If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away.?
>
> >?
>
> >If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.?
>
> >?
>
> >Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior.??
>
> >?
>
> >Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.?
>
> >?
>
> >Stop trying to change yourselves for a relationship that's not meant to
>be.?
>
> >?
>
> >Slower is better.?
>
> >?
>
> >Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly
>happy.?
>
> >?
>
> >If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you
>deserve?
>
> >?
>
> >then heck no, you can't "be friends."? A friend wouldn't mistreat a
>friend.?
>
> >?
>
> >Don't settle. If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he
>probably
> >is.?
>
> >?
>
> >Don't stay because you think "it will get better." You'll be mad at
> >yourself?
>
> >?
>
> >a year later for staying when things are not better.?
>
> >?
>
> >The only person you can control in a relationship is you.?
>
> >?
>
> >Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women.?
>
> >?
>
> >He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant,?
>
> >?
>
> >Why would he treat you any differently??
>
> >?
>
> >Always have your own set of friends separate from his.?
>
> >?
>
> >Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you.?
>
> >?
>
> >If something bothers you, speak up.?
>
> >?
>
> >Never let a man know everything.? He will use it against you later.?
>
> >?
>
> >You cannot change a man's behavior.? Change comes from within.?
>
> >?
>
> >Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are...even if he
>has?
>
> >?
>
> >more education or in a better job. Do not make him into a quasi-god.?
>
> >?
>
> >! He is a man, nothing more nothing less.?
>
> >?
>
> >Never let a man define who you are.?
>
> >?
>
> >Never borrow someone else's man.?
>
> >?
>
> >Oh Lord!? If he cheated with you, he'll cheat on you.?
>
> >?
>
> >A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.?
>
> >?
>
> >All men are NOT dogs.?
>
> >?
>
> >You should not be the one doing all the bending...compromise is a two-way
> >street.?
>
> >?
>
> >You need time to heal between relationships...there is nothing cute
>about?
>
> >?
>
> >baggage... deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship?
>
> >?
>
> >You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you...a relationship
>consists?
>
> >?
>
> >of two WHOLE individuals...look for someone complimentary...not
> >supplementary.?
>
> >?
>
> >Dating is fun...even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr.. Right.?
>
> >?
>
> >Make him miss you sometimes...when a man always know where you are, and
> >your?
>
> >?
>
> >always readily available to him- he takes it for granted.?
>
> >?
>
> >Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you
>need.?
>
> >?
>
> >Keep him in your radar but get to know others.?

new york

You grew up in NEW YORK IF...........


You was callin' Air Force 1's uptowns way before Nelly came out with the song.

You shop at S&D, M.O.N.Y, Jimmy Jazz and Hyperactive.

You know what a Dollar Van is.

You be at the Puerto Rican Day Parade even though you aint Spanish.

You love Beef Patties w/cheese and Coco Bread.

You love Quarter Waters.

You pay no more than $10 for a wash and set at the Dominicans.

If you've ever been to Club A, Speed or Exit.

You hopped the turnstile and got chased by police.

You've ever brought a metro card from a bum for half price.

You went to the Maury show to sit in the audience during school
hours.

Reggae music is the most played music at your party.

You've ever seen the Ice Cream truck that plays 50 cent records in your hood.

Your projects get their own special recognition holiday.(ex.! Marcy
Day, 40 day)

You've ever been to Summer Jam.

You think Angie Martinez and Funk Flexx are celebrities.

You've been to the Skate Key or Empire.

You'd rather eat Crown Fried than KFC.

The people at the Chinese Restaurant know who you are when
you call.

You used to steal strings off a Jansport.

You've ever been to Yogi Bear(Brooklyn only)

You've ever had Gaby's or Margheritas Pizza(Queens only)

You used to go to free lunch during the summer.

You've ever drank Nutcracker.

You've ever called your Timbs Beef &Broccolis, Chicken & Broccolis or Cheese on cheese.

You know how to get to Eastern Parkway.

You've ever been on Smack DVD.

You've ever had PM school or Night school.

You know what CHOICES is.

You go all the way to Forty-Deuce just to chill in McDonald's.

You've ever been to a Basement Party.

You know how to do the Bruk-Up .

You don't answer your door on Sundays because you know it's a Jehovahs Witness.

Worked for Summer Youth.

You eat Boars Head Turkey and Cheese sandwiches from the Bodega.

You know handball, double-dutch and Skelly are hood classics.

You call a fire hydrant a Johnny Pump.

You ever went mad hard over a Techno-Marine watch.

You live by c-town, associated or keyfood.

You shop on Jamaica Ave., Pitkin, Knickerbocker, Fulton St, or Delancey St.

You eat White Castle even though you know it makes you use the
bathroom. (Belly Bombers LOL)

You think Coney Island is the jumpoff.

You can get 2 chicken wings for a dollar from the Chinese Restaurant.

You've ever rode in a pissy elevator. !

You save up all your money to go shopping for tax free week.

You've ever been to Riker's Island.

You ever cut school and got picked up by truancy.

You only go to 3rd period to get your attendance so they don't
send a cut card home.

You own a Welcome to the Hood Tee. (**JackieNicole**)

You've ever been stopped by women trying to sell you perfume.

You use black soap.

You was scared to go to school on Freshman Friday or Halloween.

You know who Brenda Blackmon and Ernie Anastos is.

You couldn't pass that Math A Regents.

You remember the Blackout of 2003.

You went to school with mad balloons on your birthday(girls)

You've ever given someone a Gill or played Timeout and took someones food.

You was too embarrassed to eat school lunch.

You know what a Zone School is.

You've ever cut up money and put it on your nails.(girls)**$20 bills...holla!

You remember the original Bus Passes with R/S on them.

You ever pumped someone on a swing.

You be asking people on bikes for "a ride"

You go on journeys on ya bike

You be lined up on the ave when new jordans come out

Girls tell you "suck my ****"**and swallow, bitch!**

You know what it mean "messin wit" or "****in wit" somebody is

if u go all the way downtown just to get a slice of juniors cheesecake.

if u can relate to at least 75% of this then u is a real nigga from da nyc.