Fantastic replies. I’m going to angle it around this tonality. And you’re right, I have an “ugh” feeling myself after deflecting it until now (she’ll be here in a a few minutes actually). I’m going to totally brush it off as we’re outside having fun. There will be no formal sit down discussion to hash things out.

Underrated

Golden, this is an A++ response and everything that I was looking for. I’m pretty pissed that I just didn’t nip it in the bud a few seconds after she brought it up because it could’ve been incredibly easy to do so. I’ll do my best when she gets here (I plan on bringing it up while we’re outside playing cornhole (no pun intended), that way the atmosphere is light and playful.

If it gets to the point of the talk, I’m just straight up telling her I’m having a lot of fun and I’d like that to continue with the possibility of an LTR way down the road (dangle the carrot), but for right now I don’t want a label or exclusivity. If this isn’t satisfactory for her then idk what to tell her, aside from nice knowing ya.

It’s a refreshing feeling to not be afraid to walk away, and to not have a woman as your top priority. This new job, meditation, my personal training cert and a few other personal goals are much higher on my list

Yeah, it cannot be dodged forever. At a certain point they’re gunna wanna know if you’re fucking other women regardless of how many agree and amplifies you throw back at them.

My response tonight was as follows:

“I’ve been having a lot of fun the last 6 weeks and I’d like that to continue. I’m not seeing anyone else at the moment but I think it’s way too soon to put a label on this/become exclusive. Everything has been good so far so I see no reason why it can’t be discussed down the road”

With her sitting across from me expecting an answer and unable to dodge it anymore, I feel like this was about as neutral as one can get. I dangled the carrot (possibility of an LTR down the road) as well as told her that it’s too soon for exclusivity. Meaning, although I may not be seeing anyone else (because I’m extremely busy with my new job, friends, meditation, reading, the gym, personal training cert), that doesn’t mean I won’t date someone else if the opportunity arises.

One of the great things TRP teaches you is that as a man you are the gatekeeper of exclusivity/a relationship title, etc. It’s a great feeling to have this internalized. So an LTR with this girl is the last thing on my mind (outcome independence) -> the paradox of this is that she’s chasing me, and the health of the interaction between us is far better than say if I was fixated on locking her down as my magical unicorn girlfriend.

Absolutely. I’m not even considering an LTR until another 5 months pass, until then she’s just a plate (I’ve found that I truly only have time for 1 or 2 with my schedule). So I am really not too concerned about losing her either way. It’s more of a “I would prefer this to keep going, but I’m fine either way” type of deal.