My ex wants to have his cake and eat it too... What does this meaning mean?

[Anonymous]

[Remonster]

He essentially wants the good without the bad. Once you eat a cake it's gone, it doesn't last forever. That is the downside of eating a cake.

Like people who want to get rich without working hard, getting fit without working out, scoring a hot chick without looking hot yourself, etc.

[CountVronsky]

You can find the definition of that here: www.urbandictionary.com/define.php

[Paulina528]

Basically he wants everything to go his way, no exceptions.

[Whatfloatsyourboat5]

it means that he wants to sleep with you and sleep with someone else that you do not know about.

[fenixx0083]

He means that he wants to partake of/consume something, but then still have it

[fenixx0083]

... as opposed to normally if you are your cake it would then be gone

[fenixx0083]

*ate your cake

[Asker]

I mean pertaining to a relationships not actual food

[fenixx0083]

It's a figure of speech that describes a concept... I dunno in what context he said it...

[fenixx0083]

Does he want to have sex with you, but for you to still be virginal, or something?

[Asker]

I'm pretty sure he wants to have sex with me but I told him he can't have his cake and eat it too.. and then he asked me the meaning.. he's my ex by the way

[fenixx0083]

So like... he can't break up with you, and still have sexy time?

[JSmuve]

It means he wants you to buy him a cake and watch him eat it in front of you.

[silverfeline]

he wants things his way and only his way.

[reptocarl]

It means he wants something for nothing