Lovers: 10 Dating Problems Only Women Understand

1. When he tells you he just got out of a relationship. “Yeah, we were together five years. We broke up last week. It’s still pretty fresh.” Oh? It is? Then I’m super glad you agreed to have dinner with me without telling me this previously! I don’t think this will have major repercussions at all and we are definitely on our way to having a healthy, committed, problem-free relationship! Yay us! 

2. When he wants to “hang out” instead of “go out.” You’re over 18. You can say, “Would you like to go out with me?” without my expecting us to be wed by nightfall.

3. When you’re like, “Is he gonna hold the door? I don’t care if he does or not but now this is awkward.” So you go ahead of him because maybe he is holding it, but, oh … No, you go … No, I wasn’t expecting … I just … Wait, should I go now?

4. When you find out he’s super sexist. Whether he starts off with, “I don’t hate women or anything but …” or comes out of nowhere, piecing together the “Uh-oh, I think he legit hates women” puzzle is not a fave. Even if he doesn’t know that what he’s saying is sexist and hateful, teaching a guy about sexism and weeding through his issues with women is for a therapist, not a potential girlfriend.

5. When he tells you, “You’re not like other girls.” Oh, yes, please continue to tell me how I’m nothing like other women who are all bitches and sluts, my prince. Certainly you will never have the very same opinion of me, Thou Who Art Unlike Other Girls.

6. When he’s texting the whole time. Oh man, what a cool plan to make me jealous/work for your affection. It’s definitely working. (It’s not working.)

7. When he’s way too close to his mom. Yeah, you probably didn’t need to call her the minute we finished having sex for the first time. Also, please, God, never pass me the phone. I will 100 percent tell her you are a weirdo.

8. When he holds the door and you don’t know if it’s chivalry or misogyny. Is he doing it because it’s such a nice thing to do for people of all genders or because he wants a 1950s housewife??

9. When you suspect he’s actually homeless and just using you for your bed. “I don’t know, it’s just we never go to your place and when I ask you which neighborhood you live in you say, ‘It depends’ so I’m just asking if you’re like … between homes?”

10. When he only texts you after midnight. Because he works really late. Because he left his phone at home all day. Because he basically thinks you’re a hooker. Guess which one of these is the truth.