MXH wrote:
ahh, see because when i do meet a woman irl they just pretend to be friendly, eventually notice they can take advantage of me and get me to do things for her, then bugger off to another guy.
Yep....I've noticed a lot of the same things.In the 2 and a half years since I broke it off with Psycho chick I've studied all kinds social/mind skills in an attempt to better understand myself,woman,and other people in general.One thing I've found interesting in that on average women think a lot different than men.Men logically theorize that if they just act nice to women all the time women will fall in love with them.And there's NOTHING whatsoever wrong with being nice to women.Contrary to popular belief you don't have to be a douche bag to arouse a womans curiosity.
The problem lies in the fact that men like you and me frequently fail to notice when to draw the line when women go from just being regular friends,to outright using us.I've found that If you let a woman walk all over you like this she will usually lose interest in you as a romantic partner,because in her eyes you show no backbone.Even though they may deny it many woman dislike predicatability,so if your're so predictable and there all the time you are absolutely no challenge to her.
I haven't had many girls to test it on yet,but one idea I hear all the time I'm planning to implement is stop being so available when I notice girls I like start using me.If she calls I'll either not pick up quickly,or completely ignore it for a while.Get the mentality that I have my own interests and plans and I have no obligation whatsoever to be at her beck and call.Unless she leaves a message and it's a total emergency I'm currently unavailable.Not to say that I won't talk to her sometimes normally on the phone.Not saying at all to completely cut off communication.But when she wants to call me and complain about every little thing that bothers her or to talk about other guys she fancies.Nuh uh...I don't have to nor want to hear it.If you're a long time suffer of 'nice guy syndrome' you probably know exactly what I'm talking about.
If I could summarize the whole problem of the nice guy syndrome it's this.....
Guys are more logically minded,therefore they believe that if they are exceptionally nice to a woman she will 'logically' choose him as a partner over other guys.
Problem is that Woman are much more emotionally driven than men,and logic usually ain't even on their radar in a romantic encounter.They will want to date the man that makes them FEEL attracted,that gives them butterflies in their stomach.Pushover nice guys have the comfort part down of a relationship,but they forget to also create attraction by subtle flirting and other social gestures.
you want hard proof that this theory is at least partially correct look the the battered housewives you hear about in news and statistics.How many of them STILL go back to their husbands and BF's that beat them,despite the fact that other people endlessly point out that he's a piece of crap.Even the woman usually can't understand why she goes back to him.In some case there may be other underlying reasons,but one main cause I imagine is that they still feel attraction or love for the guy despite his blatant faults.