Self made RULES; Work or don't?

As I promised or thought I will be back again, so here I am.

I was talking to this friend, no acquaintance yesterday. Before we go ahead let me tel you this, I don't have many friends, for which I try to console myself with the idea that 'quality is better than quantity', but I do know people and most them are not my friends, coz they don't know my nickname or which school I went to, but yes they do now where I live now and what I do and vice verse. I really don't know where in my social circle to put them, so they are 'acquaintance'; like the guys who are my last option to go out clubbing, like the people in my office I go on breaks and talk to them only to assure myself than I still have a active tongue muscle and vocal chords, like the people I see twice a week in my dance class and say brightly 'hello' to, etc.

So this person I was talking to was one of the 'last option for clubbing' ones and he called to say if we could make plans for this weekend. I was talking to him being polite when in my mind I'm thinking "why does he only call when he wants to make clubbing plans?; Why am I worrying about it even I don't want him to call me otherwise coz the word 'conversation' does not exist for him; so why do we go with anyways?", anyway and he starts to flirt or try to to flirt which is even more annoying and I clearly tell him that
Me : "I don't consider my friends as boyfriends"
Him :"why?"
Me :"If things don't work out well then you end up losing your friendship also",
Him : "How do you know if you don't try it?"
Me : "I know it"

I think he realized that this would never end with my positive response he chose to agree on my idea.

And today I'm thinking

The rules we make for ourselves, do they help us to simplify our lives or do they bound us from exploring what's out there?

Here's a list of some of my rules that I didn't sit down and write anywhere but have been following for some time now. And using my fair judgement decide if they are working for me or not.

--Never consider 'Friends' to be prospects of being 'boyfriends'--this works very well for me, and also that I can never see a friend 'that way' helps.

--Not get up close and personal with people at office (except if you have made a good friend) - this makes me feel so dumbstruck when around colleagues, I am thinking before speaking out every word, literally!

--No link up/ flirting amongst colleagues -- I think this is very important but could never apply this as all people around me are not-eligible anyways

--Be totally honest with friends -- this did not work for me in past, I lost friends due to my brutal honesty and no matter how much they say that this was a good thing no one like to have it in their face

That's all I can remember right now.

You tell me about you self-made rules and how they help you or not.