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Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man

by Steve Harvey

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“And here’s the incredible thing about women I don’t quite understand: you know when a man is not feeling you yet you still give your all, you continue to try to make it work. Why play that game? Why not just weed out, up front, all the men you know are going to do nothing but cause you heartache and…”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating, Relationship Advice, Guy Advice

“Treat sex as if it’s something special and let the man you’re interested in know that it’s special, and guess what? He’ll either leave— which is what you want this guy to do if you’re in the market for a serious relationship— or he’ll see something special in you and do what it takes to meet your st…”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guy Advice, Dating Advice

“I said it before and I’ll say it again: the man who refuses to give you time to investigate whether he’s worthy of intimacy with you is not your man.”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice

“A woman who cares about herself and how she presents herself to the world, and looks like she’d elevate our game, is the woman who will get our attention.”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice

“All a man is concerned about when he first sees a woman is how she looks, how she’s dressed, and what she’ll look like on our arm when we’re strolling along.”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating, Relationship, Guy Advice

“Please understand: a man who wants you will jump through hoops of fire with buckets of gasoline tied to his waist if he loves you and you make clear to him that you need a firm commitment from him— monogamy and a ring— if he’s going to stay with you.”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys

“You’ve got to stop looking for all the signs that the new man is going to hurt you, stop messing around with the guy who’s just wasting your time, stop holding on to the hurt and anger and resentment”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys

“You can’t get the man you want if you got all your garbage— all that baggage from the last guy who did you wrong, an ex you won’t let go of”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys

“There are plenty of good men ready, willing, and capable of doing right by you if you let them. And you have every right to weed through them to get to what you want and stand firm until you get it.”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice

“If a woman looks engaging, we’ll engage her. But if she looks like one of those cold women who will meet our advances with hostility and act disinterested when any man even looks in her direction, well, yeah: men aren’t going to talk to her.”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating, Relationship, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice

“Everybody needs somebody. And everybody has voids they need filled: they want companionship, a family, someone to help them feel safe, someone to share their dreams with, someone who can be a male role model in their home, someone willing to listen to their problems and maybe even offer up a few sug…”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice

“Men don’t mind strong, independent, capable women by any stretch. What we do mind is feeling like we’re not needed.”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Guy Advice, Dating Advice, Relationship Advice

“And it’s high time we started teaching this to our young men early. We need to pull them aside and explain that there comes a time in which they need to cut out the foolishness. Because once we do we can get back to the business of finding one another, falling in love, creating a family, and spendin…”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys

“You got a couple years to date a few women while you figure this thing out, and once you decide who you are, what you want to do, and how you want to make your money, go get a partner who can help you accomplish these things.”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice

“His desire to profess, protect, and provide for you will only get stronger if you make him feel appreciated. Simply by saying thank you to your man, you validate his decision to provide for you and encourage him to keep expressing his love for you.”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice

“The truth is nothing in the world makes a man square his shoulders and hold his head up higher than when someone shows him appreciation.”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice

“Men appreciate women who value themselves, because it generally means that those women are happy with who they are and place a premium on their self-worth.”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating Advice, Relationship Advice, Guy Advice

“Women truly interested in finding the right guy have to get over the fear of losing one, because the moment you lose that fear is the moment guys lose their power over you. A man will disrespect you, put in minimal effort, and hold out on commitment if he thinks he can get away with it, so your job…”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Guy Advice, Relationships, Dating Advice

“The man who truly wants you will accelerate for you; he will pick up the pace and walk in lockstep with you.”

— Steve Harvey, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guy Advice