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Most girls have a rule which they always abide by. The one which says: Never tell a man you like him, in so many words, before he make a declaration ofcourse. I belong to the same clan and respect the ones who understand how much fun they'll miss out on and how miserable they will be when they shower their unconditional love on an unassuming individual. I mean I am all for women's lib and all that it brings with it but just the thought of breaking this rule makes me imagine a scene where the boy is inching himself closer to the door shying away and the girl is unleashing herself on him. Men like the hungry tigress but they would love to be devoured with some panache.

In fact women in so many years have mastered some typical strategies for this, so typical at times that theres almost a pattern to them.

1. The damsel in distress. She will make a guy want to take care of her, to protect her for she pretends not to know what evil exists. Shes gullible and naive. Cries at the drop of a hat. She lets him take advantage of her knowing fully that she will one day ask for something in return. Shes makes sure shes with him all the time and eats up all possible mental space. She suffocates him to the extent that he has no friends left and no options left whatsoever. They get together because now its only fair that they should.

2. Nakedness personified. She available and she makes sure you see it all the time- when she wears peep necks and bends to pick up her books, when she seems be falling all over you only one vodka down, when she keeps texting you about how she got her belly pierced and finally when she calls you to her room, upset and heartbroken and rests her head on your shoulders. If you still cant recognize her, heres a clue, your girl friends usually hate her and your boy friends convince you to give it a shot for a week.

3. The mental connection. Apparently shes really into your kind of music, shes really interested in your favourite book and wants to borrow it from you, she even loves chinese food just like you do. You love having a conversation with her because its easy, so smooth, its like it was meant to be. She knows exactly the kind of tea you like and when you need it. It seems she also agrees with the kind of future you see for yourself (ofcourse she wants to be in it so why not). Physically also she is not bad at all, in fact now you no longer see the dark circles and the double chin. It will last and last very long till she decides its time for you to get to know her well and that will just make you cringe.

4. You're plain lucky-she just knows you'll fall and you'll fall real hard! She on a raised platform and you've put her there. She'll sweep you off your feet with one innocent smile. You always want to be at your best around her, her wish is your command. Shes just so confident and non committal and thats such a turn on. You're so overwhelmed that it will take you a long time to get back to normal and she will make it worse because she derives a kick out of the disproportionate amount of attention she gets. Stay clear of this as it can leave you scarred forever if it were to fall apart, more so because shes bound to have a roving eye.

What such women fail to realize is that there is no love and no respect if its not 'on equal footing'. You'll either be kicked around or you'll mess up someone else's life. You shouldn't feel your're doing an obligation or be in so much awe that you lose yourself. Compatibility is afterall a nice healthy balance.