How (Not) To Get A Man

How (Not) to Get a Man

The rules tell you to scheme, flatter, and play hard to get, but our favorite life coach doesn't think that will get you very far. It's time to rethink the dating game.

By Martha Beck
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the June 2003 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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