“I think [sex with an ex is] a good idea when you know that you're not going to see them again or call them again. If it's ex-sex with the hopes of it not being over, you're screwed. Ex-sex is also a good idea when there's unfinished business, like maybe when it's subtly hate sex, or let-me-show-you-…”— Rashida Jones, huffingtonpost.com
“You need to see deep proof that this man not only wants you but needs you in his life.”— G.L. Lambert, amazon.com
“You need to see that he feels a certain way that he can’t have you. The fact that you are still living a life outside of him should piss him off. The fact that you do go a day without talking to him should frustrate him. The idea that you aren’t exclusively dating him should make him jealous. None”— G.L. Lambert, amazon.com
“Sex isn’t given to men who put their feet up, it’s given to those men who continue to work and show you value without reminders.”— G.L. Lambert, amazon.com
“Why would a woman who’s looking for something real agree to fuck a man who is merely doing the bare minimum?”— G.L. Lambert, amazon.com
“You admitted to wanting to take it to the next level. He has admitted to feeling the same. You two will be together soon… or so you think. Most women have sex with a guy who is technically theirs because it feels safe, and the man wins. He no longer has to date you, nor will he have to enter into a…”— G.L. Lambert, amazon.com
“It is not above a man to play along to see what being official gets him, fast. If you are the type of girl that only has sex when in a relationship, then he’s banking on hitting that within the week.”— G.L. Lambert, amazon.com
“It’s not the sex that ruins things, it’s the woman attached to the vagina’s emotional stability that he’s worried about. Now that you understand this, you can see why a man could be waiting to see if you show signs of insecurity and instability. Even before he puts his penis in you, he wants to feel…”— G.L. Lambert, amazon.com
“Sex does not ruin a relationship for a man, those annoying women who become too clingy afterward ruins it for him.”— G.L. Lambert, amazon.com
“No matter how cute a guy is, that orgasm won’t feel any better when he’s pulling up his pants, walking out, with no intention to call again.”— G.L. Lambert, amazon.com
“She understands that sex pressure is easily conquered when you erase the fear of being played, and embrace the truth that no dick alive can outsmart a woman who sees through the smokescreen of male lust. Sex shouldn’t be a prison, it should be an act that you are able to master and control.”— G.L. Lambert, amazon.com
“You know his favorite sex position, but you don’t know his favorite color.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com
“He is selfish in bed. This is a telling sign of a man who is likely selfish in other areas of life as well.”— James Michael Sama, jamesmsama.com
“If you’re spending nights together and leaving promptly in the morning instead of making plans to have breakfast or coffee together at the very least, it’s time to keep moving forward with your own options, because you deserve better.”— Andrea Wesley, thebolde.com
“You can make all the moves, you can aim all the spotlights, get all the sighs and the moans just right.”— Fall Out Boy, play.spotify.com
“He turns every conversation sexual. You can’t text him about the cereal you ate for breakfast without him asking what you’d do if he was sitting at the table next to you. Sex is always on his mind, and he’s not afraid to let you know it.”— Holly Riordan, newscult.com
“Everything this guy does, he does in the hopes of getting laid. He doesn’t know what it’s like to be nice, because every small favor he does, from buying you flowers to buying you a meal, is his way of getting you to sleep with him. News flash: You don’t buy sex (unless you’re dealing with a prostit…”— Holly Riordan, newscult.com
“There’s no substance to his conversation. He’s constantly begging for nudes or talks overly naughty to you. This guy is the thirstiest for female attention, and isn’t caring where it’s coming from. For every nude he asks for or nasty thought he throws your way, there’s at least 5 more girls getting…”— Keala Mikell, alwaysmte.com
“He absolutely does not care if you get off. In fact, the thought of pleasing you never even crosses his mind. He’s the guy who ‘doesn’t give head,’ because it doesn’t benefit him. He’ll jack-hammer you for approximately seven minutes without looking into your eyes even once.”— Cristina Montemayor, totalsororitymove.com