Relationship Advice from "Think Like A Man"

As a man, you have to assume responsibility for your actions, your role in the fight. But you also have to gauge things. If you left the toilet seat up, I don't think you need to go to her job and stand on top of her cubicle to profess your love. In my own relationship, I'm very grandiose, though. I like big gestures. —Terrence Jenkins, who is currently dating Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks

After a lot of trial and error and divorce, I've learned that you have to be very clear about your expectations. And you have to be able to effectively communicate your desires. People aren't mind readers. Girls always get pissed and say, 'You should have known; if you loved me, you would know!' The guy may not have a freakin' clue. It doesn't mean that they don't love you; it just means that you have not effectively communicated what your wants and expectations are. —Gabrielle Union, who is currently dating NBA star Dwyane Wade

I believe that if the chemistry is there… if it's magnetic from the very beginning, I say you follow that. Sometimes it's just the right time. It's usually not when you're in a club. You learn that when you're in your 20s: no club sex. But if you're sitting there overlooking the Indian Ocean with a beautiful woman, it's going down. —Michael Ealy

It's a good idea to shack up, because if this is someone that you're going to marry, you're going to live together at some point. However, just be ready for any possible outcome. Everything that you had before that, when you had your own private space, will change, maybe for the better, but maybe for the worse. —Jerry Ferrara

I think women should try to understand how men think, but I don't know if we all think the same way. But I do think there are some generalities that are very accurate. Like we run decisions by each other. We go to our boys and get advice just like women do. And we do get bad advice, but sometimes it's good. So no, women don't have to think like us; they just have to try to understand us. —Michael Ealy

Just say, I'm sorry—a nice, genuine apology and a meal. Cook something, because men like food. If you caused the fight, just cook him something and say you're sorry. They don't need anything grand. They just need a meal and some affection. —Regina Hall

Nowadays, I don't do [one-night stands]. I don't want to be in that situation. I kicked it with a woman for several years before having sex. And then we ended up being together for seven years. It was great. I say wait. But no matter what, don't be judgmental of the next person who may like first-date sex. —Romany Malco

Folks, stop saying what you want out of a relationship, and start saying what you don't want. People always say what they're looking for in the first date, but that's the wrong approach. That's always going to change. They key is to say what you don't want. That won't change. What you don't like will always be what you don't like about a person. —Jerry Ferrara

A part of me would think that a girl proposing is the coolest thing I've ever seen, but I still think that is something that a man should do. But any woman who's got the courage to do that, it means something. If it was me, I'd probably stop her before she could do it and say, Get up. Let me finish this. So that when we told the story years from now, I'd have some credibility. —Jerry Ferrara

I'm not against first-date sex. Sometimes opportunities present themselves that are too hard to pass up. Life is about experiences, especially when you're single. Just depends on where you are and the environment. I don't go out looking for it, but if it falls in my lap, then I say go for it. —Kevin Hart