I guess that the soaring rate of divorce and relationship failures have made people look for love in new ways. I can empathize with this desire to find new answers, especially for young people who have witnessed so many failed relationships in their parents' generation. However, I feel that this type of book is taking regulations of dating and courtship to the extreme. Dating and courtship should not have the same type of set rules as a game of Monopoly or Trivial Pursuit. In order to receive love, you have to know how to give love.
Clear communication is an essential part of creating a healthy, loving relationship.
When dating becomes a battle of the sexes, or when women play hard to get, it seems unlikely that positive, lasting relationships will emerge from this game. Love knows no boundaries, and does not exist based on the top 35 hit parade of rules. Dating and courtship should be fun, magical, full of spontaneity and imagination. This is what leads to love between two people. I feel it's up to each of us as individuals, men and women, based on our values, morals, and who we are, to have our own rules.