Benjamin Otu EffiwattYou’ve analyzed every text exchange and convinced yourself that those three-minute conversations at his house count as “dates.” But really, you know. There’s a tiny voice in your head screaming it at you from miles away, but you wouldn’t listen to it anyway. Most of us know when someone wants us. It feels good. We recognize the signs. But when someone doesn’t…that tiny voice starts screaming.
So here are seven signs he’s not that into you AND why you absolutely should NOT ignore them.
Because I want you to know the truth about what REAL interest looks like before diving into why you deserve better.
What It REALLY Looks Like When a Man Wants You Around
Men who want you show up. They text you throughout the day. They remember what you said last week. They make plans and follow through. You know you’re next on his list because he puts you there.
You don’t have to question your conversations or overanalyze what his intentions are. When a man wants to be with you, you know without a shadow of a doubt because his actions show you clearly where you stand. And if you find yourself feeling confused trying to decipher his actions…that’s your answer right there.
Why Women Stay in Boyfriend/Girlfriend Limbo FOREVER
We want to believe it’ll change. We see five minutes of kindness and convince ourselves he’s ditching his other options for us. We hear one sweet sentence he says and play it on repeat for days to forget about the other eleven times he goes silent.
Society has conditioned women for years to sit back and wait patiently for his return. Be casual. Don’t seem too eager. Let him chase you. So we wait around and shrink ourselves to pieces waiting for him to see us. We excuse his behavior and forget all the times he told us what we wanted to hear because we just want to feel desired again.
And that’s it. We accept less than we deserve because we want it to be enough.
This post isn’t trying to shame you into feeling bad about your decisions. It’s here to show you the facts so you can decide to leave a situation that isn’t serving you anymore.
Signs He’s Not That Into You (& What to Do About It)
1.He Only Contacts You When It’s Easy for Him to Do So
His communication with you isn’t consistent. He doesn’t spend all day thinking about you or planning your next date. You’re someone he goes to when he’s bored, drunk, lonely, or all his other options don’t want him.
You receive random texts at 2am on a Thursday because he’s suddenly thought of you. Or you haven’t heard from him in days, but he pops back into your phone when his plans fall through. There’s no steady ebb and flow to your communication because when it’s built on convenience, it’s not built at all.
Relationships require two people thinking about each other, even when they’re apart. If he only contacts you when he wants something, or when it’s easy for him to do so, that’s not a relationship getting stronger. That’s you being put on hold.
2.He Doesn’t Make Plans for the Future
Say you mention the concert you want to see next month. He won’t make plans to see it with you. Instead, he either makes excuses, doesn’t acknowledge that you talked about it, or immediately suggests you go together “if you want.”
Men who want to be with you listen when you talk about what you like. They seek you out for those activities, even if they don’t have an inherent interest in what you want to do. They make you feel as though your hobbies and passions are important enough to spend time on — even if they don’t fully understand why you like what you like.
If he never makes plans to spend future time with you, or gets vague when you mention something in the future you’d like to do together, he’s probably not going to make many plans with you at all.
3.You Spend More Time Together in Text than in Real Life
When you talk to him, it sounds like the most natural thing in the world. You can imagine every adorable caption you’ll post of your future together. But when it comes time to make concrete plans, he flakily cancels, suggests things that are never convenient for you, or keeps your hangouts bizarrely surface level.
If you find you’re putting more energy into the relationship when texting, but he’s distant or “always busy” when you try to spend time together, that’s not a foreshadowing of things to come. That’s exactly what you’re already dealing with.
4.He Seems Uninterested in Your Life
If he doesn’t ask you questions, remember your stories, or give any sort of reaction to things you tell him about your day or life in general, he’s probably not that into you. Part of being into someone is wanting to know everything about them. A person who truly cares won’t ever seem bored by your conversations or casually dismiss what you have to say.
It’s important to point out that if he only talks about himself and provides one-word responses when you open up to him, or you feel like you have to fight to get him to pay attention to anything you say…that’s a sign too.
One-sided conversations are not a real relationship.
5.He Turns Hot and Cold Without Notice or Explanation
It’s normal for people to be moody and confusing at times. Everyone has bad days, and some people just aren’t as consistently warm to their partners as others.
If he spends a week giving you his undivided attention only to shut down and ignore you for a week straight with no explanation, that’s not sexy “someone who cares about you too much” behavior. That’s textbook attention-seeking-without-the-intention-of-following-through behavior.
When someone loves you, they love you on their good days and their bad. They don’t bury you in affection one week only to ignore your calls the next without letting you know where they stand.
6.He Never Volunteered to Be Your Boyfriend
If you’ve been hanging out or “seeing each other” for any significant length of time and he never got past the “maybe you’re official, maybe you’re not” phase, he’s likely not that into you.
People who want to be with you don’t leave you wondering if they’re talking to other people or questioning whether your relationship has a label. They make it known where you stand because they want you to feel secure in knowing you’re the only one they’re talking to.
Someone who isn’t ready to be official or put a label on it will casually brush you off anytime you bring it up. They make excuses, get philosophical about how relationships should be casual, or talk about how much pressure relationships put on them.
And if he does any of these things, he’s not looking for a relationship. It’s that simple.
7.All You Feel Is Anxiety When You’re With Him
Are you constantly worried he’ll end things randomly for no reason? Does your heart race when he doesn’t text you back right away? Do you feel secure in your relationship, or like you’re waiting for it all to be taken away at any moment?
Those anxious feelings you get in the pit of your stomach when his name comes up? That’s not normal. When someone likes you, they shouldn’t rip your world apart. Someone who truly wants to be with you will make you feel safe, loved, and secure. You shouldn’t constantly feel like you’re waiting to get kicked.
You Deserve So Much Better Than Anxiety-Producing Relationships
Someone who wants to be with you will show you. He’ll say it. He won’t make you question if every text leads to you being dumped or leave you waiting by the phone every day wondering if he forgot you exist.
You know the signs. You know he’s not into you.
Now what?
I don’t want you to throw your phone at him or grab your clothes and run out of his house. (Although please do leave. You deserve better than him.)
All I want you to do is take a deep breath and understand what you deserve.
You deserve a man who wants to text you good morning.
You deserve someone who makes you feel safe, not scared.
You deserve to be with a man who respects you enough to show you that you matter.
What You Do With That Information Is Completely Up to You
Learning these signs doesn’t mean you need to run tomorrow and never speak to him again. It just means you’re armed with knowledge now. You can stop excusing the inexcusable and shrink yourself down no more.
Instead of asking how to get him to like you more, ask yourself what you want and go get it.
The point was never to figure out how to make him see you. The point was always to meet someone who doesn’t need convincing.
Final Thoughts
It’s not you. You are incredible and worth more than someone who can only say those three words when they mean “take me off the market.” You didn’t love too hard. You simply loved someone who was unwilling to do the same.
Remember that, and don’t ever accept anything less than his best effort. The right guy won’t make you question if you’re good enough. He’ll show you.
He’s already out there waiting.
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