Relationship Advice: 25 Tips for Women on Relationships with Men
Some of the tips in this article may make you smile and perhaps rethink your current and/or prepare for future relationships.
Most of the tips apply equally to both genders. If you have any tips of your own to share, feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of the article. Let’s get started!
1. If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away from you.
2. If a man doesn’t want you, nothing can make him stay with you.
3. Let your intuition save you from suffering. Trust and value your own feminine wisdom.
4. Stop trying to change yourself for the relationship; you don’t have to. And don’t try to change your partner either; it just doesn’t work. The only person you can change is yourself. As painful as it may be, sometimes it’s better to get out of a bad relationship and take a step towards your own happiness.
5. Slower is better. Some of the greatest love stories of all time took years to develop. Sure, “love at first sight” may be romanticized in the movies, but like Rome, everlasting love isn’t built in a day…
6. Never live your life for someone before you find what makes you truly happy. (This means you need to find your own happiness first.) And remember: happiness is a journey, not a destination.
7. If a relationship ends because the person wasn’t the person you deserved, then hell no, you can’t “stay friends.” Friends don’t torture each other.
8. Don’t stay in a relationship hoping “it will get better.” You’ll be mad at yourself in a year when things don’t get better.
9. The only person you can control in a relationship is you.
10. Avoid men who have fathered a bunch of kids with a bunch of different women. Such a man did not take responsibility when he got those women pregnant, so why would he treat you any differently?
11. Always have your own set of friends, separate from him.
12. Maintain boundaries in how a man treats you; if something bothers you, tell him about it.
13. Remember that healthy relationships are built on trust, and trust takes time to develop. It would be unwise for you to share too much of yourself or about yourself.
14. You can’t change someone’s behavior. Change comes from within.
15. Never make him feel like he is more important than you, even if he has a higher education or a better job. And never make him feel less important than you.
16. Do not make a god out of a man; he is a man, no more and no less.
17. Never let a man define who you really are. Be a queen, full of your own power and glory!
18. Never borrow someone else’s man! If he cheated on you, he will cheat on you too.
19. A man will treat you the way you allow him to treat you.
20. In a relationship, you don’t have to do everything alone. The best compromise is a two-way street.
21. You should never look for someone to complete you. Relationships are made up of two WHOLE individuals. Look for someone who complements you, not someone who is an extra.
22. Getting to know each other is always interesting… even if he doesn’t turn out to be Mr. Right…
23. Let him miss you sometimes. If a man always knows where you are and you are easily accessible to him, he may take you for granted. Remember that you have your own life that may not always include him.
24. First of all, love yourself!
25. Don’t commit yourself completely to a man who doesn’t listen to you and doesn’t try to meet your needs. Keep him on your radar and keep meeting other men.
