French Women Don't Sleep Alone by Callan, Jamie Cat -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Dedication Table of Contents INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE - French Women Don’t Date

The Great American Date Love Is Not a Job Dating Fatigue Syndrome Why Can’t We Be Friends (with Benefits)? Hey, but You’ll Always Be Friends The Yin and Yang of It Consider the French Woman The Art of the Dinner Party The Impromptu Dinner Party And in the Beginning . . . There Is Champagne And It’s Sexy It’s Not About You All This Work, You Might Say Walk the Walk Numbers Are Exchanged The Joy of Cooking

CHAPTER TWO - The Joy of Cooking

A French Man’s Shopping List How a French Man Seduces The Art of the Entrée A Simple Dish to Make Your Man Happy Summer Celebrations Happy Birthday Dinner For Everyday Joi de Vivre A Dessert to Make You Swoon Tricks and Tips from Stéphanie More Chocolate! Berries Galore Breakfast in Bed from Tania If You Love Food, You Love Living The French Girl’s Version of the Bag of Chips Food Is Love

CHAPTER THREE - Meeting Men . . . C’est Facile!

Butterflies Are Free Dress for Success, French-Style We’re All Busy The eBay of Love So How Do French Women Meet Their Boyfriends and Husbands? Fraternizing on the Job Reclaiming Femininity The Baby with the Bathwater Get to Know Your Man Why Is Being “Known” So Important? This Is Your Life Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book

CHAPTER FOUR - French Women “Seduce” Everyone They Meet

It’s All About Pleasure Fast Food Lovers French Women Never Look Like They’re Trying Too Hard Discreet, but Seductive

CHAPTER FIVE - A French Woman Feels Good in Her Own Skin

When We Burned Our Bras The Either/Or Mentality The Wizard Knew The Natural Look Reclaim Beauty The Fear of “Disappearing” Take Back the Beauty Equal Opportunity Beauty What to Do About Our American Men Feeling Good in Your Own Skin Balance = Happiness = Beauty Less Is More A Few of Your Favorite Things Scent and Sensibility The Power of Good Lingerie How Conceited!? (Not at All)

CHAPTER SIX - Beauty and Brains

Get Smart Difficult vs. Fascinating French Women Even Look Smart Be Complicated Earning Love the Old-Fashioned Way Change. Change. Change. Lifelong Learning Brainy Women Rock

CHAPTER SEVEN - French Women Take Care of Their Bodies

Girls with Superpowers The Mind/Body Disconnect Taking Time But We’ve Always Been Sexy

CHAPTER EIGHT - The French Connection: Lingerie

The Power of Matching Lingerie Do It for Yourself—Your Body—Your Mind The Travesty of Saving It for a Rainy Day It’s Not About the Bra—It’s About the Woman in the Bra The Femme Fatale Make It Look Easy A Gal Needs a Little Subterfuge It’s Easy To Get Lost in Your Own Mind Why Driving Is Dangerous Every Day, You Inspire Someone All the World’s a Stage The Language of Clothes Men Are Psychic When It Comes to Our Underwear French Women Know That the Key to Mesmerizing a Man Is Change

CHAPTER NINE - The Power of the Coterie

French Women Mix It Up Friends First Build a Coterie The Art of Patience When the Fling Is the Thing American Men Are Building a Coterie via the Internet Take Your Time Strangers with Candy Keep the Love Flowing A Coterie Lasts a Lifetime Where to Find Your Coterie How to Develop Your Own Coterie

CHAPTER TEN - French Women et le Jardin Secret

Inside the Secret Garden Behind Closed Doors Where the French Woman Gets Her Confidence French Women Are Mysterious What We Can Learn from Proust Keep Your Head There’s No Such Thing as Perfection We Are Family

CHAPTER ELEVEN - How French Women Earn Their Reputation for Being So Sexy

Stop Dating Everyone Benefits from Flirtation Nobody Owns Anybody Else Men Love a Happy Woman French Women Are Theatrical Love Is in the Air French Women Take Their Time

CHAPTER TWELVE - Mariage à la Mode

French Women Accept Men for Who They Are At Any Moment The Myth of the Mistress The Five to Seven Be the Mistress in Your Marriage

CHAPTER THIRTEEN - How to Be a French Woman While Living in America Acknowledgments Copyright Page