Don't Tease

Dating is a process. It should be slow so you can get to know each other in different circumstances over time. You can find out how they behave when they're tired, what they're like around kids, how they 'travel,' how demanding their work schedule is and how much devoted to it they are, how they treat their mother/father, how they spend their money ... all sorts of things.

More than a couple of dates and each of you is going to be thinking 'marriage.' So don't tease.

Guys, if there's a gift occasion coming up, choose anything but a ring. Because she'll see the ring box and think ... and then, oh my. There are plenty of other jewelry choices - pin, necklace, bracelet.

And ladies, don't inivite him over for an intimate dinner, when you aren't planning to sleep with him yet, and then see him to the door and expect him not to be angry (i.e., frustrated).

Orchestrate things for a nice, steady pace, and for the long haul. And don't tease. That's just not nice.