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by Susan Swimmer Want to know whether your current Mr. Right could be your mate for life? In this excerpt from Is He the One? 101 Questions That Will Lead You to the Truth, Whatever That Is , author Susan Swimmer says the honest answers to a few key questions could help you find out. Here are 10 to get you started: 1. Does he think he's a lucky guy? You'd like to think that he is a man who understands that life is made up of part luck and part hard work, and that both elements will affect him at some point. A man who thinks himself lucky in any way is someone who radiates gratitude, which in turn creates an aura of joyousness. And that's all good. But what really matters is that, at the very least, he is a man who feels wildly fortunate to have you in his life, because a guy who feels that way will make sure you know you're adored. And how lucky is that? 2. Are his little faults things you can handle? Everyone is bugged by something. Does he drink directly from the cart...

According to Richie Sambora Edited by Julia Dahl Bon Jovi's star guitarist tells all -- about sex, romance and why letting him know his tie doesn't match is a good thing. Men know what women want . But if we gave it to you all the time, then you'd want something else and we'd be screwed. We know you want us to be sensitive and romantic and sweet. We can do that. But we want to keep you guessing. If you had sex and diamonds every day, pretty soon you'd be sick of sex and diamonds -- and then where would we be? We actually like to be romantic . Believe it or not, we like to cuddle and kiss as much as you do. We just need the occasional nudge. Preferably, the nudge won't come while we're watching football or The Sopranos . And, when you want us to be romantic, remember: There's no such thing as a bad G-string. We know you call and hang up . But it's cool. Being checked up on is kind of flattering. If you say, "call m...

by Francesca Di Meglio Our mission: To find out exactly what men are looking for in a good girlfriend. Impossible? Not exactly. We simply turned to Lisa Daily, syndicated relationship columnist and author of Stop Getting Dumped , who promises to help readers find and marry "the one" in three years or less. Daily followed her own advice and married her dream man, who proposed at the top of the Eiffel Tower after a six-month courtship. Now, she is determined to help other single gals do the same. A dating guru, Daily interviewed — and continues to do so — hundreds of bachelors to find out what makes a woman marriage material in this day and age. Here, Daily dishes about the 10 traits every man is looking for in a serious girlfriend: 1. She has a life of her own — and it's pretty good to boot . Ladies, this means that you take care of yourself, pay attention to your personal style and find time to hang with your fabulous friends and family . You seek adventure by traveli...

Contrary to popular belief, most guys want to get married... eventually. It may take us longer to recognize the symptoms of marriageitis , but it's there nonetheless. Sharing our lives with one woman, having steady sex for life and the possibility of kids crosses our minds. Of course, this could all result from your woman's constant hinting at marriage. Hey, it's like Chris Rock says, "Women get married; men surrender." While you're chewing on that, have a look at the top 10 things that should alert you to the fact that you might want to "make an honest woman" out of your current belle. 10. You want to settle down Feeling like the pace of single life is too hectic? Do you look at your single friends as if they're all just running around pointlessly from party to party with no greater ambition than finding their next "lay"? More importantly, have you caught yourself contemplating whether there's something more ? There is, and your gu...