A mans motivation

Iamfit4life
Iamfit4life Posts: 3,095 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
I'm afraid I already know the answer to this... but here we go..







Gentleman I dated about 12 years ago. Nice enough guy, though we just speak briefly from time to time. Married, two kids.

However last time we spoke(on facebook) he invited me to New York(LOL) "no strings attached" and he is saying he will be in town and wants to take me to dinner.


I'm going to have to decine, but why would a happily married man even invite a woman he used to date.. without his wife there.

Maybe I'm becoming prude. lol
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  • california_peach
    california_peach Posts: 1,809 Member
    Maybe he needs a kidney?
  • ElementalMoe
    ElementalMoe Posts: 186 Member
    You're not a prude. This sort of thing seems to be all too common. Today I had a married man ask if he could kiss me. . . They're brazen! I don't get it. . . .
  • Gio2369
    Gio2369 Posts: 82
    To say hi, lol
  • sassylilmama
    sassylilmama Posts: 1,493 Member
    Yeah you should accidentally tell his wife. Nobody says "no strings attached" unless they want something. He is a douche pickle.
  • _Timmeh_
    _Timmeh_ Posts: 2,096 Member
    Bow chicka wow wow ;)
  • Scott613
    Scott613 Posts: 2,317 Member
    You aren't paying attention too well. He never said he was gonna pay for dinner! Plus the wife knows you two dated and figures she knows him enough to not fall for his BS like I did. That's why she married him and you didn't. She's secretly hoping you'll take him back and get him off her hands.
  • Iamfit4life
    Iamfit4life Posts: 3,095 Member
    Maybe he needs a kidney?

    Ok.. that guy is SO not getting my kidney.


    lol
  • Carl01
    Carl01 Posts: 9,307 Member
    Do you believe in the hereafter?

    Then you know what I am here after. th_flirt.gif
  • sassylilmama
    sassylilmama Posts: 1,493 Member
    You aren't paying attention too well. He never said he was gonna pay for dinner! Plus the wife knows you two dated and figures she knows him enough to not fall for his BS like I did. That's why she married him and you didn't. She's secretly hoping you'll take him back and get him off her hands.

    hahahaha
  • Dustinryan24
    Dustinryan24 Posts: 233 Member
    sounds like he has a healthy marriage...
  • surfrgrl1
    surfrgrl1 Posts: 1,464 Member
    Maybe he needs a kidney?

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :noway:
  • Iamfit4life
    Iamfit4life Posts: 3,095 Member
    Yeah you should accidentally tell his wife. Nobody says "no strings attached" unless they want something. He is a douche pickle.

    He also told me I was "the one who got away"


    But we can "totally be cool friends"


    I was so young and naive when we dated. Methinks he still thinks that I am.
  • sara709
    sara709 Posts: 170 Member
    You aren't paying attention too well. He never said he was gonna pay for dinner! Plus the wife knows you two dated and figures she knows him enough to not fall for his BS like I did. That's why she married him and you didn't. She's secretly hoping you'll take him back and get him off her hands.


    and because you're hot :)
  • daves160
    daves160 Posts: 600
    The man is an *kitten*.

    If he is married, he should not even be asking you(a former girlfriend) let alone any other woman to lunch, unless it is purely business. His wife would be devastated if she knew.

    Any married women out there think its OK with hubby to go see a guy they dated? Hell no. That relation-ship has sailed never to return.
  • twinsanity
    twinsanity Posts: 1,757 Member
    Did he say anything about being happily married?

    I have to be careful with questions like this...I forget that my situation is different than most, so I tend to see things differently than most. If he were my bf/husband, he'd be in NY with me telling him to get some. I encourage it (with boundaries, like he MUST be safe). Why not? I hope she rocks his world! But I do understand that isn't how things are viewed by most. I can certainly see how that would come across to most.
  • Enforcer25
    Enforcer25 Posts: 350 Member
    He obviously isn't happy in his marriage and has been said, you are hot. He used a bunch of cheesy lines on you too. Surprised he didn't throw in
    It's ok, my wife and I are separated or as one person I know used to tell people his wife was deceased, who the fu@* even jokes about that. Good for you for not falling for this. You know his motivations are that he wants to be with you for the weekend and then go back and brag to his friends how he bagged you.
  • _Timmeh_
    _Timmeh_ Posts: 2,096 Member
    Strange.
  • Iamfit4life
    Iamfit4life Posts: 3,095 Member
    Did he say anything about being happily married?

    I have to be careful with questions like this...I forget that my situation is different than most, so I tend to see things differently than most. If he were my bf/husband, he'd be in NY with me telling him to get some. I encourage it (with boundaries, like he MUST be safe). Why not? I hope she rocks his world! But I do understand that isn't how things are viewed by most. I can certainly see how that would come across to most.
    If thats the kind of arrangement they have... groovy for them. I've got no judgement on that at all. Different people have different arrangements.

    However as a single mother in a very very happy relationship I have no need to get involved in some crazy love hexagon with a this man and his pregnant wife!!! lol
  • twinsanity
    twinsanity Posts: 1,757 Member
    Did he say anything about being happily married?

    I have to be careful with questions like this...I forget that my situation is different than most, so I tend to see things differently than most. If he were my bf/husband, he'd be in NY with me telling him to get some. I encourage it (with boundaries, like he MUST be safe). Why not? I hope she rocks his world! But I do understand that isn't how things are viewed by most. I can certainly see how that would come across to most.
    If thats the kind of arrangement they have... groovy for them. I've got no judgement on that at all. Different people have different arrangements.

    However as a single mother in a very very happy relationship I have no need to get involved in some crazy love hexagon with a this man and his pregnant wife!!! lol

    Like I said, I do understand your feelings on this one. Whether he's married or not, I think you've made the best decision (like you need my approval...lol), because he sounds like an *kitten* either way.
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
    Simple. He has lost all respect for himself, his bride, the love they share, and the vows he took. My best guess is, they got complacent with the spark that keeps love grand.
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
    Did he say anything about being happily married?

    I have to be careful with questions like this...I forget that my situation is different than most, so I tend to see things differently than most. If he were my bf/husband, he'd be in NY with me telling him to get some. I encourage it (with boundaries, like he MUST be safe). Why not? I hope she rocks his world! But I do understand that isn't how things are viewed by most. I can certainly see how that would come across to most.

    Ive been in an open marriage...but since he did not openly say his marriage was years ago...and my guess is now, then that is not acceptable. It's shadyand lands on my previous post
  • Yeah you should accidentally tell his wife. Nobody says "no strings attached" unless they want something. He is a douche pickle.

    Douche pickle!! I love it. I might have to add that into my daily vocabulary now.
  • rebeccaME207
    rebeccaME207 Posts: 90 Member
    hes a man he wants to "hit it" one more time n prove hes amazing now... men , most are like this!!
  • AZTrailRunner
    AZTrailRunner Posts: 1,199 Member
    I'm guessing you didn't get my e-vite yet then. :tongue:
  • Iamfit4life
    Iamfit4life Posts: 3,095 Member
    I'm guessing you didn't get my e-vite yet then. :tongue:

    lmao not yet!
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    Yeah you should accidentally tell his wife. Nobody says "no strings attached" unless they want something. He is a douche pickle.

    Much much agreed. . . I would stay away from that~
  • DannyMussels
    DannyMussels Posts: 1,842 Member
    Sounds potentially sexy!
  • Iamfit4life
    Iamfit4life Posts: 3,095 Member
    Sounds potentially sexy!

    From what I can remember


    No need to go back for seconds of SOMEBODYS LEFTOVERS

    lmao
  • MFPAddict
    MFPAddict Posts: 2,069 Member
    You're not a prude. This sort of thing seems to be all too common. Today I had a married man ask if he could kiss me. . . They're brazen! I don't get it. . . .

    No doubt in my mind this guy is looking for action, but married women do it too. I currently have a married woman pursuing me. She knows I am married. Has seen me with my wife. Doesn't stop her from flirting with me every time she sees me alone.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    You're not a prude. This sort of thing seems to be all too common. Today I had a married man ask if he could kiss me. . . They're brazen! I don't get it. . . .

    No doubt in my mind this guy is looking for action, but married women do it too. I currently have a married woman pursuing me. She knows I am married. Has seen me with my wife. Doesn't stop her from flirting with me every time she sees me alone.

    I'd flirt with you too LL.....

    Oh damn it. You aren't really LL. I keep forgetting.
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