7 facts of the partner relationship

Facts

1) Five common signs a man may be cheating in a relationship are:

- He accuses his partner of cheating

- He's extremely vague

- He seems to be compensating by acting extra nice for no reason

- He's always at work

- His partner's friends drop her hints

2) A man's top dating fears include that a woman will come between him and his friends, won't allow him free time, will turn out to be a stalker, won't respect him, or will be too high maintenance.

3) Signs that a man is about to break up with a woman include that he spends less time with her, he is no longer romantic, passionate kissing turns into quick pecks (particularly no kiss during sex), he fantasises about someone else during sex, he pats her during a hug, and he tries to start fights.

4) Statistics show that trying to get a relationship to work with an ex doesn't usually work. The case where it might work is if there were extenuating circumstances of the breakup, such as one of couple had been going through a family tragedy or moved.

5) Men are supposedly better than women at detecting a cheater.

6) Couples usually wait until six to eight dates before they are willing to enter into an exclusive relationship.

7) 40% of women would consider dumping a boyfriend if her friends didn't like him.