I have quite a large circle of female friends and one of the questions that comes up a lot is, Why men dump women? Many times this is followed by an explanation about how devoted the woman was and how she looked after her boyfriend and tried everything to make him happy.
From a man's point of view that may be part of the problem.
Let's look at some reasons why men dump women.
1.
The woman is too overbearing.
Men really do like a bit of freedom, if you insist on being around all the time and phoning him every hour or so the guy is going to be out of the door faster than you can say "where are you taking me tonight".
Give him his space and you'll be surprised at how he responds.
2.
You are too "high maintenance".
Don't treat your partner as your own private trust fund, if you insist on the finest restaurants and bars then you'll drive him away.
A night out doesn't need to cost $500, why not surprise him a few times and take him to the places he likes to go.
Why not take him to a ball game or the cinema to see the latest action film.
3.
Nagging.
I probably don't need to say much about this.
If you are constantly telling him to do this and that, wear this and that you are already on well on the road to losing him.
4.
The C word...
Commitment.
There is a time in a relationship where talk of commitment is good, that time is when both people are ready.
If you have only been seeing each other for a short while and you start buying Bridal magazines or talking about how you'd love to settle down then once again you are going to scare him away.
If you are sure that he is mister right then there are ways that you can get him thinking about commitment.
5.
Changes in appearance.
OK this is a bit of a misnomer, very few guys are going to dump you if you put on weight or change your hair.
If they do then it's probably a blessing in disguise as that is one relationship that was destined to fail.
On the other hand if you suddenly change your personality shave off your hair and get covered in tattoos then maybe you have gone too far.
If you are reading this and you have been dumped or you have a feeling that that day is coming soon then all is not lost.
Try to identify why you are in this current position if it's one of the reasons above then you can fix it.
You may think that you are just drifting apart naturally.
Stop thinking that! What was it that attracted him to you in the first place? Us men are actually simple creatures at heart, give us what we need and we will be as devoted to you as any puppy (but slightly better trained...
Well sometimes).
You'll find lots of information online about how you can win back the man of your dreams and end your relationship problems forever.
Good luck.