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Should single women listen to everything their grandmothers told them about dating men? Not if she said that his stomach is the way to his heart—find out what is a more reliable way to his heart. These practical dating tips are sure to inspire you to be a better more confident woman—a single woman who knows what she wants and how to get it when it comes to dating men. A single woman who knows herself very well and does not bend her character or dating standards like some wobbly tree in the wind.
Not so very long ago mothers and grandmothers everywhere did their level best to pass on the importance of being able to prepare perfect feasts for home and hearth each and every night. Back then women wore dresses, never pants, and they never ever asked a single man out on a date. It was somewhat acceptable to invite a man to dinner at her parent’s house. After all, “the way to a man's heart is through his stomach,” she would say. Plus, many a woman was not allowed to date a man until her father gave him the third-degree-grilling on what his intentions are, what his career plans are, etc. Of course that was long before the day of late night drive-thru dates at Taco Bell and 24 hour delis in big and small cities across the nation. Things have changed, possibly for the better, as far as dating and marriage are concerned, and we need to give those old gender roles the boot in grand fashion.
So, What Is the Way to a Man's Heart in Dating?
While there is no one way that works best on all single men there are a few things you can do that will greatly improve your chances of reeling him in, or at least going out on more than the first date to begin reeling him in.
Avoid Games
Single men do not like the mind games that many women play in dating. Be honest, sincere, and open with him. This will be far more effective than leaving him scratching his head in wonder over what it is that you really want in your dating relationship. Don't be too subtle in what you say either. Dropping hints does not work in most cases. Try honest straight forward dating communications for a change. It tends to work best especially when you have just started dating and do not really know each other very well. The same thing goes for excessive drama! Be respectful not overly dramatic.
No Excess Drama
Men do not like the melodramatic emotional excesses that tend to characterize dating on an adolescent scale. Please be an adult and communicate rationally. Work things out. Do not just throw a fit and stomp out of the room, or he just might give up on dating you and stomp right out of your life.
Be Genuine
Don't pretend to love puppies and children if you can't stand them. The situation where you will need to come into contact with one or the other will eventually present itself and it could get ugly. Seriously, it is much better to give him an honest view of the real you than to run yourself ragged pretending to be something or someone you are not. If dating your single man eventually leads to marriage, isn't it better to know that he truly loves the real you, not some dating persona you made up because you thought it would please him and "trap" him into loving you?
Respect Yourself
Most men will tell you that there is nothing sexier than a woman that is confident in herself and comfortable with her body. Accept your flaws and realize that very few women really are perfect looking without investing a lot of money for plastic perfection. More importantly, celebrate the beautiful creature you are inside and out. That will drive the man you are dating crazy like nothing else on the planet. It's hard not to love someone who loves herself in a healthy way.
Lift Others Up
Another thing single men like to see in a woman they are dating is a helpful spirit and attitude. Putting other people down never makes you look better. In fact, it could backfire all together and make you seem less attractive in his eyes. He's probably well on his way to only having eyes for you without you criticizing and talking negatively about others especially while you are out on a date where the focus is supposed to be on each other. Dating a positive person just makes the date feel good, and leaves him wanting more of you.
Be an Inspiration
We all want to love people who inspire us to become a bigger, better, smarter, more accomplished, more confident person than the one we were before we met and started dating. Do the same for the person you hope will love you in return. Become the inspiration he needs to set higher standards, reach more aggressive goals, and become the absolute best man he has the capacity to be. Along the way, perhaps you can inspire yourself to achieve the same things in your own life. Sure, dating is supposed to be a fun time of getting to know each other, but it can also be a deep time of inspiring greatness.
No matter how much you love someone it is impossible to make them love you back. The best you can hope for is making it difficult for them not to love you back. In doing this you've already won half the dating success battle. Along the way, whether you win his heart or not, you will be setting your own standards a little higher. There really isn't a downside to that and you never even had to walk into a kitchen and put on an apron to do it.
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