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    relationshipa1
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    Dear April,

    This is my third question but finding you is liking finding an oasis in a dessert. I have learned to cut me off, not call when they say good-bye or so long in their actions. Tho men usually back off and can’t say the words “good-bye”. This guy I was seeing has backed off after I asked if he was interested in a romance. At least after months of wondering what he was doing pushing pulling I have an answer.

    But in general how long when you stop calling does it take them to get the hint, and if they decide to get their act together and try again with you, will they come back around. In other words how long til I know he is truly not interested in anything with me? I ask because I think women think it is months.

    I do know if he manages to show up again, I will do what I did with an old boyfriend who disappeared and showed up after 10 months. That was another girlfriend. But I did learn to go really slow and see what his intentions were. When he finally asked me to get involved again. I said “No I want the process” I want to date, and see and all of it. He disappeared again. Which told me what I needed to know. He wasn’t serious.

    So can you give me general time lines around men. Or are there any? If they react to something (men seem like they react a lot) when does it occur to them we’re gone. And then miss us, and then all that goes into missing us.

    I know when I left a guy after 2 months I felt I missed him, and then I decided not enough to go back. I would love your opinion about this.

    I love that you are here for us. Wow. Great.

    Marie

    #10272
    April Masini
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    Thank you for your kind words — I’m glad I’ve been of help to you! 🙂

    When you ask me how long it takes to tell if a man is uninterested, I’m taken aback that you didn’t ask, ‘How long until I know he [i]IS[/i] interested?’!

    I think you can assume that he’s interested in you enough to date you, but always assume he’s dating other people and playing the field, just like you should be, too.

    There are ways to tell if a man wants you to be his girlfriend. For instance, when a man introduces you to his friends, it shows he’s interested in you. When he introduces you to his family, that’s a big sign that he’s interested in you. If he makes sure to make birthdays and holidays with you, special, he’s interested in you.

    The problem you’re having is that you’re assuming a man is interested in having a relationship with you just because he asks you out. Even a few dates in a row don’t necessarily mean he isn’t considering other women — or that you’re not considering other men. I always advocate playing what I call The Numbers Game in dating. The theory goes that if you don’t get up to bat, you can’t hit a home run, and the biggest home run hitters are the ones who get up to bat the most. So you have to do a lot of dating to find Mr. Right.

    Dating is a process, and at the same time he’s deciding if you’re right for him, you should be deciding if he’s right for you — that’s [i]your responsibility[/i] in the relationship.

    I hope that helps!

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