“If you never meet his friends, family, co-workers, or other people who are important to him, he’s sport fishing; if he introduces you to his people, he might be looking for a keeper.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“If he tells you he’s going to be somewhere at a certain time, and he consistently shows up late without so much as the courtesy of a phone call, he’s probably sport fishing; if he shows up when he’s supposed to, he’s looking for a keeper.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“A woman whom we can introduce to our friends and family is a keeper; a woman we don’t even bother introducing to our friends or family is a throwback.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“A woman who can adapt to any situation thrown at her— she can hold her own at the PTA meeting, in the boardroom, in a restaurant, at a sporting event— is a keeper; a woman who can’t put together a coherent sentence or makes it clear she has no interest in doing so 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 won’t let you feel all over her body while you’re dancing is a keeper; a woman who drops it like it’s hot and puts on a dance floor performance that would make video vixen Karrine Steffans blush is a throwback.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“A man who loves you will be the man you need him to be if you have requirements— standards you set to make the relationship work the way you want it to. A real man is happy and eager to live by your rules, as long as he knows what the rules are and he’s sure that abiding by those rules will help kee…”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“Every word you say, every move you make, every signal you give to a man will help him determine whether he should try to play you, be straight with you, or move on to the next woman to do a little more sport fishing.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“See, she understands her power and wields it like a samurai sword. She commands— not demands— respect, just by the way she carries herself. You can walk up to her and give her your best game, and while she may be impressed by what you say, that’s no guarantee that she’s going to let the conversation…”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“When it comes to relationships, you’re either being kicked or you’re potential long-term material.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“When you’re not aware that all men have plans, you’re not placing requirements on him, and if you’re not setting any ground rules, then you’re essentially telling him that you’re open for his rules.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“For a man, it’s really less complicated: he liked what he saw from across the room and now he’s going to go over there and get it.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“It’s easy: when a man approaches you, he has a plan. And the main plan is to sleep with you, or to find out what it takes to sleep with you.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“When men are talking, and especially when they’re listening, it’s with purpose. We don’t vent. We just want to fix whatever situation is upsetting the balance.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“But for men, love is loyalty. We want you to show your love to us by being loyal. That means that no matter what, you’re going to stand beside us.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“I constantly hear women say that there aren’t any good men and complain about all the things men won’t do. But I contend they don’t do the things that real men are expected to do because no one— especially, women— requires it of them.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“A man who truly cares about or loves you can and will protect you in other ways, whether it be with advice, or stepping up to perform a task that he thinks is too dangerous for you to do.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“Once he says he cares about you, you are a prized possession to him, he will do anything to protect that prized possession.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“If he introduces you as his ‘friend,’ or by your name, have no doubt that’s all you are. He doesn’t think any more of you than that. In your heart of hearts, ladies, you all know this.”— Steve Harvey, amazon.com
“He doesn’t need a stellar beauty. But, he needs you to be the best you can be. Does that mean showing up perfect, rolling out of bed with lipstick on? No! That means watching your weight and taking care of your health. Burn the track soon man! Wear something that says you love you!”— Felicia Vine, amazon.com