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Really confused by someone’s behaviour?

107 replies

SolBrillo · 07/11/2023 16:19

Hi all,

Will keep this as short as I can.

I met a guy on a dating site a number of months ago. I was instantly super attracted to him as he is extremely good looking. On paper, pretty much everything I want in a man.

We had a first date, went out for dimmer. Then I’ll be honest, we kind of jumped into just having fun after that. He still lives at home so we’d meet up in quiet places to have fun, forests at night etc. It was exciting and fun, but I was falling for him. He knew it too. After meeting a few times he told me that he didn’t think we would work out in a relationship and said he thought I was great, beautiful, personality etc but he just didn’t have any feelings for me. He said we were friends and always would be and I accepted this and although upset for a time, I moved on and dated other people.

Fast forward over 3 months and I get a message on Facebook from him asking how things are. I said fine, asked him the same. He asked if I had settled down yet to which I said no. He said he had been thinking about the forest, and us being together. I said I’d be lying if I didn’t think about it too, because I do, a lot.

He said maybe we should do it again for ‘old times sake’. I took this as him just booty calling me and if I’m honest, being single, lonely and horny makes you do stupid things, so I agreed to meet him. We went back to the same place, had sex in his car, more fun etc. It was freezing cold so I jokingly said ‘maybe next time we should just go to my house!’. As soon as I said it I told him that didn’t mean I was expecting there would be a next time as I knew where he stood about not wanting a relationship with me/not having feelings for me. He then shocked me by saying ‘I didn’t say that’. To which I told him he did, and I promise he did.

he said ‘I do like you, I just don’t want to break your heart’. ‘Don’t push things, just play it cool’. To which I responded saying I hadn’t spoken to him for months since he told me he didn’t want me. I don’t know how much cooler I could have played it to be honest.

Anyway, when I left him I asked him if I would see him again. To which he just said ‘just play it cool’. Throughout the night he had made a few references to ‘oh we should do this one day’ or ‘I want to do this with you’ etc etc. I know it could’ve just been conversation fillers but I’m now really confused.

I thought he was done with me months ago. I didn’t expect him to reappear and want to sleep with me again to be honest. But what confuses me more is why he denied saying he didn’t want anything more with me. He could’ve just said something like ‘yea I said that, and I still mean it but I thought we could still have some fun’. Because he knows I am really into him, he says quite Often ‘I know you really like me’ so he knows I would’ve still said yes regardless. He messaged the next day saying have a good day at work etc and ‘ttys’. It feels like im back to where I was a few months ago with him.

he told me he had dated someone since me and had slept with her but commented that it wasn’t like it was with me. I don’t really take this as a compliment to be honest, I think it was just blowing smoke up my backside. But given how good looking he is, and knowing he was in dating apps, I know he could easily hook up with anyone other than me whenever he wanted. He said he had deleted the apps, after I said I was off them too. He said ‘yes so am I’.

my confusion is that he knows I have feelings for him, so why would he come back purely for sex when he could pretty much get that anywhere? He’d already shut me down months ago and I had left him to it so he will know fine well that reaching out again and sleeping with me will have reopened the expectation in my mind that he is interested in me. I’m just really confused?

OP posts:
WeeOrcadian · 07/11/2023 16:23

TLDR

He's using you for sex

You can do better

anotherdisaster · 07/11/2023 16:24

Yep totally using you for hookups. Dangling a few carrots along the way to keep you interested.

Shoxfordian · 07/11/2023 16:27

It's not confusing, he's just a fuckboy

SamW98 · 07/11/2023 16:30

Why would he use you for sex? Because he can and you’re willing.

Its no more complicated than that

Bubblegum22 · 07/11/2023 16:34

If you’re confused he doesn’t want you. He wanted shag and you’re just variety. You’re on rotation which is why it took him a few months to get around to you.

When a man wants you in their life there will no confusion, only clarity.

And by playing the ‘cool girl’ card you’re teaching him how to treat you. If you want something serious with him - say so. The right person won’t be scared off by that. The wrong person will then at least you know where you stand.

He’s essentially ‘benched’ you. So you’re patiently sitting on the bench waiting for him to call you up for your round. And he’ll do it for years if you let him, until he meets the woman of his dreams who he wants a proper relationship with and won’t disrespect her by calling her every few months and seeing if she’s up for sex in the back of a car.

Dont let this man, however good looking you think he is, use you or waste your time. Block him and delete his number.
Seeing him every few months will stop you from finding someone who will give you the time and kind of relationship you deserve.

Wellfancy · 07/11/2023 16:34

He's an idiotic, vain player OP. He will keep you dangling and if he says "Jump" expect you to say "how high". He is full of himself and thinks every woman is bound to fall in love with him. Please ditch this man as he is full of nonsense and will never make you happy. Put it down to a bit of fun but that's all and BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK.
Oh and get an STD check....

Nelly10 · 07/11/2023 16:37

Player Op.

Did you post before ?

In the bin he goes.

TheresaCrowd · 07/11/2023 16:40

‘just play it cool’ = "I'm keeping you in my group of women to fuck".

Of course he's going to back that up with a few little crumbs to keep you hanging on.

Just as he does with the other women in his group.

Xatz63 · 07/11/2023 16:43

He is using you for sex .He comes back to you in the gaps he has with other women because you boost his ego simple as that.You deserve better .

Sunshinesky1981 · 07/11/2023 16:45

He is using you for sex.

When he was open about using you for sex the sex stopped. He still wants sex, so is dangling a slither of a carrot in front of you in the hope that it will be enough to keep having sex.

He keeps coming back as he knows you require the minimum effort in order to get sex.

OhComeOnFFS · 07/11/2023 16:49

He says things like "I know you really like me?" I'd dump him for that alone.

As everyone has said - he's using you. He wants sex with lots of different people. He's more than likely having sex with lots of different people. Get yourself to a clinic ASAP.

Then have a think about your self-worth. Why do you think so little of yourself that you're having sex with this man in his car?

And as for him living at home - I'd bet my house that his wife is in that home, too.

NoMoreCapsLock · 07/11/2023 16:55

This is all textbook, sweetie. Xx

CheekyHobson · 07/11/2023 16:57

He has told you that if you don’t ask for/expect anything or chase him in any way he might get around to fucking you every so often.

You should expect much more for yourself even if he looks like a Greek god.

LegallyBrunette01 · 07/11/2023 17:00

You already know that he is just using you for sex. He knows he is good looking and is trying it on with you. While ever you spend time waiting for or with this user it means you are unavailable for your potential life partner. Bin him off and show yourself some self worth.

CheekyHobson · 07/11/2023 17:01

Also, this is very funny:

On paper, pretty much everything I want in a man

He still lives at home

I’d say you must be very young but you also said you’re on Facebook and I didn’t think anyone under 30 was on Facebook anymore?

FortofPud · 07/11/2023 17:01

It may even go beyond using you for sex, he may enjoy the power play of leaving you hanging, having you think about him, getting to tell you to 'play it cool' etc. Or he may not, it literally doesn't matter what lame little thoughts are going on in his head.

The absolute best thing you can do is decide that you don't give a crap what he means by any of it because the whole charade is so utterly unattractive to you that you are no longer interested in him.

IncompleteSenten · 07/11/2023 17:02

Why you?
Well, it's an ego boost for him to have you come running whenever he wants a shag, knowing that you actually have feelings for him.

VerrryNiceIndeed · 07/11/2023 17:03

Everyone said the same on your other thread.

Razorcroft · 07/11/2023 17:06

Why does he keep coming back for sex?

erm…because you meet him for sex in forests whenever he snaps his fingers?

Your thinking is massively skewed if you think he can ‘get that anywhere’. The majority of women would absolutely not shag a bloke who DOESN’T LIKE THEM in a forest whenever they get a bullshit text.

You need to stop dating and see a therapist. Flings can be fantastic but this is just tragic to read.

Razorcroft · 07/11/2023 17:08

‘On paper everything you want in a man’

a loser user who lives with his parents, strings women on and can’t even pay for a fucking hotel???

the more I read this the more aghast I am

Screamingabdabz · 07/11/2023 17:11

I think you need to review the ‘everything you want in a man’. Just because someone is good looking doesn’t mean they’re a good person. He has no feelings for you other than in his pants. And you spice it up for him in parks and woods when women with self esteem would’ve told him to jog on after the first round. Please wake up op.

OhComeOnFFS · 07/11/2023 17:11

CheekyHobson · 07/11/2023 17:01

Also, this is very funny:

On paper, pretty much everything I want in a man

He still lives at home

I’d say you must be very young but you also said you’re on Facebook and I didn’t think anyone under 30 was on Facebook anymore?

I know! Everything you want in a man -

  • lives at home
  • has sex with women in his car
  • tells you that he knows you really like him
  • can't promise to even be around the next day, never mind longer
  • makes booty calls...

OP, you need to get this prick out of your life.

TeslaTwat · 07/11/2023 17:12

Urgh. Sells himself as some really cool guy who "plays it cool" but actually is just a complete fuck boy who can't even remember what he said and would fright like a fucking rabbit of you move too fast. What a prick.

Block him. Get a real man. And even if you don't you'll be better off.