This guest article from YourTango was written by Danielle Dowling.
You went on a first date with an amazing man. You thought you looked great in that dress. You’re pretty sure that he found the stories about your dog hilarious. You’re certain that he didn’t notice you got a little tipsy on all those cocktails.
The problem is that he doesn’t call. Or text. Or email. So, you decide to call your girlfriends to dissect every single thing he said and every single thing you did. Why didn’t he ask you out again?
According to the men in my life, here are the top ten reasons why your first date with him ended up being your last…
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I could not help feeling concerned by aspects of you post. At several points, you counseled women, in effect, to change their ways to get the man they are interested in. But such efforts are usually cosmetic. I have married such women (plural) who put on a facade designed to interest me; and it did. I lost my heart… only to have her false face crumble over the course of months of a few years. Leaving us both miserable and me wondering if the truth is in any woman. Please, just tell women to be themselves… honestly.
What about the possibility that the guy is a commitment-phobe and gets sick of a girl after only a (very) short time? Maybe he gets scared and bolts? Or he doesn’t know what he wants? As a 35 y.o. single women who has been described by many people as a “great catch” I am encountering bad behavior and mindsets on the part of men more and more. It’s not always the woman’s fault.