<div><p>R+B star NE-YO finds it tricky looking for love - because girls are more interested in his fame than his personality.</p><p> The So Sick hitmaker - real name Shaffer Smith - is constantly approached by starry-eyed women looking for a date - but he has to work out what their true motives are before he agrees to take them out.</p><p> He admits many people sell themselves short when looking for a partner - insisting people should set higher standards.</p><p> Ne-Yo tells USA Today newspaper, "One of the uncool things about this business is that with every woman I meet, I have to ask myself, is she into me - that is, Shaffer - or is she into Ne-Yo?</p><p> "Luckily, I've become a pretty good judge of character. (I want a woman) who can love a man, but doesn't need him."</p><p> And he adds that the purpose of his upcoming album, Year of the Gentleman, is "to get men and women to go, 'I can do better than that'.</p><p> "A woman can do better than waiting on a man to buy her a drink. A man can do better than putting on a pair of jeans that's seven sizes too big. I'm not saying this album's going to change the world, but it will definitely give you something to think about." </p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=32854019&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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