Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Happy Mother`s Day to all Moms!
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Relationships
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 12-21-2009, 07:17 PM
 
4,379 posts, read 5,392,718 times
Reputation: 1612

Advertisements

Well, I've got a bit attached to a woman lately, and want her to like me beyond being a friend. But these points are the stumbling blocks:

- She recently was dating a geologist, who at first seemed nice, but turned out to be a dick to her. he was not physically abusive, but would speak down to her and treat her like a trophy.

- She seems turned off at dating for now, but she always seems to attract dicks. Why she does, I think only God knows. I don't treat women like ****, and I want to see not all guys are jerks.

She may seem a bit off dating now, but would I have much hope here?

Everybody is different, but from a woman's perspective, would you be willing to give a guy a chance, even if past experience made things sour?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 12-21-2009, 07:18 PM
 
Location: Denver Metro
1,549 posts, read 2,586,764 times
Reputation: 1131
Keep her away from City Data Relationships Forum. J/k
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-21-2009, 07:25 PM
 
5,879 posts, read 9,263,411 times
Reputation: 2753
Quote:
Originally Posted by samston View Post
Well, I've got a bit attached to a woman lately, and want her to like me beyond being a friend. But these points are the stumbling blocks:

- She recently was dating a geologist, who at first seemed nice, but turned out to be a dick to her. he was not physically abusive, but would speak down to her and treat her like a trophy.

- She seems turned off at dating for now, but she always seems to attract dicks. Why she does, I think only God knows. I don't treat women like ****, and I want to see not all guys are jerks.

She may seem a bit off dating now, but would I have much hope here?

Everybody is different, but from a woman's perspective, would you be willing to give a guy a chance, even if past experience made things sour?
She should come around, just give it time. I would wait it out if you are really interested in her. Good luck Rugged
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-21-2009, 07:26 PM
 
1,801 posts, read 3,559,007 times
Reputation: 2017
Quote:
Originally Posted by MsRiss7383 View Post
Keep her away from City Data Relationships Forum. J/k


If she thinks all guys are jerks, and has had a series of bad experiences with men, maybe she should be analysing her pattern. Most often, people who always end up in borderline-abusive relationships is because those are the relationships they are looking for, whether they're aware of it or not. And why do they look for that? Maybe they don't think they deserve to be loved, maybe they want to end up being alone. Maybe who knows. I don't think that they are so willing to change their mind, generally speaking. They need awareness of their own motivations to really be able to control them, first and foremost.

I hope this case turns out to be easier, though.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-21-2009, 07:29 PM
 
26,142 posts, read 31,222,728 times
Reputation: 27243
I agree with Rugged. Time will be your friend. Be a good friend and take a genuine interest in who she is and what she does and likes to do, be respectful and don't smother her and you should do well.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-21-2009, 07:34 PM
 
Location: Chicago
38,707 posts, read 103,342,535 times
Reputation: 29985
Show your non-jerky devotion by stalking her.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-21-2009, 07:39 PM
 
56 posts, read 181,314 times
Reputation: 46
Find a different girl .
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-21-2009, 07:41 PM
 
Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
11,155 posts, read 29,368,340 times
Reputation: 5480
you can't make anyone like you so just be a good friend to her but keep yourself open to meeting other people that way all your eggs are not in one basket
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-21-2009, 08:01 PM
 
Location: Tucson
42,831 posts, read 88,253,043 times
Reputation: 22814
Mainly by actions. The BS... she's heard it all.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-21-2009, 08:04 PM
 
3,219 posts, read 6,590,786 times
Reputation: 1852
Simple: You don't!

The first thing she deems not to like about a man she'll resort to her prior (all guys are jerks) programming.

So why potentially go through all the trouble and drama?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Relationships
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:08 AM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top