Ebonee, I'm an idiot, what do you think he meant by calling you a late bloomer?
Ebonee, I'm an idiot, what do you think he meant by calling you a late bloomer?
Men don't just chase because they love it so much. They learn (or don't learn) that in order to get a woman of value they need to put in effort because the rewards (and I don't just mean sex) are worth it.
Exactly!
Lil' Darlin, men are quite capable of going weeks, months, and even years without sex. In fact, you might be amazed just how many men do not have regular sex and often have larger dry spells than women do.
The original poster's man was immature. He was young, and clearly did not know how to ha...
The three things you should never skimp and go cheap on: haircuts, jeans, and shoes.
It always shows, and instantly cheapens the rest of your look. These are three things worth investing in.
I totally agree with you, Tinydancer.
But I have to disagree with Soulmate re: the guy telling you that women "use him for sex". My take is that he told you this NOT because he's the walking wounded and hopes you'll be the one woman who doesn't use him for sex, but because he was in effect brag...
Nuts:
JUST BE HONEST.
Seriously. Its disturbing to see how many women on this thread are advising you to go into no contact mode or pretend like you're busy/have poor phone reception. These tactics are immature and dishonest, and they are the same tactics many men have used on them that make...
What shocks me with this story is how much he really seemed to care about you, and how he was still, years into the relationship, willing to put in the legwork with phonecalls, etc. Usually when people start to stray, they show signs of it; this guy didn't do that, which makes the whole thing very f...
Cookie,
I totally agree with Mystic's advice to zing 'em back with sarcasm. Seriously, they will respect you for it, and once they know that they can't match wits, they'll stop.
I solved a bullying problem in junior high this way! These sharp elbows didn't just appear naturally, believe me, I ...
Do what you feel you need to do, Trace, but a word to the wise: make sure that, however diplomatic and dignified that email is, that is makes it VERY CLEAR that the door is closed.