Whats with all the mind game playing men!

I think I agree with some people play games and some people don't. Some people read to deep into situations and some don't. I think that if you meet someone and there is sincere interest on both parts, there is no need for "the game". If there is a "game" to begin with, chances are, you're wasting your time with that person and you should just move on.

Personally, I would never take advice from a woman with a penguin on her head.

:-P

I'm really glad we didn't have cell phones, texting and interwebs when I was single.

I don't understand the texting thing myself. Most people think it's women who want to be texting their man all day, but it's been the opposite in my experience. The last guy I was in a relationship with who wasn't constantly sending me texts or e-mails throughout the day (and expecting a nearly immediate response) was my high school boyfriend, and that was in 2000/2001, when it was just starting to become common for people to carry a phone on them at all times.

I feel like if you want to have a conversation, pick up the phone and call me. I really feel like a loser whipping out my phone to answer a text message every 5 minutes and an even bigger loser trying to explain why I didn't answer right away. I'm a grown woman. If you know where I am and what I'm doing, there's absolutely no reason for you to whine like a little girl because it took me half an hour to text you back.

MY EXAMPLE:

Man: Constantly flirting, asks u out for drinks......
Women: Accepts after maybe playing a little hard to get
Man: Speaks to me this morning.. then nothing since 11:30

Playing hard to get is a mind game stop screwing with men!!!!

Yes, back in my single days I encountered this "playing hard to get" crap. One time I just gave up and she got pissed at me. :grumble: :explode:

Ya imagine that... getting burned in your own game.

MY EXAMPLE:

Man: Constantly flirting, asks u out for drinks......
Women: Accepts after maybe playing a little hard to get
Man: Speaks to me this morning.. then nothing since 11:30

Playing hard to get is a mind game stop screwing with men!!!!

Yes, back in my single days I encountered this "playing hard to get" crap. One time I just gave up and she got pissed at me. :grumble: :explode:

Ya imagine that... getting burned in your own game.

Shoot. When I was single all you'd have to be is not disgusting and I'd probably have been agreeable most requests.

It's more that I don't want to waste my time and emotions on someone who is not right for me.

I think that's the healthiest way to look at it, and I freely admit I didn't always see it that way. There was a time when I thought if a guy didn't want to be with me, he was just a jerk. But I have since come around to the grown-up conclusion that it's okay to admit that it just wasn't meant to be. It doesn't make me undesirable, and it doesn't make him a jerk.

I also agree that a guy not calling within 24 hours is not a big deal, especially as you get older. People are busy. In fact, I might sense a problem if a guy was so into me after one date that he was putting everything else in his life on hold to make sure I was acutely aware of how much he liked me. I'm more concerned about whether or not he does what he says he's going to do. If he says "I'll call you tomorrow," and he doesn't, naturally, that raises a red flag because it tells me his word doesn't mean much. But if he isn't quite so definitive about it, I'm not going to flip out if I don't get a phone call the next day.

However, I don't believe in waiting around for that phone call before making plans for the next weekend, whether it's another guy who asked you out, your friends wanting to have a girls night, or whatever. If he likes you, he'll deal with it, and he'll remember in the future that if he wants dibs on Saturday nights, he can't wait around till Thursday to ask if you're available.