Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl-A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship

by Sherry Argov

Once a man begins to lose respect for a woman because she is willing to subtly devalue herself, he will also lose the desire to get closer to her. Nightie or no nightie.

Overcompensating or being too eager to please will lessen a man’s respect; it will give the kiss of death to his attraction, and it will put a time limit on the relationship.

In general, the mental challenge has to do with whether you expect to be respected. It has to do with how you relate to him. It has to do with whether he knows that you aren’t afraid to be without him.

“This is me, in all of my splendor … and it doesn’t get any better than this.”

A woman who is comfortable in her own skin and cannot be made to feel bad about herself.

Ignore him and he is intrigued. Make him the center of attention all the time and he runs.

The person who is least dependent on the outcome of the relationship will automatically draw the other person in.

Force yourself to keep the routine you had before you met him. Once you lose your rhythm, you lose your psychological equilibrium and you become needy.

When a man treats a woman with disrespect and she takes it, he begins to lose respect for her.

This is the reason men will wait before calling and then

You are only as interesting as the depths of your own interests.