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\"Pseudo<\/p>\n

Stop With The Pseudo Relationshp<\/h1>\n

So I wrote Tell him to “Put a Ring On It,”<\/a> and some of the comments I received from men were beyond mind-blowing. Some of my favorites:<\/p>\n

Thats’s bad advice. Never put the pressure on a man early in the relationship by bringing up marriage or titles. When he’s ready you both will know. Come on ladies don’t be fast and find yourself by yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

and<\/p>\n

Why can’t women just be cool with the situation at hand?? If he isn’t going anywhere, and he makes you happy, why do you need a title?? Once you get past the whole dating thing and you know that you are together, the just have fun with the situation for what it is. IF he wants to pop the question then it should be nothing to say yes, because you are enjoying your time with him!<\/span>!<\/p>\n

Couple this with Belle, over at A Belle in Brooklyn<\/a> (an absolutely fabulous blog that I think EVERYONE should read) is having relationship problems because she wants a “title” (i.e. Girlfriend) and he doesn’t. He say’s he’s not ready for a relationship, even though by all accounts that’s what they have.<\/p>\n

And finally, a relative of mine has been in a “relationship” with a young man for almost a year now and he still refuses to call her his girlfriend even though recently told her that he :loves her,” very much and that he isn’t “checking for any other woman.”<\/p>\n

Right.<\/p>\n

So what’s the problem?<\/p>\n

Here I am writing about telling your guy to “put a ring on it,” and it seems like I need to be telling ladies to tell their men to “put a title on it.”<\/p>\n

Let’s be real, if you can’t get a man to put a title on it, how in the hell are you ever going to get him to put a ring on it?<\/p>\n

I call this scenario the “Pseudo-relationship” with the “Not-boyfriend.” Pseudo because you’re in a relationship in almost every way but name and Not-boyfriend because…well…he’s not<\/span> your boyfriend.<\/p>\n

What I’m really scratching my head to figure out is how did women allow this situation to develop? Why have we, do we, allow these relationships to occur?<\/p>\n

I get the man side of this. It’s the perfect set-up. You get to have the exclusivity of having a girlfriend but without any of the commitment, because let’s face it…the difference between calling a chick your “friend” and your “girlfriend,” is how you view your commitment to her.<\/p>\n

It’s the same thing with the difference between (most) co-habiting couples and married couples. The married couples have taken a firm commitment to each other. The co-habiting couples tend to be there on a “try and see” basis.<\/p>\n

However, for women, these low-commitment relationships rarely work. I know for me if I’m not your girlfriend then I’m dating other people. I don’t agree to any sort of exclusivity. Don’t even ask. if you want exclusive with me then you definitely need to put a title on it.<\/p>\n

And every woman I know in one of these pseudo-relationships is rarely truly happy with the situation. Most want a title but they agree because they really care for the guy and he’s somehow convinced him that, though he’s not ready now, he will be someday.<\/p>\n

Someday.<\/p>\n

Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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