Why Men Love Bitches

G
gifts, 186, 190–91

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guilt, using to manipulate, 146
H
household chores, 141–44
housekeeping issues, 83–85, 122–23, 130
humility, 13
humor, 22
humor, sense of, 209–12
I
impressed, not being easily, 198
impressions, trying too hard to make, 116–23
independence
attitude of, 221–26
financial, 21, 174–85, 193
maintaining your, 102–10
inner strength, 221–26
insecurity 152, 153
interests, maintaining own, 102–10, 196–99, 201
L
life, maintaining own, 102–10, 196–99, 201

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longing, 22
love, ways to tell if he’s in, 169–70
lovers, lying about past, 72
M
male ego, 76–89
making friends with, 80–82
making him feel manly and, 77–78
maneuvering around the, 83–87
power and the, 86–89
praise and, 79, 80–82
public confrontations and, 86–87
Mama/Ho complex, 37–41
martyr, 146
men
being taken for granted by, 128–30, 139–40, 201–5
danger-seeking behavior of, 218–19
desire for challenge by, 12
desire for sex by, 59–61
fear of losing freedom of, 42–47
figuring out hidden agenda of, 97–98

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helping to form good habits in, 90–91
nature of, 26–27
pulling back behavior by, 10–11
reasons for playing cool by, 156–60
thrill of chase for, 26–37
mental challenge
altering routine and, 199–209
male desire for, xiv , 4–5, 6
renewing, 196–212
sense of humor and, 209–12
money issues
appreciation for male spending, 185–87, 190–91
financial independence, 174–85
loans, 191–93
paying on dates, 82–83, 185–88
splitting costs, 187–90
mothering behavior, 37–41, 126–31
mystery retaining, 21, 95–96
N

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nagging
indifference instead if, 136–48
as male reassurance, 132–33
over chores, 141–44
predictability of, 136
styles of, 135
uselessness of, 126–32, 134
vs. maneuvering, 83–87
neediness
financial, 183
male aversion to, 18–20
signs of, 78, 107, 152–56
needs, being direct about, 109–10
negative attention, 132
negotiation, clever, 89–95
nice girls
accommodating behavior of, 30–32, 217–21
described, 2–3
neediness of, 18–20, 107
niceness quiz, 29–30

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