I'm laughing so hard that I'm almost crying.  These rules are ridiculous!  My husband and I dated for almost 5 years before we got married, and we had a long distance relationship for 3 1/2 of those years.  If I had actually bothered to follow these rules, I wouldn't be celebrating  my 1st anniversary on Sunday. I'd also be alone and pining for 'the one that got away!'
IMHO, its a crying shame that trees had to be cut down to print that book.