What's one of the advantages of being in a stable long-term relationship?

The many opportunities available for making a fool of yourself around your sweetie...

...and getting away with it.

But what about when you're around a new dating partner who interests you, and kind of makes you feel all nervous inside?

The reality is:

Dignity attracts, baby. Dignity attracts.

And that's one reason why I want you to hold on to your dignity at almost all times during the early stages of ...

"Obsession" sounds so…….extreme.

Sometimes though, when you have a new man on your mind, thereality is that you are a woman obsessed:

• you wake up to the thought of him
• you keep re-playing in your mind the last contact you twohad
• at least once an hour you wonder where he is and what he’sdoing
• all songs remind you of what it’s like to be with him, orwithout him
• if a phone call, text message, or email isn’t from him, you're disappointed
• one minute you’re certain that he ...

Like other women with girl friends and an email account, Ireceive written morsels like the following almost every week:

"Women are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the topof the tree. Most men do not want to reach for the good ones because they areafraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they sometimes take the applesfrom the ground, which are not as good, but are easy.

The apples at the top think something is wrong with ...

Happy to report, I’ve been fairly successful when it comesto detecting men who have cheating or substance abuse problems.

And yet…mean-spirited men have been able to fly right under myradar, undetectable until it’s almost too late.

First of all, I’m a sucker for Mr. Dry Wit. So sexy. The problem is, wittiness, and awicked sense of humor in general, can allow some men to cloak things likeanger, hostility, and a mean streak a mile wide.

Next there’s The Backbone Factor. We ...