Hey all,
First of all may I say, top forum. There's some fantastic advice in here, I've been lurking and reading it for about a month. My game, since my teenage years, has been reasonable at best and woeful at worst, but I'm certainly working hard now to solve it.
I just wanted to share a story about a Colombian woman I've been dating. Constructive criticism is welcome.
I've been dating various women the past year, seeking an LTR. I've been seeing this Colombian girl for 3 months, it started fantastically but it's been fraught with problems (flaking, hot/cold, lack of communication, treating me like a king in front of her/my family, then being a cvnt in private etc).
As well as this, I have a sneaking suspicion that this girl is dating me not because she's into me, but instead because she wants to prove to her family and friends that she can get and keep a boyfriend. And I'm of the opinion that she's not particularly emotionally stable, she said she loved me after like 2-3 weeks of dating, and when I didn't reciprocate, kept at me until I eventually said it to shut her up.
This all came to a head yesterday. I patiently said to her, with no hate or malice, that I was prepared to commit to a relationship with her, if that's what she wanted. However I went on to say that if that's not what she wants, or we can't be open and honest with each other, we should end it and both move on. She dodged it, said a few sentences ending in 'I don't want to talk about this right now' and bailed.
That lead me to think that if it's not working at 3 months, there's certainly no future in it. And I'm too old to waste my time on stupid bs.
Tonight I was up late unable to sleep, and I jumped on a dating site and made a fresh profile. Stupidly, I didn't look at the privacy settings first and my gf got an invite in her FB inbox from me for the site. Yep, oops. She proceeded to confront me with screen shots, then flipped out completely as if she'd walked in on me fvcking one of her friends. The thing is, we never even said we were together as a couple, so I'm not sure her behaviour is justified (this is what I was asking her about yesterday, and she dodged it).
I apologized (the last thing I wanted to do was hurt her), and explained that I'd totally understand if, in the morning, she'd want to delete me out of her life. In the long run, that would probably be best for me anyway, and it will likely happen - she's very close to her family and they're going to hate me now. Such is life.
I think the biggest mistake I made was not holding her accountable in the early stages when she flaked etc. Actually, she was the most cooperative, loving and least bitchy when she sensed I had no problem with walking out. Perhaps I should be like this at all times in relationships?
What do you guys think about this situation, and particularly her flipout at my dating site faux pas? How could I improve next time?
I am genuinely trying to improve in all areas of life and game so I'm happy to hear people's advice.
Cheers from Oz
First of all may I say, top forum. There's some fantastic advice in here, I've been lurking and reading it for about a month. My game, since my teenage years, has been reasonable at best and woeful at worst, but I'm certainly working hard now to solve it.
I just wanted to share a story about a Colombian woman I've been dating. Constructive criticism is welcome.
I've been dating various women the past year, seeking an LTR. I've been seeing this Colombian girl for 3 months, it started fantastically but it's been fraught with problems (flaking, hot/cold, lack of communication, treating me like a king in front of her/my family, then being a cvnt in private etc).
As well as this, I have a sneaking suspicion that this girl is dating me not because she's into me, but instead because she wants to prove to her family and friends that she can get and keep a boyfriend. And I'm of the opinion that she's not particularly emotionally stable, she said she loved me after like 2-3 weeks of dating, and when I didn't reciprocate, kept at me until I eventually said it to shut her up.
This all came to a head yesterday. I patiently said to her, with no hate or malice, that I was prepared to commit to a relationship with her, if that's what she wanted. However I went on to say that if that's not what she wants, or we can't be open and honest with each other, we should end it and both move on. She dodged it, said a few sentences ending in 'I don't want to talk about this right now' and bailed.
That lead me to think that if it's not working at 3 months, there's certainly no future in it. And I'm too old to waste my time on stupid bs.
Tonight I was up late unable to sleep, and I jumped on a dating site and made a fresh profile. Stupidly, I didn't look at the privacy settings first and my gf got an invite in her FB inbox from me for the site. Yep, oops. She proceeded to confront me with screen shots, then flipped out completely as if she'd walked in on me fvcking one of her friends. The thing is, we never even said we were together as a couple, so I'm not sure her behaviour is justified (this is what I was asking her about yesterday, and she dodged it).
I apologized (the last thing I wanted to do was hurt her), and explained that I'd totally understand if, in the morning, she'd want to delete me out of her life. In the long run, that would probably be best for me anyway, and it will likely happen - she's very close to her family and they're going to hate me now. Such is life.
I think the biggest mistake I made was not holding her accountable in the early stages when she flaked etc. Actually, she was the most cooperative, loving and least bitchy when she sensed I had no problem with walking out. Perhaps I should be like this at all times in relationships?
What do you guys think about this situation, and particularly her flipout at my dating site faux pas? How could I improve next time?
I am genuinely trying to improve in all areas of life and game so I'm happy to hear people's advice.
Cheers from Oz