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Relationship Man or Swingin' Single?

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Are you the type of guy to get attached easily and have long-lasting relationships? Would you settle for a one girl early on in your life and work throught the hard parts in order to cherish your couple moments and bonding? Or are you born to be a loner and a swingin' banchelor bringing home a girl every other week (or whenever possible) and just forgetting about her in order to not get emotional? Do you just want to have all the fun without all the commitement and pressure?

"WHAT IF I NEVER HAD EITHER AND MY NAME IS OPA?" (this is gaf after all)
Which life style do you think is best (even if you dont live it)?
 

Triumph

Banned
I, uh, would LIKE to be a relationship guy. But I can't find a chick masochistic enough to want to put up with my shit.

So I hit it and quit it. Yeah, I'm a swingin' singles guy. Woot.
 

peedi

Banned
I can't stay with one girl. It's impossible, unnatural even. I'm young (28), attractive, and employed at a decent job. There's no point in me surrendering these years to a committed relationship. Too many beautiful women to cavort with.
 

peedi

Banned
Definitely. A lot of guys have very low self-esteem. If a mildly attractive female fondly receives their affection, they're more than likely to cling to her, sacrificing themselves for her every need.
 

Crispy

Member
I think I am a relationship type of guy, but I would love to be a swingin' single mainly to get some experience before getting in a serious relationship. Sadly I never picked up a girl while going out and I don't think that will ever happen. So I probably will bump into someone eventually and have a relationship with her and she will probably be my only bed-partner in my entire life. Or not :p I'll just see what the future brings!
 

Blackie

Member
I'm all about being relationship man. The problem is that I follow the Groucho Marx principle and disapprove of every girl who likes me.
 

Kuro Madoushi

Unconfirmed Member
peedi said:
I can't stay with one girl. It's impossible, unnatural even. I'm young (28), attractive, and employed at a decent job. There's no point in me surrendering these years to a committed relationship. Too many beautiful women to cavort with.

Hmmmm...and it's no wonder some women have such a low view of men...

Sigh, but I can't say anything as I know a few women like that as well :p
 
Blackie said:
I'm all about being relationship man. The problem is that I follow the Groucho Marx principle and disapprove of every girl who likes me.
I follow the Groucho Marx principle of shooting an elephant in my pajamas (how he got in them I have no idea).
 

Escape Goat

Member
Most guys I date seem to fall for me alot sooner/harder than I do for them so it often scares me. And most gay men in indiana are frickin ugly monsters. And if they'r good looking they're sluts.
 

peedi

Banned
Kuro Madoushi said:
Hmmmm...and it's no wonder some women have such a low view of men...

Sigh, but I can't say anything as I know a few women like that as well :p

Why is that something to viewed as a character flaw? I don't think monogamy is natural. If you observe behavioral trends in the animal kingdom, you'll notice that monogamy is a rarity. There are just so many eclectic grades of female available to men, that I can't see myself, at this juncture in my life, staying with just one. I might want a Chinese tonight, when tomorrow I could sleep with an Indian.
 

goomba

Banned
Im possibly on the brink of losing my singleness. Iv been happily single until i met this girl , didnt think id even want another relationship for a while yet either.
 

Willco

Hollywood Square
I've got a pretty negative reputation for being the complete opposite of the so-called "Relationship Man", and truth is, relationships and the L-word scare me. Am I weird? Because I see my friends start moving towards a more mature phase in their life and I really cannot just bring myself to do it. I swear, after awhile, even if I liked the girl at first, I just pick her down until all she is a puddle of faults.
 

peedi

Banned
I love the rush that joins the courting phase, as we venture into the unknown with a stranger that tickles our fancy. Unfortunately, the feeling dissipates after you've slept with her.
 

Escape Goat

Member
peedi said:
I love the rush that joins the courting phase, as we venture into the unknown with a stranger that tickles our fancy. Unfortunately, the feeling dissipates after you've slept with her.


:lol
 
I guess I'm a relationship guy... I get attached easily. Marriage is evil though. I'd have to be with a girl for a fucking amazingly long time before I went into that territory.
 

Kuro Madoushi

Unconfirmed Member
peedi said:
I love the rush that joins the courting phase, as we venture into the unknown with a stranger that tickles our fancy. Unfortunately, the feeling dissipates after you've slept with her.
:lol

I didn't say it was a FLAW, but it certainly contributes to a lot of women thinking that guys ONLY want sex, or only want to play and nothing else.
 

Dyne

Member
Cerebral Palsy said:
I guess I'm a relationship guy... I get attached easily. Marriage is evil though. I'd have to be with a girl for a fucking amazingly long time before I went into that territory.

Exactly.

All my relatives were together 6-7 years each before they got married. My parents were too involved getting degrees in University to worry about the opposite sex, and when they met eachother, my dad proposed 10 months into the relationship. And there's been no divorces at all.

If my family's any indication, I'm not a swinging single at all. And I don't mind.
 

peedi

Banned
Kuro Madoushi said:
:lol

I didn't say it was a FLAW, but it certainly contributes to a lot of women thinking that guys ONLY want sex, or only want to play and nothing else.

Heh. It's not purely sex that drives the pursuit. No, more than just sex, I like different personalities, the various ways that people look at the world, and how they respond to me. Perhaps her jokes possess a unique bite, or the way she dances at a club is a bit wilder than last week's reticent wallflower's. I honestly think I meet the definition of "slut." I wish I could change, but I feel addicted. Women are to be adored.
 
Yep, there's nothing like the rush you get when you first meet a girl, however the real reason I loved being single was the thrill of the hunt. In fact I've decided ending my 1 year relationship after the prom and leave it as nothing more than a highschool sweetheart short of thing.

Being in a relationship makes me lazy, I don't take care of myself as much and I'm not as sharp because I'm no longer a hunter tracking prey, I'm a smelly old farmer growing letuce. And I'm getting damn tired of only eating and looking at letuce. So it'll be a bang while it lasts, but I'll be going back into the jungle and staying away from the relationship stuff for a while. New rule = no relationship will last more than 1 month.
 

isamu

OMFG HOLY MOTHER OF MARY IN HEAVEN I CANT BELIEVE IT WTF WHERE ARE MY SEDATIVES AAAAHHH
peedi said:
I love the rush that joins the courting phase, as we venture into the unknown with a stranger that tickles our fancy. Unfortunately, the feeling dissipates after you've slept with her.

what the tits? :lol
 

J2 Cool

Member
peedi said:
Heh. It's not purely sex that drives the pursuit. No, more than just sex, I like different personalities, the various ways that people look at the world, and how they respond to me. Perhaps her jokes possess a unique bite, or the way she dances at a club is a bit wilder than last week's reticent wallflower's. I honestly think I meet the definition of "slut." I wish I could change, but I feel addicted. Women are to be adored.

ah, so I get it. You're an intellectual slut.
 
I'm completely a relationship guy when it comes to morality and character desires, but every single woman I have ever been with in my entire life has been the complete opposite and it drives me FUCKING NUTS

The internal dialogue which is eventually converted into an argument is always fun too.

Woman: I don't want a relationship, I just want to have fun. You want to have fun too, right!

Mike: Yes! But I want more!

Woman: Then you don't want fun. Why do you hate fun?

Mike: I love fun! Sex is good! I love sex!

Woman: Good, so lets just keep it like that.

sdalfj;lsdafj;lsdaf
 
peedi said:
Heh. It's not purely sex that drives the pursuit. No, more than just sex, I like different personalities, the various ways that people look at the world, and how they respond to me. Perhaps her jokes possess a unique bite, or the way she dances at a club is a bit wilder than last week's reticent wallflower's. I honestly think I meet the definition of "slut." I wish I could change, but I feel addicted. Women are to be adored.
You suck at lying. Oh, and I'm a relationship type, definitely.
 

DCX

DCX
I'm a relationship type of guy and the life situations don't dictate that, i had the same mindset even in highschool. Now i crave it...all i want is to be in love and be married with the woman i love. Dealing with all i had to deal with the past 6-7 years i know exactly what i want....getting it is a different story.

DCX
 

aoi tsuki

Member
i'm a little of both actually, though i usually lean towards swinging batchelor. i don't like being tied down to one woman, and the majority of women, or people in general i'd asume, aren't worth it anyways. Ironically though, i don't like the chase, or the game, or whatever you wanna call it. i usually fall into dates, and while i'd like to keep things casual, most women want a relationship. Relationships are fine, but in addition to my above reasons, i don't want to devote the time to a relationship that it really needs. i also don't like the feeling of being responsible or needed by someone. i'm happy doing my own thing on my own time, answering to no one, etc.
 

lordmrw

Member
swingin single. Maybe one day I'll be a relationship man, but at this point, there's entirely too much shit for me to deal with on my own right now to add the stress of a relationship to.
 
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