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got this in an email....sharing

a man wrote this....
Ladies,
read it slow, think about it, and take a long look at your life.
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If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you,
nothing can make him stay.
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Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior.
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Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.
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Stop trying to change yourselves for a relationship that's not meant to
be.
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Slower is better.
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Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly
happy.
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If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you
deserve, then heck no, you can't "be friends." A friend wouldn't
mistreat a friend.
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Don't settle. If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he
probably is.
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Don't stay because you think "it will get better." You'll be mad at
yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.
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The only person you can control in a relationship is you.
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Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women.
He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant, why would he treat you
any differently?
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Always have your own set of friends separate from his.
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Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you. If something bothers you,
speak up.
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Never let a man know everything. He will use it against you later.
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You cannot change a man's behavior. Change comes from within.
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Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are...even if he
has more education or in a better job. Do not make him into a quasi-god.
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He is a man, nothing more, nothing less.
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Never let a man define who you are.
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Never borrow someone else's man. Oh Lord! If he cheated with you, he'll
cheat on you.
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A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.
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All men are NOT dogs.
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You should not be the one doing all the bending...compromise is a
two-way street.
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You need time to heal between relationships...there is nothing cute
about baggage...deal with your issues before pursuing a new
relationship.
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You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you...a relationship
consists of two WHOLE individuals...look for someone complimentary...not
supplementary.
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Dating is fun...even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr. Right.
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Make him miss you sometimes...when a man always knows where you are, and
you're always readily available to him, he takes it for granted.
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Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you
need. Keep him in your radar but get to know others.
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Share this with other ladies.....You'll make someone SMILE, another
RETHINK her choices and another woman PREPARE.
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They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to
appreciate them, a day to love them and an entire lifetime to forget
them.
A kind word picks up a friend when trouble weighs him or her down.
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