Top 5 Ways to Scare a Guy Away

Think you know what you should and shouldn’t be doing in the early stages of a relationship to keep your man from running for the hills? Of course you do! Or that just doesn’t apply to you, right? Unfortunately, things don’t always work out the way they do in romantic comedies like ‘How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days,’ and you can end up scaring the guy away…for good!

So in case you don’t know what to do, or perhaps you’re newly single and need a little refresher course, here are the most common ways to scare a guy away – courtesy of the dating site eHarmony!

1. Too much, too soon. No matter how strong your feelings are for a new love interest, keep it to yourself for now! That means no “I love you” or “I can’t stop thinking about you” for at least a few months. “He needs time to process what he’s feeling about you, and you both need time for infatuation to settle into something more real,” says eHarmony. So keep the texts and phone calls to a minimum, and definitely don’t “drop by” his place any time soon.

2. ‘Smile for the Camera – I’m Tweeting the Pic in Two Seconds!’ HA! This is probably the most common way to scare off a guy! You may not have a problem over-sharing when it comes to your own personal information, but it’s not okay to over-share someone else’s information. And that goes for making it “Facebook Status Official” too – changing your status within minutes of taking your relationship to the next level is a bad idea, not to mention a little immature.

3. No manly moves. No farting, burping, or arm-wresting matches with your new man. Why? It all comes down to their ego. “He’s not looking for a return to Victorian values, but he’d probably like to think he could beat you in a Jäger shoot-out or an arm-wrestling match. Even if he can’t,” says the website.

4. ‘Meet Your New Daddy!’ Take it one step at a time, for both your child’s sake and the sake of your new relationship. Telling your new boyfriend what a great dad he’s going to be is going to freak him out. Take some time to get to know each other first, building your relationship until its strong enough to introduce the little ones into the picture.

5. ‘My Ex was the Greatest’ (Sob!) Uh…duh! Do not bring up your ex with a new love interest, no matter how good or bad the breakup was. Leave the past in the past.

Visit eHarmony for more ways to scare off guys, especially if any of the above seem far too familiar!

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