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Two weeks in and already feeling unwanted by his mixed signals

112 replies

Linozy · 10/06/2026 07:44

I’ve been dating this guy for 2 weeks now and I’ve seen him & stayed over at his for about 3-4 nights. I’m 2 years older than him.
but I feel like just giving up: at the start I really liked him, he’s super funny, cared about what I had to say, wanted to get to know me etc. but things started arising which makes me feel like he’s put off me. I ignored them at first but now I can’t.. when we first met we didn’t hug atall or touch for that matter, and for the following 4 times I’ve seen him we didn’t hug or kiss upon greeting or me leaving. He doesn’t go out his way to kiss me, when I try kissing him he curls his lips in sometimes.
I have a high sex drive and hes just let me know he doesn’t so sometimes I ask for it and he’ll say things like I’m doing eating for example or I’m ordering food, like basically wrong time to ask. But I wouldn’t be asking for it there and then I would ask to see if he was up for it later. He cooks for me all the time and makes me laugh. I can’t think of anything else that’s good. Oh and another thing my life outside of him is very serious, like the job I’m in and just how I operate in life so with him I like to relax and play around etc, he now says I act like a child all the time when he will play fight back? He does things to start it then when I retaliate he says I’m doing too much.

what is his issue, because he says he wants me around but his actions say otherwise and the affection and sex thing is bizarre to me as I’ve never experienced this with a man.

it’s gotten to the point where if he chooses to hold my hand, it’s a big thing to me and I hate how I’m becoming like this .

OP posts:
ALovelyPinkUnicorn · 10/06/2026 07:46

Are you exclusive?

DisplayPurposesOnly · 10/06/2026 07:46

It's two weeks. Just bin him.

Newgirls · 10/06/2026 07:48

That is a lot of physical contact for two weeks. Maybe he’s shattered?!

Linozy · 10/06/2026 07:49

ALovelyPinkUnicorn · 10/06/2026 07:46

Are you exclusive?

He’s told his mates I’m his “girl” like on the phone he’ll be like no i can’t go out im with my girl

OP posts:
Linozy · 10/06/2026 07:50

Newgirls · 10/06/2026 07:48

That is a lot of physical contact for two weeks. Maybe he’s shattered?!

He invites me over 😭

OP posts:
99bottlesofkombucha · 10/06/2026 07:50

Holy crap op it’s been two weeks. ‘I met this guy, he managed to be nice for a few days then he started drawing away and criticising me, so of course I ended it.’ There’s your story.

TragicMuse · 10/06/2026 07:51

2 weeks and you’re already finding it hard going? Nah. I wouldn’t be bothered. It’s been 2 weeks. Chuck him back and try again.

NoCommentingFromNowOn · 10/06/2026 07:51

Two weeks? Thats…….not even anything. So many incompatibilities I don’t know where to begin.

Linozy · 10/06/2026 07:51

99bottlesofkombucha · 10/06/2026 07:50

Holy crap op it’s been two weeks. ‘I met this guy, he managed to be nice for a few days then he started drawing away and criticising me, so of course I ended it.’ There’s your story.

You’re right!

OP posts:
PinkTonic · 10/06/2026 07:53

Two weeks is two dates isn’t it? Three if it’s really going well.

NetZeroZealot · 10/06/2026 07:53

How old are you?

Newgirls · 10/06/2026 07:54

Be less available. No booty calls. Or maybe that’s for next time.

Linozy · 10/06/2026 07:55

Newgirls · 10/06/2026 07:54

Be less available. No booty calls. Or maybe that’s for next time.

Thankyou I’ll take this on board!!

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bunnypenny · 10/06/2026 07:56

That’s a lot of dissecting of his behaviour when you’ve known him 2 weeks.

”sometimes when I ask for sex he does X”. Like how many times are you asking for sex in the 3-4 times you’ve met him?!

just walk away.

OneCoralGoose · 10/06/2026 07:57

Two weeks is no time. If you wanted to wait for more than a fortnight before having sex and he was pushing it this would be a different situation. Shes my girl just means the girl im chilling with not gf. You want to play fight all the time which can be annoying.

arethereanyleftatall · 10/06/2026 07:58

99bottlesofkombucha · 10/06/2026 07:50

Holy crap op it’s been two weeks. ‘I met this guy, he managed to be nice for a few days then he started drawing away and criticising me, so of course I ended it.’ There’s your story.

This is spot on. It isn’t that deep op. It’s absolutely normal to really like someone at first, then after a few more weeks discover you’re not compatible. Which you two aren’t whatsoever. Just end it and move on. I’m afraid also that if you were a bloke going on about having a high sex drive this early on it would get a huge red flag.

Dery · 10/06/2026 07:58

There’s no “at the start”. It’s only been 2 weeks. You’re still on the starting line. It’s fine to walk away.

JayJayj · 10/06/2026 07:59

“At the start” you are at the start, it’s 2 weeks not 2 years. This is crazy.

Maybe you have come on too strong. If I was him, or a friend of his, I’d be telling him to run away!

GreyCarpet · 10/06/2026 07:59

Yeah, I'd have been on 2, possibly 3, dates in 2 weeks. Probably not have had sex yet.

I've dumped loads of men after 2 weeks after finding out something about them I didn't like. It's never been MN worthy!

Just tell him you don't see it working out and you don't want to see him again. It's literally as easy as that

PetulaGordeno · 10/06/2026 08:00

If the man was posting here he could say I’ve met this girl, I really like her.
I enjoy cooking for her and laughing with her.
She has a high sex drive and after such a short time it’s too much. I am scared to touch her in case she wants sex.
She also wants to play fight with me and I really, really don’t like it. She might, but I don’t like the feeling I might hurt her by accident.

summitfever · 10/06/2026 08:00

You are WAAAAAAAY too invested in someone you’ve only known exists for a fortnight. And if these issues are so bad in 14 days, it’s a non starter. Learn to give far less of yourself away to men you know nothing about. This isn’t a relationship this is a false start. Move on. And slow down.

ALovelyPinkUnicorn · 10/06/2026 08:01

Linozy · 10/06/2026 07:49

He’s told his mates I’m his “girl” like on the phone he’ll be like no i can’t go out im with my girl

Does he refer to you by name?

Andepeda · 10/06/2026 08:01

Play fighting and constant sex? You're most blokes idea of heaven.

Not his though perhaps.

LizandDerekGoals · 10/06/2026 08:05

Wtf is this nonsense. Two weeks! Move on! Ffs.

This attitude that it is ‘giving up’ is dangerous. You should be dating to see if you like him. You are sleeping with him and he isnt good enough to like. Move on. It isnt giving up.

ignoring all the times you have gone to his house for sex, how many dates have you actually been on?

Divebar2021 · 10/06/2026 08:08

This is all too much too fast. Two weeks in I wouldn’t expect to have seen someone more than four or five times ( if it was going really well ). I don’t know if it’s too late to re-wind now for you but in future don’t be in such a hurry. Intimacy comes from talking and getting to know each other properly.

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