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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:
Beyondamountainandoverthesea · 10/06/2026 08:12

Yikes. That is all.

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 10/06/2026 08:14

Two weeks?!?!

Letsgetreadytorhumble · 10/06/2026 08:21

I have yoghurts in my fridge longer than you have known this man. Absurd way to be going on for both of you.

ForRedShark · 10/06/2026 08:26

Do you fancy him?

cramptramp · 10/06/2026 08:28

What’s the point? Get rid. Now.

Seaoftroubles · 10/06/2026 08:32

All this angst after 2 weeks! It's not working for you OP, or for him either it seems. You are obviously not compatible so just end it. Life's too short!

SilenceInside · 10/06/2026 08:35

2 weeks?? All this in 2 weeks? Far too much angst - if you were a good fit for each other you wouldn’t even be thinking about anything like this, you’d just be having a good time. I’d call it quits now so you don’t waste any more of your time.

UndertheBeard · 10/06/2026 08:38

Just ditch him, OP. This doesn’t require a second thought other than ‘Not working for me. Bye!’

BeSunnyLion · 10/06/2026 08:39

His girl could be anyone, his daughter, another woman..it doesn't mean anything.
I would have stopped seeing him. Don't play hard to get, that's not you and you will soon end up being and doing the same things that he didn't like it's just prolonging the inevitable.

thetinsoldier · 10/06/2026 08:39

Two weeks!!! It’s really not meant to be this difficult. A bf is supposed to enhance your life.

You’re incompatible/you don’t like how he’s acting. Just bin him.

Idontjetwashthefucker · 10/06/2026 08:39

OMG, 2 weeks!

Marmalade71 · 10/06/2026 08:41

sorry but…grow the fuck up

Orangemintcream · 10/06/2026 08:45

This sounds like it was written by a teenager.

You’ve seen a man a few times - 2 weeks isn’t dating. It all sounds too much for 2 weeks. Including from your side. You seem very intense.

He doesn’t suit you - just bin him.

PrueRamsay · 10/06/2026 08:48

Two weeks?!!! Mate, you move at SPEED!

OrlandointheWilderness · 10/06/2026 08:49

Well from his POV it could be that he likes you - but you are constantly on about sex and the play fighting thing is just a bit weird! How old are you!?
I’ve got a high sex drive - I’ll tell you what, most men initially will be all over it. The amount that can actually keep up and enjoy it is actually bloody small. They THINK it’s what they want, not what they actually want! Men aren’t machines, they differ just like women do.

BunnyLake · 10/06/2026 08:56

You’re a bit too much for him and he’s not enough for you. Time for both of you to move on and find someone more compatible.

JustJugglingCats · 10/06/2026 08:56

You've seen this man 3-4 times. This is not a relationship. You sound erm, very full on and a bit hard work if I'm honest. He's commented on how much you are pestering him for sex at inapproriate times, you play fight with him, you've decided he isn't touchy-feely enough. All after such a short time. You're barely out of the starting blocks! However, you seem very incompatible so just walk away and find someone who is as full-on, head-first into the relationship as you are.

Tabarnak · 10/06/2026 09:00

It’s 2 weeks 🤣

It all sounds very full on for 2 weeks.

He is giving mixed messages, and you sound like a badly trained puppy, all over him all the time.

mindutopia · 10/06/2026 09:26

You simply don’t sound compatible. Frankly, I think some of your behaviour sounds annoying and off putting. But that’s who you are and it may suit someone. He just doesn’t sound like that sort of person. And that’s fine.

Pushmepullu · 10/06/2026 09:41

2 weeks? How many times have you seen each other in 2 weeks? Isn’t this what the dating game is about? You meet, you date to see if you like each other, you then decide whether you want to develop the relationship into something more permanent. To me you sound like you have come on too strong if you are this needy in 2 weeks. Sorry

middleagedandinarage · 10/06/2026 09:45

Do you really mean 2 weeks or is that a typo?!?!
If that's correct, you've known him 2 weeks and have stayed over 3-4 nights, seriously?? Sorry but that screams easy to me, no wonder he's gone off you already!

Idontjetwashthefucker · 10/06/2026 10:33

middleagedandinarage · 10/06/2026 09:45

Do you really mean 2 weeks or is that a typo?!?!
If that's correct, you've known him 2 weeks and have stayed over 3-4 nights, seriously?? Sorry but that screams easy to me, no wonder he's gone off you already!

Is he easy too then?

InfoSecInTheCity · 10/06/2026 10:36

“From the start” this IS the start. You are right at the very very very beginning of dating this man, you are barely into dating him but you already seem to practically want to live with him. You have been with him for less time than most people wait for a hairdressing or doctors appointment. For the love of all that is holy slow your roll.

AltitudeCheck · 10/06/2026 10:44

I think he's finding you a bit too much/ too soon, over his place so much already, asking for assurances there will be sex later, play fighting.... chill a bit, go on some actual dates where you do stuff together and see if you're compatible. It may be that you need more physical connection/ he needs more space and you aren't compatible or perhaps it's just too much too soon for him.

SylvanMoon · 10/06/2026 11:01

Have you actually spent any time talking with this guy? Getting to know what makes him tick? Or has the majority of your two week infatuation with him been getting him to touch you and having sex? It sounds like it's you who doesn't have a sense of what a long-term relationship is built on and doesn't know how to go about building one. I think, as other pp have said, you should drop this "relationship", but rather than blaming the man for being not up to scratch or whatever, have a look at yourself. What are you actually looking for in a partner and what are you bringing to any potential relationship? Are you someone who is just horny and up for sex with anyone at any time? Or are you someone who has some positive self-esteem and life goals that you'd like to share with someone else?

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