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

@ 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.