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Glamour” magazine is catching heat for a list they posted last weekend called “13 Little Things That Can Make a Man Fall Hard for You.”
Readers thought it was like something you’d read in the 1950’s, so “Glamour” pulled it down earlier this week. We’ve got the full list though. Here are all 13 tips:
1. Stock the fridge with his favorite drink, and hand him a beer as soon as he steps out of the shower.
2. Make him a snack after you get it on, like a grilled cheese or milk and cookies.
3. Email him the latest online gossip about his favorite TV show.
4. Brag about him to other people while he’s around.
5. When he comes over, answer the door in a negligee . . . or better yet, naked.
6. Be open to whatever he wants to try in the bedroom.
7. Let him help solve your petty work problems . . . because guys like to fix things. And yes, they really used the word “petty.”
8. Memorize stats about his favorite sports team.
9. Make a big deal out of his favorite meal. If he likes cut up hot dogs mixed with macaroni-and-cheese, serve it to him on a silver platter.
10. Treat his friends as well as you treat your own. If you win their affections, you’ll win his heart.
11. Sit next to him while he watches whatever he wants to on TV.
12. Give him a massage . . . happy ending completely optional.
13. “[Take] him back to third grade with a gentle tease over anything, from how you’ll dominate him on the basketball court to the weird way he just styled his hair.”
WOW, really “Glamour”? That’s your list to make a guy fall hard for a woman? Not that any of those are inherently bad, on the contrary they’re fun, but they’re not really what a long lasting relationship is built on.
Here are my ideas, and this guys both ways, so ladies and gentlemen, take note:
1. Flirt. For no other reason than to show that the relationship has fire. You can be together for 30 days or 30 years, you should still flirt with your partner.
2. Challenge each other. Have your own opinion and don’t take what the other says to be gospel. Nothing is worse than dating or being with someone who basically says “Yes master, whatever you say.
3. Kiss for no reason. Nothing is sweeter or sexier than a kiss for no reason. Sitting on a train? Lean over for a kiss. He’s watching a ball game? Grab his attention by giving a kiss then going back to whatever you both were doing, his mind sill start racing about you!
4. Be there. We all have moments where we are weak or things aren’t going our way. If your partner is having a hard time, step up and be there. This can’t be one way either, the partner also has to be there for you when you need that shoulder to cry on or that hand to hold.