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Old 07-12-2011, 01:06 AM
 
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Its kind of hard to describe- just tries hard not to appear his age. Wants to recapture his youth I guess
by doing what?
riding a skateboard? Working part time? drinking too much?. is this what 16 year olds do?

I am not really getting that its difficult to describe if its so upsetting..
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Old 07-12-2011, 01:09 AM
 
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leave him, you don't love/respect him
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Old 07-12-2011, 07:18 AM
 
Location: Houston, Texas
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OK, I'm getting some good vibes from everybody on here so far
Please give me any ideas on how to get my man to grow up....Can't take this too much longer HELP!!
So you are trying to change your man. Ok......then I give this relationship oh lets see............another month perhaps? More if he is a pansy.

RULE #1 : DO NOT TRY TO CHANGE YOUR PARTNER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If they are not a good match then you do not try to change them. You leave them.

I think you said you were 30ish. You have a lot to learn in life and I did not say that to put you down.

Let me tell you something about me girl. I'm over 50 and if you seen me you would argue with me calling me a liar. I look 40ish and often act half my age. I have yet to be with a lady anywhere near my age who can keep up with me. Few guys half my age can. My dance partners are all in their 30s. My workout partners are in their 30s.

That all said. Rarely does a lady tell me to act my age. My young attitude and silliness makes them feel young as well as myself. Who said just because some one is 50 that they have to retire to the couch after work?

If any lady I spend time with told me to change so I can more suit her likes and dislikes or if she told me to act my age I would politely and kindly walk away.

Good luck in your adventures...........
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Old 07-12-2011, 07:36 AM
 
Location: NY
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How to make your man grow up??
He has to want to change. You cannot make someone change.

You can have a discussion with him about it. Express how it makes you feel. However, do not expect him to change, or even easily change if he has a desire to. Either way, he has to want it and work on it. You can help him if he does, but you cannot make him.

Good luck!
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Old 07-12-2011, 07:41 AM
 
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He has to want to change. You cannot make someone change.

You can have a discussion with him about it. Express how it makes you feel. However, do not expect him to change, or even easily change if he has a desire to. Either way, he has to want it and work on it. You can help him if he does, but you cannot make him.

Good luck!
^^ This! You can only express what you feel and tell him what bothers you and why, but it's up to him to make a choice whether he wants to change or not.
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Old 07-12-2011, 07:44 AM
 
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OK, I'm getting some good vibes from everybody on here so far
Please give me any ideas on how to get my man to grow up....Can't take this too much longer HELP!!

beggining stages of mid life crisis maybe?...I don't think that it lasts forever though.
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Old 07-12-2011, 07:45 AM
 
Location: Reno, NV
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You can't change someone, you can only support someone who wants to change. You can try coercion and threaten to leave, but he may let you, so be sure you mean it!
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Old 07-12-2011, 07:47 AM
 
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"How to make your man grow up?"

You don't. You can't. You leave. Simple.
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Old 07-12-2011, 07:54 AM
 
Location: New Zealand and Australia
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Have a child or three together, he will grow up then.
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Old 07-12-2011, 07:57 AM
 
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OK, I'm getting some good vibes from everybody on here so far
Please give me any ideas on how to get my man to grow up....Can't take this too much longer HELP!!
When I first read this, I thought you were talking about penis enlargement.

That said, maybe it's not him, but you. Maybe you've lost your spirit of fun & adventure and just being silly. It's worth thinking about.
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