Everyone does it. Not everyone loves it. It doesn’t matter if you find it stressful and horrible, or just trying to heal your broken heart, or if you really enjoy it, you know you are going to have to do it if you want to find that one person you want to spent the rest of your life with and end your dating career. But it’s something you are going to have to do if you want to find Mr. Perfect. Ladies, here is some tips to help you along.

Successful dating can be broken down into the five most important things about dating guys. They are:

1. Guys are not girls. Guys do not like to hang out in malls and shop with their friends and try on outfit after outfit. They will quite often avoid the mall at any cost. Save the mall time for your girlfriends, it’s a great way to catch up with them.

2. Guys are not girls. They do not want to hear about your feelings every minute of the day or what is wrong with your relationship. You need to pick a time to talk and keep it short, otherwise they will immediately close their ears to you. Take note to never talk about your relationship in front of yours or his friends, this will most likely lead to an embarrassing argument. Never, ever compare him to your ex-boyfriend when you finally find the perfect place to talk.

3. Guys are not girls. Do not show up on his door with no make up and ratty jeans, he is not going to like it, trust me on this. It will be ok for this thing to happen – much, much later though, like after the kids are teenagers. For now, to keep your man interested – please girls, put something nice on like a beautiful shirt and a cute skirt or jeans and continue to take care of yourself.

4. Guys are not girls. Guys do not like with you pull out your cell and start texting your friends right in front of them. While it’s nice that you want to keep in touch with your friends, when you are on a date your man should be top on your list. He deserves you to give him your undivided attention. When you are on a date it is just not nice to text or talk on your phone. Your date should feel like he is worth your full attention.

5. Guys are not girls. Guys are not entertained by hurtful and interesting gossip about others, they will not giggle about it with you. Who can come up with most hurtful rumor is nothing to be proud of, according to the male half of the population. Guy do not gossip like girls do, so it is definitely not cool to talk about one of his friends with a rumor that might not be true. Again, save it for coffee time with the girls.

Remembering the five most important things to remember about dating guys will take you farther than anything else when it comes to having a great time on your dates. Just following these points will also get you many more dates with the same man. “Being Yourself” should be enough is what most people giving dating advice will say.

But trust me, while that is not terrible advice if being yourself includes any of the forbidden behavior in the five most important things to remember when dating guys list, don’t be yourself. Be better. Remember these five most important things about dating guys and you will be able to heal your broken heart and have a better dating life.