1. Do you share similar ethics, values, and morals? 2. Do you find it easy to talk to one another and can you talk freely about almost anything? 3. Do you enjoy time you spend with one another, regardless of activity? 4. Do you enjoy even most mundane activities when you are together, simply because you ARE together? 5. Do you have a genuine concern for happiness, safety, and well-being of other person? 6. Are you able to work out any differences you may have with this person to satisfaction of both of you? 7. When disagreements arise, are you able to discuss them openly and frankly without losing your temper? 8. Do you find yourself longing for this person's presence in your life in terms other than a sexual relationship? In other words, do you feel a need simply to be with that person and spend time with them even without having sex? 9. Can you laugh together and at one another, share jokes, and generally have fun together? 10. Does spending time with this person make you feel good about yourself? 11. Does this person give you a heightened sense of self-confidence and vitality? 12. Can you look at this person even when they are at their worst in their physical appearance (such as when they are sick) and not feel repulsed? 13. Do you share a strong mutual respect for one another? 14. Are you willing and able to share both good times and bad with this person and work through life's ups and downs together as a team?

There is a very fine line between lust and love because two of them are closely related. Being able to tell difference can save you from wasting your time pursuing an unhealthy relationship which is doomed to eventual failure.

If your long-term goal is to seek out a partner with whom you can build a solid, lifetime commitment, knowing difference between lust and love is an essential and vital skill you'll want to master. Learning to accept a relationship for what it really is can mean difference between a broken heart and a happy, fulfilling, lifetime of bliss with your partner.

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She played game well and knew just which buttons to push and when with this man. Eventually, after promising to marry him, poor bloke bought her a car and put it in her name. Bingo! She got what she had wanted all along and a mere ten days later she suddenly broke it off with him, leaving him baffled as to what he'd done wrong.

Actually, his only crime was believing in her and falling for her ploy. I really felt sorry for poor guy because he didn't even see it coming.

There are methods a man can use to distinguish "grand manipulator" from good girls who only want to be loved and nothing more. There are signs to look for and indications right from start of any dating relationship which will tell a man whether or not she's "right" kind of girl.

If soon after meeting a lady she begins to tell you sob stories about her poor, pathetic life it could be an indication she may be looking toward you to rescue her in some way. It's a man's natural instinct to jump in and be "hero". But don't offer to help her too quickly because you may become unwary victim of another "grand manipulator" yourself.