Think Like A Man part 1

Now this post might not be relatable to anyone that hasn't or won't ever date a non-member (or maybe some little things may be) but I figured I would jot down a couple of my thoughts and take aways from Steve Harvey's book Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man.

Part 1: The Mind Set of A Man

• Men are simple.
• There are 3 things that drive men: who they are, what they do and how much they make. 
• "If you are her man, she will walk on water and through a mountain for you, too, ... And if you're her man and that woman loves you- I mean really loves you?- she will... encourage you when you're down,... and hang on your every word,... she will give you her very best and then some, and keep right on trying to win over your heart, even when you act like everything she's done to convince you she's The One just isn't good enough. That's a woman's love- it stands the test of time, logic, and all circumstance."
• "How do you know when a man loves you? Simple: he will do each of the following 3 things. Profess- If your man loves you, he's willing to tell anybody and everybody, 'Look, man, this is my woman' or 'this is my girl.' He will give you a title... Provide- The more he can provide for his woman and his kids, the bigger and more alive he feels. Sounds simplistic, but that is the reality... if he loves and cares for you, this man will provide for you all these things with no limits. Protect- When a man truly loves you, anybody who says, does, suggests, or even thinks about doing something offensive to you stands the risk of being obliterated."
• 3 things every man needs- Support, Loyalty and the Cookie. Support- "We have to feel like somebody's got our back- like we're the king, even if we're not." Loyalty- "love is loyalty. To men, they are one and the same." The Cookie- "We need to be physically engaged with the woman we love... Every man needs that from his woman. Every last one of us." (More about this and the 90 day rule later in the book.)
• Never say "we need to talk". 
• If you need to vent just tell your man "nothing is wrong, I just want to tell somebody something", then he'll put his Mr. Fix-It tools away.

Part 2 to come.