I just watched the movie “He’s Just Not That Into You” and
thought so many of the messages were incredibly accurate. It was funny to hear all the excuses women
give each other to explain men’s behavior.
It was also sad to see and hear what we do and say to one another in an
effort to save our friends’ feelings.
Women have a need to not hurt another’s feelings. We also often have a need to be liked. These two needs can be deadly in dating
relationships. Our need to be liked
keeps us clinging to men who have no interest in a serious relationship. We ignore all the signs that tell us he’s not
interested and then our friends encourage us to ignore them as well (we do the
same to our friends by the way).
- Maybe
he lost your number. - I’m
sure he’s just busy; he really works hard and doesn’t go out much. - He’s
probably just shy. Why don’t you
just call him?
This is NOT helping women. We
need to stop worrying about hurting each other’s feelings and start being
determined to help each other. Sometimes
the best gift we can give our friends is the truth. We can speak the truth with love AND we have
to speak it.
Below are five signs that he’s not that into you…or not
good for you. Know them, memorize them
and be determined not to rationalize these behaviors to yourself or your
friends.
- He
says he’s going to call, but doesn’t call within the first week: If he doesn’t call, go on with your
life. Do NOT hunt him down by
calling or trying to “bump” into him.
This is acting desperate and desperate is unattractive and hurtful
to you. - When he’s out with you, he’s
frequently scanning the room rather than being interested in your
conversation: I don’t care if
he’s scanning for women, his friends or the Pope. If he’s often looking for something
better, he’s not that into you. After
a while, you’ll begin to feel as if
he’s got something better to do than be with you. This will chip away at your sense of
worth and you’ll end up trying to prove how wonderful you are, rather than
realizing how wonderful you are. - His conversation is ninety percent
about him and he asks very little about you or your interests/life: If he doesn’t ask about you, he doesn’t
care about you. If he cared, he’d
be interested in your life, thoughts, struggles and insights. Conversations should be two-way. If they’re not, continue your dating
search. - He flirts with other women right in
front of you: We often laugh at
this and say, “Oh, that’s just who he is.”
What?! Okay let’s go with
that one for a moment; if that’s who he is then why do you want him? If he flirts in front of you, then he
flirts behind your back AND he’s just not that into you. - He acts as if you’re lucky to be with him. Run, don’t walk with this one. This smells of narcissism. Get out before you actually start
believing this message.
If he acts disinterested…he IS disinterested. Don’t hang around to try to make him
interested. Move on to the person you
were meant to be with and stop pining for the one you weren’t. We need to stop trying to convince men that
we’re a good catch. Instead, we need to
know, to the core of our being, that we are.
Every one of us has inherent worth and as such we deserve to be loved,
cherished and treated well. When we know
this, the men will know it as well. If
we don’t know that we’re worthy, then the men certainly won’t know it either.
out in the dating world, be determined to not settle for less than you
deserve. Watch how he treats you and
don’t rationalize his disinterest or poor treatment. If you find yourself acting desperate, you
need to do more internal work in order to be ready to date from a healthy
place. If you don’t believe in yourself,
you’re not ready to date.