64 Quotes On How To Not Fuck Up Your Potential Relationship

“Let him think he’s in control. He’ll automatically start doing things you want done because he’ll always want to look like ‘a king’ in your eyes.”

— Sherry Argov, amazon.com

“Giving a man total access to your time and attention, especially early on in a budding romance, is the kiss of death.”

— Bruce Bryans, amazon.com

“A man intuitively senses whether sexuality comes from a place of security or from a place of neediness. He knows when a woman is having sex to appease him.”

— Sherry Argov, amazon.com

“No man wants to play ‘guess what I’m upset about right now?’ with his woman. If a man asks you what’s wrong, tell him.”

— Bruce Bryans, amazon.com

“Every man wants to have sex first; whether he wants a girlfriend is something he thinks about later. By not giving him what he wants up front, you become his girlfriend without him realizing it.”

— Sherry Argov, amazon.com

“If a man has to wait before he sleeps with a woman, he’ll not only perceive her as more beautiful, he’ll also take time to appreciate who she is.”

— Sherry Argov, amazon.com

“One of the most irresistible qualities that high-quality men desperately want in a woman is this: Complete acceptance of him for the man he is. If you can love a man unconditionally, even accepting the ugly things about him, he’ll develop an emotional connection with you that won’t be easily broken…”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.com

“More than anything else, he watches to see if you’ll be too emotionally dependent on him.”

— Sherry Argov, amazon.com

“Let him insist on paying if he so chooses, but do not presume that he should pay your way, especially if there has been no establishment of a romantic relationship.”

— Bruce Bryans, amazon.com

“If you tell him you are not interested in jumping into a relationship with both feet, he will set out to try to change your mind.”

— Sherry Argov, amazon.com

“I can promise you one thing, they are not staring at their phone waiting for you to answer. I know its been 20 minutes. But guy time and girl time are two very different things. If you suddenly lose your shit and send a triple text, he's gonna feel a sense of threat and retreat. Put your phone down.…”

— Kirsten Corley, facebook.com

“Act like a prize and you’ll turn him into a believer.”

— Sherry Argov, amazon.com

“The more you try to force a man to change the more he will resist you.”

— Bruce Bryans, amazon.com

“Once you start doing the same thing he was doing, suddenly, the bad behavior will magically disappear.”

— Sherry Argov, amazon.com

“How will you know if a man really cares about you or not if you’re always the one to text, call, or visit him? How will you know if he really wants to be with you or if he just wants something from you if you’re constantly blowing up his smartphone with cute (but desperate) cries for attention?”

— Bruce Bryans, amazon.com

“The more rational and calm you remain, the more emotional he will become.”

— Sherry Argov, amazon.com

“Here’s the ugly truth: If you make anything too easy for a man, especially an ambitious man, you’re setting yourself up for a disappointing relationship. High-status, high-quality, ambitious men are goal-driven and love having to work towards something. If you give him your full time and attention t…”

— Bruce Bryans, amazon.com

“To avoid playing into his hands, you have to be a bitch with your actions, not your words.”

— Sherry Argov, amazon.com

“When you treat him casually as though he’s a friend, he’ll come your way. Because he wants things to be romantic, but he also wants to be the pursuer.”

— Sherry Argov, amazon.com

“If you make a man your ‘world’ before he even gets a chance to know you, you’re going to scare him off.”

— Bruce Bryans, amazon.com

“If you're truly interested in us, don't play hard to get.”

— THE EDITORS OF MEN'S HEALTH, menshealth.com

“The nice girl gives away too much of herself when pleasing him regularly becomes more important than pleasing herself.”

— Sherry Argov, amazon.com

“A woman who knows when to pipe down and give a man a little silence so that he can think and relax is extremely attractive.”

— Bruce Bryans, amazon.com

“The more independent you are of him, the more interested he will be.”

— Sherry Argov, amazon.com

“Never try to change yourself to attract a man.”

— Bruce Bryans, amazon.com

“You have to show that you won’t accept mistreatment. Then you will keep his respect.”

— Sherry Argov, amazon.com

“Letting a man dominate the initiation of contact is the only sure way you can gauge his level of interest.”

— Bruce Bryans, amazon.com

“Never be too accessible. Before a serious relationship develops, do not allow yourself to be too available to a man as men quickly tire of that which is easily obtained.”

— Bruce Bryans, amazon.com

“A ‘yes’ woman who gives too much sends the impression that she believes in the man more than she believes in herself. Men view this as weakness not kindness.”

— Sherry Argov, amazon.com