Being the man

1) Learn To Say "No": Not in an angry way, but in a calm and almost "indifferent" manner.
Examples: "No, dear. We're not going to that restaurant tonight."
"No, I don't want to wait for you to call me 2 hours before the movie to see if you're going. If you can't come, tell me now so I can make other plans or go with someone else."

2) Don't Be Too Nice: If you're the type of guy that likes to "be nice" to women and buy them gifts and take them out to dinner, STOP now.
STOP letting them order you around.
STOP volunteering to "do things for them". Every time you fetch her bottle for her or give her a ride home, she's going to see you MORE as a wussy FRIEND instead of a potential LOVER

3) Be Prepared To Walk: If you aren't getting what you want from a girl, there's no use hanging around. If you aren't happy in a relationship, break out of it. Having this attitude will give you A LOT of power. Once women know that you CAN and WILL walk out if necessary, they won't take you for granted anymore.

4) Plan Out Dates: This is actually the easiest way to demonstrate your LEADERSHIP and INDEPENDENCE.
Have the whole date planned out before you go
Stay in control and just give her a good night out
Remember that people are drawn towards those that have a CLEAR sense of where they're going... so if you plan everything ahead...your date is going to respect you more.

5) Be Decisive: If a girl asks you whether you would like to go for dinner or a play, don't say, "Whatever you like." Give a REAL answer.
Every time you give the "let's do whatever you like, darling" kind of answer, you're handing your power over to HER. Sooner or later, she's going to stop respecting you as an equal partner.

6) Don't Care About What She Thinks Of You: Remember that your job is to ATTRACT her, not to PLEASE her.
Don't let her know that you care what they think of you at all. The moment a girl knows you rely on her opinion of you, she's going to lose respect.
Here's the bottom line: women are only attracted to guys they respect, and guys that try too hard to please women lose their respect over time!

7) Learn The Dating Game: Women respect guys that KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. Think about it...if you were a woman, would you go for a guy that stuttered and sounded not very confident...or a guy that knew EXACTLY how to approach you, WHAT to say to you...and HOW to say it? Remember that women are NATURALLY ATTRACTED to guys they RESPECT. This means POWERFUL, CONFIDENT, and INDEPENDENT guys that make them feel weak in their knees...