[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]theBeth wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]theBeth wrote:
So what does a woman do when she provides that emotional, physical and financial generosity and it’s dismissed by the dude? [/quote]
Beth, sadly, the world is full of people who believe that if something is offered freely and generously, it’s not really of all that much value.
This is more often true amoung younger people than us old folks who have learned to see diamonds in some open and outstreched hands…
Basically, what the others have said: Move on, and keep looking. Don’t let the blind guys cause you to change, because you want to be as you are now when you run into one who can see someday.
Having said all that, you also need to be vigilant against being a co-dependent, clingy type. “Open and generous” is often a masquerade for “needy.”
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Yup I can understand the fine line between clingy and codependent. I am definitely not clingy, I like my space and time alone. One of his complaints was lack of time together so maybe I didn’t give enough of that. I’m more focused on quality. If I was getting what I needed I think time wouldn’t be a problem to give. Maybe my generosity was some kind of codependent behavior, I don’t know. Generosity is a trait that I was raised with so I’m not sure if I’m qualified to differentiate.
I dated a girl once and she was very clingy and codependent. It opened my eyes to what you gentlemen go through so I’ve been very conscious of my behavior ever since. That being said, it was the best sex I’ve ever had. I can see why so many fall prey to the wiles of the Vag.
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Hey, don’t focus too much on the last part of my post!
I was also trying to say that you’re doing good stuff, and lots of young guys (in this case) just can’t appreciate that.
It’s ok to take “yes” for an answer sometimes, ya know! :-)[/quote]
Well he is 42… What is your “young” cut-off?