Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior. Allow your intuition(or spirit) to save you from heartache.”

—“Stop trying to change yourself for a

relationship that’s not meant to be.”

Oprah Winfrey– “Slower is better. Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy.”

Oprah Winfrey– “If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is. Don’t stay because you think ‘it will get better.’You’ll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things arenot better.”

Oprah Winfrey– “Avoid men who’ve got a bunch of children bya bunch of different women. He didn’t marry them when he gotthem pregnant, why would he treat you any differently?”

Oprah Winfrey– “Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you. If something bothers you, speak up.”

Oprah Winfrey– “You cannot change a man’s behavior. Changecomes from within.”

Oprah Winfrey– “He is a man; nothing more, nothing less.”

Oprah Winfrey– “Never let a man define who you are.”

Oprah Winfrey– “Never borrow someone else’s man. If he cheated with you, he’ll cheat on you.”

Oprah Winfrey– “A man will only treat you the way you allow him to treat you.”

Oprah Winfrey– “All men are NOT dogs.”

Oprah Winfrey– “You should not be the one doing all the

bending–compromise is a two-way street.”

Oprah Winfrey– “If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can’t ‘be friends.’ A friend wouldn’t mistreat a friend. Don’t settle.”

Oprah Winfrey– “The only person you can control in a

relationship is you.”

Oprah Winfrey– “Always have your own set of friends separate from his.”

Oprah Winfrey– “Never let a man know everything. He will use it against you later.”

Oprah Winfrey– “Don’t ever make him feel he is more important  than you are, even if he has more education or a better job.”

Oprah Winfrey– “Do not make him into a quasi-god.”