Love & Sex

Thursday September 17, 2009

How to lose a guy in less than 10 days.

Sally Dadisman

Cosmopolitan's September issue is getting Kate Hudson to teach us 7 Sneaky Ways To Sink A Relationship. The tips are courtesy of hunky actor Robert Buckley (One Tree Hill, Lipstick Jungle), likely to never be the object of such tactless tactics. But if you have a boyfriend who's a little more dispensable, and he just can't take the hint, drive it home with these relationship killers:

Show him you pay attention. Buckley suggests mimicking the faces he makes during sex ... at every chance you get.

Impress him with your vocab. No conversation is complete without an "OMG!" or "LOL"

Who says three's a crowd? Invite your ex to all social activities. Buckley suggests tandem pottery lessons a la Ghost.

Go virtual. Make as many Facebook friend requests as possible, while updating your status like a GPS system: "At the gym", "Shopping," "Hoping my boyfriend never wakes up from his nap."

Find the right time. According to September's Women's Health, men are in peak listening mode between 4pm and 6pm, when their testosterone levels dip.

Speak his lingo. Do you feel like your words are hitting a brick wall in your relationship? Learn how to speak his language. Do it side-by-side. Face-to-face conversations can be confrontational and make men "kick into survival mode" according to Scott Haltzman, co-author of The Secrets Of Happily Married Women.

Make it short and sweet. The journal NeuroImage reports that the male brain interprets women's voices as music, making it hard to concentrate on your every word. So keep your message short, succinct and simple.

Speak clearly. Make it clear you don't need your problem solved, just an open ear to vent to. Men are instinctively problem solvers, so preface the conversation by saying you're not looking for any solutions.

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