[QUOTE=Bull Run;33162]AND, there it is!!!
Secure.
You qualified what type of woman would be OK with our antics, for lack of a better word. But, I don't think you really get it. There is no such thing as a secure woman. Period. They do not exist.
I know you've been in situations in which you thought to yourself, why is my LTR being such a bitch for no good, legit reason. The answer is simple. Attention. Women are like children in that they just want YOUR attention. They don't care how the get it. Be it good or bad, they just want you to pay them some attention. They want to be the center of your life.[/QUOTE]
I disagree. I believe they act this way as a test. They want to see if you will be loving and understanding or if you will act like a child and get defensive. They want to see if you will love them for all their flaws or if you will turn and walk away. They want to see if you will be the strong one and tell her when she's gone too far or if you will be a doormat. Most of all, they want to see if you will still be standing there after the storm.
[quote]Have you ever noticed that when you have a busy week at the office and don't get to see the woman you're with very often that they become irritated with you? It's not your fault that you have other things going on in your life. It is what it is. BUT, when those other things are not her, she freaks the fuck out.
Women are attention whores. And, the reason for that desire is fundamentally rooted in the fact that they are not secure enough in themselves to just be. Someone that is secure will simply live their life without regard to whether or not they are getting any attention. A woman on the other hand has to have your full attention. Good or bad.[/quote]
I don't see the problem here. Women are emotional creatures, not logical creatures. They go where their emotions take them. If my woman "freaked out" because I worked too much, I would grab her, hug her tightly, swing her around, throw her on the bed, and say, "I missed you so much. Let's enjoy this time we have together." If she continues to rant, I would listen for a few minutes and then say, "ok, I understand how you feel. I'm going downstairs to make a cup of coffee. Come join me when you're ready to enjoy this time together."
Yes, you're right. Women are attention whores. Give them some. What's the problem?
[quote]The reason is obvious, at least to me. Women are incredible at being social. But, with that comes the knowledge that other women are social as well. That is their competition. Men beat the shit out of each other on the playing field. But, women beat the shit out of each other in the social world.
Once you understand that the 'social world' is code for men and relationships you can see that women compete with each other for men. That is their game. Since they know that this is the game, they will always be insecure with the idea that you can build attraction with other women because women know what they are capable of...they know that another woman will try to steal you away from her because that's exactly what she would do!!!
This leads to insecurity.
For any of us that have been in relationships, I know that what I'm saying isn't new. Women need constant reinforcement that they are special and unique. And, that all stems from the fact that they are insecure.
There is no such thing as a secure woman. Period. Kid yourself all you want, but they do not exist.[/quote]
What you say is true to an extent for many women, and dead on for many women. Hey, I'm with you. There are many women out there who have been jerked around by so many men, including their fathers and brothers, that they have no faith in people.
For most women, all you have to do is demonstrate that you are what you are, and they will learn to trust you, which makes them feel more secure. Women are as secure as you allow them to feel. You have to build a track record with them. If you give up your weekly poker night to go to the movies with her, and then a month later insist that you cannot miss it, then you are being inconsistent, which leads to her not trusting you. I don't know you personally, BR. In fact, I think I only met you once or twice years ago. But I suspect that if you honestly look back at your relationships, you might find that you were somewhat inconsistent, which probably led to your woman acting more insecure.
Then again, there are some women who have issues in this area. I just ended my LTR, because I was fighting a losing battle. No matter how consistent I was, she always believed that I was going to walk away. This turned out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy, because she behaved so badly that I couldn't commit to a lifetime of that garbage. In the end, I am one more example of a man who abandoned her, which will make it even worse for the next guy. God help him!
