Why Men Leave The Fantasy Relationship
asks Jimmy, a tall, forty-five year old Sicilian man, an irresistible charmer. I never say good-bye to one without a few more waiting in the wings, he says. It keeps me going. Is that so bad. Then he flashes his boyish grin. Although he never stays long, Jimmy has strong opinions on male female relationships. There s a conflict of roles, with no roles clearly defined. Women want monogamous relationships. Men don t want to get trapped. Men get guilty about leaving though. Believe it or not, it s hard to leave. We men do get guilty. Whatever we do we end up feeling like rats. Underneath all this are his feelings of dependency. Jimmy believes a man is nothing compared to a woman. A man really wants a woman to run the show, he says easily. A guy doesn t know what s going on. But he also wants the woman to let him think he s running it. If women could only understand that -boy. It s a subtle thing. Commenting on this issue, Dr. Robert...