“What kind of financial security do you expect this man to have? (Do you want him to be rich? Do you want him to make more money than you? Are you okay with a blue-collar worker?)”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“What specific kind of man are you looking for? (For example, funny? Hardworking? Generous?)”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“If he laughs off your requirements and standards, then he’s sport fishing; if he seems willing to abide by your rules, and actually follows through on them, then he’s looking for a keeper.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“If his conversation with you is extremely superficial, and never seems to graduate beyond the surface, he’s sport fishing; if he genuinely seems interested in your needs, life, desires, and future, then he’s looking for a keeper.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“A woman who understands that a man validates his manhood by who he is, what he does, and how much he makes, and who knows how to finesse her relationship so that her man feels like he’s handling his business is a keeper; a woman who wields her paycheck and influence like a sword and belittles his ca…”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“A woman who is loyal is a keeper; a woman who always has her eye out for the next best thing is a throwback.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“A woman who shows her appreciation for all that you do for her is a keeper; a woman who acts like nothing you do can make her happy is a throwback.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“A woman who smiles and takes care of herself and is generally happy with her life is a keeper; a woman who doesn’t take care of herself and is sour all the time, has an attitude wider than all the ocean, and doesn’t hesitate to lay somebody out for the slightest transgression is a throwback.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“A woman who can hold a respectful, respectable conversation with a man and his mother is a keeper; a woman who shudders at the prospect of having to talk to the matriarch of a man’s family is a throwback.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“A woman who commands respect is a keeper; a woman who lets men get away with disrespecting her is a throwback.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“The kind of love you require is beautiful, but our love isn’t like your love. It’s different, though it’s still love. And a man’s love is a very powerful thing. It’s amazing love. If your loyalty is real and unimpeachable, that man will kill concrete for you. He ain’t going no damn where.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“When a man truly loves you, anybody who says, does, suggests, or even thinks about doing something offensive to you stands the risk of being obliterated. Your man will destroy anything and everything in his path to make sure that whoever disrespected you pays for it.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“So, if you’ve been dating a guy for at least ninety days and you’ve never met his mother, you don’t go to church together, you haven’t been around his family or his friends, and he took you to a networking/ job/ social function and introduced you by your name, then you’re not in his plans— he doesn’…”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“I wish you would come back, Wish I never hung up the phone like I did. I wish you knew that I'll never forget you as long as I live. And I wish you were right here, right now, it's all good. I wish you would”— Taylor Swift, youtube.com
“Here you are now, calling me up, but I don't know what to say I've been picking up the pieces of the mess you made People like you always want back the love they pushed aside But people like me are gone forever when you say goodbye.”— Taylor Swift, youtube.com
“I should just tell you to leave 'cause I Know exactly where it leads but I Watch us go 'round and 'round each time”— Taylor Swift, youtube.com
“What do you say When tears are streaming down your face In front of everyone you know? And what do you do when the one Who means the most to you Is the one who didn't show? You called me later, And said, "I'm sorry, I didn't make it," And I said, "I'm sorry too," And that was the moment I knew.”— Taylor Swift, youtube.com
“In dreams I meet you in warm conversation We both wake in lonely beds in different cities And time is taking its sweet time erasing you And you've got your demons, and, darling, they all look like me”— Taylor Swift, youtube.com
“Well, maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much, But maybe this thing was a masterpiece 'til you tore it all up. Running scared, I was there, I remember it all too well.”— Taylor Swift, youtube.com
“Losing him was blue like I'd never known Missing him was dark grey all alone Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met But loving him was red Loving him was red”— Taylor Swift, youtube.com