Surviving the Dating Pool

Did you know that nine out of ten single men in the United States could be classified as jerks, losers, freaks, or psychos? Ok so maybe not exactly nine out of ten can be classified in this manner but all of us single girls can relate to this notion. It seems like a majority of the men we date are a part of this statistic because we rarely, if ever, get to experience a truly great guy. Since the good guy seems to be so elusive what do we do as single gals to protect ourselves from the rest of the species?

The number one way to protect yourself from these defects in the gene pool is to avoid them in the first place, or at least get out as soon as you can. We all know that in the first few weeks of dating each participant is on their best behavior and neither really shows their true colors until they are certain their partner is hooked. This is a common practice for people who know they have something to hide. Look for these red flags that your guy may be a jerk or a psycho; He is lazy in the relationship requiring you to always come to him and having you make all the major decisions. I once dated a guy who in a two year relationship only came to my apartment a half dozen times. Sadly, it took those two years for me to figure out he was a jerk. So how do you find out if your man may be a little off? The same guy who wouldn't come over to my place also believed in aliens and that they actually came to his house and paralyzed him one night while he was sleeping. He also thought that the United States Government was tapping his phone and bugging his house because he was such a threat to them. In the beginning of all of this, I just laughed him off as someone with a wild imagination but I was very wrong. This now brings me to protection number two.