Love Truths (Part Two)

Think of all the gazillions of hours you've spent dissecting your dating dilemmas with friends ('It's Tuesday... why hasn't he called?'), assuming things ('If I'm attracted to this hot guy at work, I'm not meant to be with my man, right?'), and worrying a big knot in your stomach ('I like him so much, but can I really live with his taste in music?').

We've all been there, which is why we said, 'Enough already' and decided to go on a hunt for any basic relationship principles we can rely on for answers. Bingo. Consider them Love Laws - rock-solid truths about men and couplehood that always add up.

With these romance facts (go back to Part One if you haven't read the first part of this article), you'll spare yourself a lot of drama and mental anguish. Okay, fine, at least some of it.

Love Law #5: He's Going To Have a Fall-From-Grace-Moment - Deal With It	A few months into every relationship, there's a turning point when you realise he's not exactly the perfect Zeus you've made him out to be. Maybe he mentions he didn't matriculate high school or he was once married for six months. Whatever the issue, it shatters the notion that he's The Greatest Guy Ever. But get over it. 'The problem isn't his fall from grace, it's that you're making a huge deal out of something from his past that isn't really an issue anymore,' says clinical psychologist and author of Relationships For Dummies (For Dummies), Dr Kate Wachs. So before you freak out, ask yourself, 'Okay, this isn't great, but is he still the same person?'
Love Law #6: You're Allowed To Have One Boyfriend and 86 Crushes
Love Law #7: Don't Get Stuck Thinking There's Only One Soul Mate For You In The Entire Solar System
Love Law #8: You Must Have Bad Sex To Have Brilliant Sex

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Author: Colleen Rush