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CRAIG'S CALL

The `woo' factor

The best way to keep your woman happy is to express your feelings in words

ARE YOU IN LOVE? Then show it

First of all, to all those women who mailed me about my last article, thank you. For, in true feminine form, you rose to battle. And that is the cutest thing in the world; something only women can do so well.

And since we're on the subject, this article is directed towards you as well. Only that this is for all those romantic men, and those who would claim to move mountains for the ones they love or like. But there's a problem. You see, men don't know how to woo. Few have learned, but mostly men just mouth romantic dialogue from movies or sing lyrics from songs they know you like or even copy ideas from books on how to make a moment special.

Hey, remember we used to be cave men not so long ago, and still grunt to uphold tradition. So this is for all those men who put bikes and cars first (which would account for 99 per cent of our kind).

Now, I'm not going to tell you how to go after someone you just like and would someday want to go out with, because that would be like pouring baby food on a rock. I've tried it before and the rock doesn't grow, or like it for that matter. So, if you like a girl in your class, or wherever, then do something about it quickly or watch in jealousy as someone else does. But if you already have someone and you want to make her know that she is the most important thing in your life (even for the moment), then listen and learn if you want to. Because chances are that this will elude you just as math did in school.

Give her a nickname

My father once told me something that I follow to this day. He said that if you love a woman, then treat her like the stars, but if you want to show her how much, then make her feel like a goddess. And that's exactly what you've got to do. Start with words, because nothing else will make a bigger impact (simply because women listen). Give her a name and not a short form of her real name that sounds merely cute, but a real nickname which would be just yours to call. Tell her that she's your goddess, your angel, your ladoo... something that is not used so far because you've taken the rights.

Make loving her a routine. Like a poem every month or a letter perhaps on a particular day so that every month she'll know that you'll proclaim your love over and over again. Hold her hand and never let go. Tell her that it's because you'd die if she were but one foot away from you. Listen, don't talk sometimes and when you do talk, then tell her that she's better than all the problems she has. Be mature (if you're not, then learn).

Women need this, but, more important, you need to do this for them. Wait for her no matter what and I promise she'll look at you with that special glow. So, go on be a romantic, be a perfect man.

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