I saw one of the authors of "The Rules" interviewed a few years ago on TV, and was disgusted. That book is a lesson in how to be manipulative. I much rather date women who treat men with kindness and honesty instead of according to those absurd rules. As for general rules for dating, I really don't have any, except my general rule of treating people with the respect that I would want to be treated with, and of not playing manipulative mind games. I go by the particular person and situation when figuring out the other stuff, such as until how late in the evening to call, how close or far to the screen to sit in a theatre, how soon, if at all, does it get romantic and sexual. I've seen various reactions from women when I offered to walk them to their car at night. Some are pleased with that, others have refused the offer with everything from laughter to disdain, so what one does during a date has to be worked out according to the situation. Call me old-fashioned, but I will continue to offer women an escort to their cars at night, because it's what I believe a man should offer (Well, I guess that's a rule). But if the woman doesn't want that, I wouldn't press the issue. Lastly, from what I've seen of men and women, and in my own experience, I don't agree that women take rejection harder than men.