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cassandra asked in Social SciencePsychology · 1 decade ago

Men - Can you please help me understand on game playing/approach/avoid?

For eleven months, this man and i have been getting closer and closer, our relationship more and more intense. Every time we get especially close, either he balks and runs away or i make demands that we meet and he runs away. (All on line)

Finally, he told me to back off and leave him alone. Took me a few weeks, because we game in the same spot. I finally stopped trying to talk to him (he never answered me, not once, after he told me to back off) and so i wrote him and apologized for disrepsecting his request. Then, I stopped gaming when he was gaming, leaving the room when he showed up.

Within a day, he was following me onto the game and talking to me like it was old times again, sharing his cares and his triumphs, making jokes, acting sexy towards me.

I really want to connect with this guy, really want to meet. Is there anything I can do realistically to make it happen? (We're 10 hours apart.)

I see that if I go away, he comes after me. How do I make that work for me? What about the actual relationship? I hate these games. I just want to talk with him and play with him. Do we have to keep playing ignore/talk - actually this is new, in the last month of our 11 months.

He's 17 years younger than I am, but very attracted to me and not attracted to the MINDS of women his age. I still look good, look only about 10 years older than he does...

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I know you may want a man's viewpoint but I really feel propelled to address this behavior as a woman.

    Judging from your experience, this guy does not seem to be mature enough for a realistic relationship. My advice is to make it clear that you do not want to play games and to actually stop engaging in his wishy washy advances/avoidant behavior. Whether this is in the virtual world or the real world, you can not expect a man or woman to change their behavior or be a more reliable person if they are not initially giving you the common courtesy that you deserve as an individual (friend or lover).

    His maturity level isn't necessarily about his age but about his behavior and it seems to me that even though he likes older women, he may not have the maturity level to deal with any woman in a serious relationship.

    Overall, if games are not your thing, you need to make this clear by not responding to these tests and pursue someone more stable, respectful and equally or more attractive. Trust me he does exist.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Just as the games you play on line this relationship is also a game being played. He's younger than you and would most likely just want sex. You make demands and he thinks there will be to much commitment. How can you be sure who he really is through the internet. Move into the real world to find what you seek.

    The games people play with each other is one of the reasons marriages don't last. You don't know the real person until its to late. Then children are usually involved and pay the price of the game that way played.

    Do you even know his true age. We could talk for months, I could send you pictures. Maybe they are me and maybe not. Maybe I tell the truth about my age or not. As Dr. House says "all people lie" yes its TV but it is also true.

  • 1 decade ago

    He sounds like a waste of time....a flake. If he's this much of a coward, think what problems you'll have meeting him (if you ever do). You may avoid, avoid....to the point where he chases you and you both agree to meet up.....but once you agree, he may get cold feet again. It's your choice if you want this kind of headache in your life or not.

  • 1 decade ago

    y\he reminds me of my sexmate, she acted the same, two-faces, advantager, and she was good in her thing. but still eventauly, she left after many zigzaging here and there. my advice try to clear the way, n look for another guy.

    Source(s): life
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