First of all I don’t hate men, I think there are many wonderful men out there and the good ones deserve a lot of credit.

I am having fun dating lots of men right now. Smart ones, funny ones, rude ones, some jerks, some “too nice”, some really hot, some sweet etc…..dating should be fun and I’m having a blast. I am posting this to ask women to rant or laugh about random dating stories. I have found that the men who say “Actions speak louder than words” are the ones doing most of the talking.

I recently dated a man who I thought was a great catch. He told me all about himself, what he expected, what he was looking for right up front. He even said he wanted to get married and have children, which impressed me. He used examples of me personally when describing ideal situations in the future but not in a scary way to make it too personal. I walked away from our first encounter thinking “wow! i met a really good guy, i’d like to get to know him more”. However the more I got to know him, I realized this guy does a lot of talking, about himself mainly, and most of the things he says are in vain. For example, when he looked me dead in the eye with a big grin on his face and said “I would be a great daddy to (insert my child’s name here)” he was dead serious. But it wasn’t because he seeing me with him in the future, it was because his step dad was a jerk to him so he was swearing he wouldn’t do the same. To me that statement was very personal, that is my life and my child you are talking about. I’m not saying this makes him a bad guy or a jerk, just perhaps a bit self centered. He also bragged about not having one night stands because then he’s not a dog. Good for him, however if you sleep with a girl 2 times and imply there is more to it then that, then disappear (which I am now thankful for), then you are a dog in sheep’s clothing. At least you know where you stand with a one night stand. Maybe I take things out of context. I am however, grateful for having these experiences with this person because it was an eye-opener.

I think we can only learn from our experiences and try to do better next time. So share some stories with everyone and we can all learn from each other.

This post was submitted by westcoastcutie.