The 7 different types of guys you’ll meet when you’re online dating

Online dating is the refuge of the too busy to troll bars crowd. How do you find someone to date or have relationship when you are working 50 + hours a week or you’re a single working mom or freshly divorced? Many offices frown on dating co-workers, not that it doesn’t happen but still. Due to the fast-paced nature of our lives online dating has become thee place to go when looking for companionship, love or in some cases just sex. Because of that women are bound to run into just as many if not more obstacles on the internet as they would find trolling the local club.

1. Still Married or Committed.

These are the guys that are either looking for an affair or just want to see what’s available if he decides to leave his current relationship for real. He’s not looking for a relationship, but he will convince you he is because he wants to keep you available.

2. Too busy to date.

He seems like a dream but he’s completely unavailable. He wants sex, he’s convinced himself he wants a relationship, so he plays the perfect boyfriend online, but he won’t make time for building anything with you. You might be the arm candy at an office function, but you’ll be little more than a dressy booty call and he will always take phone calls while he’s with you. Do you really want a relationship with a guy who is married to his job? Most women would say no but if you are a woman who is married to your job – this may be the perfect guy for you.

3. Still in love with his ex.

I dated this guy, I think every woman has at least once. This guy is the greatest guy ever, he did everything for his ex and she treated him horribly. He’s like a Prince Charming but he can’t seem to stop talking about his ex and he will even occasionally compare you to her. (Hint: you will be found wanting) The thing is that you can never really be happy with someone who loves someone else or at the very least isn’t over it yet. Do not get deep with someone who spends more time discussing other women than he does anything else. Women fall for this crap a lot – “oh, I’ll save him” and etc., no you won’t what you will do is fall for someone who is going to treat you poorly and dump you. Walk away – this is your only warning!!!

4. Just looking for hook ups.

They say all the right things until you stupidly get naked too soon and then shocker – he’s not calling anymore. Guys who come on too fast and too strong and get sexual during your initial messaging…that’s #4. He only wants sex and often he wants the kind of sex a normal chick (like his wife) won’t give him. I met this guy and I called him “Pee-pee Joe” want to guess what he was into? Yeah, piss play and I said nice to met you but nope…I’m way too OCD about cleanliness for that.

5. Long distance guy.

He’s perfect but he lives on another continent. You will ever see him, you won’t move and neither will he. He will make it sound so wonderfully possible though but alas it will never come to pass. He uses the distance as a shield romancing lonely ladies and forever and always being the perfect man. He will never meet you but he will promise, over and over, that one day, one day soon it will happen. It won’t. He’s a loser and he knows it that’s why he looks for chicks far, far away.

6. Mr. Lonely.

He seems nice, almost perfect but something is off. His interests are the same as yours and he seems like he is the perfect guy…or is he? He’s always sending you messages, weird ones with emojis and gifs but his over eagerness is a turn off. He’s reeks of desperation and that is never a good thing. No matter what you say he won’t get the hint. He doesn’t want you he wants a relationship and you will eventually have to just stop taking calls and messages – he will go away but it may take a while.

7. Truly available.

Good guys really are there and available but like with everything else you must weed through a lot of lemons to find him. Single dads are worth a look and so are the guys who are a bit older. The fact remains that while it is easy to point out the negatives of online dating, it’s no more or less negative than dating in real life and there are some benefits. With a discerning eye and some really precisions questions you can save yourself weeks or even months of wasted dating time and disappointment. Do yourself a favor and be very honest about who you are and what you want. If you play games and wiggle around the truth of things, don’t be shocked when it’s done to you.

Happy hunting!