Introduction: what do women really want -- In love look for happiness -- Don't fall for a false idea of love -- Don't be a tragic heroine -- Don't let cynicism steal your happy ending -- Do take love seriously -- Rational happiness -- Work on all your relationships -- Right conduct -- Friendship the school of love -- Don't find your soul mate -- Jane Austen's skeleton keys -- He had no intentions -- Are we the weaker sex -- Men who are afraid of commitment -- The real original rules -- Arrange your own marriage.