Dating Tips for Men: What is her Problem?

From where you sit everything looks okay. You more often than not have a blast every time you and your girlfriend get together. The relationship in your opinion is hitting on all cylinders. So it's understandable that you just don't get it. You have done everything within your power to please your date and she is still not happy. That's not to say she is miserable all the time. The two of you are still together. You like her and she has on more than a few occasions expressed her feeling towards you.

But there are some things men do that really grate on women (no kidding right?). It's not that these things cause women to end the relationship immediately. They may suffer through it silently, give you some subtle or not so subtle hints as to the nature of the problem or state it outright but for whatever reason it is just not registering with you. It could be that whole men are from Mars, women are from Venus thing. We have all heard the rumors.

Still there are a few things you need to be careful about when it comes to your dating relationship.

1. Showing Off

Very few people enjoy being around a braggart. Sure it's okay to talk about the incredibly good things going on in your life. But many times the conversation can be about what's going on in her life and yet you still find a way to turn the discussion back towards you.

May be you don't say much of anything but when you go out, your date catches you strutting like a peacock. You are just too cool for words. Women are very good at noticing things and reading body language is one of them.

2. Chivalry On Life Support

It's a new era as far as many of us are concerned. If women want to be treated as equals that's okay with you but it's not all gravy so they have to learn to take the good with the bad when it comes to equal treatment.

Scores of men miss the point about this. Women have always wanted to be treated as equals but that does not mean you stop treating them like ladies. In quite a few surveys women mention things like opening doors for them, helping them on with their coats or when walking together making sure she walks to the inside. They are such little tidbits that it's no big deal one way or another. Right?

Wrong. The fact that women talk about these things means that they are a big deal. Besides if acting like a gentleman can score you bonus points with your girlfriend then do it.

3. You Were Listening. Sort of.

This is the one that probably does it for women more than showing off and lack of chivalry. Mainly because it sends out a couple of unmistakable signals: One is you have no respect for what she has to say and two, she is really not worth listening to. You may not mean any of those things but that is how it is coming across. If you want to put the future of your relationship in jeopardy then this is the way to do it.

We are who we are and there are some women who hold the flawed notion that they can change the man they are with so as to make him more suitable to their taste. That of course is a blueprint for trouble. But there is nothing wrong with practicing a little humility, good manners and better listening skills. Making her happy by doing the little things can only be to your benefit.

Article written by Daryl Campbell at The Relationship Tip. Are you also practicing the new rude?