SHERRY ARGOV

Bending over backwards does not bring you the love and attention you crave, but having your own life, your own goals and a backbone will.

Men secretly respect a woman who is strong, has confidence and has dreams of her own. There's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is.

If you've ever noticed, beauty pageants are a lot like county fairs. The farmers show the cows the same way. They walk their prized Jersey cow across a stage in front of an audience with judges, and maybe the cow even twirls around a couple of times. Then the winning cow gets a satin ribbon draped over it, which has the title and the year on it.

There is a fundamental difference between men and women - women need romance, men need intrigue.

Men tend to fall in love when they feel like they are cherished or revered as the 'man' in the relationship.

If you're 30 years old, you have your whole life ahead of you.

Everybody has fallen down or been disappointed in love. Where you truly shine is when you get back up. Use it as a learning experience and believe in all of the possibilities.

When a man meets a woman who seems too perfect, too sweet, or too agreeable, he tends to become bored very quickly.

Everybody has fallen down or been disappointed in love. Where you truly shine is when you get back up.

The nice girl thinks she's giving up something to get something better in return. She gives up control over her own life. When the time comes for her to get what she expected, she winds up disappointed. In addition to being empty-handed, she's depleted.

The nice girl meets a guy and acts like she joined a cult. In the beginning, a guy might ask her what she likes. The nice girl makes the mistake of shrugging her shoulders and saying: 'I like anything you like.'

Whenever you are too worried about someone else's approval, that person loses respect for you.

When a man sees you are happy with him but you can be just as happy having nothing to do with him, that's when he won't want to leave your side.

A beautiful woman can make herself look ugly in the eyes of a man if she is very insecure.

He doesn't marry a woman who is perfect. He marries the woman who is interesting.

Expressing yourself when he takes for granted doesn't work.

Women tend to love men in their presence, while men tend to love women in their absence.

In romance, there's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is.

She lets him see how afraid she is to be without him and he soon comes to feel as though he has a 100 percent hold on her. This is often the point when women begin to complain: “He doesn’t make enough time for me. He isn’t as romantic as he used to be.

Agree with everything, explain nothing, then do what is best for you.

If you allow your rhythm to be interrupted, you'll create a void. Then to replace what you give up, you'll start to expect and need more from your partner.

Many people lack the basic equipment to be in a relationship and there's nothing you can do to change it. You can't take a skunk and dip it in perfume and hope it becomes a puppy. Eventually, the perfume will wear off and you'll still have a skunk on your hands.

Men control the world, but women control the men.

Men see how you dress, and then make assumptions about your relationship potential.

As soon as a man has his guard up, he will not fall in love or get attached. The only way he'll get attached is if you lower his guard first.