7 Deadly sins of dating

Thou Shalt Not...
Margeaux Baulch Klein

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Don't say that you weren't warned! Nothing can kill a budding relationship faster than one of the seven dating mistakes below.

1. Rushing into Sex

There isn't a universal right time to become intimate with a new partner, however, if you have sex before a man has had a chance to get to know you, then you risk him placing you in the "fling" category and losing interest. A man has to invest and appreciate your other qualities beyond the physical for him to want to make you his girlfriend. So don't be afraid to take your time and make him wait until it feels right for you; the "three date rule" is a myth!

2. Opening Up Too Fast

Likewise, it isn't smart to rush in and tell him all of your sad childhood stories. Although it's natural to want to speed up the bonding process, you have to pace the amount of information you share. You don't want to scare him offwith TMI or convince him that you're a high-drama mamma.

3. Calling/Texting/Emailing Too Much

While it's true that we live in an age of over-sharing, you'll just have to trust us on this one and play it cool. Men typically enjoy playing the role of the chaser, not the chasee, so constantly calling them can have the reverse effect of making them less interested, not more. So put down that phone, slowly back away from the computer, and let him sweat it out for a change.

4. Spying on Him

It may be tempting to take a quick peak at his Blackberry, but there's no faster way to inflame trust issues than to snoop.

5. Faking Orgasms

Faking is a like a harmless, little white lie, right? No! In the long run, you are actually doing both of yourselves a huge disservice by allowing him to think that his moves are pleasing you when they really aren't. Besides, what if you marry him? Are you really going to keep up the Meg Ryan act into your old age?

6. Expecting Him to Change

People do not change very much as they get older, especially men. So if there are numerous things about him that you can't stand, then it might be wiser to just change to a different man.

7. Neglecting Yourself

While it's important to nurture a budding relationship, sacrificing all of your energy and time to it and ignoring your own needs is a huge mistake. Whether you're in a relationship or not, you should always love and take care of yourself first.


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SheKnows.com love/sex columnist Margeaux Baulch Klein is a freelance writer and lives in New York’s East Village. She believes all is fair in love and sample sale shopping.


Comments
By trlloyd Feb 8, 2010

A relationship without trust is no relationship at all

By cara Feb 1, 2010

I don't know about number 1 - I broke that on the first date with my now fiance!!! The rest i think are really spot on - especially the part about neglecting yourself.

By Lily Jan 6, 2010

Thanks, I appreciate the tip since I was guilty of at least 2 of the bad habits. Say no more, I shall behave. :)

By Barbara Dec 28, 2009

Women who hang on to cheating men -- why do you think your relationship with him is different? If he's cheating on his wife and family, what makes you think he ever will leave them for you, his co-conspirator? Can you ever trust him to be faithful to you, and do you think he will really trust you?

By florah Dec 15, 2009

Girls out there be carefull when it come to making love with a man. Men are very unfair, never and never trust a man, and always take your time and think twice when it comes to making decissions.Never do anything out of fear, and never do anything because you want him to be pleased, instead do something which will make you happy and free with him.

By obila judith Dec 10, 2009

i love your articles.and i agree with you.from judith.Lagos city,Nigeria.

By amy Oct 21, 2009

i totally agree with all

By Asian dating Sep 24, 2009

I agree with rule number 4 that spying is the best way to know that you are giving your trust to the right person. I have encountered that kind of situation wherein I spy someone by using a dummy account and be his chat mate and asked him questions, you know bluffing around and I found out he lies big time! From the moment I know that he is lying, I cut off our communication right away.

By erin Sep 17, 2009

yeah

By mylene Jul 22, 2009

when i finished reading the 7 sins, i realized we can let go of the person we love if we have just want it.. for me, dnt overpower you mind by your heart!

By jemima Mar 19, 2009

evreything said is true. ihad been in and out of relationship twice in the last six months due to some of these things said. just need to be careful next time. thanks alot....

By Sandy Feb 26, 2009

This is so true. I recently started dating a man and he has put a stop to the thing because he wants our relationship to be based on a friendship before we go any further. He calls me at least 6 times a day and comes to see me at work at least 3 times a week. More than I call him. He chases me more than I chase him. I told him I don't want him to hurt me and he said that he never will. I believe him since we have had an awful fight and I was the mean one who hurt him. I regret it very much, but I think that this is why he is thinking this way. I told him that I have felt very used and he didn't want me to feel that way. I am also very vulnerable because I lost both my parents in 2008. I was a drama queen when we first met because I was coming up on the 1 year anniversary of my dad's death and he was there for me trying to comfort me. I will be forever grateful for him.

By veronica Feb 26, 2009

Chelsey I think you just answered your own question. I have always been a great advice giveer to all my friends on relationships with cheating men until it happend to me. It is def different to see the big picture when you are inside the box. I was in a relationship for 2 years and I found out within the 1st 6 months he was cheating on me with the local bar tender. I broke up with him then and decided not to look back but something kept calling me to him, and the fact that we are so attracted to each other didnt help, so i gave him another chance.After a while I started to realized that he kept going into the same mode. Tell me if this sounds familiar.....He is great and loving for about 2 weeks then the passion starts to wain a lil bit, then he begins to not pay as much attention and the television become priority. Then suddenly he was visiting his mother alot(which I doubt that he went there) amd the love making stopped. I finally opened my eyes and relaized that this was the same route he began to take in the beginning when he cheated previously. I found out that he was doing somethings behind my bad, no major things, but enough for me to realize he wasnt a trust worthy person and that I deserved better. When I broke up with him he was completly shocked!! (What did I do?) He said so innocently now he cant stop thinking of me and keeps leaving me messages. Long story short , dont put up with BS know your worth, and as my mother says. How are you going to find Mr. Right is you are stuck with Mr. Wrong. Best of luck ladies....

By Sue Feb 26, 2009

I agree with all of them except #4( spying). The thing is, you don't want to get CAUGHT, but I have found some bad things and incriminating evidence that made me realize QUICKLY, without wasting another day with a jerk, that he was a lier, cheat, etc. It's ALWAYS good to "trust but verifying" gals, and don't let him know it!! It's VERY empowering to have your gut feelings validated:-) Good luck!!!

By crystal Feb 15, 2009

I just turned 8 months pregnant. But the only pregnancy my boyfriend the daddy won't hang out with me or be around me because he says i am to y. But he will go and hang out with his friends all the time and i get so upset that i was y but now i can only cry because it's been going on for a long time and when he is hanging out with his fiends all they do is get high/smoke bud. So i feel like the only thing he likes to do is get high but he says that he gets so bored that he wants to hang out with his friends and some times they have bud so he smokes. And For valentines days he took me to get a food pedicure and i was suppose to get and manicure too but he wants the other half of the money for him so he do something for himself too. What should i do. I really love him plus we are high school sweetheart. He also took me off the street when i was homeless plus i was pregnant at that time.

By marina Feb 12, 2009

once a cheater always a cheater unless he really regrets it

By roseanne Dec 17, 2008

calling ur guy is good but dnt over do it, might chase him away, and da cheating part, rather u left him then, than have no trust and snoop around, and if you dont trust him , then leave him, you better off alone than with a LOSER!If he didnt respect u enough 2 cheat on you, he doesnt deserve u.good luck

By chelsey Dec 1, 2008

Out of the 7 deadly dating sins i do 2 of them things...i snoop and i call alot...its not that i call to check up on him it's just that i think about him and call...kinda a habbit...the snooping thing is bad i know but he did cheat on me one time and i'm just scared to get hurt...should i stop or should i snoop on? i really have no reason to trust him if you think about it..,

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