1) If his conversation with you is extremely superficial,
and never seems to graduate beyond the surface, he’s
sport fishing; if he genuinely seems interested in your
needs, life, desires, and future, then he’s looking for a
keeper.

2) If he laughs off your requirements and standards, then
he’s sport fishing; if he seems willing to abide by your
rules, and actually follow through on them, then he’s
looking for a keeper.

3) If he takes your phone number but waits longer than
twenty-four hours to call, he’s sport fishing; if he calls
you right away, he’s showing that he’s genuinely
interested in you, and is most likely looking for a
keeper.

4) If he takes you out on a date and lets you pay, or only
kicks in his portion of the bill, he’s sport fishing; if he
pays the bill, he’s showing that he’s willing to provide
for you, which means he’s likely looking for a keeper.

5) If he tells you he’s going to be somewhere at a certain
time, and he consistently shows up late without so
much as the courtesy of a phone call, he’s probably
sport fishing; if he shows up when he’s supposed to,
he’s looking for a keeper.

6) If you never meet his friends, family, co-workers,
or other people who are important to him, he’s sport
fishing; if he introduces you to his people, he might
be looking for a keeper.

7) If he keeps offering up excuses for why he can’t
meet your friends and family, he’s sport fishing; if he
agrees to go to the family barbecue or a social event
where he will be introduced to family, friends, and
co-workers, he might consider you a keeper.

If he cringes at the mere mention of children, he’s
sport fishing; if he’s willing to meet your kids and
shows up with gifts and can relate to them in a way
that makes them comfortable with him, then he
might consider you and your kids keepers.

9) If he does not have himself together financially,
emotionally, and spiritually, he may be sport fishing;
if he is capable of providing and protecting his
potential family the way a real man should, then he
might be searching for a keeper.

10) If he lobbies for an “open” relationship and says he’s
cool with you seeing other people, then he’s sport
fishing; if he wants your relationship to be exclusive
and he agrees to date only you, he considers you a
keeper.