Quote: (11-11-2014 10:40 AM)Sonsowey Wrote:
Decide what you want.
Do you want multiple girls or one girl?
Do you want to be spinning plates and adding new girls to your rotation, or do you want a one-on-one relationship and more time to yourself, as you said earlier?
It all just comes down to clearly knowing what you want and achieving it. Sounds like you are of two minds and thus can't decide what you want.
I think you bring up good points here, it sounds like Mike has decided that he wants a serious relationship and is kind of over the grind of the dating game. Yet, I think all this talk of "alpha" makes himself and a lot of other guys second guess themselves and what they really want.
When you draw imaginary lines in the sand as to what behavior is "beta" and "alpha" it can cloud one's judgement as to what is the correct line of action. Instead of being true to what you want and how you feel, a guy may think "I'm being a total beta by abandoning my harem", a true "alpha" would fuck every girl and not show any signs of emotion or attachment until the girl does first.
Now to play devil's advocate the dating game, and the modern American woman has become so cold that in a lot of ways a guy really does have to play the game by this shrewd set of rules in a sense, in order to protect himself from getting burned. Being a little cold and calculating can be a necessary evil, I know because I've had to learn the hard way, having been to "nice, trusting, forgiving, etc.", only to have it come back around and bite me in the ass.
As far as Mike goes though, I think he should follow the most cliche cheesy advice in the book and "follow his heart". Sometimes following your heart can be a recipe for disaster, but you never know until you try.
To touch on a subject that he was pondering, as to whether there is anything wrong with bringing up the conversation about making things exclusive and making it "official", personally I don't think there's anything wrong with it, as long as your not coming from a place of neediness, over-investment, and "one-itis".
A lot of times it is better to allow the female to initiate the talk over "exclusiveness" in the relationship, in the sense that it frames it that she wants it more than you do, but most of the time women will sit back and expect the man to make the move, whether it be sexually or in the relationship. Personally I know how relationships can get stuck in limbo in this day and age, where you're not sure if you're together, or friends with benefits or what.
Shit even assuming that a girl is monogamous with you even if she displays all the signs can be a recipe for disaster. I think it's better to throw the cards on the table at a certain point (as long as it's not too soon), and let them know how you feel, what you want, and what you expect out of a serious relationship. That way you know how things stand and can start to draw concrete boundaries, that a women will inevitably test.
I knew Mike's chick was going to hit him up and apologize, because that's what chicks do. He's just going to have to delay his text response, act aloof, and play the game. I don't think all is lost, but he must know realize how much he was putting her on the pedestal and acting needy, and will have to take a step back to balance out their dynamic.