Actually, love has nothing to do with it. This page is about 
relationships.
     In my experience, all relationships go through the following
three phases:
     
     Phase One: "Oh wow, I hope he/she likes me."

     Phase Two: "Oh my god, I love him/her so much!"

     Phase Three: "Oh crap. Where would I hide the body?"

     Love isn't a game. It's a war. And anybody who tells you 
otherwise is just trying to screw you. Here's some tips on how
to get and keep the upper hand:


 1) All relationships are about power. Power is the ability to get
    the other person to do things they don't want to do. Love is a 
    myth designed to make you feel good about being manipulated.

 2) Never sleep with somebody who makes or has more money than you,
    unless you intend to use them to get stuff.

 3) Never get involved with somebody more neurotic than you are, 
    unless you have a need to be a caretaker. Even if you do need
    to be a caretaker, consider getting a cat. At least cats have 
    the decency to die after a while.

 4) Always maintain a good credit rating, and, if possible, a cash
    reserve so when the relationship goes sour, you can get out.
    Joint checking accounts are the way control freaks ruin people's
    lives.

 5) Lovers only lie for the best possible reason: to get what they
    want. When somebody lies to you, they're saying "You are so
    unimportant that I can tell you anything I want, and it doesn't
    matter, as long as it helps get me what I need." It's even worse
    when they tell you an obvious lie, because that shows that they
    think you're stupid.  
 
 6) Never fall in love with your transitional person: that's not 
    what they're for. A transitional person is somebody you sleep 
    with to prove to yourself that you're over the person you're 
    breaking up with. Once you've done that, it's time to move on.

 7) Don't lie. The last thing you want is to give somebody else 
    the moral high ground. If your lover lies to you, never forget
    it.  

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