One's a virgin, another has slept with 50 men... can you guess how many lovers these women have had? You may be surprised...

NO LOVERS - THE MEDICAL STUDENT

Waiting till she's married: Nellie Wong

Waiting till she's married: Nellie Wong

Nellie Wong, 25, is a medical student at St George's University and lives with friends in Tooting, South London. She has a boyfriend, Andrew, 24, also a medical student.

People are often shocked to hear I'm still a virgin at 25 - even more so when I tell them I've had a boyfriend for five years. But I can honestly say it isn't an issue for us.

It's not that I don't feel desire, I do, but waiting until we're married is a priority for us both.

I had a strict upbringing and wasn't allowed a boyfriend until I was 18. My parents, who are originally from China, said if a woman has sex outside marriage she is cheap, and a good man wouldn't expect her to anyway.

I've only had one other boyfriend, who I met during my A-levels. It was all innocent; we just held hands and kissed.

Thankfully he didn't try to take things further. My boyfriend, Andrew, is understanding too. His parents are more conservative than mine, so we have the same attitude to sex.

He's living in Malaysia, so we only see each other a few times a year. But we do email every day and speak on the phone. We hold hands and kiss.

Sometimes I'm tempted to do more, but since he's not tried to initiate anything more I wouldn't dare. It does make it easier that we have a long- distance relationship. We've never shared a bed.

We've spoken about marriage and both sets of parents approve of our relationship. Although I've not yet met anyone who has made fun of me being a virgin, some people don't believe me, probably because I do modelling (promotional work, to raise money for my studies) and even got to the finals of Miss University GB.

They seem to think just because you're attractive you should be having sex. Others respect my decision and then there are those who try to persuade me to have an affair or a one-night stand because they think my boyfriend sounds boring.

I am curious about sex - particularly as it's a topic I've had to study as part of my degree. During one lecture, we had to teach men how to put on condoms. I didn't feel embarrassed, I'm going to be a doctor, after all. But I hope I'll be able to ignore my curiosity until I marry - however long away that is.

ONE - THE OFFICE BOSS

Catholic up-bringing: Keren Curren

Catholic up-bringing: Keren Curren

Keren Curren, 40, is an office administrator and lives in Preston, Lancashire, with her partner of 20 years Gary Wilson, 41, a housing officer.

I lost my virginity to Gary when I was 23. I'd had a strict Catholic upbringing, so I was quite prudish - when you're raised like that it's imprinted on you for life.

Admittedly we're not married, but we've been engaged for six years and have just never got around to organising a wedding.

Before Gary, I dated one other man for seven months but we never made love because I didn't feel ready.

After we split up, I met Gary through work. He lived in Ireland, but after a year he moved to England to be with me.

We bought a house in Preston and that's when we made love for the first time.

Even though I knew he was 'the one', I did feel guilty because I'd been brought up to believe sex should saved for marriage.

Gary had only a couple of sexual partners before me, which is quite unusual for a man. We learned about sex together.

As for my Catholic background, these days I live the life that's right for me, rather than adhering to my father's beliefs - and that includes using contraception.

We don't have children and the reason is because I worry about world we'd be bringing them into. Besides, we are happy it being just the two of us.

We've been together 20 years and we still have a healthy love life. I don't regret not having slept with any other men.

The honeymoon period is long gone, but we know each other well enough to tell if the other is in the mood and we act on it.

These days I see so many young girls pushing prams when they're barely adults themselves - that is the reality of promiscuity.

Those who have sex so young or who have lots of sexual partners have more self-respect.

FIVE - THE BUSINESSWOMAN

Teenage pregnancy: Antonia Kime

Teenage pregnancy: Antonia Kime

Antonia Kime, 34, runs her own business, Queen of Cupcakes, and is married to Hugh, 50, who owns a carpentry firm. They live in Bury St Edmunds with their four children.

I was rather prim when I was growing up - I didn't have a sexual relationship until I was 17.

That was a classic holiday romance - he was a Turkish student and I met him when I was on holiday in Turkey with my sister. He fished my shoe out of the sea, and we got chatting.

We spent the entire week together and slept together after a few days.

To me, sex meant commitment and I convinced myself I was madly in love. But like all holiday romances, it fizzled out.

My parents were traditional in their views. I went to a girls' boarding school and there was no peer pressure.

But when I was 18 I started dating a boy who was the same age as me, and fell pregnant by accident.

I was at midwifery college, he was a student too, and we were both terrified. My parents are very middle class and they were shocked and upset rather than angry. It was a really difficult time for all of us.

There was no question of me having an abortion. I took time off from college to have my son, but split with his father before the birth because he couldn't handle the commitment.

I lived with my parents at first but it was still really tough financially. Eventually, I moved out and went back to college. It meant I never had a chance to have a 'wild' time in my teens, instead I concentrated on work and tried to be a good mum.

In two years I slept with two boys - who were fellow students. Both relationships lasted a few months and I ensured I waited a few weeks before making love.

I met Hugh when I was 20. I fancied him like mad. It took him more than a month to persuade me to sleep with him - I wanted to make sure he was the right one for me, as I could not be carefree with a young child.

We went on to have three children. I'm rather glad I haven't had lots of sexual partners, because I think sex is so special and shouldn't be cheapened.

25 - THE MARKETING EXEC

Numerous short relationships: Jodie Taylor

Numerous short relationships: Jodie Taylor

Jodie Taylor, 26, works in marketing and lives in East London. She is in a relationship with Jonny, 27, who works in the music industry.

I'm quite mature for my age and don't like going out, getting drunk and partying any more - I feel like I did all that in my teens and early 20s.

Now, I prefer quiet nights in with my boyfriend, Jonny. We've actually known each other for eight years, but only started going out together eight months ago.

Because we'd known each other for so long we did sleep together after our first date at a comedy club, but I wouldn't normally have done that.

I was 16 when I lost my virginity to a friend. It was neither a good nor a bad experience - it was a typical first time.

I was glad it happened with a friend and I was relieved to get it over and done with.

I started dating another friend soon after that, but we broke up after a year when he went away to university.

After that I had a handful of one-night stands. I wasn't looking for a relationship at the time and I always made sure I was careful.

During my early 20s, I had numerous short relationships, which all lasted between three and four months, and various one-night stands.

Now I do wish I hadn't jumped into bed with some of them. There were some I really liked and hoped to get to know better, but after sex they just disappeared. I did feel a bit hurt by that.

I'm grateful that I'm in a loving relationship. Sex is more special when you have strong feelings for each other.

There's a time and a place for casual flings and they can be a lot of fun, but I have done all that.

Jonny and I haven't really talked about how many sexual partners we've had because we both take the same view that it's the here and now that's important, not the past.

I don't think he will be concerned when he reads my tally. He doesn't judge me and I don't judge him.

50 - THE MEDIA WHIZZ

One night stands: Shelley Tomes

One night stands: Shelley Tomes

Shelly Tomes, 31, is a partner in a media company and is married to Olly, 22, who is a musician. They live in North London.

Some people might balk at the fact I've slept with 50 men, but I'm not ashamed or regretful.

They were all consensual, safe experiences which felt like a good idea at the time.

I was 15 when I lost my virginity to a boy I'd known since junior school. Most of my friends also lost their virginity between 15 and 17.

I'm very fortunate that I grew up in a loving family and could talk openly about sex with my parents - Mum was a housewife and Dad an inspector in the manufacturing industry.

We had basic sex-education at school and I understood the importance of practising safe sex.

Between the ages of 17 and 19, I had about half-a-dozen sexual partners. They tended to be friends and definitely weren't drunken conquests.

Then I was in a serious relationship for five years with a man from back home in the North-East and we moved to London together for work.

While my friends went to university and had lots of sexual experiences, I went straight into work and didn't sleep with anyone else until the relationship broke down.

This time round, being single was different. I had a good disposable income - earning more than £35,000 - which meant I could afford a great social life in London. It was easy to meet men and have short flings or one-night stands.

It's hard to have a long-term relationship when you're focused on your career. You're working such long hours that you don't have the capacity for a serious relationship. But you still have basic human desires and a need for sex.

I learned to compartmentalise my emotions. If you're going to have one-night stands, you need to be able to walk away without emotional attachment. I don't think they're for everyone.

As soon as I met Olly, I knew he was the one. We married after a four-month romance last November.

He's nine years younger than me, but I had no doubt when he asked me to marry him - perhaps that's one benefit of having dated a lot of men.

We have broached the subject of partners, but haven't discussed numbers. I'd be surprised, given the age gap, if he's slept with more people than I have.

Stylist: ANNIE SWAIN using PHASE EIGHT, ALDO, JOHN LEWIS, MANGO, M&S, MODA IN PELLE, TED BAKER, HOBBS

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Meet Britain's most jaw-droppingly ostentatious tourists who have supercars flown from the Middle East to UK by private jet

A sunny Thursday afternoon in August and the cars circling Harrods need to be seen to be believed. Million-pound Bugatti Veyrons - normally a rare sighting, even on the well-heeled streets of Central London - are, around here, about as common as Ford Fiestas.

Other cars, in a display that could rival anything in Monaco or Goodwood, drive round and round the block, pausing at the rear each time to see if their masters are ready for collection.

In the cafes surrounding the department store, every single table is taken by people from the Gulf states and the Middle East — Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Dubai.

A young Arabic man leaving his vehicle outside the Berkley Hotel in Central London.

A young Arabic man leaving his vehicle outside the Berkley Hotel in Central London

Welcome to Knightsbridge — or, as it is better known to locals, ‘Little Kuwait’.

For British residents, the summer is all about anescape to the sun; a fortnight in the South of France, the Italian Riviera or Spain. We Brits want sand, sangria, heat and a swimming pool. Anywhere but the sticky, filthy city.

For the mega-wealthy billionaire families of the Gulf states over here this summer
will tell you that they come to London because, unlike in the U.S. or France, they are made to feel welcome,’ says Hussam Baramo, the Syria-born features editor at Al Quds newspaper, a daily paper widely-read by Middle Eastern people in London. ‘They like London because they think it’s safe and friendly.’

And here, they can bring their cars with them. Around the corner from Harrods, I
saw one Veyron with every inch of its bodywork coated in gold; another, chromed all over.

Behind it, I watched a Veyron in pearlised white with shiny chromium wings making a noise like a scalded Rottweiler.

The Saudi number plate on this car was ‘999’. I watched the driver get out. He was around 25 and dressed like an off-duty Lewis Hamilton. I complimented him on his car and asked how he got it over to London. ‘In my plane,’ he said, grinning.

The car was parked in a pay-and-display’ bay, but its driver did neither. The auto show continued with a Rolls-Royce Phantom customised with a stainless steel bonnet. The number plate on this car is simply ‘1’. Later that day I Googled this vehicle and discovered that a couple of years ago its Dubai-based owner paid £9 million for the registration number alone.

Ajman Crown Prince Sheikh Ammar

Ajman Crown Prince Sheikh Ammar

A long Maybach limousine, painted in distinct orange and matt black, purred through the melee. The letters ‘RRR’ are picked out on the vehicle’s boot in a diamond-studded font.

A handsome young man and his friend, both dressed like aspirant R&B pop stars (faded jeans, Hermes belt, one of those Ralph Lauren polo shirts with the over-sized horse logo, pastel suede Hermes driving shoes, and bronze tint sunglasses) got out.

This is Crown Prince Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, the incredibly glamorous and fun-loving son of the multi-billionaire HRH Sheikh Rashid Bin Humid Al Nuaimi of Ajman.

Ajman, in case you didn’t know, is the smallest emirate in the United Arab Emirates, but has grand plans to become a mini Dubai. RRR is the banner
for the Crown Prince’s vast portfolio of orange and black super cars — the
letters stand for Rich in Real Estate Resources.

‘How do you go about writing tickets to these guys?’ I asked a traffic warden
in Basil Street. ‘It’s impossible,’ he shrugs, showing me the computerised ticket machine he wears around his neck.

'My machine only has numbers and letters on it. Their number plates are just . . .’ He tailed off, struggling for the right word.

‘Squiggles?’ I suggested. ‘Yes. There are no keys on my machine for those.’

Last week, the wardens seemed to arrive at a solution to the problem of ticketing cars with squiggles for number plates; they started clamping them instead.

Early victims were a£1.2 million Koenigsegg CCXR (one of only six ever made) and a £350,000 Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce which were illegally parked outside Harrods.

But the traffic wardens aren’t the only ones ruffled by the fleet of supercars flooding the area.

Residents living near the Knightsbridge store say their night-time peace is being shattered by the owners racing their sports cars through the streets, describing it as being ‘like the starting grid at Le Mans’.

They have now forged a campaign group and aired their grievances to Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, claiming that police and council have failed to act.

Some of the Middle Eastern visitors keep summer-houses in London — there are said to be more than 100 billionaire Saudi families with second homes in the Knightsbridge area alone— while others prefer out-of-town locations such as Bishops Avenue in North London (also known as ‘Millionaires Row’), Coombe Hill in Kingston and St George’s Hill in Weybridge, Surrey.

Next summer, many of them will take up residence at the new Knightsbridge development One Hyde Park that occupies a plum position opposite Harvey Nichols and next to the Mandarin Oriental hotel, where appartments cost up to £100 million.

Here, Arab summertime residents will be able to enjoy the super-luxe environment of heated floors and chilled ceilings, personalised entry systems that can include six levels of access, and a secure underground car park for their Rolls-Royces and Ferraris.

Eyecatching: The £1.2m Koenigsegg and £350,000 Lamborghini clamped outside Harrods

Eyecatching: The £1.2m Koenigsegg and £350,000 Lamborghini clamped outside Harrods

‘Our Middle Eastern customers are usually looking for flats with between three to five bedrooms and a 24-hour porter service, usually with a view of Hyde Park or Kensington Gardens,’ says Paul Hyman, sales manager at Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward’s Bayswater branch.

‘Properties of this type are hard to come by, but wealthy Arab businessmen can generally pay over the asking price.’

During August, whole floors of hotels around Hyde Park are block-booked for Middle Eastern oligarchs, while staff up their game by flying in topnotch Arabic entertainers for private shows in the biggest suites, adapting
restaurant menus and parking the guests’ flashest cars out in front.

During the days, the men sleep in, while the women have their drivers drop them in Hyde Park where they walk in giggly groups, stopping to soak up the coolness and cloudy skies on the benches or lying on the grass in large circles with their friends.

To them, London is a welcome vacation from the restrictive, repetitive, stultifyingly predictable drudge of blandly luxurious life back home.

Many of the younger, more frustrated Saudi girls strip themselves free of the restrictive burka altogether, whooping and shrieking with delight as they change into tight jeans and vertiginous heels on the plane, as soon as Gulf state airspace
is cleared.

Once in London, the girls go round either in large groups or chaperoned by Mum, who is normally clad in a headscarf and big shades — think Joan Collins does Jumierah Beach (one of the most exclusive resorts in Dubai).

The boys like to sit outside Knightsbridge cafes all gussied up in Arabpreppy finery, two or three mobile phones each, keys to Ferraris and Lamborghinis chucked down next to their napkins.

The young females from the more liberated countries, such as Bahrain and Dubai, are dolled up like big-eyed, honey-skinned Jennifer Lopez lookalikes.

The girls who choose to keep wearing their burkas — mostly Saudi Arabians — I am told often sport the kind of make-up that hasn’t been in fashion in the West since the end of the silent movie era. Bright red lipstick, generous helpings of cranberry rouge, eyes kohl-lined in the style of Dusty Springfield.

A spokesperson for luxury concierge service Quintessentially says: ‘About 20 per cent of our clients are from the Middle East. ‘One member requested Quintessentially Travel arrange a weekend break to Ibiza on a private jet, with a fully chartered yacht waiting for their use. Another wanted a personal shopping experience requesting that two designer stores be closed for their private viewing.’ Many others prefer to shop at home.

‘During August, we will often be asked to take a selection of our most expensive diamond necklaces, rings and bracelets to a suite at a hotel in Knightsbridge,’ says jeweller Stephen Webster, whose shop is on Mount Street, in nearby Mayfair.

‘Arab customers like to shop late, but our store isn’t permitted to have late-night opening . . . so we are happy to take the store to them.’

Another famous London jeweller, who would not be named, said: ‘They like big pieces and coloured stones. The sums they are prepared to pay for them are incredible. It is not unusual for Middle Eastern customers to spend £20 million in a single visit.’

When they are not shopping or tearing around in their cars, the Arab billionaires go to the Derby, Royal Ascot and the Berkshire Festival of Falconry, sponsored by the Abu Dhabibased Emirates Falconers’ Club and attended by His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan.

Of course, London — especially during these credit-crunched times — falls over itself to court Arab business.

Middle-Eastern shoppers are expected to spend £250 million in London this summer, an increase of 11 per cent on last year.

When the people at Harvey Nichols discovered that the amount of money Middle Eastern people in London were spending was rising so dramatically, the department store decided to start using Arabic advertisements
in-store. Summer opening hours were extended to 9pm all week, and all cafe menus were modified to
include Arabic translations and a Halal food offering.

Harvey Nichols’ Fifth Floor food hall now even offers a smoking terrace for customers that comes with the shisha pipes so beloved of Middle Eastern people. One Harvey Nichols advert showed a picture of a single Lanvin shoe. The words, written in Arabic, read, ‘The English are known for having bad teeth, that is why they need beautiful shoes’.

It doesn’t matter. Very few Londoners can read Arabic, and very few Middle Eastern people fraternise with British people anyway. They’re just here for August, then they disappear, like ghosts.

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The Key to Attracting Men

Most of us know that women want to be treated like ladies, we feel drawn to men who make us feel feminine. What we don't all know, however, is that men want to be treated like men, just as much as women want to be treated like ladies. "When a woman makes a man feel masculine, his body is filled with the fire of desire to get close...he wants to be with her, to get to know her, and, in some magical manner, his life suddenly has more meaning.", says John Gray, author of Mars and Venus on a Date (HarperCollins Publishers, 1997). To the degree that a woman makes a man feel masculine, he will be attracted to her.

The key to making men feel like men is our feminine energy. Just as women feel more feminine in the presence of a man who has a strong masculine energy, men feel drawn to women with a strong feminine energy. This woman makes them feel like more of a man.

I believe that all women are capable of possessing this feminine energy and radiance. For some it is merely a matter of getting in touch with the feminine characteristics they already have within themselves.

A feminine woman will ask for a man's help when she needs it and appreciate the support he gives, she is open to dating and getting to know men, she will let a man take care of her while on a date and not worry that she will seem 'weak' or 'passive', she lets men treat her like a lady and expects respect from everyone. Ultimately this feminine energy says: "I am open to getting to know you, you could be the one to make me happy."

A man wants to be our knight in shining armour, he wants to cheer us up when we are sad and support us when we need help. The woman who gives him this golden opportunity is most attractive in his eyes.

What Men Want from Women

It's no secret, men want sex and companionship. And, when a man is in a relationship he wants his partner to be both his sexmate and soulmate. In order to understand what a guy thinks a sexmate and a soulmate are, you have to stop thinking like a woman.

Soulmate:
Remember, he's looking for companionship not competition. He wants someone he can have fun with. A woman who will, like his dog, accept him unconditionally.

  • Women have lots of best friends. Most men don't. A man wants his partner to be his best friend. Like all best friends, you listen to his stories, laugh at his jokes, and compliment his good qualities instead of criticizing his faults.

  • Let him know he can depend on you, that you're there when he needs you.

  • Men love to talk about themselves. So ask questions that will give him the opportunity to talk about his favorite subject-him.

  • Want to connect with a man? Don't try to impress him. Let him impress you. Ask him questions that will give him the opportunity to impress you. Shut up and listen! You'll be amazed at how much being a good listener works.



Sexmate:
Sex first takes place in a guy's mind. So capture his mind and his imagination.

  • Men have vivid imaginations. And since most men are visual, you want to capture that imagination visually. There is nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who is self-assured, but vulnerable and feminine. Men are more attracted to a woman's attitude than her looks. Of course, who are we kidding, being gorgeous never hurt.

  • The reason men love confident women is because they bring out their hunter instinct. Men love to chase, confident women love to be pursued. So let yourself be pursued and captured. Just remember to let yourself be caught S-L-O-W-L-Y.

  • Men love a challenge so be challenging in the following wonderful womanly ways: Girl, be the goddess that you are. And here's how:

    • Be playful
    • Be seductive
    • Be sexy
    • Be foxy
    • Be captivating
    • Be delightful
    • Always be feminine

10 Signs He`s Into You

What’s a sure-sign that he’s absolutely crazy about you? When he showers you with flowers? When he gets jealous the minute you look at other men? Or when he stays at your place every night for a week? Actually - none of the above. If you’d like to be sure you’re not kidding yourself when you imagine the two of you together in the future - look to the little things he does, not the big showy romantic gestures. Here are the most 10 obvious signs that he’s serious about the relationship.

  1. He Calls for No Reason
  2. “Hi, what are you up to?”; “I thought I’d let you know I made a reservation for dinner as I said I would and it’s at 8 o’clock like we agreed” are the kind of comments that give away the real motive for this kind of call; he misses you; is head over heels for you and; can’t go one more second without speaking to you. While you talk he ignores all incoming calls and signs off “I can’t wait to see you again.” Give him extra points for thoughtfulness if he calls you at work and is sensitive enough to realise you can’t chat so he says “I won’t keep you because I know you’re busy but I just needed to hear your voice.”

  3. He Turns Up On Time
  4. When he says he’s going to be there on the dot at 8pm, he’s never more than a few minutes late. And on the rare occasion he is held up he pays you the courtesy of calling so you don’t have to needlessly rush to get ready. This kind of punctuality might seem an insignificant thing - but it speaks volumes about his respect for you. It shows that he cares about what you think of him so he wants to demonstrate he’s reliable.

  5. He Tunes In To Your Every Word
  6. When you’re in a mid conversation at the cafe he doesn’t play with the fork nor is he distracted by the conversation at the next table. His eyes barely leave your face because he is hanging on every thing you say. He doesn’t dominate the discussion by interrupting, finishing your sentences or taking the conversation in a new direction. He is genuinely listening! It is clear in the way he laughs sincerely when you tell him something funny and responds to what you are saying by giving you is opinions on the subject, making helpful suggestions and sharing his own similar stories.

  7. His Friends Know All About You
  8. And it’s not just the usual body talk like how gorgeous you are or what bra size you wear. They know what car you drive, what you do for a living, that you love japanese food but can’t drink red wine because you get a rash. It’s not like thay’ve been asking for these details - it’s just that he can’t stop talking about you 24/7!

  9. He Brings Up the “F” Word
  10. Not that one - the other F word - fidelity. Just when you’re worried that he might think you’re dating with no strings attached he says “I want to be clear what we’re doing here - I want us to be boyfriend and girlfriend and to me that means being faithful to each other. Do you feel the same way?” With an enormous sense of relief and elation you say “yes” to being his girl and as you kiss passionately and each pledge fidelity, your mutual trust and intimacy immediately grows. It’s official: He considers you a couple.

  11. He Takes an Interest in Your Interests
  12. When a guy falls for you in a big way he’ll want to know everything about you and that includes a full understanding of your likes and dislikes. If your hobby is collecting retro furniture he’ll have the good grace to feign interest when you spend all afternoon scouring second hand shops - although he’d rather be home working on his car. Don’t worry - he’s not becoming a “yes” man - he’s simply trying to get closer to you in every part of your life - and sharing your interests is an obvious way to do it.

  13. He Gives You a Key to His Place
  14. Not only does this gesture shout “I trust you” it also shows that he’s certain you’re going to be in the picture for a long time to come. Men are often very protective about their domestic domain. They may hold off taking a new girlfriend to their flat in case she thinks the decor is daggy or starts thinking that maybe he’s hinting he’d like her to move in when that’s the last thing on his mind. In light of this, being given the key to his place is like passing an intimation ceremony - now that your relationship has graduated to the next level he is letting go of his bachelor ways and saying “what’s mine is yours”.

  15. After Sex He Wants to Cuddle and Chat
  16. No rolling onto his side the second he climaxes and no quick descent into snoresville after a perfuntory cuddle. Instead, the afterglow of sex is charged with emotion, touching and intimate disclosures. He wants to know if you had a great climax and wants to tell you how the earth moved for him as well. Chances are he’s already desiring to make love to you again. Or if he’s too tired to he’ll hold you, stroke your face and nuzzle your neck while the conversation is incredibly intimate.

  17. He’s Nice to Your Friends
  18. From the moment he met your friends he made an effort to remember all their names. Now that you’ve been dating a while, he’s considered one of the gang. He talks to your pals about everything from boy troubles to cramps and makes an effort to say all the right things. He’ll also hassle your shy single friends to get up and dance with the two of you so they can enjoy a spin on the floor without feeling like fair game. Don’t presume that being such a SNAG is his second nature - any man who makes an effort to win over his girlfriend’s posse wants to keep her happy and to be around her as much as he possibly can.

  19. He Asks for Your Opinion
  20. In just about every decision he makes - from which shirt to wear to a job interview to which kind of car he should buy, he solicits your opinion. This indicates that he respects what you have to say and that he believes you not only have good judgment but have skills, abilities and insights that can help him, improve his life.