1. A man sleeping with you can have absolutely NOTHING to do with any prospects you have with him in the future.

While this flies in the face of the way most women view loveshacking, many men are able to completely separate sex from emotion. It's kind of the same way that Bert and Ernie have been able to be best friends for so long despite the fact that they're clearly lovers. Does that make sense to you? If so, put the weed down.

2. Just because your Facebook relationship status says you're in a relationship, it doesn't mean that you are.

In order for a relationship to exist, two people must agree to it. If you are dating a chap that refuses to change his status on Facebook - what is Facebook by the way, I hear its all the rage in Botswana - from "single" to "in a relationship" then rest assured, he doesn't view your relationship the same way that you do. Any man that won't claim you, isn't actually dating you.

3. Fellas, if you don't want a stalker, don't create one.

A lot of men complain about women they deal with blowing up their phone and following them everywhere on social networking sites and in some cases in public. The problem is that they're the reason these women are losing their minds. If you call a woman everyday until she gives you the hot pocket and then stop calling her, of COURSE she's going to try to find out what happened. Women don't believe in the obvious answer. They like to assume its deeper than rap that. Women are optimistic creatures who believe that despite all the facts, men aren't who we say we are. So stop making these women crazy. If you don't want a brick through your windshield...

...ride a bike.

4. If you don't hear from somebody you are interested in as much as you like, that doesn't necessarily mean that you should ratchet up your communications and contact routines.

I don't know how many times it has to be said but once again, this is a reminder and refresher thing: if somebody is interested in you, they will find ways to get in time with you. Men and women both operate like this. If a man wants to be with you, he'll swim across the Rio Grande and take on three drug cartel kingpins if you just so happen to be watching your stories in a house in Juarez. Even more simply, if you go to church, he'll try to find a way to be in the back pew. Women go even harder with it. If a woman likes you'll she find reasons to be in your house doing things that will ensure she spends time there like cooking, washing clothes, or painting. True story.

5. If you're not sure if somebody's interested in you - they probably aren't.

Real talk.