You have taken my advice and given him a chance. You have taken the time to actually get to know him better than the surface knowledge gained on the first few dates. He is a great guy with a lot going for him. However, you are still not feeling it. You enjoy hanging out and have a good time, but you are just not looking forward to those times the way you feel you should be. It happens! Sometimes we meet great people along the way that are just not the right ones for us, for whatever reason. That is a good case scenario.
On the other hand, we also do meet those who riddle us with one disappointment after another, leaving us wondering whether there really are any good men out there, Trust that there are! You do not want to become bitter and negative in your search because that will attract the wrong men to you. Stay positive and know that Mr. Maybe is out there – you just have not met him yet!
As we go through the process of finding our Mr. Maybe, there will more than likely be many disappointments along the way. Do not allow that to deter you. However, do take time after each one to reflect on what initially attracted you to him, what it was that made you question it, if you missed anything earlier on, and what you can do to improve the situation next time. Seriously, take time for you – especially if things started out really well and turned into heartbreak and disappointment. You need time to heal your heart and your mind in order to attract the right one. You also need to understand what happened and know how to do things better next time. In our quest for love, so few of us take the time to reflect when we need. Time seems short, and it is. But if you jump back in and make the same mistakes again and again, you are wasting more time than it would have taken to reflect on the situation – and you cause yourself more heartache and aggravation.
If you find there are some things that need to improve and you really like the person, you may want to have a discussion and work through those things. However, if the problem is larger than that and you do not see the situation improving, or if there is something that has been recurring, then you will probably be best served by moving on. Many women stay with men and think things will improve. If a man leaves you disappointed again and again, and it is a recurring theme – he will surely continue acting in that manner and you will be left feeling alone and empty. The point is to find the right man, not the one who is okay for now. Be good to yourself, demand to be treated as you should be treated, and do not settle for less than that. Stick to your guns. If you compromise what you deserve, it may end up being a lifetime commitment to that compromise. You deserve better than that!
Yep. Usually (not always, but USUALLY) the behaviors, attitudes or other factors that hurt or annoy you are not going to diminish. They will increase. We have to “know when to fold ’em”, as the Kenny Rogers song goes. For me, it took waaaaaay too many years to figure that out.
I think when we are young, we are a lot more optimistic that people will change or things will improve. As we live and learn, we realize that even little things that seem charming at the beginning can become annoying over time. So if something really bothers you early on, I totally agree with you that it only gets worse.