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"While it may be the absolute definition of the phrase &amp;amp;#8220;too little, too late,&amp;amp;#8221; on Sunday, Ben Bernanke, Chairman of Federal Reserve blamed our current recession on a lack of oversight. It appears that, in hindsight, our markets--like unruly children and mood swings--could have benefited from a little more regulation. This is as close to a mea culpa we plebes can ever expect from the Fed, so, as we embark on a new year, let&amp;amp;#8217;s try to put it to good use. What if our love lives are not that far off from the economy? There are ebbs and flows, debt and bonds, supply and demand, bear and bullish behaviors, many exchanges of goods and services. Perhaps, looking forward to 2010, what we single-ish people need are some tighter regulations. Rule #1 Planning is integral to the process. I won&amp;amp;#8217;t lie to you. I&amp;amp;#8217;m uptight. I like a good plan. &amp;amp;#8220;We will meet at this time in this place,&amp;amp;#8221; works really well for me. &amp;amp;#8220;I&amp;amp;#8217;ll text you later and we can decide then,&amp;amp;#8221; makes me feel kind of depressed and a little unappreciated. I find that I&amp;amp;#8217;m at my best when I know when and where I&amp;amp;#8217;m supposed to be, and can prepare accordingly (said &amp;amp;#8220;preparation&amp;amp;#8221; usually involves a nap). Rule #2 If you feel drunk, it&amp;amp;#8217;s already too late. Just go home (don&amp;amp;#8217;t drive). Leave and take some of your mystery with you because things are, most likely, about to get worse, not better. The trick here, and it is a trick, is to look toward the future and figure out if the next drink is going to send you past the point of no return (sidenote: chocolate milk, real chocolate milk, makes a great hangover cure). Rule #3 Kill first. Wait. Do not kill anybody. That was a metaphor. If I was smarter I probably would have written &amp;amp;#8220;carpe diem&amp;amp;#8221; or &amp;amp;#8220;live each moment like it&amp;amp;#8217;s your last&amp;amp;#8221; (kind of like the Fed did, with interest rates, pre-recession&amp;amp;#8212;if there are funnier jokes out there than interest rate jokes, I haven&amp;amp;#8217;t heard them). What I meant was this: Stop letting the opportunities pass you by. This is the year we get off our asses. Time to say &amp;amp;#8220;goodbye&amp;amp;#8221; to regularly scheduled programming and &amp;amp;#8220;hello&amp;amp;#8221; to art shows, rock shows, comedy shows and cultural events of all shapes and sizes. I will have some more of these throughout the week&amp;amp;#8212;perhaps you can help me with some of your own. What will be your dating rules for 2010? More on glamour.com Lose 5 Pounds This Week! Turns Out Guys Fake As Well How To Create a Stylish Ponytail More Ways to Get Glamour Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;#x27;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow Glamour on Twitter. Photo: Jupiter Images; model is used for illustrative purposes only "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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