“I am always on guard when a girl goes all in too fast and I'd say most guys are. No guy wants to hurt a girl; it makes us feel like really terrible people. Girls get very attached quickly, every guy knows this, so if I'm not ready to handle it, and I’m not sure I want to go all in, I'll just end it.…”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“Men are not thinking about commitment or where the relationship is going. They are simply enjoying the time spent with you and building a bond and a connection. If it feels good, he’ll keep going with it.”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“I was taking his words to be solid facts rather than expressions of fleeting feelings he was experiencing in the moment. Also like most women, I would jump way too many steps ahead any time I saw potential with a guy, and I would use any positive thing he said or did as proof that he wanted the same…”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“The idea of letting a guy choose you gets twisted in modern dating advice. Women are told to hold back and play hard to get. But showing interest in a guy isn’t the problem. Only a guy with extremely low self-esteem will run from a woman he likes when she really likes him. The problem is when he fee…”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“It’s not that men don’t want to commit, it’s that men resent being backed into a corner and forced into something. It’s not a matter of him not wanting to be official with you, or not wanting the relationship to progress, or not wanting to give you the love and affection you need, it’s the feeling t…”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“The sad fact is, most people are starving to connect in a real and genuine way. They want to be their authentic selves and feel loved for who they are. They want to be supported by someone who is their partner. At the same time, they are terrified that they don’t really deserve these things, or that…”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“If you believe that a man holds the key to your happiness, you are laying the groundwork for difficult relationships and chronic dissatisfaction.”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“Girls have to be patient. Men are dumb, we're oblivious, we're not always in tune to a girl's feelings. It’s not because we don't want to be, we do want to be, we just need guidance. Tell me where to go and I'll take you there. I don’t need a girl to make it happen, I can do that. I just need some d…”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“It’s not what you say, it’s the way you say it. When you come at a man from a blaming or accusatory place, he will automatically shut down. But when you approach him from a place of love and compassion, he will rise up and want to do whatever you ask and more.”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“For a man to really feel good about himself in a relationship, he needs to be with a woman who sees what he has to offer and appreciates it.”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“The worst thing you can do is to try to turn him into what you need him to be.”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“Being brought down destroys us, and the feeling of being rejected is so crappy we would rather avoid it, even if that means losing a potential opportunity. If I'm out and see one girl in the room I'm interested in but think she'll reject me, I won't even bother,”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“When it comes to relationship fears, most women fear being unworthy of love while men typically fear not being good enough.”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“The reason most of us have such a hard time pushing past a man’s walls and reaching him deeply is that we fixate on our own wants, our own worries, our own fears, our own needs, and pay no attention to how he feels and experiences things.”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“When you express appreciation to a man for the things he does, he will do even more. That’s because appreciation taps into the deepest core of a man. It’s not just about saying ‘thank you’ when he does something nice, although that’s important. Really appreciating a man comes down to seeing who he t…”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“Discover his values, his motivations, what he wants out of life and how he goes about achieving it, and appreciate him for these things.”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“When you're in the wrong relationship, you're stuck in your head thinking about it. When you're in the right relationship, the impulse to worry or analyze doesn't cross your mind because you're too busy enjoying it and enjoying your life.”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“When a guy is sending confusing signals, it usually means he’s somewhat interested… but not enough.”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“What women call ‘mixed messages’ are actually one very clear message: He doesn’t want to be with you.”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com