To The Guys Who Don’t Play Fair In Dating

To The Guys Who Don’t Play Fair In Dating ©iStock/BartekSzewczyk

Dating might be a game, but you don’t have to be a player. You know what women want, and it’s not to be nailed and bailed on. It’s not to be cheated on, ghosted or used. Women are more than willing to play the game because we know it’s necessary, but we don’t want to be played. So for all the men who don’t play fair, here are some things to think about.

  1. You get one woman, and that should be more than enough. You don’t get a wife, a girlfriend and a mistress. You get one woman and you should treat us like we’re the only woman you’d ever want and the only woman you’d ever need. You need to stop looking for more and start appreciating what you already have, because not a single woman deserves your heartbreak.
  2. Put yourself in our shoes. Life might not be fair, but love doesn’t have to be so cruel. You wouldn’t want a woman to tease you with sex, so don’t lead us on with the enticement of commitment. You wouldn’t want to be a puppet in someone else’s show, so don’t do it to us.
  3. You know exactly what you’re doing. So don’t play innocent. Every girl on your list is just another victim. Not all is fair in love and war — at least not the way you play it. You can pretend like your intentions were pure, but we both know the truth. The very least you could do is own up to what you’ve done.
  4. Stop making promises you don’t intend to keep. Since it’s been established that you know what you’re doing, you also know every time you give us false hope. If you’re going to promise us the world, at least have the intention of giving it to us. You’re full of empty promises, empty gestures and empty words — soon enough your bed will be empty too.
  5. Just be honest. Is that so hard? If you’re not looking for something serious or if you don’t see a future, why can’t you just tell us that? Lying is the coward’s way out. Women can handle the truth. Don’t be brutal, but be honest. Let us down easy, but don’t shy away from reality. A man is nothing without his word, so if your only words are lies, that says a hell of a lot about you.
  6. You should be ashamed. It’s not “cool” to be a heartbreaker. High fiving your bros over all the notches in your belt is just plain immature. Not all men are that pathetic. So honestly, what the hell is wrong with you? What made you so cruel in the game of love? If the guilt doesn’t get you soon, hopefully karma will get you in the end.
  7. You don’t know the object of the game. You think you’re winning at the dating game but you’re not, and the girls you play aren’t just sore losers. We’re in it for the right reasons, while you just cheat the game. What you don’t realize is you’re cheating yourself too, because with the way you’re playing, you’ll never experience real love, and that’s what the dating game is all about.
  8. You’re the real forever alone. Someday all that bad karma is going to catch up to you, and when it does, just remember how much you deserve it. All the girls you played, the ones who fell for your baby blue eyes, empty gestures, and meaningless words, they’re the ones who deserve love. Not you.
Kelsey Dykstra is a freelance writer based in Huntington Beach, CA. She has a bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing from Grand Valley State University and been writing professionally since graduating in 2013. In addition to writing about love and relationships for Bolde and lifestyle topics for Love to Know, she also writes about payment security and small business solutions for PaymentCloud.

Originally from Michigan, this warm weather seeker relocated to the OC just last summer. Kelsey enjoys writing her own fictional pieces, reading a variety of young adult novels, binging on Netflix, and of course soaking up the sun.

You can find more about Kelsey on her LinkedIn profile or on Twitter @dykstrakelsey.
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