| Emotionally exhausted is how many women feel | | | | fact that many married men like to complain |
| when they are in love with a man who won’t | | | | about how much of their time is now devoted to |
| commit. It almost feels as though you’ve | | | | their wife and family. Household duties take |
| being taken hostage emotionally when you find | | | | precedence and single men see that as a step in |
| the man you believe should be your life partner, | | | | the wrong direction. Without being completely |
| but he’s too afraid of anything beyond casual | | | | obvious you need to send the message to your |
| dating. When a woman is in this position she often | | | | man that you don’t want to monopolize all his |
| feels torn between staying with the man she | | | | time. The best way to do this is to keep yourself |
| adores or ending the relationship so she can | | | | busy. Don’t give up anything in your own life |
| search for someone who sees the value in a | | | | to accommodate him. If he sees that you’re |
| more serious, tangible connection. If a woman like | | | | just as interested in your own life as he is, |
| this can understand the driving force behind | | | | he’ll be much more open to the idea of |
| men’s fear of commitment, she can than | | | | committing. |
| start on a path to gently persuade him to open | | | | Some male commitment fears come from the |
| up and see how wonderful it is to take the | | | | misunderstanding that their finances will have to |
| relationship to the next level. | | | | change dramatically because their relationship |
| One underlying reason for many men’s fear | | | | status has. Keep yourself financially independent |
| of commitment is the belief that once they agree | | | | from your man. Show him that you are more |
| to a more serious relationship they’ll have to | | | | than capable of taking care of your own financial |
| sacrifice too much of their own lives. At first | | | | needs and that you don’t have to turn to him |
| glance this seems selfish to most women but for | | | | for help. If he feels that you two are on equal |
| a man who has lived the majority of his life | | | | footing in money matters, he’ll feel less |
| focused on himself, it’s completely | | | | cornered and much more open to committing. |
| understandable. Much of this fear stems from the | | | | |