Thou shall not compromise himself for a woman.

Based on the principle that for something to exist, there must be an opposite, it would make sense that if your girlfriend has her own life that you have your own life too.

Do not allow a woman to think she has the right to control your life; you are the only person who controls your life.

For example: If you have plans on a given day with your friends, you go through with it and inform your woman that you have made plans and you are not going to break them to appease her. If she doesn’t like it, tell her politely that you will not break plans with others, as you would not do the same to her. If she still doesn’t like it, then you end things with that particular dame ¹.

Some women make a valiant attempt early in a relationship to cease control by asking for slight favors of time, just to see how addicted to her you might be. Since you should never be addicted to her², you should be prepared to extinguish her flame of control early and often; it’s the only way you’re going to be able to weed out a real woman who will respect you or a woman who is just looking for a guy to occupy her time.

Thou shall not deceive a woman.

No one likes a liar, thus, there is no need to lie to her about your past, your present, or your future. If she doesn’t like what the truth is, either make her love it or leave her for someone who will love it.

Cheating is a double-edge sword: While women cheat and eventually leave their boyfriends for their paramour, men rarely keep their mistress in their life after getting caught; they tend to attempt to “work it out” with their girlfriend/wife³.

Due to this, from a male perspective, while I am not advocating adultery, if you happen to commit adultery, keep it to yourself and never let it reach the ears of your woman⁴. It’s already bad enough that you cheated; the last thing you need is the overwhelming drama that comes from being caught.

If you think about it, you might be better off not cheating. Just leave your girlfriend/wife if you feel the need to be with other women. Definitely a lot less heartbreaking for her⁵.

Thou shall maintain his body hair.

I do believe in evolution. I get proof every time I go to the gym and I witness a gorilla walking amongst the humans.

You’ve got to do some sort of body hair maintenance, whether it be addressing your bushy arm pits, your jungle of a pubic region, or in some extreme circumstances, you have the hairiest ass in the history of the universe and you just want to rid yourself of ass sweat.

If you don’t want to shave a particular area of your body, take an electric adjustable razor, and bring the hair down to a reasonable level. A woman will not throw-up if there is a little hair in most areas; she will probably like it. What she won’t like is pulling hair out of her mouth when she goes down on you. Trim your body hair!

Thou shall own the essentials of formal dress.

Without further adieu, you must own:

1. A proper belt (i.e. One that doesn’t have a huge belt buckle or is made of cheap leather that you scored for 88 cents at the 99 cent store on sale)
2. Several pairs of black socks
3. A pair of black formal shoes (and a pair of brown shoes, if you have the money to do so)
4. A pair of black slacks
5. A suit that fits you like a glove

You cannot go to a wedding in a Zeppelin t-shirt, acid wash jeans, and Converse Chuck Taylor’s⁶. Though many men will have these items for work-related purposes, even the most blue collar of workers should have these essentials in case of a job interview, a wedding, taking your wife to dinner, etc.

As noted: Always have these items in advance; you never know when you will be attending your next funeral⁷.

Thou shall be prepared to change.

Maturation is a daily process and you should make your development in all facets of your life.

You’re the common denominator in your life and you should treat yourself to everything you’ve ever wanted. In order to make life work for you, you’re going to have to let go of your pride and stubbornness and accept change. Whether it be a new haircut or trying out a new dish, change is good. Change doesn’t mean leaving what you enjoy behind; it just means finding new things you may (or may not) enjoy.

I know I’m throwing around banalities, but most of it is the truth. You do control your destiny. You have to find a way to make yourself happy, because no one will do it for you⁸.

1. It’s really that simple; trust me. [↩]
2. Long story; I address it in my book. [↩]
3. … and it never seems to work out for the best, unfortunately. [↩]
4. Unless you want the relationship to end or become irreparable, of course. [↩]
5. … and less of a headache for you. [↩]
6. It would be nice to do so though, I would assume. [↩]
7. Including your own funeral. You won’t know when you’ll be attending your own funeral because, unfortunately, you’ll be dead. Have a suit ready in case either which way. [↩]
8. Not even the hottest, sluttiest woman you’ve ever met. I’ve tried; it doesn’t work out as well as you think it might. [↩]

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