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Is it possible for a man to lose his 'game'?

Tashana Sims Hudspeth · Tuesday, December 20th 2011 at 1:02PM · 472 views
Ladies, help me out here - well, you'd really be helping out a friend - but since I'm doing the posting, I'm reaching out on his behalf.

I have this friend, a male friend (and yes, he is truly just a friend). We've been friends for over 10 years and as long as I've known him he's always been that 'relationship' guy. You know the one, when he's single he's the consummate chick magnet (I hate the word chick - but for the sake of familiar nomenclature I'll go with it); and when he's in a relationship he is the most loyal, dedicated, hardworking man there is.

That's my friend; until recently. He's going through a divorce, and he remarked to me the other day that he thinks he has lost his game after six years of marriage and fidelity to the same woman.

Of course me being the writer / investigator / self professed relationship expert (notice I said self-professed - lol), that I am, I asked for examples. And he told me about his last female encounter; he went out with this girl he'd met at a bar. When meeting her originally they'd just exchanged numbers and agreed to meet up at a later date. When they finally coordinated schedules and decided on a spot, date and time, they made it happen.

During their 'date' (and I use that word loosely because according to him it was not really a date - go figure) he said he thought it was going well. They laughed, shared stories, and basically did the thing that new meetups do when they, well, meet up. It's that 'getting to know you phase' that I actually deplore - but that's just me (another story for another post - this is about him).

Well, they hung out for a couple of hours and before they got ready to go he'd asked her if she wanted one more drink and she agreed (now you'd think if she was ready to head for the hills she would have said no way-no way). They had the one last drink, and that is exactly what it became, because he hasn't heard from her since - that was a week ago.

And after one phone call and one text message, he still hasn't heard a thing. Now he is under the jaded assumption that he's lost his game.

I neglected to rely that this man is fine. Great body. Works out constantly. Level headed. Smart. Intelligent. Easy to talk to. He's a writer. Tall. Great credit. No debt. And, no kids. For all intents-and-purposes he is the quintessential perfect catch. So, why would a woman not latch on to all that?

The council I provided was more or less that he didn't seem interested, and it shows. Even when I speak to him, I can tell he's mulling over his current situation and nothing else really matters; maybe this woman got that same vibe. But lost his game, I don't know about that.

Not to mention, can a man really lose his game. I might get some serious flack for this, but I've seen some single women do any and everything they could to get any scent of a man that they can proclaim as their own.

Heck, when I'm out with my guy (whose gorgeous, smart, intelligent - well you get the picture) women show me no respect. I, of course, laugh it off because I am very comfortable in my own skin and find it flattering that other women want what I have. And my motto is, if he leaves me for another, then he was never mine in the first place - so either way I don't lose any sleep.

But, women can be scandalous just to get what they want (I'm a woman, so I can speak quite frankly about this).

So, how could my great looking, swagg having, black-man-working, friend be losing his game? Somebody please fill me in?

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Comments (7)

Jen Fad Tuesday, December 20th 2011 at 5:32PM

@ Tashama,
[...Of course me being the writer / investigator / self professed relationship expert (notice I said self-professed - lol), ...]
Ha!! I caught that, too!! What exactly did this guy say to this lady? If he did what I think he did (told the lady he was going through a divorce) then of course it’s a matter of a lady not wanting to be a rebound r/ship. What if he gets back with his wife? That's too much drama. He definitely sounds like a keeper so I'm not sure if he and the Mrs. have irreconcilable differences, but maybe the he shouldn't go out on any dates until things are finalized with the divorce. I think he still has it...but just needs to take some time. Why not hang out with the guys or go to some ball games.

Tashana Sims Hudspeth Tuesday, December 20th 2011 at 7:53PM

Jen, you hit the nail on the head, and he even remarked that he's going to wait until his divorce is finalized before he goes on any more dates.

However, I don't necessarily think that a man telling a woman he's going through a divorce automatically targets her as the 'rebound' gal; although I'm sure it might play a part for those women who see every man they go out with as a potential husband.

Again, I think we're back to the fact that women spend way to much time planning their lives with men they just meet. So what if he's going through a divorce, why does a mere date have to mean that a relationship is ensuing?

Women need to learn how to go with the flow and just have fun, and stop scaring the hell out of men by planning their future before he's even ordered dessert - lol. A little over dramatized but you get the picture :-).

Tashana

Jen Fad Tuesday, December 20th 2011 at 8:18PM

Well girlfriend I would be a friend only to him only, but I'm not mad at the "chick" who wouldn't allow her shoulder to be used as a pillow for dude to cry on.

Tashana Sims Hudspeth Tuesday, December 20th 2011 at 9:05PM

According to him, they both shared stories, and if I remember the story correctly she had gone through something similar. So, what's wrong with being a friend to a man going through; we ask for it unconditionally all the time. Why should we expect them to do any less?

Jen Fad Wednesday, December 21st 2011 at 11:53AM

@ Tashana,
Ok that's different... I didn't realize that the woman was also coming out of a r/ship, too. In that case then they both are dealing with somethings and aren't ready. Tell your firend that he still has it but the it is on sabbatical.

Cynthia Jacob-Brown Sunday, December 25th 2011 at 5:45AM

My response to him is to handle one elephant at a time. Since he is going through a divorce....separation from a soon-to-be former sponse is both spiritually and physcially time intensive, encompassing and draining. My suggestion is that he take some time to settle the affairs of this elephant and when there has come a conclusion to the matter, then he could begin taking on dating. Let patience have her perfect work so that you can become entire and wanting nothing...Hope this helps.

Cynthia Jacob-Brown Sunday, December 25th 2011 at 5:51AM

My response to him is to handle one elephant at a time. Since he is going through a divorce....separation from a soon-to-be former sponse is both spiritually and physcially time intensive, encompassing and draining. My suggestion is that he take some time to settle the affairs of this elephant and when there has come a conclusion to the matter, then he could begin taking on dating. Let patience have her perfect work so that you can become entire and wanting nothing...Hope this helps.

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