Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man

by Steve Harvey

dance floor performance that would make video vixen Karrine Steffans blush is a throwback. 4. A woman who takes a man’s number but doesn’t give him her own is a keeper; a woman who hands out her home, work, and cell phone numbers and e-mail and home addresses to a man who’s done nothing more than buy her a drink and ask how he can reach her is a throwback. 5. A woman who can hold a respectful, respectable conversation with a man and his mother is a keeper; a woman who shudders at the prospect of having to talk to the matriarch of a man’s family is a throwback. 6. A woman who can adapt to any situation thrown at her—she can hold her own at the PTA meeting, in the boardroom, in a restaurant, at a sporting event—is a keeper; a woman who can’t put together a coherent sentence or makes it clear she has no interest in doing so is a throwback. 7. A woman who knows she wants to be married and raise a family and lets a man know this up front is a keeper; a woman who doesn’t have a plan for her relationship life beyond next weekend is a throwback. 8. A woman whom we can introduce to our friends and family is a keeper; a woman we don’t even bother introducing to our friends or family is a throwback. 9. A woman who smiles and takes care of herself and is generally happy with her life is a keeper; a woman who doesn’t take care of