Brian Levine’s advice is PURE GENIUS:
“Good advice for men and women: When you are courting, pay attention to how your potential mate treats people with less power than them. Do they treat waitresses, cleaning ladies, and handymen with dignity and respect or are they dismissive and callous? Because that’s how you’ll be treated as the power relationship changes during your life.”
This is something I was taught by someone years ago. This is a tried and true method of guaging a person’s character. If someone treats any person of decidedly less social power in a condescending manner because they can get away with it, you’ve just discovered 90% of that person’s true character. Run away…run away very fast!
One more tidbit: Watch out for women who want to make you their pet project. If you guys are frequently asked “Why do you hang out with so-and-so?” or “Don’t you think you’d be better off if you did such-and-such differently?”…you’re being sized up for a major overhaul as soon as the ring goes on.
