Leslidiana NOBODYSBIZNESS:  

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IN MY 40-something years: Some of these I made up. Some I did not. Still, it makes SENSE, does it not? Read on: ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay. No, not even getting knocked up by him, so ditch THAT idea. Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior. Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache. If "that little voice inside" tells you the man is an asshole, then he most likely IS. Stop trying to change yourselves for a relationship that's not meant to be. Slower is better. Watch your speed and give yourself time enough to THINK. Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy. If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then no, you can't "be friends." A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend. (If this is not true in your world, then reconsider what kind of "friends" you associate with!) Don't just "settle". STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE. You deserve it! If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably IS. Don't stay because you think "it will get better." You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better. The only person you can control in a relationship is YOU. Not him, not his mother, not his best friend, YOU. Stop being paranoid about "other women stealing your man". If that should happen, would it really be "the other woman" or HIS OWN DECISION to go with her? If your man loves YOU, he won't "get it" anywhere else no matter what "other women" do. Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women. He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant, Why would he treat YOU any differently? Always have your own set of friends separate from his. Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you. If something bothers you, speak up, dammit....Expand for more