month in e-mail and then maybe another month on the telephone before meeting a man. I think such defensive advice is absurd. Fein and Schneider have a very good chapter on security precautions a woman should take and they are sufficient to put a woman at ease in meeting a man after only four e-mails.

From the masculine perspective, Fein and Schneider are too restrictive on women who question traditional gender roles. Nevertheless, most of what they say is practical and, as they know from their consulting practice, leads to good results for women who want the man to take the lead and become committed to a relationship.

Gordon Scott Edwards, author of Internet Safari, Finding Love Online At 65

5 Stars The Rules for Online Dating: Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right in Cyberspace
Don’t start online dating until you read this book first!!! It is an easy read with lots of real life examples of what the book is teaching you. I would recommend this book to anyone who is thinking about looking online for Mr. Right. It has do’s and don’ts, even has Q&A near the end of the book. It seems to cover all age groups and circumstances, so in a lot of ways it seemed the book was written just for me!

5 Stars Great Book
Book arrived before promised date. The book was actually in better condition than described. I would order from this seller again.

1 Star Is still not here, 1 week late. I paid 1 month ago…
I would love to review this product but it still has not showed up. I paid for this on May 1 and it is now June 2, and the product is now 1 week overdue.

5 Stars Rules for Online Dating
The RULES were definitely helpful and I saw alot of the things that I’ve been doing wrong. Of course, not everything will work or I think is correct but overall a very useful tool with today’s online dating!

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Break of Hearts

Aspiring composer Constance Dane never imagined she would someday meet celebrated New York conductor Franz Roberti. Yet a love of music brings them together, and romantic love soon follows. So, too, do jealousies, human misunderstandings and artistic flareups that will test their devotion.

Break of Hearts is a triple-hankie romance to swoon by, swelling with music by Bach, Brahms and other immortals and featuring two box-office legends at their most luminous. Charles Boyer essays the man-of-the-world role of Franz. And Katharine Hepburn, the camera framing and adoring her as only classic Hollywood can, offers a much-acclaimed performance that captures Constance’s freshness and fire.

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5 Stars Arguably “The Best” English “Merry Widow “
This is the “Merry Widow” with English translation by Christopher Hassel sung by June Bronhill. I loved this rendition ever since I first heard it in about 1960. What’s to love? First the translation is the best I’ve heard. The language doesn’t sound “stilted” as some others. And, you can understand almost every word sung. Plus, the famous song, “Vilja” has some wording that moves me every time I hear it: The soprano sings, “Love me and I’ll DIE for you!” with the word “die” somewhat emphasized. I don’t know, there’s just something “powerful” about someone saying they’d “die” for love! AND, at the end of “Vilja” the chorus and soprano raise to a crescendo hitting a high note together. In many renditions the chorus is heard but not the soprano on the final high note. In THIS version, the soprano, June Bronhill, can be heard rising to the final high note with an incressing crescendo and fortissimo louder than the chorus and holding the final high note—which gives a very thrilling effect as she holds that final note, I assure you!

The “problem” is that this June Bronhill, Reid, and Hassel version is hard to find on CD. For example, this CD is made in Holland and “there is one left” so it says on Amazon. But, if you can find it, I think it would be very much worth a listen. Then, after hearing it, if you think there’s a “better” Merry Widow, please let ME know! Thanks. Email:boland7214@aol.

3 Stars Food for the Soul if You Love Lehar
I had fallen in love with the music of Lehar many years ago courtesy of an LP record from Reader’s Digest. After getting rid of most of my LP’s I went for several years just remembering his beautiful music. I decided to check Amazon for some of his music and found this CD.

I am happy to report that it provides a reasonably satisfying source of some of his beautiful melodies. The recordings were made in 1958, 1959, and 1969; their sound is acceptable but not up to contemporary standards. In spite of this they provide access to some musical beauty that warms the heart of any lover of Lehar’s music.

If one were to compare Lehar with Strauss, Lehar would likely come in a close second; Lehar, however generated some of the most beautiful musical melodies ever written.

This is not a definitive collection, but it is a worthwhile addition to the library of anyone who appreciates Lehar. In fact it served as a catalyst for me to start buying some of Lehar’s music on DVD.

I’m glad I have it in my collection.

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