THE LITTLE BOOK OF DATING RULES

105x85mm, 128pp, £2.99, pb, ISBN 978-1-905102-95-2, 24 September 2007

CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION; ASKING RULES; LOCATION RULES; TIMING RULES; HYGIENE AND GROOMING RULES; CONVERSATION RULES; 10 THINGS NEVER TO SAY ON A DATE; DRESS RULES; RESTAURANT RULES; ETIQUETTE RULES; DRINKS RULES; BODY LANGUAGE RULES; MONEYRULES; KISSING RULES; ESCAPE RULES; DATING PROVERBS; SEX RULES; BLIND DATES RULES; INTERNET DATING RULES; SPEED DATING RULES; DOUBLE DATING RULES; PHONE RULES; DATING RULES FROM AROUND THE WORLD; WHEN DATING GOES WRONG; REJECTION RULES; QUIZ: ARE YOU A GOOD DATER?

Dating can be a scary business, a minefield of potential embarrassment, rejection and humiliation, but you only have to look at the people who have succeeded to see that it's not impossible.

Luckily there are rules to make the game easier to follow and play. Like with the laws of anything from rugby to Scrabble, these were invented to ensure that everyone got a fair chance and, assuming they played the game fairly, could end up with something more than just a wooden spoon and a patronising pat on the head.

So whether you're a boy or a girl, an asker or an askee, a blind-dater, speed-dater orjust a no-hope-dater, here's an easy-to-follow guide to the perils of dating.