What does it mean when a guy says "I can't wait to show you off"?

[JemmaGemma]

He said he loves my smile and says I have an awesome personality. What does it mean when he says "Can't wait to show you off?" does he find me beautiful?

[nightdrot]

That is, generally an indication that he is VERY serious about you. It goes back to the way men and women differ when it comes to love and sex.

Women tend to be verbal. They express their feelings openly. If she loves you, she says so. It is not that women - like men - don't play games. It is just, as a general rule, women are far more open and better communicators.

Men, on the other hand, are not verbal. They express how they feel through their actions. A man will bring you flowers. Another example, He will see that the taillight on your car is burnt out and replace it for you at his own expense - all without you asking.

Sex. Yup, there is an old saying. "For a woman, they will not have sex until there is love. For a man, they are not sure it is love until there is sex." When a man has sex with you, that is his way of showing he loves you - and indeed, proving in his own mind that you love him.

However, psychologists say that there is no bigger indicator - none - that a man has fallen for you than when he starts to socialize with your family and friends and when he introduces you to his family and friends. With the former, he is showing you that he can be with and care about the people who are important to you.

When he introduces you to the people he cares about, that is gigantic. It shows that he is proud to be with you and he is having you meet the people who are important to him. It is him showing you - "Look, I love these people and I love you and I hope you will love them too." It is him saying to himself, "She's great. I want everyone I know to see how great she is."

So, allowing for other factors, if he is TELLING you "I can't wait to show you off," when you throw in that men are not generally verbal, that suggests, all other things being equal, that he is very serious about you and wants you to know it.

Congratulations. Not sure how you feel about him, but you have him wrapped around your finger. That is a man who is falling in love.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

He is very serious about you and him and he's proud to show you
to his friends, family etc. This is a good sign and he wants others
to see you two together.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Thank you for Most Helpful Guy :)

[bethanyyy]

An ex of mine once said that to me. Initially, I was complimented by it.
But over time, I realised that he saw me as a possession, something to look at. Rather than my character.

Let’s hope that it’s not the same in your case. And that he’s just head over heels, and excited about his friends getting to know you.

Time will tell.

[Pink1996]

I don't like the sentence because it makes women come off as trophies for men to show off, its objectifying.
My boyfriend has never said this to me, instead he said "you're a nice, smart, pretty and good girl so i feel pride being your man"
I felt happy hearing him say those words and that is the right way to say it.

[FýrdracaDócincel]

They mean the same thing.

[JemmaGemma]

@FýrdracaDócincel Exactly

[Pink1996]

no they don't mean the same thing. A guy saying he wants "show you off" means he wants you around his arm like an asset. It means he wants to show you off to his friends, he is trying to look good in their eyes by using you. He thinks of you as a prize, as a THING. its disrespectful. Geez, get a clue.

[Maikowski]

@Pink1996 I think guys know better what they mean when they say that. I agree that it is poor choice of words, but they are honest words at least, he is not lying, he is not sugarcoating it. It just goes against feminist agenda, that's it. Men are more honest with what they want than women.

[Charleslvajr]

So when your boyfriend transferred ownership of himself to you, that kind of possessive statement is okay, but a poorly worded statement by a young man smitten with love is some kind of attack against her humanity?

[FýrdracaDócincel]

I agree that it is objectifying to some extent.. but that doesn't have to mean something totally negative like what you describe.

We objectify our SO all the time, even if we don't think about it that way. If relationships didn't involve some level of objectification, it would just be a really really strong friendship. 😄

[Pink1996]

@Charleslvajr he didn't transfer ownership of himself to me and i've never said anything of the sort to him. He told me positive qualities about me then said he was happy and proud to be with someone who had those qualities. Being young and in love doesn't dismiss a a terrible way to tell someone you like them. Also you're talking about young and in love but im young and in love too and i don't make those kind of statements.

[Pink1996]

@FýrdracaDócincel I don't understand what you mean by "If relationships didn't involve some level of objectification it would just be a really really strong friendship." the definition of objectification is "the action of degrading someone to the status of a mere object."

[FýrdracaDócincel]

I you're unable to dehumanize your SO a bit every now and then, your relationship will stay mediocre because you'll be too scared of each other and exploring your desires.

[Pink1996]

@FýrdracaDócincel no thats not how it works. You know what people do with objects? They show them off, they throw them away, they break them and get new ones. You should always see humans as humans because then you're aware of their mind and emotions. Once there is love and trust you can talk to your SO about exploring desires.

[FýrdracaDócincel]

You can do both at different times according to the situation at hand.

[Charleslvajr]

"I feel pride being YOUR man." A statement of capitulation if I ever heard one.

[Bianca914]

It means he's proud to have you and for a man that's big! He wants to be seen with you which means he holds you in high regard.

[boggboss]

What do you think it's not cryptic what he said it's makes sence if u understand English

[lyannamormont]

this omg xD

[Nattybaby]

@lyannamormont legit hilarious

[Levin]

Slightly thoughtless words there but I won't join the chorus of nay-sayers who are taking things a bit literally.

To have a new girlfriend, who is beautiful, to bask in you and the shimmer you create. It's the childish innocence of romance. To appreciate the simple things. Rather than to become jaded, to take everything said so seriously and be so hyper critical.

[thatguyfromtoronto]

Pretty much means he finds you beautiful and he knows others will as well, kinda showing you off as a trophy girlfriend. I mean I'm assuming you find it flattering, but I know girls will start to think or challenge a guy that even on her worse days where she may feel fat or has the flu will he show that same affection regardless.

[MrSanchez84]

It means he thinks you are super hot. And he is proud to have you by his side for physical appearance.

[wolfcat87]

THIS right here is what I would have posted.

[magic30]

He thinks your GREAT, BEAUTIFUL and PROUD to be with you and don't read anything more into that... He likes you a lot.

[Hypnos0929]

He sounds like he's proud to have you by his side. He sees you as a trophy as well as a loved one. If he is willing to let you meet his friends/family so soon it means you are important to him.

[Charleslvajr]

You could, of course, take the road of being offended and either walking away from a good thing or fly into a feminist rage and never receive another compliment from him again or you could ask what he means by that and accept what he says as truth. Only one of these has a good likelihood of a happy ending.

[JemmaGemma]

I am not offended, I was flattered. I am far from a feminist.

[Charleslvajr]

Cheers 😀

[TadCurious]

I think he definitely thinks you're beautiful and there's nothing wrong with that. But hopefully he values you as more than just an outwardly beautiful girl that he wants to show off like a trophy.

[fredrick89]

He wants to show you this
http://canacopegdl.com/images/off/off-0.jpg

[JemmaGemma]

HAHAHA

[doodleheads]

it means exactly what he said, he's going to introduce you to ALL his friends and make his homies jealous because he now has a girlfriend, then he's going to take you home and show off to his parents and siblings

[Melodya]

that sounds awful! show you off? as if you were some sort of trophy or something? poor choice of words :/

[Marilyn152]

It's better than not showing her off.

[UnaKaizen]

@Marilyn152

no no its not better. i find it really gross how everyone thinks this is 'pride' for a show horse maybe and i think thats very limiting appreciation of the horse.

[JemmaGemma]

@UnaKaizen Uh, he didn't mean it like that lmfao. I am his new girlfriend and I think he's a little nervous.

[Melodya]

still it doesn’t sound cute at all

[Maikowski]

It is poor choice of words, I expect to teenagers say that but not guys who are in their 20s for example. But then again, OP just asked what it meant. And it means exactly that, he values her beauty and thinks others will value it too and be jealous.

[Melodya]

never thought of it from that perspective, thanks Maiko!! :)
i still don’t like his choice of words but i understand he probably didn’t mean to sound bad, it just sounds bad.

[Rick912]

It can mean that he wants others to see you with him. It can all also mean that he wants his friends to see you topless or nude because you have a great body. Nudity is not a big deal. Let him show you off anyway he wants to.

[brennanhuff]

He founds you really hot, but that could be a problem as you could be more of an ego strok for him and trophy than someone he could really care about or love and committ too

[jessicarosen]

Of course he does! He wants all his family and friends to see how pretty and wonderful you are.

[Anonymous]

jheeze all these female opinions think everything is out to oppress them.

calm your tits

[JemmaGemma]

Agree! :)

[1sk007]

To say "show you off," makes it seem as if you're just a pretty thing he can carry around. What he should have said was "I want my family and my closest friends to meet you. You're amazing." DONE. That alone, he sees you as the most important person in the world, and he wants to share the rest of his world with you.

[nickyBBB]

He means that you really are awesome, in a lot of ways, and he wants you to be his so he could show off what he got, which is awesome.
That's cute lol

[sheflips]

he is superficial and dating you only to show you off

[Gurlonfire13]

He is happy and wants to show you to world. He wants to show that you are thr only girl he sees and he wants people to see that to.

[azzntittiz]

It means there is a place called off he wants to show you. Tell me how it was when you got there.