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Every woman goes through a rough patch in her dating life. For a while — sometimes right before you meet Mr. Right — it feels like you date nothing but Mr. Not Rights, one right after the other. And if you meet enough of them, it can shake your faith that the right man can and will come along.

But sometimes, what’s keeping us all from Mr. Right is wasting time with Mr. Just Can’t Get It Together. In order to move on to the possible love of your life, sometimes you have to lay down some rules for yourself.

It’s in our nature to give a man second chances (and thirds and fourths). But if you’re going to clear the bench to get to your star player, it is time to loser proof your love life to find the man you really want.

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