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Witness History: The Rules: A dating handbook

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The Rules - a dating handbook

14/02/2020 GMT

The Rules: A dating handbook

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Rules: A dating handbook

The best-selling dating handbook was published on Valentine's Day 1995

Dating handbook The Rules: Time Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr Right was published on Valentine's Day 1995.

On Valentine's Day 1995, authors Sherrie Schneider and Ellen Fein published a dating handbook called The Rules: Time Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr Right. The book advised women that if they wanted to find a husband they should not approach a man first or pay for themselves on dates. Criticised in some quarters as anti-feminist, it soon became a bestseller, with celebrity fans from Beyonce to Meghan Markle. Lucy Burns speaks to Sherrie Schneider about creating a cultural phenomenon.

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