The key is balancing high standards with a reality check. "Dont set the bar so high that nobody will ever be able to leap over it," advises ian kerner, phd Cosmo and men;s Health sex expert and author of be honest - you're not that into him either.
"Relationships take time." Despite the fact that ur biological and emotional clocks are ticking, you owe it to yourself to give him time he needs to prove himself or hang himself."
Scenario 1
What if, after investing five years in your relationship, you still cant tell if he's a keeper?
Terry 25, law student, wont consider her bf, ian, a lost cause, but she wonders how long before he meets her halfway. "His good points outweigh the bad, but im not sure if hell ever change" she says.
Phil McGraw, Phd, best selling author of Love Smart says you need to understand the reason behind the action. "we teach people how to treat us," he explains. "Men are hard, but not impossible to train".
Dont quickly give up on a guy for seeming insensitive. In what he calls "a constant game of show-and-tell," first figure out why he's being so damn difficult and show him how to please you, advises McGraw. lecturing is not an option, McGraw adds. "Give him positive feedback" he advises.
If a man cares about you, he is definitely going to want you to be happy. You can shape his behavior by making a clear connection between the things he does and your reactions." and as these lyrics sing "raise your hopeful voice" and give him a chance. But ultimately keep in mind that "you have a choice".
"Men want sex; women want love," - Allan and Barbara Pease co authors of why men dont listen and women cant read maps. its the all or nothing demand that most guys just cant handle. "This is why commitment is such a turn-on for women"
Most women want relationship or at least the possibility of some some emotional connection before they feel the desire for sex.
Most men dont realize that once a woman feels an emotional bond has been created, she will happily bonk his brains out for the next 3 months.
The keyfor meeting eye to eye given our innate differences is voicing out our expectations. "let your man know that intimacy equals commitment, if thats really how you feel""when you define what you want and need, you weed out the men who arent willing to give it. Matitira yung matibay - and deserving"
"it is very impt not to expect our partners to resonate so much with our values that they think and feel the way we do" - John Gray PhD author of Mars and Venus
"Resonance helps soul mates harmonize their differenceces. while our difference are definitely inconvenient, they stretch us to be more whole, loving, and, considerate." And maroon 5 sings it exactly as it is, noting that its definitely "compromise that moves us along."