Thanks, Drolefile.
There was nothing too groundbreaking in what Greg Behrandt said as a writer/consultant for SATC, in his book, in his talk show, and for the movie.

It really goes without saying and people have to take all advice with as many grains of salt as they choose.
Long story short, people aren't as difficult to figure out as they pretend to be. As agzg's post shows, those who want to express themselves and make a relationship work do exactly that even if it takes a little longer. There's no game playing. If a man is hard to figure out and you haven't invested that much time into him yet, that's the perfect time to consider exiting stage left.