Dating Tips: 9 Signs a Guy Is a Keeper (GUY! THIS IS YOUR KEY TO BE "SUCCESS")

Think you've found The One? We asked relationship experts to help singles spot the clues that indicate serious boyfriend (and beyond) potential. Here's what to look for when separating the princes from the toads. By dating editor Ruby Madren-Britton for Glamour Photo: iStockphoto.com/© Sean Locke Updated: Sep 24, 2009

#1. Keeper clue: He has his act together

This seems like a no-brainer, but it's a good place to start. "It's very important that you two be able to have a lot of fun together, so a party boy or a screw-up will probably not work out for you," says Mira Kirshenbaum, a family and couples therapist and author of Is He Mr. Right? "No matter how charming he is, if he is still struggling to grow up, it will get very old, very fast."

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#2. Keeper clue: He puts you first.

Picture a delicious platter of grilled steak. Does your man offer it to you first to pick the best piece? He does if he's a keeper! "When it comes to taking the best piece of meat or offering it to you, that's a metaphor for how he'd always put you first the rest of your life," says Rachel Greenwald, author of "Why He Didn't Call You Back: 1,000 Guys Reveal What They Really Thought of You After Your Date."

#3. Keeper clue: He's not afraid of your germs.

You know a guy is really into you when he can't stay away, even when you're bedridden and snotty. "When you're sick with the flu, he says, 'Let me come over and take care of you,' rather than, 'Oooh, you sound really contagious... call me when you're feeling better,'" Greenwald says.

#4. Keeper clue: He's a family man.

He asks about your family, and he seems to genuinely want to hear about them. "Interest in your family shows that he thinks about you as a whole person, and he knows that being with you means understanding and accepting your relatives too," says Sarah Harrison, senior editor of yourtango.com.

#5. Keeper clue: He makes time for your friends.

In the beginning of your relationship, does your man show an interest in meeting your besties? And does he follow it up with a plan, like hosting a low-key dinner party? "Friends are an important part of your life, and his knowing them makes him more involved with you." Harrison says. "Plus, he'll have to deal with them at some point, so initiating it himself shows maturity."

#6. Keeper clue: He's your biggest cheerleader.

And she even has a poem:

When your guy calls your mom to tell her about your promotion before you do, that should tell you something. A man who is supportive of you and your goals is typically a guy who doesn't "feel threatened by your success," says Kirshenbaum. "He knows who he is and where he's going," which means he can ultimately be there for you.

#7. Keeper clue: He remembers the little things.

Does your man really listen to you? You'll know he's a keeper if you tell him you have a big scary work meeting and the next time you talk, he asks how it went. Or if you tell him you left your sunglasses at his house and he remembers them on your next date. "Following up on things you say to him means he pays attention to you -- always a good sign," Harrison says.

#8. Keeper clue: He's happy when you're happy.

This is the guy who "goes to a chick flick with you on Friday night rather than an action film -- not because he actually wants to, but because it makes you happy," says Greenwald.

#9. Keeper clue: He makes you the best you can be.

A guy who makes you feel like the luckiest woman alive -- like you can (and should!) be your confident, fabulous self -- is worth hanging on to. "It's not just about how you feel about him but more about how he makes you feel about yourself," Kirshenbaum says.

A Dream A Teaching A Realization

After few hours of preparing my final presentation, i slept in 4am ++.

Wow, it's really enjoy my work very much nowadays. Is this consider workaholic syndrome? Who's know. Searching over the net to get info and learn new things is really fun. Somehow, it is really tiring. Thinking of having my own workspace, so i can work day till night and having drink under the sky on a comfortable sofa, that's call bachelor life's style. Enjoying the stress and tension~

Without frus or nervous, back to my bed as usual. The time our friend bersahur, i slept.

I reach a place where i was wondering why people chasing at me, throwing weapon and Molotov cocktail at me, i felt no pain at all(of course la, dreaming ma). Then I hide inside a lovely mansion, but people use tank to make the mansion demolish. That time i realize I'm immortal which is invulnerable to harm. What was in my mind that time is i wanted to back to the time when the mansion is still as usual before this incident. Yes, i did it. I made my self back to the time. Yet, the same incident that people chasing at me, throwing weapon and Molotov cocktail at me. then i hide inside the mansion again. WAIT! isn't this just happened? I able back to the time but i unable change the incident nor stop it. I kept trap inside the circle for few time until i realize something. LET YOUR HEART BE PEACE, NOT STRUGGLING FOR SOMETHING MAKE YOU GREED FOR MATERIALISTIC, LET EVERYTHING GO AND LET EVERYTHING COME.

Finally, i able to stop it by not back to the time and continue my life as a mutant in that world. That world was in ruin and chaos, people like maniac, killing, and destroying whatever they saw. They are tired of me because they keep trying to kill me until they tired and run away, but wonder why i never do the same thing to them since i'm a immortal i can do whatever i want but didn't. I walk by a pirated CD shop. wow, amazingly, there are a lof of XXX cd on the table but no body was there. I think, in the internet have a lot of "same" type movie which we also unable to finish watching, what for buy this kind of movie again? Curiously, i steal a piece of the XXX movie and put inside my bag, but i wonder why? HAMSAP? haha. SEE, SOMETIME IN LIFE WE DO A LOT OF UNNECESSARY STUFF, BUT THOSE UNNECESSARY STUFF BRING US LITTLE FUN AND MEANING IN LIFE. WE MIGHT REGRET FOR WHAT WE DONE, BUT WE WILL NEVER REGRET THE HAPPINESS WE OBTAIN.

When i woke up, i realize i have 6 miss call from my teammate for presenting. I lost 10% mark for it, I done a lot 2/3 of the total work but i unable to finish it to present. For most people might regret it, but i felt happy because my work able to help my friend to present. Maybe due to how we think, if i still thinking that i regret. I will TRAP in the thinking of how people view me, assault me, but I'm ok with it. WE HAVE A LONG ROUTE TO CONTINUE, THE RESULT CAN'T PROOF EVERYTHING, WHAT YOU HAVE WITHIN MAY BRING YOU TO THE ROUTE YOU DREAM OF......