Wake-Up Calls
(Or, Why You Should Stop Doing That!)
You've got the information. Now, your mission—should you choose to accept it—is to ditch those most-bound-to-be-broken-up-with behavior types and replace them with your very first Date-worthy actions.
My advice: Read through the wake-up calls below with a friend, and don't skip any. I know you thought you recognized yourself in perhaps only four out of the ten most-bound-to-be-broken-up-with-behavior types, but I'm betting there are bits and pieces of other behaviors that you may not realize—and your friend can actually point out and say, "Oh, are you kidding me? You always do that!" (Don't despair—make this a double-Dateworthy challenge, and enlighten her as to her darker dating side.)
Diffusing the Time Bomb
It's not only that most guys can instinctively pick up on the scent of relationship desperation. Demanding to know what the future holds early in a relationship before you even know that the guy is worthy of your love and attention could end up placing you in a "be careful what you wish for" situation, aka, "How do I get rid of Mr. Wrong now that I've led him to believe I wanted to grow old with him?"
Your mission possible: From now on, the words "Where is this going?" do not leave your mouth until you have dated for at least six months. That way, you've gotten past the three-month everyone's-on-their-best-behavior waiting period, and you've started to see his true colors.
Shaking the Shadow
The reason your man became your man is because he liked you— your conversation, your values, the way your brain and personality work. The more you become a clone instead of a complement to his personality, the quicker he'll become bored and seek out a girl that reminds him of... your former self.