Top 10 Dating Tips

7. Never Say 'I Love You' First.

Just don't do it, Ladies. I learned this one the hard way. I remember one relationship where I said it after 6 months of dating. He said nothing. The silence was deafening. It was horrible. I should have just ended it right then and there, but I hung in there. The feeling was never reciprocated. It was awkward and very frustrating. If you have fallen in love with a man, keep it to yourself until he says that he loves you. If he doesn't say it within 6 months, move on. It's just too painful to stick around. Never love someone who doesn't love you back.

8. Watch How A Guy Treats His Mother.

If you do get to the point where the guy you're seeing introduces you to his mother, or opens up to you about his family, take note. If he is polite to her, and does nice things for her, and has a good relationship, you've found a good one. If the guy yells at his mother, and she's still doing his laundry and paying his bills, run!

9. A Guy Will Usually Turn Out To Be Very Much Like His Father.

Ladies, we know guys check out our mother's to see what we'll look like in 30 years. Well, we also need to take a look at a guy's father. Does his father cheat? Is his father on his 4th wife? Is his father henpecked, or is he catered to? Does his father spend a lot of time golfing or hunting with the guys? Is his father very social? Is he vain? You can learn a great deal from all of this.

10. Sometimes Love Is Not Enough.

You need more than love to make a relationship work. You need trust, lust and respect. You also need good communication, common interests, and the resolve to make it work which often comes from a belief in a higher power.