"I get bored easily"

[Userwho]

What kind of man says this? Would it concern you if you were considering entering a relationship with him?
He is 42...

The sort of man who wants to make you insecure.

When someone tells you who they are, listen!

An honest man. Or one who sees you as a one & done. Could be either however, it’s almost like he’s getting his excuses in early

It's bastardese for ' I'm a cheating cunt'

Bastardese!!! I agree. We need to be fluent

I thought all of the above, however he said it in a work context to explain his job hopping rather than a relationship context.
One and done hasn't yet happened!

I think in a work context it's one of those people that are never the problem at work - it's always everyone else.

So they end up resigning a lot.

Oh, that's as bad. Fine as a boyfriend, rubbish as a life partner if he can't stick at any job.

Player

Unless you are on the same page, you will get shafted

AnyFucker I think being shafted was the op's intention!!

Get a grip folks - does it affect his earning potential? He might be a type (google work personality types) for whom this is beneficial, or maybe he works in a cabbage topping factory where boring is normal. Its only a problem if it manifests itself negatively.

Honestly, someone I would walk away from.

What has his "earning potential" to do with it ?

Oh yes being shafted is very much my intention
I'm not looking for a life partner or someone to share finances with.
He's not one of those miserable types who resign but it's everyone else's fault.
He is a creative self employed type who is constantly looking for new projects - I'm wondering if this kind of personality is reflected in relationships where once the excitement of the first few months has worn off he'd be looking for a "new project".

If you're in it for fun only, then what the heck. But I wouldn't get attached.

I move projects regularly because I get bored easily. I tell people I get bored easily. I'm self-employed, this trait has been hugely beneficial to me. I have been happily married for more than 20 years and have never cheated.

I wondered if it also shows a certain level of immaturity, given that he's 42 and still gets bored..?

@Userwho - so other than you not liking his job moving habits is there any negative manifestation for you, like a lack of money or lack of future security? If he's a struggling Bohemian artist type he may be extremely lovable and loving to the right person. But if you crave stability and future earning potential then he might not be for you, ask yourself, could you support him while he establishes himself with whatever he does?

Alternatively find someone with a five career plan.

I also get bored easily. It means that I'm not content to just coast along in life on the easiest route, and that I'm constantly challenging myself and thinking ahead and planning what I'm going to do next. It's got me a long way in life, professionally and personally. Have never cheated in a relationship or led anyone on or let anyone down and not sure why having an active mind and a competitive streak should be seen as a negative point or a weakness.

I’m in my mid 44’s and I get bored easily.

It means I do short/med term projects which I put my all into and make a big success of and then move on to the next one. Creative types, entrepreneurs, or those who trouble shoot are often this personality type. Perfectly normal and often we are very successful.

@Joysmum exactly - the world would be a boring place if we all allowed ourselves to do boring stuff...

Thanks comtesse and runrabbit for showing the other side. Would it be awful if I said I think women who get bored easily are very different from men who get bored easily? I think I have been burned in the past by this exact type (I seem to be attracted to creative, full of ideas people who inevitably end up with nothing to show for it and expect me to give everything while they float around creating!!)

Would you be happy with a few weeks of glorious shafting if it then went nowhere?

Probably runrabbit
Sandman - nothing negative showing as yet. I guess I just don't want to be another project to be got bored of and cast aside..

I'm 60 and get bored easily, as in I'm always restlessly seeking the next project. I'm a self employed artist so I would say it's a positive trait. I complete every piece of work I start and am completely reliable as a colleague and happily married to another creative person.