The way I see it, there are a number of types of unmarried relationships.
Type 1: The Platonic Friend: He's the guy who you enjoy having as friend, but you don't think of him in "that" way.
Type 2: The Friend With Benefits: He's the guy you're simple buddies with, and hook up with for a booty call. There's no emotional investment or commitment from either of you.
Type 3: The Guy You Date: He's the guy you're attracted to, interested in getting to know better, and you are physically intimate with him. This is a semi-serious relationship. If it works out, great; if not, it's no big loss and life goes on for you.
Type 4: The boyfriend: He's the guy you willingly have strong emotional ties & commitments to. You take this relationship very seriously.
Type 5: TRANSITIONAL MAN. This is the guy you get with after a break-up with Type 4. You do not consider him as 1, 2, 3, or 4. He's the "substitute" you PRETEND to keep until the next REAL boyfriend comes along. What's up with this? Why
2006-10-02 08:56:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
I have never had a "transitional" or "rebound" woman. I refuse to do that. It's not fair to myself or the other person. Why add to the drama?
2006-10-02 09:06:33 · update #1
What's wrong with Nice Guys? The biggest problem is that most Nice Guys are hideously insecure. They are so anxious to be liked and loved that they do things for other people to gain acceptance and attention, rather than for the simply pleasure of giving. You never know if a Nice Guy really likes you for who you are, or if he has glommed onto you out of desperation because you actually paid some kind of attention to him.
Nice Guys exude insecurity -- a big red target for the predators of the world. There are women out there who are "users" -- just looking for a sucker to take advantage of. Users home-in on "Nice Guys", stroke their egos, take them for a ride, add a notch to their belts, and move on. It's no wonder so many Nice Guys complain about women being horrible, when the so often the kind of woman that gets attracted to them is the lowest form of life...
Self-confident, caring, decent-hearted women find "Nice Guys" to be too clingy, self-abasing, and insecure.
Get this Guys: INSECURITY ISN'T SEXY. IT'S A TURNOFF.
You don't have to be an ego-inflated, arrogant jerk. You just have to LIKE yourself. You have to know what you want out of life, and go after it. Only then will you be attractive to the kind of woman with whom a long-term relationship is possible.
2006-10-02 08:58:08 · answer #1 · answered by britney 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont have type 5 men. In between bf's I stick with my type 2 men. If you have type 2 what would you need type 5 for ?? And I think a better name for type 5 man is rebound man. Even men have rebound relationships.
2006-10-02 09:00:44 · answer #2 · answered by JustMe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the guy we use to take care of us until we find our next boyfriend..he takes us out..calls us at night right before bed..we like the comfort of just hvaing a man around even though we know hes not the right guy for us and we know we don't want to continue a relationship..kinda like a booty call that men have..we have one two..yet we charm it up by calling him our "transitional man"..everyone has had one..whether male or female
2006-10-02 08:59:50 · answer #3 · answered by LONG ISLAND GIRL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-02 09:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by b b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Transitional man is a good term, but I don't think this person exist.
I thought that you were talking about #2 man, cause that's who you do in between the #4 person/people.
2006-10-02 09:07:02 · answer #5 · answered by Neea_Gastino 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Transitional Man also takes place when you've been out of the game for a while and you're trying to figure out where everything goes again.
It's all good!
2006-10-02 09:02:26 · answer #6 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's kinda hard to answer. I've done it before, and I think it's just cuz we wanna feel loved. If we're the ones who got dumped that's the hardest, we feel unwanted, and need to do something to make sure that's not true. Then if we're the ones doing the dumping, we're just killing time. Us women get bored very easily. Hope this helped you out a little.
2006-10-02 08:59:15 · answer #7 · answered by StonerChick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
also known as 'rebound guy', your the ego boost that everyone needs when their world changes, men do it too they're just not honest about it. The signs are if she talks about her ex more than twice in an hour, if she does then get involved at youre own risk
2006-10-02 09:01:04 · answer #8 · answered by tillytiger4 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Girls can get really emotionally attatched and when the "type 5" comes along we fall to easily. it's not that thy're a substitute, we just feel we need something. many girls are bad for this and i apologize if you've gotten hurt from it. And for most girls, it's really not pretend, unless they're stupid. good luck finding someone though.
2006-10-02 09:04:39 · answer #9 · answered by mink_kat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, i'd just rather the guy that is nice to me; has common interests; has a great personality and sense of humor. Someone who is a gentleman ... do you know how hard it is to find a man like that? Basically, slim to none and it's my loss.
2006-10-02 09:03:49 · answer #10 · answered by Daisie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋