{"id":461719,"date":"2018-02-05T23:30:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T23:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/05\/lifestyle-how-to-earn-your-mans-respect\/"},"modified":"2018-02-05T23:30:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T23:30:17","slug":"lifestyle-how-to-earn-your-mans-respect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/05\/lifestyle-how-to-earn-your-mans-respect\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifestyle: How to earn your man\u2019s respect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Monday,  5 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Brian<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-05<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/86796548.295.jpg\" alt=\"Black Couple Hugging\" title=\"Black Couple Hugging\" width=\"295\" height=\"177\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>File Photo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813995117\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813995117\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1517873417_661_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> A Man cannot be in love with a woman he doesn&#8217;t respect. Respect Yourself, respect yourself. He can date her (informally and non-exclusively), sleep with her etc. but the relationship will never reach the next level. It will remain stagnant and ultimately die.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how to earn your man&#8217;s respect.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Have dignity and pride in who you are: In other words if you want a man to respect you, you have to respect yourself first. This includes everything from having a backbone and being smart to standing up for yourself and calling him out on his bs.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Have a mind of your own: Cultivate your own interests and don&#8217;t be afraid to speak your mind. If for example he takes you to a movie that you didn&#8217;t enjoy and then asks your for your opinion tell him the truth.<\/p>\n<p>If you didn&#8217;t like it tell him so and explain why. Don&#8217;t neglect to let him know that you enjoyed his company though and appreciate the effort.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Have your own tastes, your own likes and dislikes: Never be a yes girl. If he asks you for example what kind of food you like, never say &#8220;I like whatever you like.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You must have favourites and if you want him to get to know, respect and like you for who you are never pretend to be someone you&#8217;re not.<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t pretend to be someone you&#8217;re not for the duration of your relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Sooner or later the real you will emerge and he may be shocked enough to decide he is really better off with someone else.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Don&#8217;t strive to be perfect and conform to some bogus societal standard of beauty and proper love etiquette: Instead, be interesting. Cultivate your own interests and always be aware of yourself and the world around you.<\/p>\n<p>Be able to carry on a conversation. . . don&#8217;t be a ditz. Carry yourself with confidence. You&#8217;re beautiful, smart, sexy and one of a kind. No other woman out there is exactly like you.<\/p>\n<p>That is precisely why he&#8217;s dating you and not someone else.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Don&#8217;t try too hard: If he tells you he has a preference for perm hair, don&#8217;t go out and perm your natural hair. He mentions he likes his woman in heels don&#8217;t immediately throw out all your flats.<\/p>\n<p>If he is an environmentalist don&#8217;t become a die hard tree hugger. If he is into extreme sports don&#8217;t claim that you too are an adrenaline junkie if you&#8217;re not.<\/p>\n<p>In most instances trying too hard to please makes you a pushover.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Be happy: Yes, some women when they start dating a man are unable to be happy unless they are with him. Have your own life, be happy and satisfied with who you are.<\/p>\n<p>He should never be the primary motivator for everything that you do. 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Respect Yourself, respect yourself. He can date her (informally and non-exclusively), sleep with her etc. but the relationship will never reach the next level. It will remain stagnant and ultimately die. 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