Why do guys ghost and play with girls even if they are attracted to them?

- Wellll... I've never had sex or had a relationship, so I haven't done that.
But I know reasons based on other experience and learning from friends and people I know etc.
There are many things, not saying they are okay to do, not at all.
1, Maybe he doesn't see her as anything more than a friend with benefit, just staying in contact to have sex.
2, Maybe on the day he had sex with her, I realised he didn't want to talk anymore
But after reading the rest of it, it sounded like the guy wanted to have sex with you, the distance was causing problems, perhaps financially, I stops talking with you, tries to think if he believes it is worth paying so much money to get over there to potentially have sex, occasionally messages you because he doesn't want to have you move on. He decides it is worth it, but only if it is for sex, not a proper relationship where he would be called to come over at any time, but you call him out on it, he finds out this isn't going to work anymore and unfollows you, likely to avoid entire contact.
A really shitty thing to do, I believe in only having sex with someone you love and want to be with forever, not this stuff.
It would of been easier if he just said what he wanted and what she wanted and if they were both on the same page it would of hurt less... maybe.. I don't know, I've never even had a relationship so I don't know if it would hurt more or less, putting myself in the girls shoes I would say it would hurt me less if I was aware of what we both wanted.Is this still revelant?To be honest, it would be convenient, but the guy does sound like a bad dude, if distance is enough for him to decide to break things up, he clearly didn't love the girl truly, I hope that the girl finds a partner who stays with her regardless of distance and continue to love one another, she deserves that much at least.
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- There's a couple of critical things to know about guys that will help in understanding behavior like this. They are different from girls in these ways and so it might make their behavior hard to understand if you are inexperienced.
First when they are horny they will say or do anything to get sex. Think of it as being starving to death. They NEED sex. It's not an option. Even if they don't want to tell you, they are desperate. In fact the need is so powerful they can even convince themselves that their intentions are sincere even if they are not. It's an overwhelming physiological need. So you have to evaluate any guy who wants to have sex with you very carefully to understand his true intentions.
Next, men are designed by nature and millions of years of evolution to be predatory hunters. It's true when it comes to bringing home the bacon, and it's true when it comes to sexual encounters. It's a survival mechanism to ensure the species procreates abundantly. Nature designed men to plant their seeds and go. That's just the way it is. The societal norm du jour is that this is unacceptable behavior. But you can't defy nature. It is in a man's DNA. So men have to struggle with a battle between their physiological nature and the artificial expectations of society. It can make them very confused and even make them feel guilty about their natural urges. Hence women often fail to understand their confused behavior.Is this still revelant?
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- I think you are very naive. You believed everything you see and hear and go into a relationship not knowing what the guy really wants.
Actually all he wanted was sex. He didn't technically lie to you all the time. He just gave half-truths. When he mentioned that it's a shame you lived far away from him or else you two could have seen each other more, he meant it's a shame you two aren't staying close enough to have sex more often.
That being said, I don't think it's his intention to lie or play with your feelings. The thing is he also expects you to treat him like a friends with benefit. He has no intention of making you his girlfriend.
In the first place, if you are not clear or unsure of your relationship with him (nothing is made official), you shouldn't have slept with him.
My advice, leave him, block him and find another guy that deserves your affections and loves you.Is this still revelant? - Sorry, but you confused sex with intimacy. Sex is just that, sex. It was a physical act between two people who are attracted to each other. When he said it's a shame you live too far then that was the signal that I'm sorry to say it this way, he was not interested enough to travel to you. He got heated when you called him out because 1 you're not his girl to be doing so and 2 because he knows you're right and called him out. At least he was nice enough to recognize that sex means more to you than just sex. I don't know gurl, but don't get so hung up on him there are PLENTY DUDES OUT THERE.. PLEENNNTYYYY.Is this still revelant?
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29106- In a nutshell its immaturity and insecurity. Its not you. You will never know what caused the ghost behavior, but only someone who is immature and insecure would have their fun, expose another himan being to all the risk related to sex and then dissappear. All of us deserve better than that. Also, he probably got defensive because he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, he knew he was gonna do you wrong, you called him on it and he tried to gaslight you, make you wrong. Ghosts are dicks, remember that always.. Yoda speaks through me on this one.React
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It sucks, because we all want to take a chance at love, and when we do it's usually like... really? I say process those thoughts and feelings with self care and move on. 💪
- it's a shame that there's people like that it makes it almost impossible for others to find someone I've been off the internet for years I've only recently got back online within the last 6 months and I heard it wasn't hard to find someone so I joined a few date sites and I didn't know anything about catfishers then they got into my computer and took 1600 bucks before I could close my account
I didn't think it was possible to meet anyone from the internet turns out I was right... so far anywayReactLike
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- No you are not going crazy at all,, if anything you did a good thing asking this question out loud,, the sad truth is that this guy is using the girl just for sex and to bring pleasure to himself,, if romantic feelings were involved, the guy would not ghost the girl because he loves her and there is much more to him than just having sex, kissing and hugging the girl,, because he sees a future with her, so he won't have to ghost his love,, well, that's my take dear, the girl should really make a wise decision and not loose herself for such a guy, she deserves better!!! she should take up her crown!!!React
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- Not all guys do Otherwise its rather judgmental or worse stereo type I have seen many women ghosting men After reading through the whole of your question I can feel your pain that was an unforgivable to make you feel this way I have been all the things that you are and the same pain before me Unfortunately he is obviously a player and most probably has a list of girls he has already done this too That being said it might be worth getting tested Al I can say is try not to compare guys with this idiot there are some Genuine Trustworthy Romantic hguys around be them near or far Unfortunately they are also loads of players Dont give to much up to soon Make them work for it Your soon weedle the players out as they get bored Mr Trustworthy will go the distance Here if I can help any further don't hesitate to contact me I was genuine in my search for love but now to old 😇React
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- Because they want sex and they learned that most girls wouldn´t give it to them without a price. In German we have a saying in dating plattform: If you want to fuck you have to be friendly. Meaning that guys know that they have to make you happy and feel accepted so that you would sleep with them. He promised you the world, so that you would get in bed with him, what you did. I don´t know he has had any intentions to come in a relationship with you after having sex with you. When did it happen to you? Because if it has happened a month ago or many weeks he might have used you but if it´s only some days there´s a chance he was honest.React
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- ahh my head hurts... umm well there is not timeline on this so it is hard to say much except that there were probably red flags you ignored? like re-read your story and tell me you can't find any red flags.
and to answer your question... without hurting you too much... I think you just might not have experienced this side of men or women? Some people just get off from new sexual partners/experiences. or a "Challenge" Seems like you are kind of naive or someone with their innocence's still intact but now broken.
The world is fairly cruel and mean however if you can see the signs then they can usually be avoided. just learn from this experience and move on. Continue to dwell on this will probably drive you crazy. Don't contact him just or respond to him (it will just fuel his ego or whatever he gets off of)... just accept the outcome and move on.ReactLike
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- These things happen. It's something that ends up in the court of the person being mistreated, because what needs to be considered is their mindset on the whole situation. You shouldn't seek to deeply understand the thoughts of the person who ended up not being right for you. Figure out what made you want to pursue the relationship with them, and think about whether that same energy should go to the next person you meet. Will it produce the same result? Do you have a process that leaves you too vulnerable to the whims of others? Spend time on introspection and use this as a learning experience. You will be happier going back into your single life and into your next relationship.React
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- In your case, it is clearly the case of pump and dump. All that shit he said to about being nice and affectionate before sex and getting offended when you said that you don't wanna get used was just to make you feel that he's someone who's actually genuine. He could be genuinely interested in you but the sex could be bad so his interest faded away or he was all about smashing since the beginning.
Generally, guys ghost girls even though they're interested in because of one or more of the following reasons:
1. They're immature and clueless on what exactly do they want.
2. They might have trust and/or commitment issues.
3. Or they have been faking their 'genuine' interest in you since the inception.ReactLike
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- First I don't think anybody ever simply uses someone for sex. Every woman I've slept with got as much pleasure from the encounter as I did, I think it's inconceivable that a man would even consider it "sex" if his partner didn't get off at least as intensely and hopefully more times than he did, When that is the case it removes the transactional nature of the relationship. We were both attracted to each to it and , we both found that the attraction had a strong sexual element so we wound up having sex. It was (hopefully) mutually agreeable and I would have tried to give her as many orgasms as she could manage and I had at least one for myself. there shouldn't - in my mind- be any promises for any future get togethers but since we were both already attracted to each other & asexually compatible, I would assume that we will see each other again., I don't believe there in any quid pro quo like a legal contract you might haveReact
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- This is what happens when you not only fall for a fuckboy, but also give him exaclty what he wants. Which is easy sex. No selfrespecting dude will invest in a girl who gives sex away so easily. Because she is EASY. This also applies for fuckboys.
Next time, how about you withhold sex until you're in a committed relationship? That's a very efficient way to weed out the fuckboys.ReactLike
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You can try rationalize things all you want. You asked for a third party perspective. And you are being given multiple by not only myself, but also others. We can speculate all we want. Sounds to me like you weren't as he pictured you to be in real life. Sometimes we can have an emotional connection with someone, but not a physical one. Whatever the case, he got into bed with you to justify the time he spent with you. Instead of getting angry at me, get angry at someone who used you. Like he couldn't have come with those excuses before he jumped in bed with you. But sure, keep convincing yourself he isn't a fuckboy.
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He saw me twice. He wouldn’t sleep with me more than once if he wasn’t attracted or anything g. He was all over me before and after sex. Yeah maybe I shouldn’t of asked this question because all u are strangers and don’t know the ins and outs of the relationship. But I think he did this cause he hates long distance and couldn’t keep it up. Thanks for the opinion anyways I regret asking this now.
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- I wonder if age is a factor. Perhaps at around 24, he's not mature enough to take responsibility?
Your details appeared to show that he's the cowardly type, who dare not speak his heart or face the consequences of his actions.
Personally, if I only interested in sex with a girl, I'll tell her so. Then I'll let her make the decision on how far we may go.
Hence, I'm sorry but I think your guy may not be of good character and I personally find such ones making bad the name of guys among girls.ReactLike
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I asked him before and the day we met is this just sex he said no. And then after sex he came towards me and kissed me. And when he left he hugged me and wanted me to lead him to his car but it was too cold outside. So I don’t understand how he just switched like this. Maybe it’s cause he thought logically next day about long distance again
LOL! Guys could be more logical in thoughts. But we definitely are not Droids without feelings.
There is no way we can just switch off our feelings overnight. No. If we're in love or have a crush, we do feel like you girls too.
- No babe. Your not. My condolences to you. There are a lot of piece of ____ still out there that do that same very thing that was done to you. They say one thing then do the same damn thing that they claim to hate.
You need to just move on & stop wasting time & energy on an individual that ain't worth the time & money to do the world a favor.
Just something for you to think about, stop giving into guys like this. Okay if he is a true gentleman he will wait & work to make time to see you. Just remember that, the best things to happen to someone are for those who wait.❤️ReactLike
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- Anonymous1 yI define ghosting as intentionally ignoring someone when they try to contact you. It is NOT when a guy stops contacting you. But when he never responds when you try to contact him.
There is only one time in my entire life I ghosted a girl. I only had been dating her for a month.
I had a good reason. She was being really bitchy to me, then went back to her ex, got involved with a domestic violence situation and then called me because she thought I’m her “safety net nice guy savior”. It was complete bullshit. But in retrospect I should of texted her that I cared to have nothing to do with that and best of luck.
Since then I have ALWAYS gave someone closure. Always. But I have not had the same respect given to me. I’ve been ghosted for much lesser and stupid reasons.ReactLike
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An apple tree can give only apple fruit. A banana tree can give only banana fruit.
You will never have a fruit that tastes like banana but look like an apple. Ponder and reflect.
The thing you wants in a guy may be that it is not possible to find all in one guy. Then you have to figure out what matter the most to you and find it. Relationships is about compromise and sacrifice. If you will think you will find everything in one guy, then you will keep looking until your grave time will be at your doorstep.ReactLike
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- The best explanation I have heard came from the mgtow guys.
Guys fuck down, date at their level.
Women go up, never down.
So a 6/10 woman thinks a 9/10 a guy is into her because they had sex but he will only fuck down, not date down.
Then the 6/10 thinks it was a fluke and therefore must be attractive to all the hot guys and will never settle down for a 6/10 guy. It's just guys being unable to commit.. right?
Meanwhile the 9/10 guy is a player and can continue being a player into old age if he's rich. Why would he settle down when marriage is so bad these days and he sees how his less attractive friends are treated by women?ReactLike
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Meanwhile I'm confused as to why any guy would fuck down, like it's not worth it. If she doesn't turn you on because she's a landwhale or something, then what's the point?
Guys do fuck down. I admit I’ve done it. Not proud of it but I’ve done it. It’s much easier to be yourself when you are only semi interested in a girl. You don’t care if she likes you or not. That comes off as confidence to them.
BUT I have seen a few isolated incidents where I have seen women fuck down IF the deadbeat knows how to push her buttons. He is often a very good listener and gives her the “emotional” connection but smart enough not to get friendzoned. He presents himself in a way he doesn’t care if he gets laid or not. He’s often funny but also makes the girl feel “connected”. This won’t last forever but I’ve seen some slick dbags pull it off. But it’s mostly for younger people (up to age 28 tops)
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@bluetoblack99 Oh I know we often DO, I'm just saying I don't get why. It's not worth it.
@_Whatever it isn’t. But here are the reasons:
1. Our impulsive sex drives.
2. Our egos. While it’s natural anyone to want to feel desired guys are under extra competitive pressure. If we aren’t good with women we’re considered weak, beta, weird, creepy and most unfair of all “gay”.
I see much more women then men insult single guys by questioning their sexuality nowadays. It’s a disgusting cheap shot and a very deep insult as if the guy is less than a man.
That bullying bullshit needs to stop. Truly gay men don’t have to hide anymore anyway so why would a hetero guy lie when he says he’s straight?
3. Sex addiction. After getting laid guys usually have a few days of feeling chilled out. They are more themselves around other women. Come off as more confident. It’s tied into ego but is also a form of addiction.
@bluetoblack99 Oh trust me I get all that, we want it badly, way more than they do, which they benefit from of course in dating, I'm just saying I wish more guys had the balls and determination to simply wait it out and wait for a better option and just choose porn in the meantime. Stop giving the dick to females who don't freaking deserve it.
@_Whatever I 100% agree. Just imagine if suddenly one day ALL guys got much tougher on women. Imagine all friend zoned guys suddenly woke up and immediately cut off POS female exploiters. Imagine we all called out women on shitty behavior. Imagine we all suddenly held them to the same standards they held us. This would be the much needed hard smack in the face so many of them need.
But our egos and sex drives make us stupid. I guess one thing we change is how we treat each other. Never disparage a guy who is single and lonely as being a “loser”. Never. Bullying between guys has to stop. That could be the first step.@bluetoblack99 Yeah, I mean I put it far more on the sex drive than the ego, but for guys they're often intertwined I suppose. But yes that would be a great thing, if dudes stopped all this fucking beta behavior that at least half of us do.
@_Whatever well let’s first get away from using the phrase “beta” and “alpha”. Those labels make guys act stupid to begin with. A guy might lower his standards to get laid so he doesn’t feel like a “beta”. He might bully others to look more “alpha”.
The truth is everybody is alpha in some scenarios and beta in others. Mark Zuckerberg would be a beta bitch in a federal prison. But he’s an alpha when competing in the tech field.
There are plenty of tough guys in prison and on probation. Sure they get laid a lot. I’m good friends with an ex con (drug dealer). He’s told me about some wild bs he did when he was younger. He seriously could be an writer for breaking bad.
But he was a hairs width from being murdered or being locked up for life. Fortunately he completely reformed after he got out of his last lockup at 30. Completely sobered up and got out for the business. He’s got a good job now, happily married with a kid.
But he’s a rare exception to the rule.
But anyway I don’t care how cool you are. If your ultimately dead broke from irresponsibility, locked up or in the grave your “alpha” behavior didn’t mean shit in the long run.@bluetoblack99 Sure there's some truth to that but still, in my opinion fucking down and giving the dick to girls that don't deserve it is still beta behavior because bit by bit it's still hurting the overall dating pool, making everything worse for us guys as an aggregate due to poor choices. A guy with dedication and tenacity isn't going to be doing that.
@_Whatever when I was younger I had more resolve not to do that (albeit a few drunken stupid decisions). But now my options are very limited considering my age, the male to female ratio where I live and the stupid ass pandemic has made socializing even harder.
I still look good for 39. I kept myself in great shape. Got abs and all my hair.
But it’s tougher on my scenario because there is just slimmer Pickens. I’m not around single females who are in dating range every day. Dating apps as much as I hate them is one of my only options.
Point is things are complicated. Not the same for me as it is for you. Not apples to apples.@bluetoblack99 No I get that. Just sucks that that's how things are sometimes, you know?
Also when I was younger I was much more picky. Problem is when I did find a girl who met my “standards” I over-pursued her. Had my foot in the door in college with an all out solid 10. She liked me and we made out once. But I was way too available and persistent. Scared her and I got friend zoned.
Point is if the “lower standard” girl treats you respectfully than you can do your business just as long you don’t lead her on. Take what you can get.
Or you can abstain and home Miss Right comes along. But Miss Right may not think your Mr. Right. Especially if you haven’t been getting action in a long time.@bluetoblack99 if I was a guy, I’d stay away from women with Marilyn Monroe quotes in their profiles
@_Whatever My Mr right doesn’t have to be a sex God but he can’t be fucking low standard girls while he tries to court me pretending to be some nice guy with standards as equal to mine. Ya’ll sound so vain labeling girls on levels of attractiveness.
@On_cloud_wine actually you are right on that one. The worst one is “If a man can’t handle me at my worst then he doesn’t deserve me at my best”.
That’s huge double standard bullshit on that one. You don’t see guys having those ridiculous expectations.
But a sense of humor does go a LONG way with women. Funny guys are rarely labeled “creeps” despite their behavior.@bluetoblack99 Omg I love that one, I instantly just start laughing. It is beyond pathetic.
@bluetoblack99 so should I ask a guy is he’s more confident around me because he’s only half attracted to me for now on?
@On_cloud_wine The more invested a man is emotionally, the more he lacks appeal.
We want to treat you, spoil you, etc but that's not sexy to women. They like men who don't need them and who are desired by other women.@On_cloud_wine no. He might be confident in general, in a good mood and/or has him self disciplined to conceal his insecurities.
A better question you should ask yourself is this:
“Should I NOT be turned off if a guy is nervous around me because he likes me?” If he really likes you maybe you should fight that stupid feminine impulse to think less of him because he’s self conscious.
That nervousness will abate anyway as he spends more time around and gets to know you.
Unfortunately most women cut off nervous guys real fast and/or friendzone him in those scenarios. They might give him some leeway if he’s very attractive but still it’s automatically a huge turn off for them
I know I don’t spurn women if their nervous around me (for good reasons) if I find them physically attractive.@_Whatever I’ve seen entitled women post that crap more than once.
Marilyn Monroe was beautiful. Marilyn Monroe was an icon and Marilyn Monroe was a hoe. She hopped in bed with several prominent men just to up her status.
JFK birthday cake anyone?@On_cloud_wine not following you there. Remember what we agreed on earlier? Let’s hit the brakes for now. But I do recommend you read of my last comment again after you calm down.
I’m hitting on something there.@bluetoblack99 I’ve seen shy guys blossom out of their cocoon.. I’ve never not gave them a chance.
@On_cloud_wine I’m not shy but I was when I was younger.
I know for most women it’s a dealbreaker UNLESS she is already very interested in him. But if she’s borderline it’s curtains for him.@bluetoblack99
I think it’s not when a guy is so into me he’s nervous. I find it really authentic and endearing By and not at all Unattractive... it’s when they act cold / aloof to cover it up. That gets old FAST.@bluetoblack99 there’s someone for everyone. Draw down thy curtains! For I will find her and you are not HER BahHa
- We are hard wired to spread our seed far and wide.
We can’t help it, we get horny as fuck, and will play games as long as it takes o get her to suck our cock, or pull down her panties and bend over.
After we cum, we lose interest in her - fast.
Until a few hours pass, and that craving starts to build again, and that need to cum is again first and foremost on our minds.
And on and on and on it goes...ReactLike
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- Men and women think of sex differently, give it different amounts of meaning.
Its fucked up and I'm sad to hear how it was from your perspective.
But if a guy just want to have some meaningless fun that might be what he has to do, its sucks for guys and girls alike.
Most guys can't just post on snapchat and ask "who wants to come over?" Like most girls can.ReactLike
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- He is just stringing her along. Most like to keep her as a fuck buddy or side piece. Rather then commit to her more.
- Kind of like how some girls tease guys or play hard to get. Shit like that gets annoying after a while. Much easier to be straight forward.
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- A possibility of him not talking to you anymore is that him and his ex probably started talking again, but he probably still had feelings for you but chose his ex over you cuz maybe he was still sad about his ex and would think about her. I don't know but this can be a possibility not saying it is the reason.React
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- he is a player. playing with girls feelings and making them like them. if he could do the deed with the girl, then he could also kiss, hug and say flirty things. i advise u not to read in too much of what nice things he might've said. u shouldn't even be caught up with a guy like that. get yourself a better guy 😔✊🏻💕 u can't suffer like thisReact
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