fine child,
Oh, my, what a question you have asked. Let's see:
Know that you will not be able to win every man's heart. Some men pay too much attention to the physical part(s) of a woman and wouldn't recognize a worthy one if she bought him a house. I don't know how many women I've heard complain about the men they meet whose eyes continually wander south to just below her neckline.
Those you don't want to bother with.
Other men just have different interests, little sense of humor, or personality quirks that you would find intolerable. Once you know that about them, don't bother with them.
All this boils down to:
Don't give your heart away too quickly or easily. Just because you feel as though there "should" be a realtionship between you doesn't mean that there will or really should be. You're just not going to fit most men, and most men won't fit you.
While there are a lot of men you could get along with and even have a happy life with, there are more you won't, so be careful in choosing.
But once you find someone worth your time--and remember, you're going to give this fellow (whoever he turns out to be) the gift of your whole life, so make sure that he's worth it--then learn to talk with him, and make sure that he's willing to talk with you.
Not just about cars or movies or music, mind you, about "facts," but about how he really feels and what he dreams about. Listen to how he talks about others, because that will be a big clue to how he sees other people, and you are "other people."
A couple of good signs are:
He likes kids. If he enjoys children, plays with them, tries to understand them, and is patient with them, he'll probably be a good father, which is an important consideration. Having fun is necessary, yes, but you want to win someone who will be good to your family, someone wiho wil do more than just be a wallet or a disciplinarian, someone who will let the kids interrupt him in the middle of the game.
He looks in your eyes when he talks to you. He must be interested in other people, especially in you. He may never take a hint--a man is a blunt instrument who will not know that you would like that dress or these shoes--but he has to at least be interested in what interests you. He has to let you be yourself.
He can apologize. Big necessary.
He doesn't cheat in arguments, trying to win by attacking you, or making you feel guilty, or dragging up the past, or distracting you.
Of course, you have to be the same way.
Those were some of the things that you should look for in a guy. Now, assuming that you have found one like that (and they do exist. Don't just "settle." Find the right kind of guy):
Here's what you need to do:
1. Yes, be honest. Guys don't like manipulators, either. Say what you mean and be clear about it. Remember, a guy is a blunt instrument.
2. Be clear. Don't expect him to read your mind. He can't. Don't expect him to want to do what you want him to do. He's different. That's partly why you are attracted to him. Don't cheat on your relationship by enjoying the diffrerences between you and then setting out to destroy those differences because it'll make life easier for you. That's worse than an ambush. Its a betrayal. It makes your whole prior relationship a lie.
Which of course leads to:
3. Don't change him. I have seen more women ruin their marriages this way than by any other single way. You want him to accept you the way you are, right? So do that for him. Adjust part of you to fit his ways, his viewpoint, his understanding. He will have to do that for you, too. Anything else tells him that you married him even though you didn't like him, so you're now trying to turn him into this foreign person of your fantasy because you think he's not good enough. No man will respect you for doing that.
4. Make his life with you safe. Don't criticize him for little things. If he realizes that he made a mistake, don' t add to his misery by telling him what he "should have" known or done. Support him and sympathize with him. You don't have to agree with him on everything--that's part of being honest--but just don't add to the weight he must carry.
And when he tells ou about soemthing you did wrong, never, ever say "Well, what about you?" That's changing the subject by attacking him. It'll get you nowhere.
And if he apologizes, forget what he did. Don't hold it long-term memory, to be dragged out as a club later.
Now, if you'd advised him earlier, and he'd deliberately ignored you, then gently reminding him of that--once--is not out of line. But not criticism.
5. Learn how the toilet lid works and put it down if you want it down.
6. Don't hide anything except surprise parties and gifts. Tell him everything, and be safe for him to do the same. Don't be shocked at what he says or wants. Remember that, if he tells you something, however sillly or boring it seems to you at the time, he's telling you this for a reason. It's important to him somehow. Find out why it's important to him. He will appreciate that.
Remember, it's the little things that matter the most--the way you greet him when you meet, the way you listen to what he says, the way you (both) work things out between you, fairly, with consideration for the other. The way you asume the other has a good reason for saying what you do.
7. And remember, always rememebr, love is loyalty. It isn't really blind. In fact, I know of no one who knows a man's weaknesses and failings like a loving wife. But it is loyal. He must be, and so must you.
If you do these things, you will win your man. Make sure first that he's the right kind, but then give your all to him like this, and you'll have a delightful, loving life together.
2007-01-11 12:45:50
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answered by eutychusagain 4
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