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