"A woman never forgets the men she could have had; a man, the women he couldn't."

[rocksongwriter]

How true is this quote?

"A woman never forgets the men she could have had; a man, the women he couldn't."

Mostly true.

Somewhat true.

Not true.

It depends...

Just checkin' answers.

[Just-A-Person]

For me? Pretty true. I liked a guy a lot maybe 3 years ago but I never really had the guts to tell him. I got the feeling he liked me back but he was equally as shy so it was really hard to have any progress. I eventually got to be friends with him over email but by the time I got close enough to him he graduated and went to college.

I still talk to him every so often and we are friends but I still wonder what would have happened if I had acted differently when he was actually in front of me. I still like him more then any guys I know. I'm being criticized a lot by my friends for being stuck on liking him when they want me to go out with so and so... I'm not actually interested at all.

[Greeneyes4242]

I don't forget either. I don't take risks, so a lot of times I'm more like "could I have had him?" But I definitely don't forget the guys who didn't like me and all of the pain that came with it (no matter how cliched that sounds).

[rocksongwriter]

But do you remember the guys you have turned down? Do you regret turning them down?

[Greeneyes4242]

I feel bad because they made me feel bad. Less so now because I have more of an idea of what was going on, but saying "yes" to them wouldn't have been good. In one case, he was asking me to do things he knew I wouldn't (for good reasons) and the second guy and I wouldn't have even come close to working out.

[rocksongwriter]

I understand. I think...

[Greeneyes4242]

Sorry... It made sense in my head :P

[TheGoodTheBadTheHOT]

pretty much true for the majority of people. Girls -for the most part- don't go for the fabled "nice guy" and instead go down the oh-so-familiar route of trying to 'change' the 'bad boy'.

Meanwhile, these "nice guys" fixate over the girls that really want guys like them, but instead put them in the 'friend zone' and go for guys that end up treating them like crap. Don't believe me? spend a few months on this site and learn.

[rocksongwriter]

Do you think a woman never forgets the men she could have had? Do women always remember these nice guys they turned down? in other words do women end up regretting turning down the nice guys?

[TheGoodTheBadTheHOT]

If they notice them then I'm sure they will remember them until they actually find a nice guy of their own. When that happens, the past is the past.

[udolipixie]

Notice you glossed over the second part of hie question.

Why don;'t these nice guys go for nice girls? It's their own fault.

[TheGoodTheBadTheHOT]

We (or at least I ) try, but I am crippled with a terrible lack of confidence and experience.

I know it sounds like an excuse, but hey. Its true.

[mike5150]

I will never forget this girl I could of had before. She always let me know she was interestead but I was to damn shy to make a move eventualy I did make my move but she told me she had already moved on and thought I would never make a move.

[sikoo31]

depends how much I wanted the girl.

i'm over them all, most I wouldn't go out with if they came to me.

some I would tho, if they're still the same cute sweet girls I knew back then.

[Distant]

Hm... Quite the opposite for me. I could've had my dream girl but stupidly turned her down. Not only will I regret that, I'll never forget her :'(

[woahomgwow]

What do you think possessed you to turn her down do you think?

Just for future reference...

[TheGodEmperorLeto]

Clearly you have one too many X chromosomes :D

kidding :P

[TheGoodTheBadTheHOT]

You gave an answer without a tag at the end.

I have gained some respect for you Distant.

[Distant]

LMAO! I was with a girl that was a semi-serious 3-year relationship. I turned her down out of respect for my 'then' girlfriend. I would've felt terrible if I just dumped my girl because someone "better" came along.

[Distant]

@TheGoodTheBadTheHot. I've stopped using my tag, brother :)