Rules for surviving the game of love

• Do not fall in love every time you fall in bed.
  ...Learn to detach emotionally.
  Sex does not equal commitment.
• Do not revolve your entire life around him/her.
  ...Addiction is bad for your health!
• Do not cling, act needy or demand.
  ...Doormats are for your feet, not your heart.
• It's OK to say NO!
• Stop talking so much. NEVER reveal everything.
• Do not grill them or their friends for information.
• Master the art of LISTENING.
• Treat him/her as you would your best friend.
• Friendship creates long term love and comes before sex.
• FORGET about fixing your partner. IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.
• Your choice of partner is a reflection of who you are and who you are not!
• NEVER read their journal or go through their paperwork.
  ...If you have no trust, you have no relationship.
• Allow space and freedom between you.
  DO NOT always be available.
• Calling frequently is a turn off and signals insecurity, neediness
  and control.
• Open your eyes to lies and cheating, OR... close them,justify the bad behavior, and live with the consequences 
• Little or no eye contact? Start walking. They won'teven notice your gone.
• Anyone preoccupied with their physical appearance and dress, usually have very little or nothing to offer from within.
  ...Look beyond the physical!
• Never compromise your values.
  If you OVER give, you will lose your lover and hisrespect.
  DO NOT LOSE YOUR IDENTITY.
• December/May relationships are great. However, seasons changeand the
  May lover will sooner or later, hear the call of Spring.
• If someone REALLY wants to be with you, they will be.
• Sleeping with a married man? Don't count on him divorcing anytime soon.
• State your personal rules in the very beginning or expect them to be broken.
• If they ask to be just friends, be just that and look elsewhere for a love partner.
• 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.
• Don't ever give up your friends for him/her.