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On April 18 2017 05:30 Plansix wrote:Show nested quote +On April 18 2017 01:16 farvacola wrote: Here's a tip: the more your interactions with a significant other look like iterations of a Pavlovian experiment, the more likely it is that you'll eventually get treated like a dog by the other party. This post should be pinned at the top of the thread until the heat death of the universe.
We are basically animals.
My gf says I'm her "animalito" (something like a male dog) cause I always want to have sex, eat and nap together.
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On April 17 2017 23:25 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:Show nested quote +On April 17 2017 23:13 B.I.G. wrote: The only thing I'd say i learned from dating for 10 years or so (and general interaction with women) is learning how to handle some situations. A recent example would be where my gf and her roommate were talking about dieting or something and the roommate decided to involve me by asking "don't you think she gained weight?". I just smiled and left the room. Not touching that one.
On another note, what experience do you guys have with the ladies in your life " secretly longing" for what I would call emotional displays? What I mean by that is for example ever so often (read: very rarely) show you're a bit jealous by dragging her away from a conversation with another guy that's becoming a bit too flirty for comfort?
I ask because I know the rational answer is that she shouldn't flirt with other guys and you shouldn't let it get to you but time and again I see how women do like seeing how their man is "willing to go so far for her". My best friend is the kinda dude that gets pissed and starts punching people and even though she " disapproves" I know she loves that shit and loves herself a borderline bad boy. Then you also have the relationships where the guy takes the keeping it cool and never letting it get to him so far she starts wondering how much he actually cares. Well first of all, no one should be punching anyone else on a whim. And I agree with you that she shouldn't be flirting with other guys. It sounds like she's into playing games with you to tease you and force you to do something. I'm not a fan of either person constantly testing another person and stepping over lines just for self-assurance, because I find that to be correlated to a lack of trust and honesty. I'd much rather communicate with her in private, so that I'm "emotionally displaying" to only her. My fiancee and I are both capable of getting a little jealous from time to time, and we talk it over whenever it happens and everything turns out okay, because transparency and communication and trust are important to a successful relationship. It's certainly a false dichotomy to think that either you take a swing at any guy who says Hi to your girl or you nonchalantly let any guy do anything with your girl. Fortunately, it hasn't happened yet, but my fiancee knows that if she was starting to get cornered by another guy where she couldn't casually move away or her friends weren't around to pull her away, I would step in... not to fight the guy, but to only focus on her, kiss her, and take her away from the situation. The guy isn't the one who's important to me. (It also helps that she wears her engagement ring lol.) Well obviously I don't think being overly violent is a good trait, I was just making an example. What I'm speaking to I guess is cultural difference. I'm originally from the Netherlands but I attended an international university and by now have lived in several places abroad for about 5 years now. As such I have befriended and dated girls from quite a few very different countries, continents, and cultures. Although I can by now see many patterns in what women expect from men I can also see easily as many differences. Point is that flirting isn't always meant as manipulation (I'm pretty sure I recall guys like lemon even actively advocating it), sex doesn't always carry the same weight or significance, and showing jealousy isn't always seen as a sign of weakness or neediness but rather one of passion.
The infamous "shit-testing" that woman do is really a thing and not something that is exclusive to the shrewd and manipulative. It actually makes sense for a lady to kind of test the waters of a potential long term partner to make sure he can handle challenging situations.
Your approach is one that sounds a lot like a "nordic" (for lack of a better term) approach where calmness and communocation is key. This is also what I lean to naturally.
My current gf is definitely guilty of poking and prodding a bit and even throwing the occassional shit my way. A few weeks ago we attended an opening party which lots of people from all over town attended. When we went back home she complained that she didn't like the fact that she saw someone she used to date there and how it made this town feel too small. I told her not to worry because I actually saw two girls I used to date there (wasn't even bullshitting). She started asking me all about them and I swear to god it drove her nuts that I honestly couldn't care less about the guy she saw.
But again, I know that there are other ways to go about this stuff as well, and I think it's healthy to either mix it into your repetoire a bit (without changing who you really are ofcourse) or at least be aware of it.
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On April 18 2017 01:12 IgnE wrote:Show nested quote +On April 11 2017 18:23 LemOn wrote: That sounds horrible when you set everything up and she doesn't show up at all.
I actually really minded when my girlfriend was always 5-15 mins late to dates in the beginning without letting me know when she knew she'll be late, I just told her straight that it shows respect when you come on time and I'd like her to do that. But also that it's up to her that she comes on time and it's up to me to wait for her... on not.
So next time she when she didn't arrive on time I just left as we had a booking ready, turns out she was just 3 minutes late but then spent half an hour gong through the city trying to find the place I told her to meet me at, got lost in the process, called her friends for directions, came in fuming like a locomotive. . .
And now she's actually rarely late and when she is she texts calls profuse apologies beforehand :D you disciplined her well. It's more about myself - every time she'd come late I'd feel shitty and disrespected, give off that vibe and it'd be overall bad for the date. Where it was my choice to just whine but wait every time regardless but basically not act on what I was saying, making myself feel miserable and feel like I lack integrity.
That's like staying in an unhappy relationship without taking steps to improve and honest communication and then whine you got cheated on Or complain you can't find a meaningful relationship when you're not willing to put in the effort to find one, yes communication is important but your actions and integrity are even more
We've been dating for over two years and I always from time to time tell her how I appreciate her coming on time or letting me know always as I know she needs to put in the effort
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On April 18 2017 11:15 GoTuNk! wrote:Show nested quote +On April 18 2017 05:30 Plansix wrote:On April 18 2017 01:16 farvacola wrote: Here's a tip: the more your interactions with a significant other look like iterations of a Pavlovian experiment, the more likely it is that you'll eventually get treated like a dog by the other party. This post should be pinned at the top of the thread until the heat death of the universe. We are basically animals. My gf says I'm her " animalito" (something like a male dog) cause I always want to have sex, eat and nap together. That's all romantic relationships are basically - basic needs take that away and you have a deep strong meaningful friendship and you don't need a woman or man whatever floats your boat for that
Many people are greedy fucks and want both at the same time like me when I actually commit
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So... Kinda on a bad "time", totally drunk wrote a girl i had sex with and after got to know that she has 2 children and a husband....
But well, was drunk, and she responded kinda immediatly... Still horny... dude...
help? should i stay or should i go.
i know the answer.. but.. fuck the answer?
fuck.
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On April 19 2017 05:31 Velr wrote: So... Kinda on a bad "time", totally drunk wrote a girl i had sex with and after got to know that she has 2 children and a husband....
But well, was drunk, and she responded kinda immediatly... Still horny... dude...
help? should i stay or should i go.
i know the answer.. but.. fuck the answer?
fuck. No, and tell the husband so he doesn't waste away his life with a cheater :D?
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Lol I went to Meet up about early dating psychology And boy is dating hard for women past 30 let me tell you
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On April 19 2017 06:13 LemOn wrote: Lol I went to Meet up about early dating psychology And boy is dating hard for women past 30 let me tell you
can you elaborate
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On April 19 2017 06:49 Lssfs234 wrote: If the husband is enjoying (married) life, all is well.
What the fuck? Did you just support a cheater?
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Is it normal for your partner to want to spend time away from you?
Also, is it right for people with autism to date? I feel like the burden I've put on my girlfriend is really unfair to her and it's caused her to become incredibly mad at me to where she doesn't want to talk to me for a while
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On April 19 2017 08:11 Lssfs234 wrote: I don't know how you were raised or how you see the world but if you ask me sex is just a fun recreational activity for consenting adults. Not that I would hit it myself - I appreciate my drama-free life too much for that. Consent isn't consent without knowledge. If the wife is obtaining the continued consent of the husband through deliberate deceit then that consent is invalid.
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On April 19 2017 12:14 Lssfs234 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2017 10:51 KwarK wrote:On April 19 2017 08:11 Lssfs234 wrote: I don't know how you were raised or how you see the world but if you ask me sex is just a fun recreational activity for consenting adults. Not that I would hit it myself - I appreciate my drama-free life too much for that. Consent isn't consent without knowledge. If the wife is obtaining the continued consent of the husband through deliberate deceit then that consent is invalid. Are we using consent in the same sense here? When I wrote consent I meant willingly as opposed to forced. Surely, you dont mean to say you think the wife is raping the husbond? If he's having unprotected sex with her on the implied condition of monogamy and she's fucking a bunch of other dudes then I can't really see how it could possibly be argued that consent exists for that. There is no material difference between lying about something to obtain sex you wouldn't otherwise be able to obtain and knowingly withholding important information to obtain sex. Obviously if you don't know your omission is important then there's no mens rea but with fucking other people in a monogamous relationship I think it's pretty clear that it'd be relevant. But I didn't specifically mean sexual consent either way (although it's super fucking rapey to have sex with someone who you know would not want to have sex with you if they had full information). She's taking his time, his money, his affection etc which may be given due to flawed consent. The fact that he's not resisting due to deception doesn't change that. If you found $50 on the floor and asked if anyone had dropped it and I immediately lied and said "yeah, I was looking for that" then I've still stolen $50 when you give it to me. The fact that you gave it to me doesn't change that, your intent wasn't to donate $50 to me, the intent was directly tied to the false claim that I made. This is the same.
TLDR: People who care about consent don't cheat (polyamory is fine and not cheating). If you see something, say something.
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On April 19 2017 10:27 plasmidghost wrote: Is it normal for your partner to want to spend time away from you?
Also, is it right for people with autism to date? I feel like the burden I've put on my girlfriend is really unfair to her and it's caused her to become incredibly mad at me to where she doesn't want to talk to me for a while
well first of all as someone also with Autism I don't see how it's wrong. If you're not compatible your not compatible. I'd say just sit down with her and discuss it when you're both calm and emphasize your working on improving yourself and then decide what you think the best thing to do is. It works a lot better if you think of it as just a personality trait or eccentricity. Also try to avoid making your girlfriend feel guilty if you do bring it up.
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On April 19 2017 13:59 Karis Vas Ryaar wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2017 10:27 plasmidghost wrote: Is it normal for your partner to want to spend time away from you?
Also, is it right for people with autism to date? I feel like the burden I've put on my girlfriend is really unfair to her and it's caused her to become incredibly mad at me to where she doesn't want to talk to me for a while well first of all as someone also with Autism I don't see how it's wrong. If you're not compatible your not compatible. I'd say just sit down with her and discuss it when you're both calm and emphasize your working on improving yourself and then decide what you think the best thing to do is. It works a lot better if you think of it as just a personality trait or eccentricity. Also try to avoid making your girlfriend feel guilty if you do bring it up. She got really mad at me and didn't state why and I had to talk to one of her friends to find out what all she is mad at me for, among other things, she says I'm too clingy and that I don't pay enough attention to her (not sure how that works out), that I focus on my computer more than I do her when I'm with her (which I do to try to not be clingy and overbearing on her), that I don't surprise her with anything (which she never told me she wanted me to do) and that I rely too much on my parents (which I have been working on). I am both very depressed and quite pissed off at her for doing this. I told her numerous times during our relationship that it is nearly impossible for me to pick up on what she really wants without her directly telling me, yet she just decides to take a break without even telling me why or what I need to do to become a better boyfriend, despite her knowing full well my emotional issues. Honestly, I feel like if I talk to her, I'm going to end up calling her something to the effect of a heartless cunt, because that's what she's been acting like. I asked quite a few of my friends and her friends if it was selfish of me to want to have my feelings considered and they all said no, so it's her who's being selfish.
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On April 19 2017 14:18 plasmidghost wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2017 13:59 Karis Vas Ryaar wrote:On April 19 2017 10:27 plasmidghost wrote: Is it normal for your partner to want to spend time away from you?
Also, is it right for people with autism to date? I feel like the burden I've put on my girlfriend is really unfair to her and it's caused her to become incredibly mad at me to where she doesn't want to talk to me for a while well first of all as someone also with Autism I don't see how it's wrong. If you're not compatible your not compatible. I'd say just sit down with her and discuss it when you're both calm and emphasize your working on improving yourself and then decide what you think the best thing to do is. It works a lot better if you think of it as just a personality trait or eccentricity. Also try to avoid making your girlfriend feel guilty if you do bring it up. She got really mad at me and didn't state why and I had to talk to one of her friends to find out what all she is mad at me for, among other things, she says I'm too clingy and that I don't pay enough attention to her (not sure how that works out), that I focus on my computer more than I do her when I'm with her (which I do to try to not be clingy and overbearing on her), that I don't surprise her with anything (which she never told me she wanted me to do) and that I rely too much on my parents (which I have been working on). I am both very depressed and quite pissed off at her for doing this. I told her numerous times during our relationship that it is nearly impossible for me to pick up on what she really wants without her directly telling me, yet she just decides to take a break without even telling me why or what I need to do to become a better boyfriend, despite her knowing full well my emotional issues. Honestly, I feel like if I talk to her, I'm going to end up calling her something to the effect of a heartless cunt, because that's what she's been acting like. I asked quite a few of my friends and her friends if it was selfish of me to want to have my feelings considered and they all said no, so it's her who's being selfish.
yeah I didn't really know you're situation so I was talking genrally. In that case yeah sounds like it's not going to work out. sorry to hear it. All you can really do is give it your best effort and sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't. And if they want you to turn into somebody else obviously that's not how a relationship should work.
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Honest question: why would you give a damn about that woman's relationship if you don't even know the guy? Sure it's noble and all but I personally try to limit the circle of people I give a damn about to those people I actually care for and at the very least know of my existence.
I know that makes me sound like an asshole and personally I have never cheated and if someone asked me if they are wrong for cheating on their SO I will certainly tell them yes, but unless you are in a relationship with me or someone close to me it's not my concern.
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On April 19 2017 14:20 Karis Vas Ryaar wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2017 14:18 plasmidghost wrote:On April 19 2017 13:59 Karis Vas Ryaar wrote:On April 19 2017 10:27 plasmidghost wrote: Is it normal for your partner to want to spend time away from you?
Also, is it right for people with autism to date? I feel like the burden I've put on my girlfriend is really unfair to her and it's caused her to become incredibly mad at me to where she doesn't want to talk to me for a while well first of all as someone also with Autism I don't see how it's wrong. If you're not compatible your not compatible. I'd say just sit down with her and discuss it when you're both calm and emphasize your working on improving yourself and then decide what you think the best thing to do is. It works a lot better if you think of it as just a personality trait or eccentricity. Also try to avoid making your girlfriend feel guilty if you do bring it up. She got really mad at me and didn't state why and I had to talk to one of her friends to find out what all she is mad at me for, among other things, she says I'm too clingy and that I don't pay enough attention to her (not sure how that works out), that I focus on my computer more than I do her when I'm with her (which I do to try to not be clingy and overbearing on her), that I don't surprise her with anything (which she never told me she wanted me to do) and that I rely too much on my parents (which I have been working on). I am both very depressed and quite pissed off at her for doing this. I told her numerous times during our relationship that it is nearly impossible for me to pick up on what she really wants without her directly telling me, yet she just decides to take a break without even telling me why or what I need to do to become a better boyfriend, despite her knowing full well my emotional issues. Honestly, I feel like if I talk to her, I'm going to end up calling her something to the effect of a heartless cunt, because that's what she's been acting like. I asked quite a few of my friends and her friends if it was selfish of me to want to have my feelings considered and they all said no, so it's her who's being selfish. yeah I didn't really know you're situation so I was talking genrally. In that case yeah sounds like it's not going to work out. sorry to hear it. All you can really do is give it your best effort and sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't. And if they want you to turn into somebody else obviously that's not how a relationship should work. Throughout our relationship, she has barely considered my feelings, and honestly I've had it. When I see her, I'm going to tell her exactly what I think about how she's been treating me and if she agrees to change, then I will change too. If not, then I guess that's that
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