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| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| Being Foolish | |
| Waiting for the Prince | p. 3 |
| Searching for the Perfect Man | |
| Women and Romantic Fantasies | |
| Historical Forces Affecting Women | |
| Daddy's Little Girl | p. 19 |
| Learning to Be Cute | |
| Learning to Be Indirect | |
| The Powerful Father | |
| The Missing Father | |
| The Unresponsive Father | |
| The Secret Need to Be Rescued | |
| How Men Respond to Daddy's Little Girl | p. 40 |
| Helplessness | |
| Game-Playing | |
| Hidden Dependency Needs | |
| The Hunger for Love | |
| How Men Respond to Power in Women | p. 63 |
| The All-Powerful Mother | |
| The New Impotency | |
| The Passive-Aggressive Response | |
| The Fear of Angry Women | |
| How Exciting Men Can Make Women Miserable | p. 88 |
| Who Is the Nice Guy? | |
| Sometimes Nice Is Weak | |
| When Nice Looks Weak but Isn't | |
| Nice Is Not Romantic | |
| Love and Longing | |
| Why Some Men Seem Exciting | |
| Bad Boys Can Be Fun...at Least for a While | |
| Who Is the Rat? | |
| The Magnetism of the Rat | |
| The Pursuit of the Rat | |
| Men Who Make Women Want to Scream | p. 124 |
| The Clam | |
| The Pseudo-Liberated Male | |
| The Perpetual Adolescent | |
| The Walking Wounded | |
| Getting Smart | |
| Many Special Women, Few Good Men? | p. 145 |
| Marrying Up and Marrying Down | |
| Why Married Men look Better | |
| Self-Fulfilling Prophecies | |
| Release from Endless Mourning | p. 155 |
| Believing in Magic | |
| Wounded Self-Esteem | |
| Release to Love Again | |
| Freedom from Love Obsessions | p. 168 |
| Four Types of Love Addicts | |
| When Love Becomes Obsession | |
| Time Is Running Out | |
| Getting Excitement Elsewhere | |
| Breaking Old Patterns Can Be Exciting | |
| Letting Go of Expectations | p. 191 |
| Hidden Agendas | |
| Expectations Versus Intimacy | |
| Getting in Touch with Hidden Illusions | |
| Expectations That Work | |
| Finding Diamonds in the Rough | p. 207 |
| The Mask of Shyness | |
| Reinvesting in Long-Term Relationships | |
| A Fresh Look at "Femininity" | p. 225 |
| The Magic of Strength and Tenderness | |
| The Courage to Express Yourself | |
| What Smart Women Know | p. 239 |
| The Adventure of Courtship | |
| "Finding" Takes Initiative | |
| Men Like Women Who Like Men | |
| Men Respond to Sensitivity | |
| Vital Relationships: The Paradox of Romantic Tension and Love | |
| Men Do Commit | |
| The Smart Woman Is Responsible for Her Own Experience | |
| Rules for Finding the Right Man | p. 262 |
| Quizzes and Tests | p. 267 |
| Patterns of Relationship Quiz | |
| Love Addiction Test | |
| Satisfaction of Needs Test | |
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