Are you high maintenance?
Men beware: High maintenance is a turn off. It’s becoming more and more common for a guy to be into his appearance, image, or his own personal needs. While these guys can be great to look at – and probably smell amazing – dating them can be a lot of work.
I’m not opposed to hard work but I think that at some point, the high maintenance type gets tiring. You grow tired of their egos, attitudes, and their growing list of demands.
What happens when two high maintenance people meet and date? I’ll tell you, their egos have a battle and somebody loses.
Have you ever dated someone who is high maintenance? What do you consider high maintenance?
Are you guilty of exhibiting a little high maintenance behavior? How do you keep it in check?
By Wise Diva, Misadventures in Atlanta Dating Blog
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351 comments Add your comment
Albert
September 21st, 2011
1:12 pm
Some women get annoyed if you take them to the same restaurant more than once.
kimmie
September 21st, 2011
1:26 pm
Albert – Then don’t take them to that restaurant anymore. Be creative.
hazel
September 21st, 2011
1:35 pm
Its okay to be high maintenance, as long as you yourself support and fund the maintenance. Otherwise, you are a gold digger.
Its okay to have good taste as long as you spoil yourself. So one cannot expect to go to classy restaurants if your personally cannot afford to go themselves. Its nice to be classy and all, just not on someone elses dime. I spoil myself, but do not expect my fiancee to do the same.
one more thing: A man should want to spoil you because you deserve it..and for the right reasons. Money comes and goes, class cannot be bought
hazel
September 21st, 2011
1:39 pm
It is annoying to see so many good looking women in Atlanta that are only after one thing and are totally faking the high maintenance thing.
Into the Light
September 21st, 2011
1:41 pm
Money comes and goes, class cannot be bought
CO-SIGN. ALL CAPS.
Sassy Me...Take me as I am or have nothing at all ;-)
September 21st, 2011
1:41 pm
now y’all grasping at straws to make it interesting…don’t force it
Into the Light
September 21st, 2011
1:44 pm
????@Sassy
kimmie
September 21st, 2011
1:46 pm
hazel – How do you know what these women are after and why do you care?
Sassy – Yeah, grasping hard!
kimmie
September 21st, 2011
1:49 pm
I mean it’s enough to have these tired men come in here and tear us down, but we women don’t have to tear each other down! Notice the men don’t put each other down. Dang, show some solidarity!
hazel
September 21st, 2011
1:50 pm
Sassy- ??
just being honest, thats all
Sassy Me...Take me as I am or have nothing at all ;-)
September 21st, 2011
1:50 pm
ITL that wasn’t meant for you dearheart…
Sassy Me...Take me as I am or have nothing at all ;-)
September 21st, 2011
1:51 pm
okay duly noted, that’s all…
Celisea
September 21st, 2011
1:51 pm
now y’all grasping at straws to make it interesting…don’t force it
LOL…so right so so right. Don’t tear your fellow sisters down. If you can afford I’m all for it.
SlimUno
September 21st, 2011
1:51 pm
Countess Slim walking in farting & digging in her booty with a hunned dolla bill pinned to her shirt, singing “Money Can’t buy You Class”
Purp
September 21st, 2011
1:52 pm
I really don’t understand it or am I just not paying attention where are all of these gold diggers? Maybe I never see them because I keep all of my gold hidden?
Into the Light
September 21st, 2011
1:52 pm
I was just agreeing with the “class cannot be bought” portion of the statement. I see it all the time, men and women, trying to “put on airs” as my mama would say and try to wear this designer or drive this car or live in this zip code, thinking that it makes them look classy.
Purp
September 21st, 2011
1:53 pm
I smell…I smell…Slim that’s you…either it’s you or a pregnant hippopotamus just took a dump in the front room.
Into the Light
September 21st, 2011
1:55 pm
Hey Purp, I meant to ask you yesterday…y’all ever go “muddin” up there?
SexyCool
September 21st, 2011
1:55 pm
I posted something about Cuffing Season…but it is in moderation.
SexyCool
September 21st, 2011
1:56 pm
Let’s see if I can post the schedule.
http://www.greedmontpark.com/2011/08/28/cuffing-season-schedule/
Leggs
September 21st, 2011
1:56 pm
Time for a joke:
Why isn’t there a lot of honeys in Boston?
hazel
September 21st, 2011
1:56 pm
kimmie – cause i c it a lot. A they all r single. But I do not care. Just notice it often.. But hey..its their life..u r rite.. and I am so glad
SexyCool
September 21st, 2011
1:56 pm
This is the first article…
http://hellobeautiful.com/hellobeautiful-original/telishang/5-ways-for-the-single-girl-to-get-ready-for-cuffing-season/
SexyCool
September 21st, 2011
1:57 pm
This is the second one…
http://savvydating.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/its-cuffing-season/
Sassy Me...Take me as I am or have nothing at all ;-)
September 21st, 2011
1:57 pm
men and women, trying to “put on airs” as my mama would say and try to wear this designer or drive this car or live in this zip code,
Sadly those are the most obvious ones…what’s sadder is that somewhere along the lines they learned to equate fance trappings with class and that’s the biggest mistake one can make. If you have it(i.e. class,sex appeal/sexiness-ness,etc) you’ll exude because it comes from within and it isn’t fake/forced or manufactered…it just is.
Purp
September 21st, 2011
1:59 pm
ITL, I did more “muddin” when I lived there we do a lot of trails with some boggin holes and rock climbing. Since I got a hummer I have made my F250 into an off road beast! Now we are talking ITL! I went from a conservative 3 inch lift to a fuul out 8.5 inch lift!
hazel
September 21st, 2011
2:01 pm
Celisea – I totally agree. I was just talking about individuals who fake the high maintanance part. We all like nice things..heck I do too. And again, I agree with you.
hazel
September 21st, 2011
2:02 pm
Sassy – you’ll exude because it comes from within and it isn’t fake/forced or manufactered…it just is.
well said. I agree
Purp
September 21st, 2011
2:02 pm
Did anyone besides Leggs here about the police knocking on the door for a complaint about my dog chasing someone?
Purp
September 21st, 2011
2:02 pm
hear
SlimUno
September 21st, 2011
2:03 pm
Purp – Sorry but I haven’t ‘RELEASED THE Kraken’ just yet but when I do, it’s going to be a doooooooosie!!!
Into the Light
September 21st, 2011
2:05 pm
Sassy: So co-signing your 1:57.
Purp, I LOVE to go mud boggin’. Have spent many a weekend doing that!! 8.5 lift??? Dang….hope you keep a step ladder in the back for those that aren’t 6′6″. I bet that’s a good time, though….man I miss doing that.
Celisea
September 21st, 2011
2:05 pm
Welcome to the blog hazel.
Into the Light
September 21st, 2011
2:07 pm
Leggs, don’t leave us hanging….how come there’s no honey in Boston?
hazel
September 21st, 2011
2:10 pm
thanks.. i used to be one of the originals..back in 2006.
Gud to b back
SexyCool
September 21st, 2011
2:11 pm
Speaking of a complaint about a dog…
I had to call Animal Control this morning about my neighbor’s dog Foxy. Foxy has been getting out for the past month or so. For the most part, it’s not a problem. She is a friendly dog. Everybody in the neighborhood knows her. She is obedient to everybody. Hell, Foxy is damn near the neighborhood dog.
For the past few weeks, she has been dragging trash over on the side of my house and chewing it to pieces. On the way back from my morning runs, I usually have the pleasure of picking up after Foxy.
Well…last night, I couldn’t sleep. So, I got up and went downstairs to turn the tv on and do a little work until I got sleepy again. Just as I was about to fall asleep, I hear this noise, like a grinding. I think that maybe TheDude got up and was doing something upstairs. I go back upstairs to find him sound asleep. I get in the bed and as I am drifting off to sleep, I hear the sound again. I wake TheDude up and start whispering, “Listen.”
Just as he hears about three seconds of the grinding/knawing, it stops. He gets up, looks all over the house, goes in the basement, even looks in the attic…because it really did sound like a big rat…and found nothing.
This morning, he goes outside to find where Foxy has been scratching and knawing on our porch.
Soon as my rear hit the chair at my desk this morning, I was on the phone, talking to Micky in the Animal Control office.
hazel
September 21st, 2011
2:12 pm
I even made some great friends because of this blog. We all have lost touch, as we moved around.
Leggs
September 21st, 2011
2:15 pm
Because there’s only one B in Boston. Get it, get it (LOLOLOLOL)…
SlimUno
September 21st, 2011
2:17 pm
SC – Foxy wouldn’t happen to be a light brown chihuahua would it?
Into the Light
September 21st, 2011
2:17 pm
Bwah ha! Good one, Leggs!
Leggs
September 21st, 2011
2:19 pm
Tks, ITL. I thought it funny.
Reio
September 21st, 2011
2:21 pm
Leggs – Here’s one for you. 3 men,3 beds, but only 2 blankets. How did they keep warm?
Purp
September 21st, 2011
2:22 pm
ITL, I put electric 2 step nerf bars on there. The on deploy when you open the door and retract when they are closed.
Purp
September 21st, 2011
2:24 pm
The police knocked on my door sasying that my dog chased someone on a bike. I slammed the door in their face after telling them “My dog does not have a damn bike!”
SexyCool
September 21st, 2011
2:25 pm
LOL – no. She is mixed with pit and something and her coat is brindle.
And oddly enough, I really like Foxy. She has a great temperament.
Leggs
September 21st, 2011
2:25 pm
Let me think a little…
Purp
September 21st, 2011
2:27 pm
SexyCool, how old is Foxy?
Leggs
September 21st, 2011
2:27 pm
And a great taste for your porch!
Purp
September 21st, 2011
2:27 pm
Either she is in heat or teething.
Purp
September 21st, 2011
2:29 pm
or she is just a rebel!