Exteme neediness....
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| Tue, 12-19-2006 - 12:02pm |
I thought I would post to see if anyone else has had this experience with OLD.
I emailed and talked to a really cute, interesting guy I met online for a few weeks and we ended up dating for about 2 weeks. I read in his profile that he wants kids, etc., which is what I want to, and we seemed to have a lot in common.
Fast forward through 2 weeks of dating. The man is a leech. Everywhere we go he has to hold my hand, and gets pouty if I don't sit next to him and /or show some kind of affection regardless of where we are at. I introduced him as a "friend" to my friends, yet he got jealous when another (old and ugly) guy was talking to me at the Pub whilst I waited for him. And then he got his feelings hurt over me wanting to stay out dancing in the event that he wanted to go home at 10:30 (I do not go to bed early, and my friends would be there). I politely told him that, after 2 weeks of dating, sorry buddy, but you don't have the right to get mad about stuff like that. Also, that if that is what I can expect from him now, I am not sure if I want to continue, also that I do not plan on changing any time soon.
I am a fun-loving, free-spirited, independent woman. This man was driving me crazy. I do want to get married, but I don't dig all the neediness this early on. The kicker is-he was really good looking, smart, nice job, considerate, just....too much.
I am beginning to think this is a trend with OLD, maybe there is a reason some of these guys are still single???
Anyone else experience this??? Oh, by the way, the next day, (before I could) he broke it off!!! I could barely contain my enthusiasm :)

I don't know that it's a trend with OLD; if anything, I've found that most of the guys I meet online like *plenty* of space ;-). But I've certainly met my share of cling-ons, LOL.
Anyway, that was nice of him to save you the trouble of breaking things off with him and dealing with the dozens of phone calls and emails you would have gotten after doing so ;-)!
Sheri
I know, what is it???
I wouldn't mind talking on the phone every day or every other, but I didn't like his messages that consisted of "I'd appreciate a phone call back," insinuating that I wasn't going to call him back (I always did).
He was really good looking, just really needy I guess. Don't guys get that girls don't like that? I want someone who is a MAN. Not someone who sits around listening to girl music and reading about relationships--that's what a girlfriend does!
We'll see. Maybe something more promising will turn up : )
Gal Blondie