Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man

the new lease and they move on out and on to the next rental.
You want the guy who is ready to make the Broadway pur-
chase—the one who’s looking to move in, stay awhile, take care
of the lawn, make sure the plumbing is right, paint the walls,
add furniture, pay the mortgage faithfully. You know, make
your house a home. That guy right there? He’s the one who will
take responsibility and pop the question, like you need him to.
After all, boys shack. Men build homes.
Demand that he be a man about it. If he’s not in love with
you, he’s not going to go for any of this, so now you know. But
if he loves you, he will profess it, he will provide for you, and
he will protect you. If he really loves you, the ultimate profes-
sion is, “This is my wife.” You can start with, “This is my girl,”
or “This is my baby’s mother,” or even, “This is my fiancée.”
But after a couple of years, you need to move beyond this fian-
cée title. At the very least, you deserve clarity. Because women
do not do well without clarity. The thing you all want to know
is: Where’s this relationship going? Do you love me? Am I the
one? What do you see for us?
That’s it in a nutshell—every man knows this is coming up
the road for him. He may not be ready for it now, but if he’s not
ready for it now and you are, then you don’t have a good match,
do you? So why waste all of your valuable years on something
that’s not going where you want it to go? Instead, you should
seek out someone else who wants to go where you’re going. I
truly believe that’s why there are so many women in their