The breaking point for men in a relationship happens when he should not have been in the relationship to begin with. Men are perceived to be strong emotionally, but that is not all truth. Men have feelings too, except they show them in different ways and often times will ignore them completely. They will usually try to control their feelings and reactions. It is the way they are programmed from birth, expected to be strong, independent, dependable and a lot of other stereotypes. Generally they do well in a relationship, living up to the many expectations, but often times they have settled on many of the issues that are important to them and it may become overwhelming.Women have the same problems but, a man who is looking for a long lasting relationship will go out of his way to make each one work. He will forsake his family and friends and do all that is in his power to make a relationship work, at least in the beginning. That does not mean it is a good relationship, too many times it is not.
Only when a man or woman know what they need from and are willing to give to a relationship can they be as happy as possible. Going into a relationship you should have a good idea of what you are looking for in a mate, a list if you will, of things that are important to you. These items should be listed in order of importance and you and your mate should both have one of these lists. Your needs will be different than the ones listed below, but this is just to get you started thinking.
1. Personal Hygiene
2. Positive Outlook on life
3. Honesty and communication
4. Family values
5. Personal pleasures, pastimes, hobbies
6. Goals
7. activities
We all have preferences we can't live with
1. Couch potato
2. Not a talker, not good at expressing or sharing feelings
3. Homebody
4. Bad Manners
5. Not caring about personal appearance
6. Sloppy housekeeping