After having my own experiences with men, as well as observing my friend's relationships, I know how I should be treated. There is a difference between receiving a text at 2:30 am in the morning saying, "You up?" and having a phone conversation about dinner plans and hanging out. If he is really invested, if he really wants the relationship to go somewhere, he should treat you with endless respect and love. He shouldn't stop chasing after you because you are a treasure. He should continuously tell you you are beautiful, not just pretty. He should always make sure you are comfortable with whatever you are doing whether it be sexually or not. He should want to get to know everything that makes you, you.

I am tired of all the games. I am tired of the hookup culture in which today's generation feeds into. Dating should be fun, exciting, easy and painless. But now it is a whole another animal.

He shouldn't make you feel bad or guilty. He shouldn't make you feel anything less than what you are worth. He should be upfront in his intentions with you (not to the point where he scares you off). He should do spontaneous things for you and with you. He should make you laugh. He should give you butterflies in your stomach. He should treat you like you are the only girl in the world. He should pay for your meal most of the time. He should open the door for you. Chivalry is slowly dying. It is up to us to revive it.

He should treat you they way he would want to be treated. Not all relationships last, but throughout the duration of them there is no excuse as to why he can't treat you like a queen.

If he doesn't treat you like the way you truly deserve, then as much as it may hurt, it is time to move on and find someone who will.