If he ask for you not to see another man aside from him what is that mean?
By eve301345
@eve301345 (658)
Philippines
July 4, 2010 11:36am CST
Hello everyone,
A friend of mine asking me to give her advice and asking for some opinion about this guy who she meet recently, probably a month now. They are at the right age and my girlfriend is totally into him so before they even have proper talk something romantic happen between them already. The good thing though is the guy stay with her even things happen so fast although her problem is this; she like him so much and she know for herself that she will fall in love with him so fast and as much as she can she want to avoid falling for him. The guy though ask her recently to stop seeing other guys aside from him but the problem is she doesn't know in what stage of relationship they are in now? This is my question to guys, if you ask the girl to stop seeing other man aside from you does that mean that you're taking the girl as an official girlfriend or is this just mean that while you are interested in her you dont want other getting close to her but still an open relationship and no commitment?
Thanks Myloters and Happy Myloting
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14 responses
@lantisred (77)
• Philippines
6 Jul 10
Tell your friend that if that guy, doesn't want her to see other guys, then that guy is so much insecure, so much selfish and a jealous one indeed. Why insecure? If they feel something for each other, then no amount of good looking or great guys out there is gonna change that. Love in its early stage is often the strongest force specially in your friends situation where they really do not know what stage they are in. Why selfish? Because at this point in their relationship, He doesn't have the right to ask her something like that. He is like a child, given a brand new toy, which he doesn't want to share that toy with any other kids. And if in this point, he has that attitude then, (i hope I will be wrong) what more if they have a formal relationship later? Jealous? In this point in time? Uh-uh! A big no-no! And mind you, I am a married man. Just my thinking. God bless.
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@eve301345 (658)
• Philippines
7 Jul 10
Thanks Lantisred,
Things just got cleared actually last night. My friend and this guy went out and she ask him what is she to him and why would he ask her not to see another man and the answer was he haven't figure out yet where she stands in his life and he is just suggesting that they should not each others anymore and that he just feel good and happy when he is with her. I think the date last night help my friend so much as it actually clear everything that there's no serious relationship between them.
My friend have a strong personality and I think what everyone says here is right about he is being threaten or insecure. Too bad for him though because my friend would not let him get in control of her life specially knowing the fact from last night. At this point my friend is starting to back off now and I think the feeling of falling in love with him just change.
Thanks agian for the response. Happy Myloting
@Memnon (2170)
•
5 Jul 10
This all sounds a bit strange to me. I have a long term partner, and a few friends who happen to be women. Rarely, I might go for a drink or a meal with one of them- but that's all it is, a meal & chat with a friend, who also happens to be female.
If I am reading this right she is dating more than one guy (a situation that I would not find myself in, with more than one female). I would not be going out with a girl who was already seeing someone else anyway. I would take it that he does want her to be his girlfriend, but he needs to make that a little more obvious- and, in his situation, I would not expect to be seeing other women. If he still is, he's not serious about her, is he?
@eve301345 (658)
• Philippines
5 Jul 10
Thanks Memnon, to be honest my friend is a very beautiful and smart woman and everyone around the neighborhood knows that their are guys waiting and hoping they could get a date with her but she's very fussy of who she go out with for a date. Since they started dating though or should I say started their romantic affair she have not dated other man again aside from him. Her biggest concern is she thinks she is falling in love with him but she doesn't even know where she stands now in his life. He agreed not to see other woman as well but so where that put theme in a relationship term I dont know.
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@jhnmikala (152)
• United States
4 Jul 10
Hmm well I asked my husband and he said that depends. It can mean both but he said that the most likely thing is that he doesnt want her to be getting to close to other men because at first the guy has to think about weather or not he really likes and wants this girl. When he realizes he does then he would ask her. It is also likely that he does consider her as an official girlfriend but there is no way to tell exactly unless she talks to him herself.
Hope I helped, and Happy Myloting to you to.
@eve301345 (658)
• Philippines
4 Jul 10
Hi jhnmikala, thank you very much for your response. For me what you said make sense. When my friend ask him if he meant serious relationship the answer she got was that he just doesn't want her to see another guy which totally leave my friend in the air of what to expect. The thing that puzzled me is why would a guy do such thing like this ask somebody to hold on while hes undecided if he want her to be his GF or would a guy consider a girl to be his girlfriend without letting her know? If so for what reason?
@zhaopao13 (45)
• Philippines
5 Jul 10
Hi eve! I am a man and I've been telling my wife not to see another man aside from me. Even before we were married I told her that already that's why I don't want her to get a job. I did it because I get jealous very easily.
Actually if a man says that to his woman the meaning depends on their situation, attitude, etc. Others do that because maybe they're cheating, they want their wife to focus on them or because the woman cheated her guy before.
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
5 Jul 10
There has to be trust! Your wife should be at least able to get a job. You really don't have the right to control her like that. So basically you are saying that if your wife had a job that she might sleep around? You don't trust your wife? You think so little of her as to believe she would do that? That isn't love you have going on there, pal....that is paranoid control.
@Ezra710 (135)
• United States
5 Jul 10
If he does not want her to see other men, then he should go get the ring and propose to her, and begin engagemant. Then she is promised to him and should not be with other men. Until then there is nothing he can do, if your friend wants to date other men, that is her choice. Personally I wouldn't like her to date other men,my reason being the matter of trust,fidelity,respect. Not to mention the negative development of jealousy and envy towards the other men, we are all human. If she chooses to continue seeing other men I may want to examine just remaning a good friend and finding a girlfriend that will only date one man at a time.
@jaspergotoman (12)
• Philippines
5 Jul 10
he only want her exclusively but it doesn't mean he wants a commitment. before she agree, i suggest that she make sure their relationship is clear. she should ask the man that he will do the same, he must stop seeing other girls too. in a relationship, each partner has the right to decide for what they want.
@eve301345 (658)
• Philippines
5 Jul 10
Thanks jasper, actually she ask him already not to see another woman and he agreed he will not see another woman aside from my friend. The only thing is my friend doesn't know what sort of relationship they have. She's just doesn't know how to put the question in a way that it doesn't make her look like she's totally into him.
@jbrooks0127 (2324)
• United States
5 Jul 10
If there has been no real commitment to this relationship, and it sounds like there may not be at least formally, he does not have the right to ask her this.
If he is really into her and he can see she is really into him this is a rather strange demand for him to make.
If I were her I would get to the bottom of this as it could mean he is a jealous man and this will not be to her benefit. Trust is key to all good relationships and if he doesn't feel he can trust her now what will it be later.
She must ask him directly why he would say this and why would he feel he should demand this. His answer should tell her all she needs to know if she is paying attention. There are men that are so jealous that they control everything the woman does. This is not good for her.
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
5 Jul 10
It can mean so many things depending on the guy. Who knows? They need to talk to each other and not get all sorts of outside opinions that are nothing more than opinions. Obviously they are dating and perhaps thinking of taking it to the next level. This is where they talk to each other not you and not us to find out where they stand with each other and where they want to see things go. I will say that if I were dating someone that asked their friend what I meant by something rather than ask me, well, that would be a red flag for me. I'm pretty straightforward even though that is hard at times..I think it is the only way.
@tsurendra (64)
• India
5 Jul 10
friendship,love are interlinked terms.whenever a relationship starts particulary between a boy and girl it starts with friendship,if they found common interest or have characters they like in eachother then the friendship gets closer.then after a meanwhile some continue to be good friends but some may get even closer and they become parts for each other. that means one tries to influence other. whenever one doesnot follow the other for example in this case the boy doesnt wants his girl to see other guys but she, ..the ego of the partner gets hurted.I am saying this not quite uncommon,many persons do have to overcome this stage in their relationships. After this the final stage comes where each tries to understand other and be happy and make happy each other. this is the final stage of perfect love.
so in this case that guys are in middle stages and they havent yet quite in love or ready to get a commited relationship. but they should be careful.they should talk to each other in a cool manner and try to understand that is not even a small problem. they should have some time with other for talkig then all will be set fine..
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
5 Jul 10
If a man wants a someone to be his girlfriend he will ask just that. I don't know of very many men who have said "Don't see other men" except a few and their deal was they were overly jealous and didn't want her to date anyone besides them but in their eyes it was perfectly fine if they dated as many other women as they wanted. I can't say that what he means but she needs to ask him directly. After all, you don't have a relationship without communication.
@doglady112 (604)
• Canada
5 Jul 10
I think if the guy wanted her to be his girlfriend. He would have something before asking her not to see other guys. Why would she do that ? If she's just friends with the other guys, why is that a problem? Kind of sounds like the guy is being a bit controlling and I think she should dump him.
@eurekafemme (5876)
• Philippines
5 Jul 10
Though in a situation like this it is better for your girlfriend to ask this guy personally and be upfront with him of where they stand now.
But, granting she is too shy to ask then, here's what she might assume of. The guy wants to have her exclusively for himself, that is clear. Men are possessive in nature and it is their innate character that once they were able to "mark" their partners they want her for himself alone. That is an animal instinct and the law of nature.
However, this may not mean that he is giving her his commitment. He is asking for her commitment to their so called romantic love affair but he may not ready to commit with her.
On the other hand ,he may be wanting to tell your girlfriend that they are officially on but has hesitations.Maybe because , he is afraid that the girl isn't ready yet. So, in a not so obvious manner, this is the closest thing he said to her.
But it is better if your girlfriend will ask him straight face to settle things once and for all.
@cowboyofhell (3063)
• Philippines
5 Jul 10
I think it is his way of determining whether your friend is strong or not. It may also mean that when their relation goes on, some things are going to be real tricky. To me the question sound technical rather than personal. It would help if his question be treated non-literally. Well to translate what he means and knowing that no woman can decipher a guys attitude I say that he's telling her, "no more going back. are you sure with me?" if she has trouble saying 'yes I wont see another man' it means that she's not sure but if she is confident and said it without doubt he would be more clarified. so if she really love him, she'd better tell him that she has no one to go but him and in the end he will give her as much freedom as she wants may it be talking with a guy friend.