Has anyone ever found it difficult to date an independent woman? I mean I think independent women are fine, but my friend recently dated one who was very very independent. He felt like he could never do anything for her. They only dated a month and right after they started to get close, she dumped him. I mean they never argued, and she also had some issues such as low self esteem, depression, and was in therapy for the passing of her father.
2006-12-13 14:16:35 · 4 answers · asked by Clrcut27 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
Yeah, I think they're very annoying and difficult to get along with. Good night!
2006-12-13 14:20:11 · answer #1 · answered by anonymous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a really close friend who is ultra independant. I really admire her for this, but at the same time it does make having her as a friend and keeping her as a friend extremely difficult.
She has a great deal of problems dating and keeping a boyfriend too. Most of the time its because she feels she needs to out do them or prove to them how much she doesnt need them, when in fact she needs someone to love her and hold her and care for he just as much if not more then the rest of us.
In my experience with her.. they require a lot more work because they are constantly evaluting the way things are going and battling themselves. I love her to death as a friend and I have learned to walk the line of give and take.. and the ever popular just LET HER BE game..
All in all.. i would say they are much harder to date.. but the guy that keeps her is also I think going to get a much bigger reward because she is so established and has that much more to offer outside the relationship.
2006-12-13 22:23:23 · answer #2 · answered by Frenchie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really don't think the issue here is independence. Perhaps through therapy she has found out that she is frightened to become dependent.
I consider myself independent, even after 19 years of marriage. And my husband will tell you that that is what attracted him to me.
I think rather, her other issues are getting in the way of her having a normal, stable relationship. It's all about her perception of herself.
Find someone who LIKES themselves, and you will find a very together, interesting person you will want to get to know better...
2006-12-13 23:21:10 · answer #3 · answered by Patricia D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess that would be independent to a fault
2006-12-13 22:22:06 · answer #4 · answered by bridgette c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋