January 23rd, 2007 (07:21 pm)
Mood: determined
If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away.
If he doesn’t want you, nothing can make him stay.
Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior. Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.
Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that’s not meant to be.
Slower is better
Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy.
If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can’t “be friends”
A friend wouldn’t mistreat a friend. Don’t settle.
If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is. Don’t stay because you think “it will get better.”
You’ll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better
The only person you can control in a relationship is you.
Avoid men who’ve got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women. He didn’t marry them when he got them pregnant, why would he treat you any differently?
Always have your won set of friends separate from his
Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you
If something bothers you, speak up
Never let a man know everything. He will use it against you later
YOU CANNOT CHANGE A MAN’S BEHAVIOR. CHANGE COMES FROM WITHIN
Don’t ever make him feel he is more important than you are….even if he has more education or in a better job
Do not make him into a quasi-god. He is a man, nothing more nothing less.
Never let a man define who you are
Never borrow someone else’s man. If he cheated with you, he’ll cheat on you
All men are NOT dogs
You should not be the one doing all the bending….compromise is a two way street.
You need time to heal between relationships….there is nothing cute about baggage….Deal with you issues before pursuing a new relationship.
You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you….a relationship consists of two WHOLE individuals….look for someone complimentary….not supplementary.
Dating is fun….even if he doesn’t turn out to be Mr. Right.
Make him miss you sometimes…..when a man always knows where you are, and you’re always readily available to him – he takes it for granted
Never move into his mother’s house
Never co-sign for a man
Don’t fully commit to a man who doesn’t give you everything that you need.
Keep him in your radar but get to know others
Share this with other women and men (just so they know)….You’ll make someone smile, another rethink her/his choices, and another woman prepare, and make men aware.
****I sure wish I had read this before my last relationship......