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These Red Flags and suggestions are detailed. Please beware if you find any to be true in your relationship. They were submitted by a caring DateSmart client and are directed toward single women.

1.

• Be wary of the guy who is busier than the President of the United States.
• Doesn't have the time to see you. Has too much work to do.
• Volunteers for additional assignments.
• Needs to wind down-with his buddies in a bar-rather than spend time with you.
• Must spend more time with his children. Must do laundry. Must pay his bills.
• And the best one of all, must have "time for himself."
• If he can't manage a few hours with you on a regular basis, his priorities are questionable. Chances are he is paying lip service to how important you are in his life.

2.

• Be wary of the guy who can't be with you on important occasions: your birthday, Valentine's Day, when you need some emotional support, etc.
• If he can't rearrange his schedule to put you on top of his list, at least occasionally, you will always take a back seat to the rest of his life.

3.

• Keep a record, however brief, of his stories, missed appointments, and excuses.
• Pay attention to the details. A liar eventually trips up over his own lies.
• Has trouble remembering what he said the last time he spoke to you. Has trouble juggling his lies.
• If his responses sound vague or hesitant, something is wrong. If his stories, dates, or excuses change from day to day, something is wrong.

4.

• If his stories are too fantastic to be believable, they probably are not to be believed.
• Tales of exploits that are more appropriate for the pages of a Tom Clancy novel are especially suspect.
• Also, be wary of stories designed to elicit sympathy, i.e., dramatic or morbid deaths in his history, unusual or unexplained illnesses etc.

5.

• Be wary of the guy who equates truthfulness with confrontation. Turns the tables on you. Makes you feel guilty about asking questions.
• If he backs away from your inquiries, it's probably because he is less than truthful himself, and his life cannot bear close scrutiny.

6.

• Neither a lender nor a borrower be. Keep what is yours yours until the signing of the nuptials.
• Loaning money to a lover can upset the balance in a romantic relationship. No matter how noble or unselfish your intentions, he feels emasculated.
• Don't waste your efforts; if he is in the least insecure (a likely possibility), he will resent you for your actions.

7.

• Be wary of the guy who uses his children as an excuse not to see you. He may say it's too soon to meet his children; he doesn't want them to develop a fondness for you and then get hurt if things don't work out. That may be a legitimate concern in the beginning of a relationship-after all, no one wants a steady stream of lovers in their children's lives.
• Something is definitely wrong, however, if after several months, no attempt is made to involve you in their lives. More likely, the problem is not with the children but with the father.

8.

• Be concerned if you don't meet his friends. Either he doesn't have any, a sure sign of problems, or he doesn't want you to meet them perhaps because you may find out something you shouldn't.

9.

• Be suspicious if he won't introduce you to his family. The reason may be that he is not as serious about you as he claims to be or that he is afraid you will find out something you shouldn't.

10.

• Be suspicious of the guy who is unreachable. His cell phone is turned off for long periods of time. Or he doesn't return your calls until hours later.
• If he claims he didn't get your calls or repeatedly blames the workmanship of his cell phone, recognize that for what it is: an excuse.

11.

• If he doesn't show up when he says he will, and worse yet, doesn't call with one heck of a good excuse, cross him off your Christmas card list.
• Standing up a woman is a sign of disrespect. If you excuse the behavior once, twice, thinking you are being understanding, you are just asking for more of the same.

12.

• Be wary of the guy that runs hot and cold.
• First, he can't get enough of you; then all you get is days or weeks of total silence. Play the game by your rules, not his; your schedule, not his. Get on with your life; don't wait for his change in mood or affection.
• His controlling behavior only serves to make you a victim of his mercurial and thoughtless whims.

13.

• Listen to your friends. Ask them what they think. They have your best interests at heart and are not likely to be blinded by your friend's charms.
• Hopefully, they will think enough of you to be truthful. If no one sees in him what you see, there is something wrong.

14.

• Check out your lover. Hire a detective to establish the basics. Be observant.
• If you get a chance to visit his home, carefully examine your surroundings. Study photos on the wall. Certificates. Look at albums. Anything to establish he is who he says he is.
• If you know where he works, see if his company has a website. Make sure his description of what he does for a living tallies with what you learn. Cross check the work number that he gives you to the number that is listed in the phone book.
• Ask him to go to lunch. Meet him at his office. If there is any resistance to this suggestion, be wary.
• If a divorce is in his background (a likely possibility for those of us over 50) and he is from your area, spend time at the local courthouse. Divorce records are available to the public. While you should not believe everything that is said by warring partners, you will get a sense of what you might have to face yourself.
• And while you are at it, check to see if there are any criminal or civil proceedings lodged against him.
  

15.

• Invest in a phone with caller ID. Screening your calls is not the only purpose for this useful function; you will also get a pretty good idea of where your guy is when he calls.

16.

• Learn to recognize inappropriate behavior for what it really is: behavior that you really don't want in your life on a permanent basis.
• Trust in your own common sense. You are a valuable person and deserve to be treated with respect and dignity; if you don't get that, move on. There are others who will appreciate your value.

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