New-love freak-outs men have: early in a romance, guys wig over certain things. Here's fair warning.(MAN MANUAL: his point of view)

Sure, we may act all laid-back, but underneath that cool exterior, we're sometimes quaking in our boots. In fact, in the first few months of a relationship, men are often self-conscious and overly analytical. These are the biggie worries.

Your Long-Term Potential

In the beginning, guys aren't exactly planning your future together. But on occasion, a chick does something that shoots up a red flag and makes a dude wonder if he should get out now.

Take Glenn *, 33: "A girl I was dating told me that she hated camping, but I love outdoorsy stuff. I started stressing about how we could possibly work out. From then on, every high-maintenance thing she did made me take a step back until I just had to end it."

If the Sex Is Good

After a period of being single, most guys are psyched to be getting sex on a consistent basis. Still, he might worry about how his skills stack up. "When I've just started sleeping with a woman, I don't know what she likes, so I get really paranoid that she's not enjoying herself," says Peter, 26.

So encourage us when we do something right. And if we take a wrong turn, kindly point us in the right direction. It's the best way to ease his anxiety and the only way ...