Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment

by Steve Harvey

YOU KNOW HE’LL MAKE A GOOD FATHER IF. . . 1. He tells you he likes kids, and actually would like to have one someday. 2. He expresses interest in meeting your children. 3. He shows up to the house with gifts—for the kids. (Of course, if he brings an Xbox for Mikey and disappears for a few hours, then that might be a problem.) 4. He lets the children see that he sincerely respects and likes (and even loves) their mother. 5. He makes a kid-friendly date with you and invites your children along. 6. He takes you and the kids to church. 7. He has a good job and a solid work history. 8. He’s kind to his mother and checks in with her often (but mama’s boys need not apply). 9. His nieces and nephews spend considerable time with him. 10. He has younger siblings he helped care for when he was younger—and they made it through, unscathed. 11. He has a pet, and it actually gets fed and taken care of. 12. He keeps his house clean and knows how to cook a few decent meals. 13. He’s financially prepared to care for you and your children, or he has the desire to. 14. He can and is willing to comfort your child when she hurts herself. (If he starts hyperventilating at the sight of blood, this might be a situation—especially if he’s already told you he’s a doctor.) 15. He doesn’t faint at the sight of diapers. 16. He can get down and dirty with your children—squirting them with a water hose, shooting hoops at the park, getting buried in the sand at the beach—and like it. (Thou...