You also can't form a strong bond by always being suspect of a woman's intents and motives. There has to be trust. You just have to be very careful about who you select as a mate, in whom you put your trust. Look at her relationship with her father and other males generally (can she get along with men?). Watch out for chicks that gossip or fight about petty shit. They'll turn on you.

A man also has make sure that he's living up to his end of the relationship, and to me, in large part, that means giving her the space she needs to be woman — keep her like a pet — and also giving her the no space she needs to be a woman. 😏