10 Guys that Women Should Avoid

Dating. It's hard, isn't it? Sometimes you meet somebody and you hit it off nicely for a year or so. Things happen and you part ways. Sometimes you meet somebody and it's okay for a few weeks until you start noticing things. Lots of things. Maybe it's his incessant need to nit pick you about everything. Or the need to be wherever you are at all times. That's where dating gets frustrating. Why can't you just meet someone normal? Why do you feel like flypaper for freaks? No need to worry anymore, I've come to you with a list of 10 guys you should avoid. This way you can weed through the jerks to find somebody worthwhile.

Guy To Avoid #1: The Gamer
I have no problem with a boy who likes video games. I enjoy them myself as I'm sure some women do. The Gamer that I'm talking about is a guy who has built his life around his video games. He wakes up, he plays a video game, he goes to work, he comes home to play a video game, and then he might go to bed. Where does a girlfriend fit in here? Well... she doesn't. Unless you would like to sit there and watch him play Halo all night and maybe go out for a fancy dinner at Taco Bell, just back away and let him live in his fantasy land. Run as fast as you can in the other direction if you find yourself signing up for Second Life just so you could hang out and connect with him- the relationship is not worth it at that point.

Guy To Avoid #2: The Nit Picker
This guy is usually good looking. He dresses well. His apartment is way too clean. He can cook. And he'll take you out to fancy dinners- right after he says, "Oh. Is that what you're wearing?". It will start off small. He might not like your dress. He'll let you know that your new hair color isn't right for you. Then those comments grow into how unorganized you are and then he just can't be with you because you smoke/ you drink/ insert choice excuse here that really didn't bother him before he slept with you. These guys are hard to spot since they feel disguised by their good looks. But they're just boys that have ridiculously high standards. If you find yourself being the butt end of every opinion he has and it's never a good opinion, that's a sign to leave before you land yourself in therapy for low self-esteem issues.

Guy To Avoid #3: "I Like You... But I Can't Call You My Girlfriend"
The relationship is going well. You go out to dinner and a movie every weekend. You shop together. Heck, you practically live together with all the weekends you spend at his place and all the weekends he spends at yours. You've even met his friends. The only problem is that his friends don't know of you as the girlfriend. You're just that girl that hangs around with so-and-so constantly. He won't even utter the word "girlfriend" around you. When you confront the issue, it has been six months after all, he says, "I love you. I just can't call you my girlfriend". That's where you should end the relationship. You can't get back the time you wasted with this guy, but you can move on and find someone else that would be more than happy to say that you're his "girlfriend".

Guy To Avoid #4: I Like You... But You're Getting In The Way Of My Goals"
This one is hard. Women do like a guy that is determined to succeed in life. Women like a guy that has dreams and goals. So most women that enter a relationship with this guy will be more than happy to put their life on hold until he has the time. Listen. This is hard to say. But if he doesn't have the time for you and his goals, he's not worth keeping around. Most couples build a life together, not separately and not with one watching and waiting on the sidelines. He shouldn't have pulled you into a relationship he has no time for, yet sometimes these are the hardest to end because of the time you invested. But this will leave you with more time for yourself. Sometimes these guys will achieve their goals and be ready for a relationship, but don't hold your breath. You don't need to be strung along when there's a lot of living you have to do yourself.

Guy To Avoid #5: He May or May Not Have a Girlfriend...
He doesn't take you out on dates, let alone anywhere too public. You don't meet his friends or his family. Maybe he's hiding something. And then you hear from a friend of a friend that this guy has a girlfriend. It's makes sense and when you present him with the evidence he denies it. Not only that, but he seems really offended. You feel bad and you offer to take him to dinner at your favorite spot- a restaurant 30 miles away from where you live. Girlfriend? No Girlfriend? If you can't tell if he's involved with someone else or not, it's better to be safe and end the relationship before you end up on stage with people chanting "Jerry! Jerry!".

Guy To Avoid #6:He Already Has a Girlfriend, but Promises To Dump Her... Soon... Promise
You met when he was still involved, but he said he'd dump his girlfriend. He was going to anyways. So you went ahead with the relationship because he did say he was going to dump her. So for awhile you put up with the phone calls in the middle of dinner or watching a movie. He says he's going to dump her, but it's not the right time. Even three months down the line when he's telling you that he likes being with you, he's still getting those phone calls. First he'll try to brush it off that he did dump her, she's just psycho. Not so. You find out when you're looking at his Myspace Profile that they're exchanging 'I Love You' glitter graphics. When you confront him, he'll just say that there wasn't the right time to dump her. Don't fall for it. Let him know there technically isn't a right time to dump anybody... except for now. He doesn't get points for being half honest to you about another girl, chances are the other girl doesn't know about you. Just get out of there (and if you feel a little evil, give the other girl a heads up about what he's been up to.)

Guy To Avoid #7:The Guy That Needs To Be With You At All Times
At first, it's kind of cute. Your new guy and you can't be apart from each other. It's fun because you're still learning about the other person and you're glad that you've found that someone that you can be with that doesn't drive you nuts. But then he wants to drop you off at work and pick you up- and gets angry when you're five minutes late getting out of work. He wants to go out to dinner with you and your family. He shows up to your work an hour before you go to lunch and follows you around until then. He gets mad when you don't invite him to a night out with the girls. If this sounds crazy, it's because it is. And no girl likes a crazy boyfriend.

Guy To Avoid #8: He Works In The Porn Industry As A "Photographer"
This trait can also be found with guys number 3 and 4. Not only is he photographing naked women all day, he can't let them know he has a girlfriend "for business reasons" and you have to sit by and watch him. It's not fun, trust me. It sounds glamorous, but at the end of the day it's still smut and he's "not in the mood" because he's become desensitized to the female form. Just pass this one up. Don't even bother. His pictures probably aren't worth anything anyways.

Guy To Avoid #9: I'm Really a D.J....
He said he was a D.J. when you met at the club. He's just looking for steady work. But he also D.J.s for a fake club on Second Life (see guy number one). He has a fake name that he likes everyone to call him, especially you, and you can't take him to a club without him telling you that he's a better D.J. than the one up there. You know if that were true, he'd be doing that instead of working at a fast food restaurant or a local retailer. Do you tell him that? Of course, when you're leaving his butt alone at the club he so desperately wants to get hired at. You shouldn't mind a guy that works fast food or retail, they're real. It's the one's that live in fantasy land believing they're the best undiscovered D.J. of all time that are the problem. And there's a lot of them out there.

Guy To Avoid #10: The Creep That Isn't Shy About Telling You How Hot Your Best Friend Is.
He likes you. He swears he does. But after a few too many beers he'll start telling you about all his fantasies that not only involve you, but your best friend. He can't help it, he says, she's just so cute and extremely sexy and the two of you together... If you already haven't poured your drink over this guy's head, here's your cue. Then get out of that one and take your best friend with you. She isn't the problem with that one, the guy is. Your best friend will be there for you always. You (and her) don't need company from guys like that.