5 Rules to Being a Good Boyfriend

Guys, if you want to be the best guy for your perfect girl, here are five easy rules (with pictures included). You must follow each of these rules, as if your life depends on it. Remember, all girls are the same.

Rule #1 Listen attentively to every single word she says.

Your number one role in the relationship is to listen to your girl talk all day, everyday. If she isn’t talking, then give her something to talk about! She will certainly appreciate it! There is nothing your girl will love more than to talk to you about problems  within your relationship you never knew existed. It’s a great learning experience for you and it gives you something to do, because you know you aren’t allowed ANY alone time. Who knows who you could be talking to or looking at. On that point…

Rule #2 There are no other girls in the world

Want a death sentence? Then mention another female name. Want a one way ticket back to singletown? Look at another female. Want a long lasting relationship? Delete all numbers, emails and photos you have that are relating to anyone of the female species. Yes. Even your own mother. Once you are in a relationship, your girl is the only girl in the world! The only place your eyes should ever be are on her! And if they aren’t on her, you better be sleeping. And definitely dreaming about her! Who knows the consequences of dreaming about another woman *shudders*

Rule #3 Become a mind reader

There are some days where your girl will just not want to talk to you. These days are often the hardest because she wont tell you what is wrong. She could be upset, angry, happy, jealous, sad, confused, scared, worried or completely emotionless (which is the worst ever), and you would never know. Its times like these that you need to gather your mind reading powers. Think its difficult? Its really simple! Men are born with an inbuilt mind reading mechanism. Somewhere along the line, women found this out and decided to stop talking to us. I recommend eating four square meals a day to train your mind reader. When your girl comes up to you, look into her eyes and respond depending on what you are able to pick up. Come on guys, its not that hard. Just read her mind and everything will be okay.

Rule #4 Give her all your time

Diamonds are a girls best friend. Diamonds are bought with money. And we all know, time = money. If you are spending time with your girl, you should definitely be making money to SPEND on your girl. Make sure that you are an Engineer, a Doctor or a Lawyer. Whatever you do. DO NOT WORK IN A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. Unless you own 30 franchises, you will NOT make enough money to satisfy her needs. If possible, you should always have $500 sitting in your bank account for those days where she wants to splurge. When she wants to, let her. This is a true sign of love. Oh I almost forgot, when you go on dates, you better pay up bro. There is no ‘oh I forgot my wallet’, or ‘can we split the bill’? You are the man in the relationship. You make the money, you should be paying. Oh and forget ‘boys nights out’. Those should definitely be spent with your girl. She is important. And unless you plan on playing Mario kart for the rest of your life, video games are also out of the equation. Girls hate them!

Rule#5 Forget Grammar.

Girls hate it when guys speak grammatically correct. There is nothing more attractive than a guy who talks doesn’t know how to spell, doesn’t know the difference between there, their and they’re and never uses cApital lettErs or full stops. It will make her life easier because she will have more reasons to love you. Make sure you ALWAYS call her your girl. She will love it. There is no better feeling for a guy than to have ownership over his girl. When you call her your girl, YOU’RE CLAIMING HER! She is YOURS! And she will LOVE it. She will love feeling like she is the only girl in your world. BECAUSE SHE IS (see #2). Make sure to pay her as many compliments in private, but if you are ever around your friends, make sure you be extra rude and jerk-like. It makes you feel better, but it also makes her feel accepted by your friends. And always remember: it only takes one compliment to make up for every two – three rude remarks.

Well that’s all boys. In all honesty, girls are hard one to crack, but we love them anyway. 

Hope this clears things up!

-Karl

5 Rules to Being a Good Girlfriend

There are 5 fundamental rules to being a Good Girlfriend and I am going to list them very neatly and plainly… 🙂 

Rule #1: Never Ever Ever Complain. 

C’mon ladies, let’s be real. Boys hate it when you talk about all your bumpings and bruises. They don’t wanna hear about how much you ate that day or how your best friend stabbed you in the back! No Siree! They don’t wanna know about your pet fish dying and your time of the month feels! Instead, ask them what they want on their sandwich today and whether they want it cut into squares or triangles. ‘Cause that’s yo job. 

Rule #2: Never Ever Ever Express Your Feelings. 

“I love you!!!!!!!!! ILYSM!! 4LYF!!” Boys, as according to Hermione Granger, have the emotional range of a teaspoon. Boys hate it when you overdo the love. No “I love yous.”

On that note, boys hate when you tell them how upset losing your fave handbag made you, how much happiness that sale is gonna cause, or the whirlwind of confusable, unapproachable, unexplainable feelings. No. No, no. Boys don’t like talking about feelings, so don’t mention them, EVER. 

Rule #3: ALWAYS laugh at their jokes. 

Do you even know the hours spent pouring over the internet’s best comedies searching for the perfect “yo mama” or “get in the kitchen” joke to tell you? The shelves and shelves of joke books hidden in the undiscoverable, smells like old tomatoes part of his room, just to deliver the perfect poop joke. No matter how offended you are, the least you can do is LAUGH, if not at the joke, at his poor attempt to be hilarious. 

Rule #4: Learn to cook. 

Kind of self explanatory. No cooking skills = no boyfriend. So you better buy every ridiculously overpriced, Jamie Oliver cookbook you can find. Wake him up to a freshly made, 5 course breakfast and send him off with enough sandwiches to feed his all his work/uni friends! Make sure the words “I’m hungry,” never escape from his mouth. 

Rule #5: Let him play his video games in peace.

He doesn’t need to hear no “help me with the dishes” or “could you take out the trash?” Can’t you see he is right in the middle of his killstreak!? Don’t you know that playing any and all video games instantly vetoes him from doing any and all jobs you may ask him now or in future game time?! Jobs? During game time? Dream on! A good girlfriend will acknowledge this and continue to do everything by herself (which she should’ve been doing in the first place. Gosh).

Well there you have it. 5 Rules to Being an AWESOME Girlfriend. Ha-ha. 

Afer all the heavy stuff that’s been going on lately, I figured a comedic post was looonnnggg overdue. However, in all seriousness, some of this stuff is fairly accurate. However, every male figure is different and unique, same with every female figure, with individual needs and expectations. Communicate with your significant other and don’t be scared to express your feelings (aka, break Rule 2). However, sometimes guys need some space to relax or to chill out, just as girls do. When they are taking this time, LEAVE THEM TO IT!

Maybe one day I’ll write a serious “How to Be a Good Girlfriend.” Until then, ciao!

xoxo Anastasia 

I Ate Before I Came

I don’t know the first time I felt unbeautiful, the day I chose not to eat.

We see it everywhere. Everyday people all over the world face eating disorders. It’s all over the TV shows. From Blair Waldorf to Hanna Marin. Everyday people choosing not to eat. But why? 

These disorders can be brought about by anything, scrutiny from friends, family or even just from yourself. The one thing people don’t understand is that it often isn’t something that people can really understand, even the sufferers themselves. 

It’s almost as if you’re trying so hard to do your best, be comfortable with how you look and then suddenly you see yourself, in a photo, in the mirror or someone says it.. and you realise you’re not as pretty as you may have thought. 

Many sufferers of eating disorders know that it’s not ok. But they don’t know how to change. And I know that many of you may have come here for the answers, but I don’t have them. 

I just need you to know that you’ll be okay, together we can make it through another day – Superchick. 

I don’t wanna do anything but cry when I hear the stories of my friends of how they’ve battled their disorders. One girl told me it was like she couldn’t stand the thought of people looking at her and thinking “Wow, look at how fat she is.”

Fat. I hate that word. What is fat? It’s something you need, it keeps you alive. The body shaming culture we lives in causes people to shame and feel ashamed of what they look like and I hate that. It’s a culture that needs to go. No one, and I mean NO ONE, has a right to tell you what you can and can’t look like. They’ll say they’re doing it for your own good. But don’t let anyone tell you that you’re not good enough. Don’t let anyone make you feel uncomfortable in your own skin. ❤ 

This one clip in this movie, Cyberbully, gets me every single time. 

I can’t even begin to imagine the amount of pain that girls who suffer from eating disorders sided with bullying go through. It breaks my heart that this happens all over the world. Young people all over the world get pushed to their limit, to the point where they don’t see the point of breathing or eating or talking. 

I don’t know how many of you reading this have had an eating disorder or a friend who has suffered from one. I just wanted you to know that there is hope. There’s a light on the other side of the tunnel. I know, sometimes it feels like the whole world is against you, and I’m not trying to belittle that. Your feelings exist, they matter and they’re valid. But, it gets better and there are people who are always there for you, myself included, even when it feels like you are all alone in the world. 

Stay beautiful,

Anastasia xo

7 Myths about Love

Your stomach flutters with butterflies as you see him in the corner of your eye, strolling past your locker. You’ve never spoken to him before. But you don’t need to. He’s perfect. Him, with his long hair, his lack of ambitions and “cool kid” status. Him, who flirts with every girl he sees, who is long overdue for a haircut and can play the guitar like it’s a part of him. He probably doesn’t even know you exist, but one day, yes one day, he will love you. You can picture it now, the big white wedding, his smile, all the girls he used to date watching jealously from the crowd. Oh the love!

Lately my Facebook newsfeed has been exploding over Kardashians, who is dating who and similar “romance” stories. It got me thinking about the image of “love” that is being portrayed to the younger people of our generation. So here are a few myths about love that I want to pop! 

1. Love = Feeling. 

I have covered this before, but it can never be said enough. You don’t always feel love towards the person you are with. Sometimes you’re annoyed, upset, frustrated and angry. And that’s okay. It doesn’t mean you don’t love them. You don’t always feel happy, excited and loving towards your significant other. Sometimes you’re tired. Sometimes you got out of bed on the wrong side. 

But this goes the other way too. Just because you get butterflies in your tummy around him, it doesn’t mean you love him. Just because you want to be his girlfriend, doesn’t mean you love him. You might. But you also might just be crushing on him. Don’t get the two confused. 

2. Love at first sight! 

Sorry Nicholas Sparks, but I am not a believer of love at first sight. You can disagree with me, but hear me out. Firstly, I don’t think that it is possible to love someone who you have never spoken to. Sure, they may have a hot bod, but can they take care of you? Are they fun to be around? Do they make you laugh? Or have they got zero goals for their life? Do they make you feel like you’re talking to a brick wall? How do you know? You’ve never spoken to him! 

3. Love = Sex. 

I wasn’t sure if I was going to cover this one, but I think it’s important. Ladies, if you have a conviction to wait until marriage and your partner does not respect that or thinks it’s a stupid idea, you’re probably not with the One. Sex is the most intimate way you can be with someone, ever. I personally am saving that privilege for my husband and my husband only. However, being in love with someone doesn’t mean you need to have sex with them. Dating relationships can be fickle. If someone doesn’t want to marry you and be with you forever and ever, do they really deserve that gift? You can love without giving away your virginity. 

4. Jealousy.

“Jealousy is when you count someone else’s blessings, instead of your own.” With real love comes real trust. You hear things like “It’s cute if a girl is jealous, it means she doesn’t want to lose you.” No. Jealousy is an envious green monster that’ll eat you up inside, slowly. It causes you to imagine all types of scenarios and can destroy you and your relationship without your significant other even saying anything. 

5. Relationship = Better Life.

I cannot stress this enough, but being in a relationship does not automatically mean all your life problems are solved and everything is better. When you enter a relationship with problems, the problems stay with the relationship. Your significant other does not make them disappear. Only God can do that. Sure, you both learn to deal with it, but don’t expect some sort of voodoo magic to happen just because you changed your relationship status on facebook. 

6. Everyone is Ready for a Relationship.

False. Not everyone is ready for a relationship. If you’re 12, I highly doubt you are ready to be in the committed, “real” relationship that God wants you to be in. Something that always helped me when I was younger was remembering that within a relationship you either break up or get married. So why would I want to date someone who I had no intention of marrying? Another important thing: it’s okay to wait. You may have felt like you’ve been waiting years, but casual dating will get you no where. I waited 16 years, and looking back, that was a fairly short time. It’s okay to tell the person you want to be with that you want to wait it out a year or two. If it’s meant to be, it’ll happen, don’t rush things! 

7. Being in a Relationship is Your Life Goal.

I’m sorry, girls, but being in a relationship is not the best thing you’ll do. In the words of Taylor Swift “In your life you’ll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team.” And she’s totally right! You don’t want to be that girl who is completely committed to “getting a relationship.” It’s not about trying to have a boyfriend. Being single is completely OK. You will do things that are greater than dating. You’ll touch the hearts of people, find a goal, travel the world… The sky is the limit! 

I hope you found some useful tips for dating, ladies! Let me know in the comments what other things you’d be willing to see from me! 

Ciao for now! xx 

Anastasia ❤