Take it from the men: 8 relationship advice for women

It’s frustrating when you give a girl a compliment and she disagrees. We weren’t asking for your approval on our opinion, just telling you how great you look.

1. “It’s really attractive when a girl takes initiative in bed; a guy won’t think any less of you. It doesn’t always need to be a tit for tat thing with giving and receiving. The norm of so many of my relationships has been doing 80 percent of the work and taking 80 percent of the initiative in the bedroom. I can’t explain how refreshing it is when it feels like it’s 50-50.” —Greg G.

2. ”Regardless of what you’ve heard, realize that guys can indeed be ‘just friends’ with other girls. Some women can get really jealous for no reason. Some think there’s no such thing as a platonic relationship with another girl—either one or the other of you wants to hook up. It’s important for them to know that those relationships can and do exist with the opposite sex. Don’t drive yourself crazy over them.” —KC I.

3. ”Please take a compliment. It’s frustrating when you give a girl a compliment and she disagrees. We weren’t asking for your approval on our opinion, just telling you how great you look.” —Tyler L.

4. ”Don’t feel obligated to play down your strengths if you’re good at something, like work or a special talent. We all like to see excellence and, even more so, be around it. If you’re great at something and can speak about it with confidence, it makes other people want to be around you and can be a big turn on.” —Dom S.

5. ”It’s a turnoff for me when a girl pretends to like something just because I like it. ‘You like the Knicks? Weird, I love the Knicks! Who’s that tall one again? Who are you and what are your interests? If we disagree about stuff, let’s have fun disagreeing about it and if any of it winds up being too important, then, well, it won’t work out and that’s fine.” —Miles P.

6. ”It’s great when a girl shows affection when it’s the two of you, or shows she cares in a different way, like doing something nice, completely unsolicited. An independent woman is really attractive.” —Brian M.

7. ”Don’t be shy about suggesting dates that interest you. Guys are just as tired of going out to dinner over and over again as women are. A woman who suggests awesome date activities is one a guy can really appreciate, and it’s nice to have something else to talk about other than yourselves and the food.” —Jason M.


8. ”When it comes to sex, mix it up. Whatever your guy does to you, he had to learn it somewhere. It usually means he likes it too, so take a hint from the places he touches you and try them right back on him.” —Ben D.