Some guys seem content to write off any dating shortcomings as beyond their control, thinking instead that women just are the way they are.
Women aren’t the only ones who believe certain relationship myths. But men are doing themselves a disservice if they buy into the following:
Myth #1 – Women don’t really want nice guys.
- Every guy thinks they’re nice. But not every guy is, and that’s part of the problem. Women are searching for men to treat them with respect. This is especially true as women get a little older and move beyond the attraction to the “bad boys” of the world. But a nice guy that treats them right? It doesn’t get any better than that.
Myth #2 – Women are only out to find a guy to marry them.
- Many women, as well as men, do want to find a partner. But women are waiting longer than ever before to meet the right partner, and in the meantime they are expanding their careers, education, and life experiences. So men that feel women are only with them in order to get married might be missing out on the fun that dating can be.
Myth #3 – Women just don’t get along with each other.
- Strong, independent, smart women get along famously. They seek each other out and strive to support one another. There are women who behave in a catty way when it comes to other women, being rude or purposely excluding them, but these women don’t represent the norm.
Myth #4 – Some women are really just one of the boys.
- Women are women. Not boys. Not men. Women might have hobbies that men also enjoy, but any women that tells a man that either “women don’t like her” or “she gets along better with men” probably thinks if she acts like a guy it will make her more attractive. These women make no effort to befriend other women, instead looking at every female as competition. The truth is these women end up hurting themselves and their relationships, because women that have strong emotional bonds with other women also make better partners.
Myth #5 - Women freak out if a guy is honest with her.
- It’s the lying that bugs women. Even when men can be honest about something they will sometimes lie just because they don’t want to deal with things. So when a man doesn’t break up face to face and instead just stops calling, or when he tells a women he’ll call her when he has no intention of doing so, a woman naturally feels like he should have just told her. Women just want to know where they stand. So if you’re a guy and you want to end a relationship, do so honestly and kindly and your woman will thank you.
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