21 TellTale Red Flags That Will Send Guys Running

“She uses urgent problems to invite attention and gain sympathy.”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.com

“An insecure person will unconsciously seek out relationships with men who are insecure and who will make them feel more insecure. They will want the unavailable guys, the guys who can’t commit, the guys who have walls up. These are the ones they will feel infatuated by, not the ones who show real, g…”

— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com

“In the elaborate tales of life, she’s always the victim.”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.com

“Only insecure people put up with treatment that is unacceptable, in large part because they feel on some level that that’s what they deserve.”

— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com

“Don’t let your goals, your incredibly interesting life, or your love life agenda dominate your interactions with men to the point of being narcissistic.”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.com

“A big mistake insecure women make in the early stages of dating is trying to sell themselves to a guy. This can be completely innocent, but it comes from a deeper sense of insecurity and inadequacy.”

— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com

“People with low self-esteem don’t trust their judgment, don’t trust their gut instincts, and are afraid of being wrong.”

— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com

“Being self-centered or self-absorbed communicates to a man that any interest you are showing him is merely agenda based. What this means is that even if you actually do like him, nothing you do will get this message across because he’ll feel as if your interest in him is simply based on what he can…”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.com

“She manipulates those around her in order to create conflict that has her at the center of it all.”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.com

“If you’re dating a really sociable or high status man, one who has a quality network of friends, instead of trying to compete with his affections learn to appreciate him for the great importance he’s placed in his male friendships.”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.com

“Being unreasonably jealous whenever he spends time with his friends: Time with the men isn’t merely just for fun and friendship. It keeps him sane, grounded in his masculinity, and far more capable to deal with both the challenges of life and the challenges he’ll face with his woman.”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.com

“Unfortunately, getting jealous whenever your guy interacts with other women never works in your favor. Whether your jealousy shows itself through violent outbursts or passive-aggressive pettiness doesn’t matter. There’s always some form of collateral damage that will cause his trust, respect, and ad…”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.com

“Accepting a man and being receptive of him in every way is one of the core ways a woman radiates her femininity to keep a man helplessly hooked and captivated by her.”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.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

“The thing is, most men secretly crave appreciation, but they’ll never admit it for fear of looking needy or weak. The more you appreciate a man, I mean REALLY appreciate him, the better he’ll feel about himself. The better he feels about himself the more confident he will be in his ability to love y…”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.com

“The mistake some women make in this regard is that they simply don’t know how to be supportive both in enthusiasm and in significant action. If you’ve been dating a guy for several weeks and he feels a strong enough connection with you to tell you that he wants to purchase his own Starbucks franchis…”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.com

“A high-maintenance woman, in the negative sense of the phrase, is basically a woman who requires an unreasonable amount of time, attention, and resources from a man to keep her happy (if she ever is) and therefore, maintain her interest.”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.com

“She disappears or does not respond in a reasonable amount of time when communicating with a man, and does not give a valid excuse for doing so.”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.com

“Treating strangers, service personnel, and people of lower social status like garbage: If a woman has the habit of treating those of lesser station than herself like garbage, the only kinds of men she’ll attract will be guys who either treat others the same way or guys who don’t respect themselves e…”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.com

“Guys like this understand that birds of a feather do, in fact, flock together. They understand that you and your friends will have many shared beliefs, interests, and even personalities. In many cases, for a guy who’s considering whether or not to commit to you, it may quickly occur to him that if h…”

— Bruce Bryans, brucebryans.com