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5 Signs You’re Getting Played

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UH chapter.

If you clicked on this blog because you believe you’re getting played, chances are you might not be wrong. Women’s intuition. We are in-tune to things that are happening around us and we can smell a chicken before it hatches. But just in case your women’s intuition needs some reassurance, here are five signs that you are getting played.

1. He Never Labels You

A man that genuinely wants you will label you as his girlfriend, because he wants the world to know. He will want the world to know, because he doesn’t want any other man to have you. So, if the guy you’re “talking” to leaves you label-less then he doesn’t care what other man has you because he is playing you anyway. Don’t be a chess piece in his game of love.

 

2. You Are His Bedroom Secret

Ironically, a man that is playing you never takes you outside to play. He will keep you in a sandbox, which is either your apartment or his. How many times of countless sex and meaningless pillow talk does it take to realize that you are his bedroom secret? A man that is serious about you will take you on dates and get to know you outside the bedroom. A man that is playing you will keep you inside and only get to know the coordinates of your body parts.

 

3.He Only Texts You

This is a subtle sign that a girl can easily miss. In this day in age everybody texts so it is easy to think that if he is texting you all the time, then that means he really likes you. WRONG! It actually can mean the opposite if he only texts you. A guy can easily send the same “Good Morning Babe” text to 10 different girls and then carry on separate conversations with them for the rest of the day. A man who genuinely likes you will text you sometimes and call you mostly. A man that is playing you will only text you, because he has other girls on his roster he needs to make feel special too.

 

4.He Always Forgets

If the guy you are talking to always seems to forget things, then he is most likely playing you. This includes forgetting dates, forgetting things you tell him, forgetting to call you when he says he will and whatever else that could possibly be forgotten. A man that really likes you will never forget anything. Think about it from your point of view. When you like a guy you remember everything he tells you down to what time his dentist appointment is in two weeks. It is just that simple. When a man likes you, he will never forget. A man that is playing you will frequently forget, because doesn’t care to remember.

5.He Says It’s Bad Timing

I saved this one for number 5, because I must save the best for last. This is the best one because this is the one that traps girls every single time. There is no such thing as bad timing when a man is serious about you. When a man says that it is bad timing all he is doing is giving you false hope that something could happen in the future so you stay on his roster. A player will never win without the help of his team, so he tells them what he knows will keep their head in the game.

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