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There is a guy that I've known for a while. We were dating a bit last year. I was very busy with study so I found it hard to make time with all my assignments going on. I found sometimes that he was quite pushy. That he would call me in the middle of lectures when I told him not to and try and arrange dates even though he knew about my deadlines and that I couldn't be going on dates during the week because of what I had to do and achieve and all the work I had to do. He acted that he was "cool" with it but at times he would be very impatient. Arriving at my house uninvited and not bringing me home when I asked.

 

I don't mind hanging out with him a bit but he's been trying to date me. I tell him that I am busy with my study and he says he "understands" but he texts me about 7-8 times a day asking when I can see him again even though I've made it clear.

 

Some of my friends tell me this is a pushy man and to be careful of the attention you're giving him while others tell me he is persistent and to give him a chance and " out of practice" guys like him act CRAAAAAZY when they're trying to pursue woman.

 

I myself feel out of practice so I don't know what is normal and what isn't. I'm open to him because he's essentially not a bad guy with bad motives as far as I can tell he just needs to relax a bit.

 

can anyone advise me?

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Are you interested in him? If yes, it's not that hard to squeeze an hour here and there to catch up and let him know that you are interested. If you are not, let him know that you don't see it going anywhere and would rather not waste his efforts.

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There is a guy that I've known for a while. We were dating a bit last year. I was very busy with study so I found it hard to make time with all my assignments going on. I found sometimes that he was quite pushy. That he would call me in the middle of lectures when I told him not to and try and arrange dates even though he knew about my deadlines and that I couldn't be going on dates during the week because of what I had to do and achieve and all the work I had to do. He acted that he was "cool" with it but at times he would be very impatient. Arriving at my house uninvited and not bringing me home when I asked.

 

I don't mind hanging out with him a bit but he's been trying to date me. I tell him that I am busy with my study and he says he "understands" but he texts me about 7-8 times a day asking when I can see him again even though I've made it clear.

 

Some of my friends tell me this is a pushy man and to be careful of the attention you're giving him while others tell me he is persistent and to give

him a chance and " out of practice" guys like him act CRAAAAAZY when they're

trying to pursue woman.

 

I myself feel out of practice so I don't know what is normal and what isn't. I'm

open to him because he's essentially not a bad guy with bad motives as far as

I can tell he just needs to relax a bit.

 

can anyone advise me?

 

This guy doesn't respect the boundaries you've established. He's out in my book for that reason. Persistent man would respect your boundaries and pursue with respectful distance. Even if he's just out of practice with pursuit, what else doesn't he remember how to do :)

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