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Old 08-08-2014, 08:14 AM
 
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This is going to be the complete opposite of the typical "wrong guy" thread, but here goes nothing...


I chronically date Mr right...for every woman but me.
  • wants to get married
  • wants to have kids
  • super close to family
  • genuinely good guys

I am going through another difficult spell with a man I am dating who, per usual, has the same characteristics.

I have thought about this, and while on the surface level it seems I am picking them to fill some void in my own life, I don't want to change. Idk where to find men who don't want or have the above-mentioned list. I think I may not actually be attracted to the men who doesn't want/have the above-mentioned items. The last 5 bf's I've had have prescribed to the same formula.

Idk how to break this cycle. I tend to be the in-between girl that makes the guy realize what he REALLY wants (not me) and the next girl he dates he marries, or I just break them period.

Does the good guy exist that doesn't want/have a, b or c?
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Old 08-08-2014, 08:16 AM
 
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I don't know what your age range is in dating, but I know you are somewhat on the younger side. You may need to date older men who are already secure in themselves and what they want out of a relationship.
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Old 08-08-2014, 08:17 AM
 
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You want a genuinely bad guy?

Or ones just a little less "nice"?
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Old 08-08-2014, 08:17 AM
 
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I don't know what your age range is in dating, but I know you are somewhat on the younger side. You may need to date older men who are already secure in themselves and what they want out of a relationship.
I'm 28. Dating in the 27-30 range.
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Old 08-08-2014, 08:19 AM
 
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I hope you find the answer to this because it's been my problem too. I keep meeting men who are "done with dating" and "Ready to settle down." I am just getting out there again and want to keep it light and have fun. It's frustrating.

Maybe it's the universe playing cruel tricks on us. Pair up commitment-minded men with non-commitment minded women and commitment-minded women with non-commitment minded men, lol. Man alive the universe is a jerk.

I look forward to answers.
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Old 08-08-2014, 08:19 AM
 
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So you don't want to get married
You don't want kids
You don't want to meet or hang out with his family?

I'm confused.

You basically want a FWB relationship?

I mean, you don't want the things a relationship brings.
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Old 08-08-2014, 08:20 AM
 
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You want a genuinely bad guy?

Or ones just a little less "nice"?
Genuinely nice. Doesn't want kids or marriage, or a have close relationship with family.
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Old 08-08-2014, 08:20 AM
 
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I don't know what your age range is in dating, but I know you are somewhat on the younger side. You may need to date older men who are already secure in themselves and what they want out of a relationship.
Maybe there is a golden age where this happens. My experience is with men in their 40s and even early 50s... most are divorced and seem to want to settle down again.

Or maybe find men in that age-range who have never been married... that's an idea. they are hard to find, but they are out there.
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Old 08-08-2014, 08:21 AM
 
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So you don't want to get married
You don't want kids
You don't want to meet or hang out with his family?

I'm confused.

You basically want a FWB relationship?

I mean, you don't want the things a relationship brings.
I am very committed in a LTR. I am looking for someone who is a partner but doesn't need all the pomp and circumstance. I do want to live with someone...eventually.
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Old 08-08-2014, 08:21 AM
 
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You can start by dating guys who go around yelling "I dont believe in marriage"', "Marriage is just a piece of paper", "I'm never getting married again", "Why get married?" or some such variation.

It does absolutely nothing to tell men what you want or don't want if they don't already know what they want or don't want.
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