Things I've learned from men

1. If you have dealbreakers, do not compromise them. Stand your ground. Be honest up front and it will save future heartache.

2. Someone truly can change their feelings about you within a 24-hour period. Amazing to me, but apparently some people can. My feelings don't go away that fast, I mean maybe if someone really betrayed me but not over something stupid.

3. Some guys cannot handle a break-up very well and will try to insult you because they are pissed. Be prepared for this, and ignore them if possible.

4. From now on, I should specify when things are over by saying those words exactly. Just because I thought it was loud and clear, a male may not.

5. Don't let a guy bring you down. If he tries to mess with your self-esteem or confidence, he is probably just mad and knows how to push your buttons. Let it go in one ear and out the other.

6. Is there really such a thing as true love? Is there really a soulmate or perfect person out there? Do we have to compromise the things we are looking for in order to find someone who is pretty good but not perfect?

7. Some guys are assholes deep down but they do a pretty damn good job of keeping it hidden. If a guy talks really bad about all of his exes, there's probably something going on. I guess in some cases all of those women could have hurt him bad, but I doubt every single one of them did.

8. There are guys who have had bad experiences with exes who will carry that with them forever. That shouldn't affect their feelings for you, they need to get over that and realize you are a totally different person.

9. Keep receipts for anything you bought them. Good thing I didn't have to experience this lesson to realize it!

10. Anyone can read your myspace profile, even people without a profile. Why they check it all the time is beyond me, unless they are just looking for something to be pissed about, which I think was true in my case.

11. Maybe some people are meant to be single forever, and maybe I'm one of those people. Especially if all the good guys really are taken.

Any thoughts or comments? I didn't spend a whole lot of time thinking about this, I just thought I would share.