1. If a guy is serious about you, chances are he won't be able to wait to have the DTR (Define the relationship) with you. If a guy is spending a significant amount of his time talking to you, and hanging out with you, but hasn't had a conversation with you where he explains his intentions, chances are you are being led on.
2. If you spend a majority of your time "texting," but very little time actually SEEING each other chances are the guy isn't really serious about you. If a guy is interested, he will be intentional about spending time with you.
3. If you find yourself initiating a lot of the conversations, chances are hes just not that into you. MAKE HIM PURSUE YOU.
4. To find out if a guy is serious about you, see if he will introduce you to his friends. If he seems to have a problem with it, there is probably something going on that he isn't telling you.
5. If a guy is serious about you he should find opportunities to serve you. Any guy that says he is interested in you, but doesn't find ways that he can serve you, is most likely either a complete joke, or isn't that interested in you.
This needs to be redone, and added onto. I'll revisit this later, but I felt like I couldn't write about guys "playing the field," without letting you girls know some of the major signs that you are dating a guy that is most likely, "playing the field."
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Raising the Bar #3: Playing the Field
So I've been talking to a lot of women lately, and the most popular topic of conversation has been how much it sucks for a girl to be led on by a guy.
The idea of "playing the field" may seem harmless to most guys, but the truth is, "playing the field," can have really negative effects on the women we "pursue." What most guys view as harmless fun, is no fun at all. Something a lot of guys do is go on dates with several women at once. The primary issue with this is that these guys are not open with these women about these circumstances. Many of these women think they are the only girl that the guy is interested in. When this happens it causes girls to get way more emotionally attached than the guy ever intended.
Men in these situations often times put the blame on the girl, and will call her clingy and crazy, but this is not the case at all. The truth is, she is acting as any normal woman would when she believes a guy that she is interested in is also interested in her.
Am I saying that going on dates with multiple women at once is completely wrong? NO! Now, personally I would never do that, but I believe that the moment you express to a woman that you are interested in her romantically, or you could potentially see the two of you being more than friends, it is your obligation and duty as man of God to do everything you can to guard her heart after that moment. That means, no longer playing the field, no longer flirting with other girls, and being honest with her about how you feel about her. Whether guys want to admit it or not, the moment we tell a woman that we are interested in her, the moment we start letting her monopolize our time, and the moment we start texting her ALL THE TIME, she has already started to give her heart to us.
As men of God, it is careless and irresponsible for us to allow this to happen if we are "playing the field." Our sisters in Christ are supposed to be able to trust us to protect their hearts, not string it around like a yo-yo. If you tell a girl you like her, than like her, and only her. Let her know when its not working out. Don't wait around for the next best thing, because the damage you are going to do to that poor girl's heart while you are waiting will not be worth it. Will she get over it? Probably!! But is that fair? NO!!! Be a man. Don't lead her on. She's worth more than that.
The idea of "playing the field" may seem harmless to most guys, but the truth is, "playing the field," can have really negative effects on the women we "pursue." What most guys view as harmless fun, is no fun at all. Something a lot of guys do is go on dates with several women at once. The primary issue with this is that these guys are not open with these women about these circumstances. Many of these women think they are the only girl that the guy is interested in. When this happens it causes girls to get way more emotionally attached than the guy ever intended.
Men in these situations often times put the blame on the girl, and will call her clingy and crazy, but this is not the case at all. The truth is, she is acting as any normal woman would when she believes a guy that she is interested in is also interested in her.
Am I saying that going on dates with multiple women at once is completely wrong? NO! Now, personally I would never do that, but I believe that the moment you express to a woman that you are interested in her romantically, or you could potentially see the two of you being more than friends, it is your obligation and duty as man of God to do everything you can to guard her heart after that moment. That means, no longer playing the field, no longer flirting with other girls, and being honest with her about how you feel about her. Whether guys want to admit it or not, the moment we tell a woman that we are interested in her, the moment we start letting her monopolize our time, and the moment we start texting her ALL THE TIME, she has already started to give her heart to us.
As men of God, it is careless and irresponsible for us to allow this to happen if we are "playing the field." Our sisters in Christ are supposed to be able to trust us to protect their hearts, not string it around like a yo-yo. If you tell a girl you like her, than like her, and only her. Let her know when its not working out. Don't wait around for the next best thing, because the damage you are going to do to that poor girl's heart while you are waiting will not be worth it. Will she get over it? Probably!! But is that fair? NO!!! Be a man. Don't lead her on. She's worth more than that.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Raising the Bar #2
While walking through Demoss Hall yesterday, I overheard a conversation between a guy and his girlfriend. For the sake of this blog, let’s refer to said guy as ‘cowardly man.’
Cowardly Man’s Girlfriend: Why didn’t you hold the door for me?
Cowardly Man: Why would I hold the door open for you when you’re being mean to me?
I walked away before I heard the rest of this conversation; had I lingered, Cowardly Man would have been told this, but I'm glad I didn't speak up because I honestly do not think he could handle the truth that I am about to share.
Men, more and more this idea of ‘earning love’ and ‘deserving chivalry’ is taking over our nation; I encourage you to guard your heart and mind against it. If the love we offer to our significant other is contingent on whether or not she is kind to us, than WE HAVE COMPLETELY MISSED THE POINT.
Men, one of the things we are telling a woman when we say we love her is, "I promise to do whatever I can do to serve you and be kind to you even when you are, mean to me." For a man to do anything else is cowardly and immature. In fact, it is the opposite of masculinity.
I am appalled and frankly frightened to note that the conversation I overheard yesterday is a conversation I overhear frequently. It strips love of the unconditional quality Jesus demonstrated to us. It robs chivalry of its masculinity, turning it into a reward system for good behavior.
Now, to the woman reading this blog with great zeal, keep reading before you shout an ‘amen.’ Do I think that men’s call to love unconditionally is warrant for women to be shrews? By no means! Men cherish respect and thrive off receiving it from their significant others.
However, I will make the argument that as Christ-like men, we are called to do everything in our power to serve the women in our lives—making them feel cherished whether or not we think they deserve it at the moment. When your girlfriend/wife is being mean to you, the natural response is to be mean back. But that is not what manhood is about! In fact, doing so makes you a child. Christian Men are called to do what’s right in the face of adversity—even when that adversity comes in form of your girlfriend. We are called to take a stand and be different than the rest of this world. This includes the way that we treat the women in our lives.
Cowardly Man’s Girlfriend: Why didn’t you hold the door for me?
Cowardly Man: Why would I hold the door open for you when you’re being mean to me?
I walked away before I heard the rest of this conversation; had I lingered, Cowardly Man would have been told this, but I'm glad I didn't speak up because I honestly do not think he could handle the truth that I am about to share.
Men, more and more this idea of ‘earning love’ and ‘deserving chivalry’ is taking over our nation; I encourage you to guard your heart and mind against it. If the love we offer to our significant other is contingent on whether or not she is kind to us, than WE HAVE COMPLETELY MISSED THE POINT.
Men, one of the things we are telling a woman when we say we love her is, "I promise to do whatever I can do to serve you and be kind to you even when you are, mean to me." For a man to do anything else is cowardly and immature. In fact, it is the opposite of masculinity.
I am appalled and frankly frightened to note that the conversation I overheard yesterday is a conversation I overhear frequently. It strips love of the unconditional quality Jesus demonstrated to us. It robs chivalry of its masculinity, turning it into a reward system for good behavior.
Now, to the woman reading this blog with great zeal, keep reading before you shout an ‘amen.’ Do I think that men’s call to love unconditionally is warrant for women to be shrews? By no means! Men cherish respect and thrive off receiving it from their significant others.
However, I will make the argument that as Christ-like men, we are called to do everything in our power to serve the women in our lives—making them feel cherished whether or not we think they deserve it at the moment. When your girlfriend/wife is being mean to you, the natural response is to be mean back. But that is not what manhood is about! In fact, doing so makes you a child. Christian Men are called to do what’s right in the face of adversity—even when that adversity comes in form of your girlfriend. We are called to take a stand and be different than the rest of this world. This includes the way that we treat the women in our lives.
Raising the Bar
In this blog we are going to talk a lot about Biblical manhood, and what it looks like to treat our sisters in Christ the way that God intended us to. This blog is going to talk about things that will make a lot of guys uncomfortable. This blog is going to make a lot of men angry, and a lot of men will feel attacked. The reason why this blog must be written though is this: Satan wants nothing more than for Christian men to behave like little boys, and for those little boys to marry incredibly Godly women, and RUIN those women's lives.
My sisters, I love you entirely too much to allow for this to happen. I refuse to let you settle for less than what God intended for you. Every single one of you are precious gems that deserve to be honored, cherished and adored. Many of you are more than willing to settle for less than this because you feel lonely or insecure, but I beg you, DO NOT SETTLE for the cowards that will tell you sweet things to make you trust them and then SLACK OFF and treat you like less than the precious princess that you are. You are a daughter of the KING OF KINGS, this makes you a princess. A princess does not beg to be treated correctly, she does not beg for attention, rather it is expected. There are a handful of guys that know what right looks like, and will actually do more than fill the void of loneliness in your life. The hope of this blog is to change that handful of men that know what right looks like into a plethora of men.
My sisters, I love you entirely too much to allow for this to happen. I refuse to let you settle for less than what God intended for you. Every single one of you are precious gems that deserve to be honored, cherished and adored. Many of you are more than willing to settle for less than this because you feel lonely or insecure, but I beg you, DO NOT SETTLE for the cowards that will tell you sweet things to make you trust them and then SLACK OFF and treat you like less than the precious princess that you are. You are a daughter of the KING OF KINGS, this makes you a princess. A princess does not beg to be treated correctly, she does not beg for attention, rather it is expected. There are a handful of guys that know what right looks like, and will actually do more than fill the void of loneliness in your life. The hope of this blog is to change that handful of men that know what right looks like into a plethora of men.
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