My advice to anyone looking for a long-term relationship is to be yourself If that includes being thoughtful, helpful and generally nice, so much the better. If it doesn’t, maybe working on yourself for a while first might be the answer. I am extremely outspoken. I found it’s not a good idea to pretend that I’m not, because it’s going to come out. This can make you friends and enemies. There are those who appreciate someone who has well-thought-out opinions, and there are those who decide that it’s arrogance. I’ve always had a simple rule that I will not buy alcohol for a woman. Dating sites are filled with women who would like you to take them out drinking. When it’s clearly stated that you don’t use the stuff and don’t buy it for othe...