Originally posted by: SMOGZINN
Originally posted by: sixone
[That may be, but I doubt it. A guy doesn't worry about how 'genuinely nice' a girl is when he knows she only wants a booty call. His words - not mine.
I think you underestimate how conditioned a man can become during a long relationship. It has been 2+ years since my ex left and I there are times that I still feel guilty flirting with a woman. There is no reason why, I am a flirtatious person by nature and did it all the time when I was with my ex, but now I have trouble going past that innocent flirt stage. It is simple pavlovian conditioning. If I went past that innocent stage (or what my ex deemed as that innocent stage) then I got punished. So now I still expect the punishment. And I had a very, um, adventurous relationship with my ex, I imagine it would be much worse with a more traditional relationship.
Originally posted by: sixone
Originally posted by: SpecialEd
Would you be comfortable telling one girl about your involvments with the other?
If not, then you should be feeling guilty.
DING DING DING!!! We have a winner!!
Well, I agree here. You should never do something you have to hide from. If you feel that you can't tell one about your relationship with the other, then you are not being honest with yourself or them.
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
I don't know, I've been feeling weird lately, I actually have a sex life (there was a 4 month gap between anything, that's how lame I am) but none of the girls i've been seeing are relationship material. Hopefully i meet that one girl so I don't have to feel as exhausted and guilty as I do.
Don't feel bad, it took me a year to get back into the game after my ex left. That really is not that uncommon. I think I heard a rule of thumb of 1 month per year you were with your ex for you to get back into dating.