It is a whole lot easier never starting something than trying to stop something once it’s started. We don’t need to go into detail here, do we? You know what we’re talking about. Keep your hands to yourself, stay off those Web sites you know will melt your brain, and the temptations will be a lot easier to manage.

she discovered that our problem was a common one.

considerate and well mannered.

Let’s be honest. We guys can do and say things that get a strong reaction in a girl. Often, though, we don’t even know we did or said those things. And since we’re clueless, we blame her for a reaction that we caused.

Protection is the opposite of playing with her emotions to get what you want.

a little earlier we told you the truth but not the whole truth. (Jeff’s a lawyer—what did you expect?) On the survey question on Dreaming About Black Knights, we told you we asked, “What personality attributes might be attractive in a ‘bad boy’…?” But that wasn’t the whole question. Our reason for this cruel ploy was that we wanted you to notice th

“We want the knight but will sometimes go for the black knight. Especially since we secretly don’t believe the white knight would ever really go for us.”

they’ve learned that we overreact to the big ones.

“Even though I was all hormones that night, I was really disappointed that he let us get into sex. It ruined the trust thing.”