"And for gods sake. Don't ask who these people are. :"
1. When you confess to her, don't tell her over MSN or text. At least have the guts to Skype her so you can see her reaction, and vice versa.
2. When she tells you something that makes sense, LISTEN. Don't start going off about how something makes sense when it really doesn't. I don't care if you coded the damn system, talk to someone that's USED the system.
3. Don't screw her, then leave her.
4. Don't kiss and tell. She wants to keep it hush-hush, you keep it hush-hush.
5. Even when it's over what she told you is still sacred.
6. If you want to say something say it. Don't say something half-assed and just go on your way.
7. All girls want to be taken care of. DO IT.
[*] For those in relationships, your friends are more important than your boy/girlfriend. I cannot stress how important this is. Relationships mostly end. Friendships mostly DON'T.
If the girl's a cynic, understand that she's likely been hurt or is afraid to be hurt... Treat her right.
(BY ETHIECAKES)
# Do not break up with MSN or text. It hurts a lot more.
# For those broken up with, 'Are we still friends?' really means 'Do you hate me?' or 'Am I terrible for breaking up with you?' not 'See you Monday! C:'
# Nothing is ever 'okay.' If you can't get a 'fantastic' or something that ends with a '...', ask her what's wrong. If she doesn't tell you, it's you.
# Don't expect her to be interested in any guy that walks past.
# No means no. End of story. Muttered or shouted, the word still holds the same meaning.
# Pick flowers No, not on Valentines Day or her birthday, but randomly one day. It will not only be cute, but it's one of those moments that you can tell children or friends and laugh about later on.
# Just 'cause you're comfortable doing it for her, don't expect it to be reciprocated. Sure, shave your pubic hair - but honestly that was your choice.
# Pressure is a way to get dumped, not loved. l:
# If she feels comfortable enough to tell you that hey, she likes boobs as much as you do, do not go one and on about threesomes. Chances are the first time it was brought up she made her choice. A 'no' might not really be a 'no,' but she'll let you know how firmly it is.
(Added by Drow)
If she confesses to you and you don't like her, YOU BETTER HAVE A BIT OF TACT.
(Saying 'I'm going to pretend this conversation never happened' is not tact)
(Added by Scy)
* Don't blow off your friends so you can spend more time with your girl/boyfriend. If he/she's going to leave you just because you want to hang out with your friends once and a while he/she's not worth it!
* If your boy/girlfriend doesn't spend time with his/her friends they aren't worth it. They're just looking for the next best thing and aren't going to stay commited.
* Be open. There isn't any point in being in a relationship if you can't be honest with the person you're with.
* Make sure you compliment them. Even if it's just something subtle.
* Gifts are nice, once and a while. But don't go buying him/her gifts everyday. You'll run out of money and probably give the wrong impression. (Note, cash if for hookers, gifts are for boy/girlfriends.)
(Added by Felix)
# Try not to overwhelm her with your feelings or expectations. Especially for a girl who has been hurt in the past (OR STALKED), it's really scary when someone comes on too strong and she will probably reject you and stop talking to you.
# Don't be a bitch. She'd date a girl if she wanted to date a girl, so have a fucking backbone and don't cry over bullshit or man-PMS all the time. You don't have the hormonal fluctuations to dignify acting like a bitch all the time. It's okay if you get in a bad mood because of something, but it better not be because your broccoli didn't have cheese on it at lunch.
# BE CONFIDENT! Don't be insecure. Even if you have insecurities, PRETEND to be confident! If you are not confident enough in yourself and you have to have her constant reassurance that you're cute and she loves you and you're amazing, you need to fuck off and do some self-discovery. Most girls don't have enough of their own self-esteem to be boosting yours all the time.
# Don't expect her to cheat. If you enter a relationship expecting the worst out of someone, that is what you will project, and that is what you will get. If she's going to cheat, there is nothing you can do to stop it because that is her character flaw and decision, so you should not stress out over it constantly.
# Don't stay in a relationship if you don't like/love her. Your indifference over time hurts so much more than a break-up.
# Wash your genitals. Nobody wants to put their mouth on a smelly cock. Jesus. And I don't mean just RUN SOAP OVER IT, I mean, seriously, wash your junk. While we are at it, wash behind your ears.
# You do not have to take her on expensive dates. Just do something fun, together. Go to the park, on a picnic, batting cages... Do things you're both interested in, take turns. Memories are so much more valuable than any material gift you could give her.
(Added by Lulu)
Don't do things you think will make them like you more. It doesn't work.
If you don't like the person, don't prolong the relationship. It just makes you miserable.
If you like someone, say it.
Stop pleasing people and make yourself happy.
Don't treat the person like shit. Physical contact NEVER solved anything.
Don't be a dick and ask a girl to do something you KNOW isn't something you should do.
If a girl never opens up to anyone and she lets you in, don't fucking take it for nothing. It's harder than it seems.
(Added by Kenny)
1. ESPECIALLY with girls who are used to having a lot of alone time, DO NOT encroach on their time to themselves. They do NOT always want to talk to you, even if you always want to talk with them. If she respects your time to yourself, no matter how badly she may want to talk, then you better ffffing do the same for her.
2. Not all girls are looking for the same thing. DO NOT EVER lump a girl in with every other girl you've dated/met and assume you know what a girl wants in a guy. Even if you know what she wants, do not pretend or try to hard to be exactly that. Be yourself and be honest. Just be prepared for a worst case senario. Maybe she'll discover she wanted something other than her 'dream guy' after all.
3. It has to be mutual. Feelings, respect, consent, trust- if either side isn't agreeing with something then talk it out and compromise. If you can't ever find a middle ground (not saying for small things, i'm talking BIG issues) then something isn't working.
4. Give her time. If you're willing to wait and hold back wants and emotions that she's not ready for, and if she really likes you, she'll let you know when she's ready for anything that comes your way.
5. If you're still in high school/college, do NOT talk about forever and always. DO NOT MAKE IT SOUND LIKE YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO LEAVE HER ALONE. Let her know you'll always try to be there for her if she needs you. She probably has some good friends/family she's more comfortable talking with about certain things, so if she tells you her problems but doesn't want to discuss them, respect that. Give her time to trust you.
(Added by Tobi)
- don't stop being friends with someone just because he/she likes you and you're afraid of what will happen :U
- stop flirting left and right. it's getting you nowhere. (thisisn'tdirectedtoanyoneinparticularexceptformyIRLfriend)
(ADDED BY KAIIIII~)
(NOTE: I AM GOOD AT CONTRADICTORING MY SELF D: )
* Never, ever, agree to date someone if you cannot return the sentiment. Yes when you reject the person they will be hurt....but it is much less painful for both parties if you are clear from the start and prevent an empty relationship from dragging on. Even if you care for the other person very much and want to please him/her it is never a good idea. If that person decides not to remain friends with you following the rejection...it is likely that he/she doesn't respect your feelings or you as a person.
* Please don't try to befriend a person with the ulterior motive of just becoming his/her girlfriend/boyfriend. It makes the friendship empty...by all means if it works out fine....But if the only reason for wanting to be friends with someone is to hope he/she will fancy you back and go with you, you had best move on.
* C-O-M-M-U-N-C-A-T-I-O-N.
Communication.
Communication.
E-Eum I cannot stress this enough...So many relationships fail because of a misunderstanding from a lack of proper communication between lovers. As males we tend not to be comfortable voicing our emotions and how we feel [we must be strong and say what feel, your significant other would be worth at least that much] . The general trend I have noticed with girls is that they either remain silent not to be a bother or they avoid discussing issues with their boyfriend only to dash to their friends and complain about him....Inevitably he will find out and will be left with a sour taste in his mouth.
Trust is essential, if you respect that trust enough, you should confront each other about the things that bother you.
It is painful to know that your significant other is hurting but refuses to say anything, and then find out that he or she ran to someone else. It feels as though you do not trust them enough to share this feeling.
* You date someone because you love them as they are...not because you the see potential to mold him or her into something you want. You are dealing with a human being, like you, with feelings,aspirations, and yes flaws. He or she is a person not a thing.
* Slightly related to the above. Your boyfriend or girlfriend is in fact not an accessory to show off to all of your friends, or to fit in, or to avoid being single.
* Please respect their feelings and body and ask first before trying anything, even if you know they are willing. It means a lot to show your consideration...because saying "yes" at one point doesn't mean it is always be "yes".
* Someone for whom I have the utmost respect for told me this a while ago...and I think it applies beautifully. It crosses a bit with with what someone here already mentioned. But never do what you wouldn't want your significant other to do and never ask your significant other to do something you would not want to do. Never ask them to stress themselves with something you wouldn't care about doing yourself for them....and to the best of your ability take good care of yourself. If your partner/significant other etc, loves you...seeing you neglecting yourself and hurting yourself is extremely painful to them. Try to imagine how you would feel if the situation was reversed....Always.
* Mean it when you say you love them...at least everyday. Remind them of how much you care for them and how amazing they are [because they are] through both actions and words. The effort is rather small if it is for someone you love.
* Be honest about your feeling, if you are in a bad mood -- say so. Not saying it can lead the other to race about thinking that they have done something wrong...you do not have to go into the details, but simply explain that you are not feeling well and if it isn't their fault indicate that to them as well. We cannot be happy always so it is natural to feel badly at times.
(ADDED BY THE AWESOME KESSIE. RESPECT.)
Don't smother your partner with attention and gifts.
(Added by Ikki o3o)
1. Girls can have masculine hobbies/likes, and guys can have feminine hobbies/likes. Do not go out of your way to make fun of said hobbies/likes. So if he liked to bake cookies, the last thing you want to do is insult them and make them feel even more defensive. And if she liked working on cars or whatever, don't be jeering. It makes for a sour relationship.
2. Don't pull back punches, both literal and otherwise. If you want to tell your significant other to back off, tell them to back off. If you want to hug them, then go hug them. Either way, don't hold back on things that make you iffy, or on doing something. If your S.O. doesn't like it, they'll tell you.
3. If anything, do not take advantage of a moment of vulnerability. The last thing one needs is to get taken advantaged of, or to be call something demeaning. What? People can't be humans and lay off the strong front? Fuck that mentality, it's not good to believe in. And don't be thinking you have to be the 'strong' one, everyone wants to hand off the title for a little bit. Equal relationship and all that.
4. If your S.O. believes that being materialistic equals happiness, I think you need to step back and think over the relationship. It isn't a good thing to have in a relationship; just because you have a job doesn't mean you have the funds to support constant shopping for happiness.
5. Don't go believing that happiness stays constant. It's not, it fluctuates like the sea level. Expect fights, in fact I'll even go so far as to say to have small little fights every now and then just to release frustration on both sides. You'll end up having this stupid fight over who clogs the sink more then a really big fight of packed on anger and end up saying something that might just break your relationship into a terrible curve.
(ADDED BY THE ONE, THE ONLY, KYLE!)
1) Some girls get along better with guys than with girls. JUST because they hang with guys all the time and have guy best friends DOESN'T MEAN she is slutty. MAYBE SHE JUST LIKES THEM BETTER? So chill if she's around them all the time. Don't be epicly pocessive, because she doesn't need you and would ditch you in a second if you become a liability.
2) DON'T BE A LIABILITY.
3) Get to know her friends. CARE about them. Don't make her choose between you and them, especially since you'll probably lose :D
4) Find out if she likes crazyily public displays of affection or is embarrassed by it, and act accordingly.
5) Take her out for food (:
(Added by Panda)
- Dont take any of these rules too literal. Every guy is different and every girl is different so what rules work for one might not work for the other. While some rules are just general fucken common sense people. 8
And i say this because as i was reading i disagreed with A LOT of the ones people said. Especially like the ones about friends. yes i do agree you do NOT dump friends for your lover but don't assume friends are forever too. Out of all my highschool friends i only talk to 1 still, that was 1 out of 5. So obviously those friends weren't forever except for 1.
Talking things out or trying to find a common middle ground doesn't always work.
I tried it, it did fuck all to me and left me being alone.
Another thing but
- Guys no offence, but always expect that your girlfriend might want to bend or change something in you, its in our nature it is how we are, we are always striving for the perfect appearance or personality/attitude. Most of the time it'll be something small like "i think this hair style suits you better" or "put the fucken toilet seat down", the only time you have to draw the line is if she's trying to change you completely into another person 8
- ffs if a girl has a bush down at her crotch DON'T give her the look like you've just seen your mother naked when you see it. Not all girls can get rid of the natural growing hair for one reason or another. If you can't deal with it then your an asshole and should remember that you have hair down there too and you don't see us bitching about it or giving you the "i've seen your mother naked look"
(Added by Jedi Master 'Rora)
*... It's sweet of you to offer to help us, but some of us can take proper care of ourselves, gentlemen. We are not all frail. We needn't always be put up on a pedestal. If you push to hard about wanting to do everything for someone, it sometimes implies to them that you think they can't. Sometimes. And some of us don't like being called weak, even directly.
*... Likewise, it's not a bad thing to offer once. In fact, we may even ask. And sure, if you won't help, we'll find someone else.
*DON'T GET PISSY BECAUSE I JUST GOT SOMEONE ELSE TO HELP WITH SOMETHING WHEN YOU WOULDN'T OR COULDN'T. Maybe they were already there and it seemed convenient. Geez, it's not a crime.
*Please be a bit less of a hypocrite. I don't understand why it's okay for you to have a bunch of female friends and talk with them (which I never had an issue with), but when I have the same situation with guy friends, you do everything to shove us apart and tell me it's wrong. Some of them were friends before you and I were together. I KNEW some of them before I met you. And for crying out loud, some of them are more like brothers, why would I flirt with them? Makes me wonder what it is you've been doing with the girl that you think I've been doing with the guys.
*I love you for who you are. Or at least, who you were when we met. Please don't change yourself entirely and start crying when I refuse to. I can understand natural changes, but... not changing for the sake of changing. You're a little misguided if you think that's what love has to mean.
*When I say 'I'm not sure I understood what love really means, now', it means I'm having second thoughts about the relationship and am trying to break it to you gently. Shoving your definition in my face is not what will rescue it, but it's not beyond rescue, if you really want to.
*On top of that, if your definition involves owning me, that instantly rubs me the wrong way. (To quote: "Oh, that's easy. Love is mutual ownership.") I don't have you on a leash, and if I'm having second thoughts, I obviously haven't given myself to you enough for you to make that claim. I am my own person, and you are yours. There's a difference between being cute and saying "Mine" and trying to to claim me like a possession.
*We were likely friends before we fell in love. And after we've broken up, I personally like to think we still should be. But if you can't think of it this way, whining about it won't make me go back to loving you. Being verbally abusive will not make me seek acceptance from you. (In fact, it makes me want to punch you.) If I'm so disappointing, go find other friends, but don't come back bawling a year later if you mistreated me.
*On that note, if you do have something like that to say, have the guts to say it within striking distance. <3 I don't care how intimidating you find me, honestly. Not having the balls to say it to my face, choosing to hide behind texts and IMs, makes me lose that last mite of respect. If you can't say it to my face, chances are, it's because you shouldn't be saying it at all.
Sorry.. The above were all based around one relationship. -.- Moving on...
*Guys, it's great you're in love. And while it's appreciated, try to make the relationship about more than spewing affection over her. Do a few things as you would if you were friends, too. Hang out. Relax a bit. It helps to remind both of you why you got together and what you like about each other.
*Valentine's is a cute holiday. But why do that kind of thing only one day a year? (Not that silly things like gifts or fancy dinners are needed, but...) If you want to do that kind of thing, do it spontaneously. Grabbing a stereotype, for instance... If you buy her flowers for no reason, out of the blue, it's infinitely more romantic than doing it on Valentine's.
*The unexpected, pleasant surprises can be wonderful.
*Some actions say 'I love you' more loudly than tossing the words in offhandedly. (And if it's a kiss, why settle for a bored peck on the cheek?)
*... If you feel nervous just putting your arm over a girl's shoulder, it sometimes makes her feel nervous. When you tense up like that, it's not a natural action. (And honestly, my choices become either "scoot farther away" or "rip your arm from your socket". Not to make you even more nervous.)
*If I don't want to hug you or be near you, I don't find it cute for you to chase and tackle me. I'M NOT PLAYING HARD TO GET. I just need some space.
*Some of us don't like getting back together with someone we've broken up with, even a year or two later. We know there's a reason we broke up, and it would be stupid to walk back into the relationship knowing that. So, it's nothing personal.
*On top of that, breaking up because you were bored, going out with a bunch of other girls, then falling back onto us doesn't give a good impression.
-The four above this message were also from a relationship. But a different one.
(Added by Puma)
# While I agree you definitely shouldn't ditch your friends for your girlfriend, you also should be pretty careful and make sure you don't wind up always blowing off your girlfriend in an attempt to keep from doing it to your friends ;_;... Try and balance things out as much as you can, I mean.
# The best kind of relationship is the type that starts between two close friends. Don't be scared to ruin your relationship; if you and the girl really are close enough or at least care about eachother enough, and you turn out to like her THAT way but she doesn't feel the same way, you'll make the friendship keep working regardless of how it might be a bit awkward. Hopefully.
# Please don't think that you always have to be the strong one who's doing the protecting. ;_; I like getting to see at least a bit of a guy's more vulnerable side, especially if they hide it away usually and try to cover it up by acting tough- it makes me feel closer to them, and I really love being able to feel like I'm safe with someone but also wanting to make them feel safe.. I mean, don't go around WHINING CONSTANTLY, or anything (and god knows I and lots of other girls out there should likely take that advice to heart, too), but don't be scared of being dumped or something just because you've been bottling shit up so long that you need to sit down and cry a bit. Everybody has a day like that once in awhile.
# Anddd even though I said that last thing, and it can really go both ways, IF I SAY "I'M NOT CRYING", THEN REGARDLESS OF IF I'M CHOKING ON MY WORDS AND THERE ARE TEARS STREAMING DOWN MY FACE AND SNOT POURING OUT OF MY NOSE WHEN I SAY IT, THEN I AM NOT CRYING. I hope I'm not the only one who feels the need to deny it so badly irl hahasljglk.. anyways, p-please humor me or any other girls who're like me and do that lol ;_; But.. uhm. Give us a hug or something and maybe rub circles on our backs or something when you do since that honestly really helps calm down the sobbing 8I... that's what my mom's always done when I'm crying badly, idk. And then later if we want to talk about it then we will.
(ADDED BY DESU DESU MICHEYYYYYY)
~FOR FUCK'S SAKE, DON'T BLOW UP MY PHONE ASKING ME WHERE I AM, WHAT I'M DOING OR WHY WE'RE NOT TOGETHER 24/7. IT'S STALKING. Also, you will NEVER have the right to call my sibling or parents asking me where I am or why I'm not responding to you. That's creepy.
/RAGE
(Added by Bitter)
-Don't be offended if a girl doesn't want you draped over them all the time/at all. It's not because she doesn't like you, some girls just do NOT like to be touched, it makes them feel really awkward and uncomfortable and it's not a fun experience, even if you are her Boyfriend. Just give her time to warm up to you, she'll want to do all that Bf/Gf stuff eventually, but not if you rush her. (personal experience)
-Don't treat a girl like and object of admiration. Nothing is more annoying than having a boyfriend who just stares all googoo eyed at you all the freaken time! We are people and like to be treated as such thank you very much!!
-Wash your clothes once in a blue moon!!! We do not appreciate your man smell, really.
-Some girls like to be independent, and you should respect that. Don't go thinking that just because she's a girl that she needs to rely on you for every damn little thing! It hurts their pride and can make them really irritated with you.
(Added by Pippen)
Kiss, not wet suction cup (toilet plunger??)
(Added by Saito)