Act Like a Lady, think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment

I'm sure that if woman laid out the rules- requirements- early on, and let her intended know that he could either rise up to those requirements, or just move on. A directive like that signals to a man that you are not a plaything-someone to be used and discarded. It tells him that what you have- your benefits- are special, and that you need time to get to know him and his ways to decide if he DESERVES them.

The man who is willing to put in the time and meet the requirements is the one you want to stick around, because that guy is making a conscious decision that he, too, has no interest in playing games and will do what it takes to not only stay on the job, but also get promoted and be the proud beneficiary of your benefits. And you, in the meantime, win the ultimate prize of maintaining your dignity and self-esteem, and earning the respect of the man who recognized that you were worth the wait.

I Wish I Was Her by Amy Pearson

Always knew that when we said goodbye,
It wouldn't last forever,
Always thought that I'd run into you,
And we'd get back together...
Now you're here just like I imagined,
But never once did it cross my mind that you could move on...

You've found someone,
It breaks my heart,
Cos you're so inlove...


I wish that my touch made you smile just like that,
And I wish that I had you the way that she has.
Cos I still remember the love I left behind,
Oh I wish I was her and you wre mine.


I think somebody's tryna talk to me,
But I can't hear a word they're sayin,
All I can do is stare at you,

I don't even know why I'm stayin.
Nev er thought I'd cry to see you happy,
Its just I thought that your happiness was right here with me.

I know we're through,
Its no use,
Still I can't help but feel...


The way that you hold her I wish that was m e,
There's no place on earth that I'd rather be.
Cos I still remember the love I left behind,
Oh I wish I was her and you were mine.


I used to be right beside you.
Now I'm not even kept inside your heart.
I put our love up on a shelf,
But now its gone cos you belong to someone else...  

 

Ready to Love Again

Seems like I was walking in the wrong direction. 

I barely recognize my own reflection

Scared of love but scared of life alone

Seems I've been playing on the safe side, baby

Building walls around my heart to save me, oh 

But it's time for me to let it go 

Yeah, I'm ready to feel now 

No longer am I afraid of the fall down

It must be time to move on now 

Without the fear of how it might end

I guess I'm ready to love again

Just when we think that love will never find you 

You runaway but still it's right behind you, oh

It's just something that you can't control 

Yeah, I'm ready to feel now 

No longer am I afraid of the fall down

It must be time to move on now 

Without the fear of how it might end

I guess I'm ready to love again

So come and find me 

I'll be waiting up for you

I'll be holding out for you tonight 

Yeah, I'm ready to feel now 

No longer am I afraid of the fall down

It must be time to move on now 

Without the fear of how it might end

I guess I'm ready, I'm ready to love again

- Lady Antebellum (Ready to Love Again) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1JEWb2ZmI4