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cappagirl is offline cappagirl Post #1  November 20,2009, 5:56am
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Ok...I'm really not sure what to do in my current dating situation.

Its very new...(< 1wk) but we've progressed quite quickly...and on Wednesday he told me flat out that he was exclusively mine...that he was wants to be the guy I'm dating right now. Among many other statements about him seeing a very long-term future with me.
Clearly this is every girls dream to hear - but Ive recently discovered that he's still logging into his profile..therefore chatting with others.

So now...I'm like...WTF?!?!?

Given the timeline...YES..I 100% realize that this shouldn't bother me in the least. BUT...HE is the one who came out and said he'd like to be exclusive etc etc. So in my eyes...if that REALLY is the case...he should have ZERO interest in logging into his profile. Even IF he's not actually pursuing anyone else (which I'll never know)...I don't think he should be giving it a 2nd thought to log in...given the way he's talked to me.
Am I right???
Or am I missing something here???

Basically...guys..gals...I need help in figuring out if this guy is full of it...or if I'm overreacting??
I clearly have an issue falling for the guys who say ever perfect little thing to me...and up until yesterday I TRULY thought he was different...that he really was GENUINE. But before I invest any further feelings with him...I need to know if I'm being played for a fool or not.

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Well....how about instead of letting him dictate the pace of the relationship, you actually take some control of the situation and figure out first what's right for you and then communicate that to him.

If you've known him less than a week, then in essence you are not even "dating", you've merely seen each other a few times. You are still virtual strangers. Are you comfortable truly saying that he is the "one" right now? Do you really see a whole bright future together with this total stranger that you hardly even know? I would hope that the answers to these questions are no and no.

So how about you take a deep breath and slow down a bit. How about you tell him that you are flattered he feels this way and that you would love to get to know him, but would be more comfortable letting things happen more naturally and without forcing the pace. How about you actually tell him in a non-confrontational way that you know he is still checking out the dating site and since he asked you to be completely exculsive, you are confused by his words and actions and would like an explanation so that you are both on the same page about what you are doing.
 
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Well....how about instead of letting him dictate the pace of the relationship, you actually take some control of the situation and figure out first what's right for you and then communicate that to him.

If you've known him less than a week, then in essence you are not even "dating", you've merely seen each other a few times. You are still virtual strangers. Are you comfortable truly saying that he is the "one" right now? Do you really see a whole bright future together with this total stranger that you hardly even know? I would hope that the answers to these questions are no and no.

So how about you take a deep breath and slow down a bit. How about you tell him that you are flattered he feels this way and that you would love to get to know him, but would be more comfortable letting things happen more naturally and without forcing the pace. How about you actually tell him in a non-confrontational way that you know he is still checking out the dating site and since he asked you to be completely exculsive, you are confused by his words and actions and would like an explanation so that you are both on the same page about what you are doing.

Well..its clearly too early to decipher if he's 'the one' or not. But i see potential there...and I THOUGHT he did too...as HE was the one who brought up being exclusive.
I was quite fine keeping things casual for the first while...and then that way i CAN'T get upset about him logging in. But because he's gone ahead and defined 'us'...I now have different expectations. I dont mine defining things this early on....but I genuinely thought he wanted to just focus on me.....but if he's logging into his profile then clearly I'm missing something.
I dont think theres a way I can tell him that I know hes been logging in. I dont need him thinking i'm a stalker or anything...even tho it appears that way. I'm just trying to protect myself. I've been made a fool of SO many times and I dont know how much more i can take!
 
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...things seem to have gotten quiet around here.

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You can't figure out if this guy is full of it....at least not right now. Things like that take time. Is it really every girl's dream to have a guy you don't really even know tell you he's 'exclusively yours' and that you're 'the one'? Even if he really likes you....that's over the line and smacks of wackiness.
 
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Your 'dream' is to have a date of less than a week's time, tell you that you're now exclusive? Are you sure?
 
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Two red flags, to me:

Less than a week is way too early to want exclusivity or talk about a long-term future together. I'd hear that as either he's a player, or he's living in a fantasy world ... he can't possibly know me at this point.

He says he wants to be exclusive (and I guess you agreed to that?) and he continues to look for other women. Monkey is what monkey does. He's either a player, or he's a player. He might be a player, though.
 
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Sassafras54 wrote :
Two red flags, to me:

Less than a week is way too early to want exclusivity or talk about a long-term future together. I'd hear that as either he's a player, or he's living in a fantasy world ... he can't possibly know me at this point.

He says he wants to be exclusive (and I guess you agreed to that?) and he continues to look for other women. Monkey is what monkey does. He's either a player, or he's a player. He might be a player, though.
...I think there's also the possibility that he's just a confused nutjob. That's not much of an alternative though.
 
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cappagirl wrote :
Well..its clearly too early to decipher if he's 'the one' or not. But i see potential there...and I THOUGHT he did too...as HE was the one who brought up being exclusive.
I was quite fine keeping things casual for the first while...and then that way i CAN'T get upset about him logging in. But because he's gone ahead and defined 'us'...I now have different expectations. I dont mine defining things this early on....but I genuinely thought he wanted to just focus on me.....but if he's logging into his profile then clearly I'm missing something.
I dont think theres a way I can tell him that I know hes been logging in. I dont need him thinking i'm a stalker or anything...even tho it appears that way. I'm just trying to protect myself. I've been made a fool of SO many times and I dont know how much more i can take!
He said, he thought, he did, he defined....so what? Now that he spoke it's law? He opened his mouth you lost your voice, reason and say so? What I'm trying to get across to you is that it does not matter what he said, what matters is what do you want? Figure it out and communicate it to him. Slow this pace down....a lot.

Maybe it's just me, but if a guy tells me something like that when I've known him less than a week, I'm going to think he is nuts and back way away from him. Even if I don't dump him immediately, I'm definitely going to watch him carefully. I don't think most women dream of something like that to be honest. Also, you don't have to tell him that you know he is logging in - you can ask for clarification on what exclusive at this point means to him. Based on his answer you can surely figure out if he is just telling you what you wan to hear or maybe you completely misunderstood the whole thing to begin with.
 
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I was dating a guy about 1 year ago that I hit it off with right away. Within about 2 weeks, he told me he didn't want to see anyone else and wanted us to be exclusive. I was really surprised by the short timeframe but given that I am not a serial dater, I found it refreshing for him to be so honest so early on and also think so much of me that he was willing to take himself offline right away. Well, long story short, he did take himself offline, however just as he met me online a few weeks earlier, he also met others. He told myself and at least one other female that I know of (there could be more), that he wanted to be exclusive with us. So we both saw him take his profile down and both thought we were the only ones. In addition, there were no signs of anything seeming *off* because he saw me every weekend, called every night AND introduced me to his family. It was only after several months and my own nagging instinct that something wasn't right, that I ended up finding out (but that's another story).

Don't mean to bring any negativity to your situation but just thought I'd share my experience. Basically, if you feel something might not be right and the guy might not be genuine, then step back for a bit, slow things down and have things progress at your comfort level. Not that it's a huge deal that he logged into his profile, but definitely raises a red flag pretty early...so just stay alert and see how things play out for at least another week or so. After that, you may need to address it with him.
 
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Those who come on fast burn out fast. I vote playa...

It was unfair of him to put that exclusive thing on you already. I would NOT trust this guy.
 
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