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[deleted] 7y ago
I'm 31. What is the ideal age range of men for me to date? I feel that men my age prefer women in their 20s.
Ironiaton 7y ago
28-45.
That said, keep your eyes open. When I was 31 I started dating a dark, tall and very talented 25-year-old. We'll have our tenth wedding anniversary next year. But I must say I kept pushing him away for quite a while at first, he felt so young.
[deleted] 7y ago
Thank you! I am attracted to younger men, as well, so I'll keep that in mind.
Makrii817 7y ago
Do you ever worry that if you give too much, then your partner will become bored? Like for example, I have sex whenever my partner wants; is that off-putting? Do guys ever want girls to play games in long term relationships so the thrill is back? Sometimes I find that my partner is more affectionate when I’ve been busy for a few days than after I’ve shown him affection
xelaandra23 7y ago
I'm not married, as a disclaimer, but my instinct is that yes, they will become bored if you're a doormat who does everything he wants. I'd play a little hard to get with the sex, personally. I would elaborate on that but it's hard to without really specific examples. You gotta keep him still craving you and wanting more, IMO.
ManguZa 7y ago
More you give to men better it is. Usually it's women who find out-putting this kind of thing, definitely not men.
loneliness-inc 7y ago
Read the post u/girlwithabike posted yesterday.
Makrii817 7y ago
I did! Which is kind of what sparked my question. In the Surrendered Wife, the author says sex doesn’t need to happen every time your husband asks with the following metaphor “you don’t give your children a cookie every time they ask for it.” Both my fiancé and I have high sex drives and have sex pretty often. I can’t remember ever saying no except when bleeding heavily and even then I’d perform oral sex. So, I was just wondering how other women felt about that line.
subgirl182 7y ago
I really hate the idea of comparing sex with my husband with giving a cookie to a child lol, not a very sexy thought at all! I don't say no to my husband unless I'm bleeding and then, like you, will do oral instead. He doesn't seem put off! As long as you're engaged and enjoying it, I think the more the better in a long term relationship x
[deleted] 7y ago
Has anyone had any success moving past physical violence in a relationship and things actually getting better?
LateralThinker13 7y ago
It depends. How reciprocal is it?
I ask because MUCH violence isn't one-sided. If you are both violent (or you trigger him, many women do and some even like it or get off on it (See Erin Pizzey's experiences with her battered women's shelter)) then you've got a LOT of work ahead of you.
If it's just him who's violent, and it's not a one-time occasion, then get out. It's likely not fixable (because it's all on him). When it's reciprocal, you can work on it together to stop the circumstances that cause it to arise.
loneliness-inc 7y ago
Physical violence is a line that the overwhelming majority of men will never cross because it's a red line, deal-breaker and non negotiable.
lespetiteschoses 7y ago
I think she's asking the question because the line has been crossed.
lespetiteschoses 7y ago
I've never personally been in that situation luckily but have friends who were.
In one case it was salvageable, and in one case it was not. In the relationship that survived, they both had been under a huge amount of pressure, death in the family, sick child, etc. During a bad argument he lashed out. It happened once, he immediately realized the mistake he'd made, and was ashamed and apologetic. It was tough but they were able to move past it.
In the case where it didn't work out, he was a violent person and took his anger out on her. He didn't cherish her, and that protective instinct that a man should have for his wife was gone. He wanted to "own" her, but didn't take care of what was his. There was no saving that, he was not a good husband and the violence was part of his character.
I hope that whatever spurred this question is not putting you in danger. Please look after yourself and PM me if you need help.
WalnutFeline 7y ago
How do you "overcome" differences in love languages? For example, I'm a very verbal Person and my boyfriend is more of the "shows his love through his actions " type. I know his feelings are genuine, but I'm SO not used to this type of love language.
LateralThinker13 7y ago
Men are different from women. This is one way how. Read this blog post. It should help. Don't try to change him, try to understand him.
http://judgybitch.com/2012/11/07/men-talk-about-their-feelings-all-the-time-they-just-dont-use-words/
degenerativebastard 7y ago
There's a saying that goes, "There's only one Love language, physical. All the others are Like languages".
That being put aside, the biggest thing is going to have to be practice and time put into it... as most pursuits are. Come up with some "showing love through actions" things (shouldn't be crazy hard, cleaning and making him a nice meal is a great place to start), and pay attention to what he appreciates and what doesn't seem to affect him. Adjust accordingly, rinse and repeat.
As for him being more Verbal with you, tell him when he says something you like. Reward it. It'll start to happen more often.
Xtinamina 7y ago
How can I get over being so turned off by my husband because he asked me to open a jar for him? -_-
Eugenius666 7y ago
Well if he's your husband then it shouldn't come as a complete shock. Whatever you do, don't open the jar for him. Give him your best shaming expression with no accompanying verbal harangue. The look on your face should give him all the information he needs to deal with the jar like a man.
Xtinamina 7y ago
Thanks for the response! It's already happened though, so I just don't know how to feel about it now. You're right, it's not a shock either. It's happened before too, years ago.
[deleted] 7y ago
Need more info. Does he work at a job in which carpal tunnel or other overuse syndromes are a possibility? Shaming him for needing help if he is in pain is a horrible thing to do. Think back to your wedding vows--"In sickness and health."
That being said, even if he doesn't have any problems with his wrists or hands, so what if he asks you to open a jar? Maybe he feels the same way about you when you ask him to do something you should be able to do for yourself, such as kill a spider or program the GPS. What I'm trying to say is that opening a jar is minor. If he cares for you and treats you well, that's major :-) Think about the kindest response in this situation, which would be to open the jar and hand it to him with a smile, and go with that. Give him a kiss to go with it...he is your husband and you love him, right?
Xtinamina 7y ago
You are 100% right. These are the thoughts I kept making myself go back to over the weekend. He's amazing where it concerns EVERYTHING ELSE in our relationship.
I'm sure it triggered me so badly because of my upbringing and how I was treated by peers throughout childhood and adolescence. Made fun of for not being feminine, never taught how to take care of myself or that it even matters, etc. It was just an incident that made me feel masculine and I'm embarrassed of being perceived that way. Honestly I felt like I grew strong biceps in that moment. ???? Thank you for helping me come to my senses.
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[deleted] 7y ago
I was brought up by my father and six brothers, so I definitely hear you :-) It sounds like you are a nice person so this will probably come naturally to you--but when I feel in doubt of how to handle something, I try and take the kindest possible route. It is hard to go wrong and you'll find that people gravitate toward you, because kindness is in short supply these days, it seems. Best of luck to you!
HarshaCity 7y ago
I have a theory that says: once you're in love, your hypergamy gets blinded. I haven't been in love before so I can't tell for myself. How true is it?
FleetingWish 7y ago
That's not exactly how I would put it. How I would put it is;
You can definitely become in love, or become obsessed with a man where this is a thing that happens.
LateralThinker13 7y ago
It's true. But it can also be dangerous, because it blinds you to his faults. If you love him but don't respect him, and the love falters, you'll fall out of the relationship faster than you will believe.
girlwithabike 7y ago
Yeah, I think it's more complicated than "Love kills Hypergamy". I had an ex who I loved but he was simply never enough to stop my internal considerations of other men. I still feel love for that man though it's certainly not romantic love. My husband broke my hypergamy drive (and refuses to put it back together) by being the best man I'd met/dated.
Love only kills it if you love the right man. Otherwise love is chemical and the strong intoxicating love only lasts for so long. You need something more after that passes.
LateralThinker13 7y ago
I agree. I think love drowns out the voice of hypergamy, depending on how strong the love is. It certainly doesn't kill it.
Your love for your ex wasn't "loud" enough. Your husband's is.
Yes. this is the danger of infatuation, because it always ends.
velvetcade 7y ago
Hypergamy functions on the premise that women will always look for the best possible mate. When you're in love, all the positive traits of your object of affection are highlighted and the negative traits downplayed. In comparison, all other men don't measure up. So by attaining the best, you stop actively looking for other mates. Of course, love and relationships aren't static, so circumstances can change and you could fall out of love, or have your attraction to him decrease enough that you look for other options.
DelicateDevelopment 7y ago
Very true. As long as you love nobody will compare to the one you love. They cannot be the same and such they will never reach the value he has.
lespetiteschoses 7y ago
It's very true for me. Once love comes along other men become more or less invisible to me.
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FleetingWish 7y ago
Let me put in this way, while not having sex is a deal breaker for men, it's not the main reason he chooses to keep a girl around for. That's the purpose of girl game.
LateralThinker13 7y ago
Men don't wander for the same reasons that women do. A man won't kick a woman over for sexual inexperience; he will kick her over for a) turning him down, b) being unwilling to try new things, or c) being unattractive sexually.
Do you maintain your looks? Are you agreeable, pleasant, and DTF? Are you open to/satisfy his kinks, and he yours?
If so, you've nothing to worry about in this department.
On cheating... is he a serial cheater? Do you have reason to believe he is predisposed to cheat? If so, that may not be fixable. But you should know why, if he is. If he keeps dating women who don't fulfill his needs, then... it's not hard to understand.
One crappy, old stereotype is of the faithless playboy male who just wants to score. Most men aren't like that - they have some level of code/integrity, even if it's just Bro Code. Ask a hundred men if they'd cheat if their woman was keeping them satisfied, and I guarantee you at least 75% would not. Because men aren't hypergamous. Hypergamy sees the grass is greener than what you have - even if what you have is GOOD - and goes after it. Most men aren't wired like that. Men seek something else because they lack what they need.
Put another way, a woman dating a faithful 5 will branch swing if a 7 makes his interest known. Whereas a man dating a faithful 7 will downgrade her to a 5 and possibly ditch her if she stops satisfying him.
BewareTheOldMan 7y ago
I second this - getting consistent, great, and enthusiastic sex from a bunch of different women is not easy in addition to the constant "retraining." The effort to get other women up to speed on a man's particulars can't be met with a horde of women.
It's much better if ONE sexy, very willing, and DTF woman can get it right every time, all the time, and when a man wants it. The bonus is that men are more likely to reciprocate because...of all the great sex they're getting.
In addition to the integrity and honor code aspect - smart men are less likely to risk 100% certified, consistent, great, and enthusiastic sex for the possibility of cheap, low-grade and possibly uncertain sex with a woman who doesn't know his likes and dislikes, etc.
Other women are no match for a woman who knows her man better than anyone else.
blushdot 7y ago
Apparently, research on men's n-count and divorce isn't as conclusive as women, but there is something good about high n-count among women: A single sexual relationship before marriage raises the risk of divorce significantly. Two encounters before marriage is also risky. But once you get to 3-5 it actually goes down, and doesn't reach above 3 partner divorce chances until you get to 10+ encounters.
It is best to be a virgin before marriage as a woman, but a woman who is able to make a comparison of her husband to two men has a much higher chance of divorce. However, if she has a moderate number of comparisons there seems to be a healthier perspective and the rise isn't dramatic.
Therefore he may compare you but it could be in your favor. If he is deciding to marry you and displays considerable commitment it could be because you have exactly what he wants.
Your best option is to have open communication and really work on conflict resolution. That way instead of bitterly stewing, you two can work together to make progress in your relationship if it stalls. Be aware that relationships are not static activities, but dynamic experiences that change and evolve as you do.
subgirl182 7y ago
Best way to stay attractive to my husband as I hit my 40's?
simplisticallysimple 7y ago
Never ever get fat.
loneliness-inc 7y ago
Admiration, respect and sexual desire.
ManguZa 7y ago
Stay fit & treat him like a king.
teaandtalk 7y ago
Maintain a healthy body, keep looking after your skin, and keep being a good wife.
thx_II38 7y ago
How do I improve my body language so I don't look angry all the time.
girlwithabike 7y ago
I think you are a guy by your question and responses? If that's the case you should be on askTRP not RPWomen.
If you are a woman, then my suggestion is yoga to loosen up your body and bring a sense of ease. That will make you appear more relaxed and that should result in appearing less angry/tense.
Xtinamina 7y ago
This is a problem for me too!
stoicstephen 7y ago
What is your body language usually like?
Normally an open, wide and tall body language means that you are confident and that you are aproachable.
It can be because of your facial expressions though.
For example my standard facial expression is a neutral/ stoic one, and I can't fake a smile so I try not to.
Try to do exercises that make you loose and more open, like those that actors do.
st_agnes 7y ago
My default facial expression is also calm/stoic. Lately I've been trying to keep a slight smile at all times, but it looks and feels fake. I think it's best just to be real -- don't smile if you have to force yourself to do it. That way, when you do smile, people can tell that you're genuinely happy.
Since men are the more stoic gender, I think that they especially can tell when, and are turned off by, women who fake being cheerful.
thx_II38 7y ago
Well I'm 6 2 and usually stand with my arms crossed or sit with my legs crossed. Face-wise I have the same stoic face although people say I look angry all the time.
LateralThinker13 7y ago
Classic "closed-off" posture. Makes you uninviting.
Force a smile. Even purse your lips. A neutral expression comes across as bitchy if your demeanor and color is cold.
Or develop a makeup that makes you look warmer. A little blush, something the makes you look less severe.
sparkledragon45 7y ago
How do I best explain to my fiance that I'm having a depressed day/week? I'm a fairly emotional person when it comes to strife, and I have a tendency to cry. I don't like crying in front of him every time I'm feeling depressed. What's a good way to approach the subject besides "I'm having a rough/depressed day?" (I tried that approach the other day a teared up) I don't want him to worry, I just only feel like I'm at 50%
girlwithabike 7y ago
Text him exactly what you said here:
Tell him you don't need anything, you love him and you just want him to understand that you are feeling out of sorts this week so he doesn't think anything is wrong. If you do it over text, you don't have to worry about tearing up so much. I'd say you can even say it while you are in the house together. Be open with him and find a way to express yourself that makes sense.
Does it cause strife when you tell him you are sad? That doesn't sound good...
sparkledragon45 7y ago
I just get anxiety over little things, it doesn't cause strife. He's incredibly helpful and loving when I'm having a hard time. I just don't want him worrying after a long hard day at work about something that can't be fixed. For some silly reason I never thought about doing it over text xD
LateralThinker13 7y ago
Make a game of it. Text him every morning with something along these lines:
Morning honey! Love you! Today is going to be your day! I'm going to the gym. Depression level 3 won't keep me down today! Let's see that movie we were talking about tonight! You're the best! Love you!
My wife checks in like this with me every morning (I leave for work before she gets up). And she calls me every day right before I leave work. It's nice. The evening call often lets me know if there are any issues I will face before I get home. It's helpful.