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Monday, April 7, 2008
How to spot the player
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dating a player is a lot like dating someone with a fake leg: you probably won’t mind if you know about it right away. There is nothing worse than getting super excited about a new romance, only to find out the person has you in a massive dating rotation. They are churning out the same lines, wooing techniques, and lies to countless other dates.
I had a dinner date with The Chef recently. He’s actually a guy from my past that resurfaced after we spotted each other at the Lexus Listening Party for Angie Stone. We caught up with each other a bit, and I suddenly remembered why things fizzled out between us. He was/is a TOTAL player. I’m talking the classic, textbook profile of a player: extremely attractive, lots of swagger, with the clothes, the car, and the charm to lure.
When I told him that I thought he was a player, he asked me why. After I rattled off a couple of valid reasons (so I thought), he totally flipped the script on me. He said, “Well, I could say the same about you: you have close male “friends”, (he used air quotes!), you get numerous calls/text messages, can be very social or flirtatious. Alright, so I hadn’t thought of how my own behavior can be seen as player-tastic behaviors.
What do you think a player is? How do you spot one? Do you ever think people perceive you as a player? Would you be interested in dating a player? When does a player reform and stick with one special person?
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