Surviving the Game of Love

> Surviving the game of love
> 1. Do not fall in love every time you fall in bed. Learn to detach
> emotionally.
> 2. Sex does not equal commitment.
> 3. Do not revolve your entire life around him/her. Addiction is bad
for
> your health!
> 4. Do not cling, act needy or demand. Doormats are for your feet, not
> your heart.
> 5. It's OK to say NO!
> 6. If someone wants to really be with you, they will. If they keep
> giving reasons for not calling or say they are extremely busy. GET
THE
> HINT, leave them alone.
> 7. Stop talking so much. NEVER reveal everything.
> 8. Do not grill them or their friends for information.
> 9. Master the art of LISTENING.
> 10. Treat him/her as you would your best friend.
> 11. Friendship creates long term love and comes before sex.
> 12. FORGET about fixing your partner. IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.
> 13. Your choice of partner is a reflection of who you are and who you
> are not!
> 14. Enjoy the moment first. Live in the present.
> 15. Don't worry about the ex's or start naming your future children.
> 16. NEVER read their journal or go through their paperwork.
> 17. If you have no trust, you have no relationship.
> 18. Allow space and freedom between you.
> 19. DO NOT always be available. -- huh! this is so true!
> 20. Calling frequently is a turn off and signals insecurity,
neediness
> and control.
> 21. Open your eyes to lies and cheating, OR... close them...justify
the
> bad behaviour, and live with the consequences.
> 22. Little or no eye contact? Start walking. They won't even notice
your
> gone.
> 23. Anyone preoccupied with their physical appearance and dress,
usually
> have very little or nothing to offer from within. Look beyond the
> physical!
> 24. Never compromise your values.
> 25. If you OVER give, you will lose your lover and her/his respect.
> 26. DO NOT LOSE YOUR IDENTITY.
> 27. If someone REALLY wants to be with you, they will be.
> 28. State your personal rules in the very beginning or expect them to
be
> broken.
> 29. If they ask to be just friends, be just that and look elsewhere
for
> a love partner.
> 30. Don't ever give up your friends for him/her.
> 31. If your partner one day leaves you, be sure you have friends,
money,
> a career and a life of your own which you never gave up.If you do
not,
> who do you have to blame but yourself!
>
> No one falls in love by choice, it is by CHANCE. No one stays in love
by
> chance, it is by WORK. And no one falls out of love by chance, it is
by
> CHOICE.
>
>
> -=@=-
> When you run so fast to get somewhere, you miss the fun of getting
> there. Life is not a race, so take it slow... Hear the music before
the
> song is over.