Not Your Mother's Rules

The New Secrets for Dating

By: Ellen Fein, Sherrie Schneider

Narrated by: Ellen Fein, Sherrie Schneider

Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

How long should I wait to respond to his text message? Can I friend him on Facebook? Why did he ask for my number but never call me? /p>

When The Rules was published in 1995, its message was straightforward: be mysterious. But for women looking for love today, it's not quite so simple. In a world of instant messaging, location check-ins, and status updates, where hook-ups have become the norm and formal one-on-one dates seem a thing of the past, it's difficult to retain the air of mystery that keeps men interested.

Now, with help from their daughters, the original Rules Girls, Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider, share their thoroughly modern, fresh take on dating that will help women in today's information age create the happy love lives they want and deserve. Whether you're a 20-something dating for the first time, a 30-something tired of being single, a 40-something giving advice to your daughter, or a 50-something getting back in the dating game, this book has the answers you've been waiting for.

The new Rules include:

• Stay away from his Facebook profile
• Make yourself invisible and other ways to get out of instant messaging
• Stop dating a guy who cancels more than once
• Text-back times chart
• Don't just hang out or see him 24/7
• TTYL: Always end everything first - get out of there!
• And much, much more!

Providing the dos and don'ts you need to stop making mistakes and start finding romance, Not Your Mother's Rules will revolutionize dating today just as The Rules did nearly 20 years ago!

©2013 Ellen Fein, Sherrie Schneider (P)2013 Hachette Audio

Updated revision from the original

I read the original The Rules in college 27 years ago and it worked (married for 25 years) so I listened to the newest version to help my teen daughter navigate the dating world. I appreciated how they incorporated their own daughters for more updated rules for the younger generation (example over 30 years old wait longer to respond to a text than a twenty year old). They stand by their original method of playing hard to get but easy to be with once the guy got you, just adapted it to a modern world full of technology.

To be continued...

Great book. I took notes! Most of these notes were told to me by older women, but it was hard to apply them into today's dating climate...until I read the book! Can't wait to start doing The Rules and seeing if they work.

Must read

LOVE this book!! Must read for dating relationships and I never take the time to review stuff online.

love the book….but

i felt this book has helped me a LOT! i have taken soo many notes, i almost used up my entire notebook. very helpful and it truly does work, in my opinion. ONLY downfall, is the daughters voice. it is sooo high pitched and, extremely hard to concentrate on what she is saying, because it is so awkward. less whiny, and more normal, will make this book a 5 star performance.

Timeless advice! What a great book!

This book is for women of all ages, who are serious about dating successfully. The book provides clear guidelines around dating in today's world of technology.

Common sense that's not so common.

This book is full of logical and practical advice. It comes across a bit harsh, but if you listen and understand the reasons behind the actions, it makes perfect sense. So many women I know (myself included) have wasted so much time and heartache. Setting proper boundaries and respecting ourselves, our time and our lives first is a must! The narration is just okay and the "daughters" voice was quite annoying. Still a "must read" for every teenage girl or newly single woman!

The only book you will need

Where does Not Your Mother's Rules rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Thank you for all your helpful guidance, much appreciated!

I especially enjoy the audio books

Great content, Terrible voices

I like the content, but there are multiple voices for one book and most of them are terrible. Wish there was only one quality voice... Such a bummer!

Best dating book ever

This book was very helpful and honest. It covered areas I didn’t think it would. I plan on reading all the other ones. It has been improving my dating life.

Excellent book! Definitely the rules book

Definitely has good points! Seen some points that this book points out when I observed couples out in public. Excellent narration, I even read this book over 5 times!!