| It's been two weeks (a month?) the two of you have | | | | A guy might like his woman to go along with his plans, |
| been seeing each other and things couldn't have been | | | | but if you don't want to be labelled doormat and taken |
| better. However, don't get complacent. There are | | | | for granted, start taking a little initiative. Letting him |
| some rules you need to set before you take your | | | | make the plans always is not about pampering his ego |
| relationship to the next level. | | | | - it's showing that you are spineless. What, he does not |
| Tell him when you don't like something! | | | | ask you when making plans? Refer to point 1. |
| He forgets to call, makes you wait 20 minutes, ends up | | | | Delay "Meet the Family" for a while! |
| talking on the phone when on a date with you.... And | | | | Even if you are not contemplating marriage yet, social |
| you forgive it all? Tighten the reins, girl, and give him a | | | | visits to yur family should be delayed for as long as |
| blasting once in a while. He has to respect your time | | | | possible. Many things could go wrong: he gets the |
| and boundaries from the start. Reversing his taking | | | | wrong signal that you're trying to hook him, or thinks |
| you for granted (that's what it is) later on will be tough. | | | | you're hurrying him or worse still, if you're not thinking |
| Stop being together 24/7! | | | | serious, your parents start pressurising you to tie the |
| Ouch, how do you guys stick together all the times? | | | | knot! |
| This is the surest way of getting sick of each other | | | | Limit the I-love-yous' please! |
| pretty quickly. If it's just you two, it also means either | | | | No matter how many times you say it, no man will |
| one of you or both are forgetting your friends - the | | | | ever learn to say it often enough to please a woman |
| surest way to zero social life. If not you, sooner or | | | | (forget Gomez Addams!) The more you say it, the |
| later he will have a problem with that. Give each other | | | | more he thinks you're not going anywhere and the |
| some breathing space and keep in touch with your | | | | more he won't say it (or not often enough!) The smart |
| friends! | | | | thing to do is to make him crave to hear it! |
| You make some plans too! | | | | |