Seven Sentences Girls Should Never Use with Guys

Dating. As you read that word, some people may shudder in disgust. It’s one of those activities humans will forever do, probably never understand and for some reason, keep coming back for more. Dating is one of those things in life I will forever have a love-hate feeling for. It seems that whenever it’s hot, life is great and whenever it’s cold, life sucks.

Throughout my crazy life I, like most people, have been seeking companionship. Whether it be long term or short term I have been playing “The Game” the best I know how. This sometimes has been successful, other times it has ended in complete failure. One thing has remained the same throughout the entire thing; some things girls say are straight crazy!

Recently I was out with a girl on a date, thinking all went well I went into the next day with a little pep in my step, a smile on my face, only to be blindsided by one of those questions girls ask, you know, the question that makes you wonder if she was in fact on the same date you were. One of those questions that make you question everything about what your next course of action is with this girl.

This has happened to myself as well as many people I know, and you know what? I don’t blame the girls; in fact, I am sure guys do the same thing at times. So in an attempt to clear things up, get rid of some of the over-analyzing that goes on in life, and just make this whole dating thing go a little smoother I have attached, “Seven Lines Girls Use That They Need to Stop Using” These are lines I have either been told or friends of mine have gotten. I think if we read into these we would see the drama these simple sentences cause. So, with no further ado…

7.) Everything is perfect, I’m just not sure if this is what I want. This one makes me laugh. It is the line used when you’re not happy with how things are but in an attempt to cushion the blow to your boyfriend you add in the “Everything is perfect” part.

Save us the hassle of making us jump through unnecessary hoops to try and figure out what’s wrong when it is in fact over. Just cut to the chase and say, “This is not working.” It will be awkward but in the end it will save you and the guy time in explaining why it steadily got worse over the next few weeks.

6.) Is this a date? (Or questioning anything else someone puts effort into to impress)

I have gotten this line. It was a girl from college and we had been friends a while and I asked her out to dinner and drinks. Always a risk with friends because of that damn “Friends Zone” so I had to make sure I didn’t come off to strong but show her a good time. The next day I got the text message asking if it was a date. I suppose I come off as the type of person that takes all the girls I know out for dinner and drinks, yeah it was clearly a date; I was trying to impress you.

Guys have this alpha male thing where they think they shouldn’t put themselves out there emotionally, so when they do it they hold their breath. If it has to do with intimacy it’s a date, the whole point of a date is to see if you can be alone with each other and have fun as a couple.

5.) You’re going to be really mad when I tell you this.

This one is another classic style of the warning when a warning is not needed. Specifically when someone says this in a text or on a phone call and you have to wait. It seems that whenever someone says this guys assume the worst possible scenarios. The fact of the matter is that the thing we’re “going to be mad about” is hardly ever as bad as we think it is think it is.

Once someone has filled their mind with every possible negative thing that can happen between two people there is no getting rid of it. It will forever be in the back of our mind. If it is truly something that is going to make us mad we are going to be mad regardless of the warning, just roll with it and take it as it comes.

4.) I really like you, but…

Everyone has heard this one. It’s like girls think that by throwing in that, “I really like you” before crushing someone’s spirits makes it a little better for us to swallow the rejection. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this is not the case.

If you don’t like someone either tell him or her that it’s not working or cut off communication until they get the point. Lets start the movement now and just eliminate this phrase from existence.

3.) I just need some time to see how I feel.

Whenever I get this line I instantly think a girl is doing a comparison to life before me to life with me to decide which she liked better. It’s times like this I wish girls would either just stop talking to me until I got the idea that it’s over or just flat out say it’s over.

This dragging me along while you take time is just so unfair. During this time guys think of how to prepare for the upcoming rejection or, how they will counter it. This usually never works out how we play it in our heads, then again when does it ever?

2.) I love you, but I don’t like you.

This is my least favorite way to get dumped. It gives us no reason behind why you’re dumping us plus you’re giving that conflicting message of loving and yet not liking. What does that mean? I have come to the conclusion it means you are a great boyfriend, but I have found someone else.

Let’s not make this anymore gruesome then it needs to be. You’re better off breaking it to us straight up, dropping off our hoodie and whatever other stuff of our you have accumulated, and leaving. It will make more sense then using this line. It’s not a P.R. campaign; we’re going to be crushed regardless, just because you, “Still love us” does not matter in the slightest.

Finally, the final line girls use on guys that we would all be better off if it was eliminated from the world of dating…

1.) We need to talk…

This represents everything that is stereotypically bad with relationships, dating, and pretty much any social interaction. I can’t think of one good moment that started with, “We need to talk…” I generally hear this phrase, tune everything out and just know to walk away.

Whatever you have to say, just say it. Guys probably are not the brightest in relationships and dating, we probably have how you look or sports on our mind most of the time instead of how your day was, which I admit, probably not the smartest move, but we don’t need to be prepped for a serious conversation, you can just say it when the time is right and it will get our attention just the same.

Now that I have given you some of my friends and I most hated lines in the dating and relationship world, I beg you, please stop using them. They do nothing but terrorize guys and make them over analyze and panic. Nobody wins there. I am also well aware that a list similar to this could be made for girls about guys. I agree, but we have to vanquish these miscommunications one-step at a time. Good luck and happy hunting!