In the new movie, How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, Kate Hudson plays a journalist out to intentionally make a guy dump her so she can write about it in her magazine column.

We all knew walking into the theater that this was, in fact, a chick flick. So no one was surprised that at the end of a long bout of misunderstandings and scheming on both sides of the gender gap, the two beautiful leads ended up together.

That's right, after doing everything she could to drive the guy away, true love conquered all.

A case of art imitating life?

I think not.

Women are constantly trying to figure out how to hold on to guys, even though many guys aren't worth holding onto.

Before worrying about how to keep a guy interested, first consider whether or not he's worth keeping. There are plenty of fish in the sea; don't miss out on a good one because you're dating bait.

"But Sarah," I can hear you asking, "how do we tell the good ones from the bad?"

Fear not ladies, here it is, the answer to a girl's prayer, a simple map to help you find your way on the road to love.

The Top 10 Reasons to Lose a Guy
10) His personal motto is, "An acquittal is not a conviction."
9) He's expressed a passion for animal sacrifice and you haven't seen your cat Fluffy since he came to dinner last week.
8) He looks better in your clothes than you do, and you know because he stole them and the pictures are on the Internet.
7) Two words: Butt cleavage
6) When you took him home to meet your parents, he quoted them street values for their car stereo and rims.
5) He is Keyser Sšce
4) He hates watching "Cops" because he thinks the camera lights make his mullet look greasy.
3) He thinks the "Twins" jingle on the Budweiser commercial should be your special song.
2) The first time you hung out, he commented that, "This is my first non-cyber date-LOL."
1) He's your cousin.

No need to thank me; if I know this helped but one dedicated reader free herself of a clothes-stealing, cat-killing, man-pansy, then my work here is done. ...Or is it? Stay tuned guys; I've got you covered, and your list is going in issue five.

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