Things A Player Never Wants To Hear.

Women are intelligent creatures -- they’re methodical, emotionally balanced (well, mostly) and can make a man weak in the knees with minimal effort. Of course, sometimes they can make gaffs (rare, but it happens), and that includes saying things or asking questions that you just don’t want to hear at all. We’ve already covered some of these taboo one-liners, but, in the spirit of helping guys take a cue that the red flags are waving high, here are some things a Player never wants to hear.

“So one time, my ex-boyfriend...”

For the women who are reading, I ask you to lend an extra set of ears for this one. Talking about ex-boyfriends is like talking about the elephant in the room -- but in this case, no guy wants (or needs) to hear about it.

When women talk about their ex-boyfriends, they’re really making a comparison between you and the chump who didn’t treat her right before you. You’re starting to cross the finish line, and she’s looking to take you to the next leg of the race. It’s time to back out before there’s no turning back. She’s actually implying a set of expectations, and as such, you can now expect the comparisons to continue from this point onward (she’s just verbalizing what she was already forming when she met you.) It’s tone of those things a Player never wants to hear, and the red flag should be going haywire in the Player’s mind. A word of advice for the female readers: No guy ever wants to hear anything about other guys, unless you’re bashing them mercilessly.

“Isn’t this perfect?”

Thought you heard this in a sappy movie you saw last week? You’re bang on. You might hear this little pseudo love-song lyric after an amazing night out on the town when you’re sharing an intimate moment with your girl, or perhaps she whispers this thing a Player never wants to hear after a good romp in the sack. Either way, this simple line sends chills down the spines of many Players who know that they’re in too deep. What it implies is that that one perfect moment (with you) shouldn’t be the last; she’s planning on doing it many times over again, which may sounds like a golden ticket but what it really means is a long-term commitment that you don’t want.

There really is no way to escape this “magical” moment, but the best course of action is not to egg it on. Don’t reciprocate with harlequin romance responses; never mention anything that she might construe as building a long-term relationship. The next time you go out, don’t create a scenario where this line might come up again.

Things A Player Never Wants To Hear.