It’s a universally acknowledged fact that when it comes to the behavior of men and women they both act quite differently to situations like romance and marriage. The most significant in this regard is communication and mutual understanding among the partners. To be in a healthy relationship, both men and women need affection, love, a sense of security, explicit gratitude, sexuality, complements, trust, and honesty. Not having these in a relationship means you are not having a healthy relationship and one of you is not committed. It could either be you or him. Lets dig deep about Signs he doesn’t want a relationship with you.

Typically, men are not committed to serious relationships. They may be showering you with all the false hopes. Fulfill all your fantasies. But they’ll hesitate if they are constantly reminded or questioned of the seriousness of the existing relationship. This could be due to various reasons. May be his priorities are different, his career is his priority, he won’t feel you and trust you, he might not in need of a long term relationship or he might be having feelings for someone else and many other reasons might cause this. In such situations, it’s better to have a sound understanding of what’s happening with your partner. Through this article, “Signs he doesn’t want a relationship with you”, we’ll be discussing 12 signs which might help you to understand what is happening with your relationship and points for you to consider and act wisely in the meantime without getting hurt.

Let’s look at the signs of why he doesn’t want a relationship with you.

01. He hesitates to make long-term plans

Have you noticed your partner ignores the subject every time you attempt to converse him about your future life together? Once or twice he might avoid talking about it, which is quite normal. But if he keeps on avoiding the serious talk or hesitates to be honest with you about the long term plans, then that’s a sign he doesn’t want a relationship with you. If he’s completely serious about the relationship, he might want to plan a life together ahead which will make him excited in doing so. Men usually do not talk about their plans, unless they are sure. If they see life with you in it, then they don’t hesitate to tell you that he wants to build a life together.

Sometimes he’s being intentionally vague about the future because he doesn’t want to flatter you with temporary, false hopes. Maybe he’s still planning the life and needs more time. Or maybe he doesn’t want to make promises that will probably take more and more time. Whatever the reasons are, you have to be patient too. Give him some time. If you have given more and more time already, then he might just don’t want to have a future life together with you.

02. He’s being unreliable

Unreliability in a relationship could be so frustrating and it could even ruin relationships. When he lacks reliability, when you can’t count on your man it questions the trustworthiness of the relationship. Maybe they act thus as a consequence of reasonable excuses or sometimes it may not. If he’s reliable he would never cancel plans last minute with you unless that is unavoidable, ignore your texts and calls or perhaps cheat on you. How can you feel secure around him if you can’t rely on him considering the life together in the future? Sometimes it may be because that’s who they are.

Some men can’t plan and organize their lives properly and they mess up with arrangements and everything. If you understand and can deal with such people, then you have to wait a little longer patiently. What you need there, is proper communication. However, if you feel he’s more and more unreliable and cannot tolerate any longer, you’d better call it off for your betterment.

03. He doesn’t trust you

If he’s not sure that you are the one he wants and he’s uncertain about the relationship or he doesn’t trust you, it’s clearly a sign he doesn’t want a relationship with you.

Trust is something fragile. It is earned. It is not something that can be magically given. The level of trust depends on person to person. It is the spine in a relationship. Both of the partners have to trust each other completely. If you trust him with the day-to-day things but he hesitates to trust you with everything, the best thing would be to call it off. If your partner doesn’t know what he wants with you, why would you waste your precious time with a guy who doesn’t trust you anymore? The wiser decision would be to move on.

04. He doesn’t introduce you to his closest circles

If you truly love someone, you’d love to see a life together with him. You’d want to show it to the whole world that you are dating; to your friends, to your colleagues and your family. If your guy does not want to introduce you to them, that means he’s not serious or doesn’t want a relationship with you.

When you introduce him to your friends and family, that means to you he’s someone with importance. When a guy rejects you meeting up his friends and family, the chances are either you’re not that important in his life or he is not ready to waste his time and effort with you.

However, this also could be because he doesn’t trust his friends or family, that he always had negative reactions from them or a bad history with family therefore he doesn’t want to hurt your feelings. Whatever the reasons are, your gut will say what to trust and when to move on.

05. He disappears when you need them the most

We all need someone to talk to or someone next to us when we are going through a tough time. If you are currently in a relationship, when you’re going through such a hard time, you expect your partner to be there for you. It’s the same with both sadness and happiness. If he keeps on missing when you expect him to be there, then that’s a sign he doesn’t want a relationship with you.

He could be a player or not. If you’ve had the relationship for a long time you might already know it by now. Yet you expect him to be there for you. If he’s serious and ready to commit to you, he’d be there to support you.

Not being there for you if it’s unavoidable means he doesn’t care about you or doesn’t want a relationship with you. So accept it and move on. that’s one of the signs he doesn’t want a relationship with you.

06. He’s emotionally detached

If a man doesn’t want to be in a relationship, he would never open up to you on what he desires, his dreams or his past. If so he would talk as lightly as possible. He might listen to you when you try to talk to him but he won’t be there emotionally or discuss anything personal. Even if you are comfortable around him discussing certain things frankly he would not let you in his boundary.

Various reasons might cause this. Maybe he’s already in a relationship or maybe not yet ready for one. Or it could be because he’s self-absorbed and conflict avoider. Whatever the reasons are, if you feel any of these signs, you can either discuss it with him or let him go.

07. He only talks about his priorities

Talking about your priorities with your partner is not being narcissistic or utterly selfish. But if he keeps on talking about them in a self-centered manner, without considering yours means that it’s not a healthy characteristic in a relationship.

Your partner should value your opinion while listening to your needs and priorities. If he keeps on talking about himself and his necessities, he sure is self-centered. Sometime he might try to sabotage your success or feel jealous over your accomplishments. This is a sign that you need to move on leaving him behind for your good.

08. He doesn’t spend time with you

Do you hardly see your boyfriend? Does he ignore your calls and texts? Or does he always postpone when you ask him to meet you? This is a sign he doesn’t want a relationship with you.

If he likes spending time with you, he’ll surely find time by managing his busy life as possible. Situations like these are not healthy. Life and work can be overwhelming at times for everyone. But they won’t stay the same unless you take action. Sometimes you might be having a distant relationship making it harder for you to arrange your meetings. If you are the one who always makes the step forward and goes to meet him but he wouldn’t, then you’ve got to decide what you should do for your own sake.  

09. He’s not over his exes yet

Everyone has a past but it’s important and wiser to hold it back without letting it disturbs the present. However, if your partner still couldn’t let go of the past, and won’t even try to get over it, then that may be a sign he doesn’t want to be in a relationship with you. He could be a separated or divorced guy with kids who share custody of children. On such occasions, he has to act out a responsible and there you have to make sure you are patient enough. But if he keeps on talking about them from the past or talks to them without a limit then it’s wiser you take your step back without hurting your feelings.

10. He avoids naming the relationship

How does he call the relationship you have? Has he tried about defining the type of relationship you have? Or has he been avoiding giving it a name? If he keeps on avoiding it or too scared to give it a name, then chances are he’s not really into you. Well, this is a bad sign.

A relationship has to sound healthy. If you call it love, but if he refuses to give it a name or call you his fiancée, he’s not ready for a romantic relationship with you. However, don’t be too early to judge. Maybe he still could not understand your feelings for him or maybe he’s thinking it’s too early to call it a romantic relationship. If he’s truly committed and promising, he’d want to call you his fiancée and want more, then that’s one of the signs he doesn’t want a relationship with you.

11. He repeatedly says he likes being single

Some men are comfortable being single. Therefore they won’t commit to a serious relationship even though they give all the false hopes to their partners willingly or unwillingly. They just enjoy being around a woman. If he’s already decided to spend his life a bachelor’s, that’s a sign you don’t stand a chance with him. He might enjoy being with you to get his physical needs but have not planned his future life with you. If he has already confronted his desires, but you are already too attached to him emotionally and romantically, you might get hurt ultimately. Therefore the wiser thing would be to let him go and move on. That’s one of the signs he doesn’t want a relationship with you.

12. He’s not ready to be responsible

Committing to a romantic relationship is a huge and serious step in one’s life. Taking ownership and responsibility for your actions is a significant part of a healthy relationship. Doing this means your willingness to be ready to take responsibility for what happens with your partner in life. This leads you and your partner to have open communication where both of you take responsibility and be accountable for your actions. However, if he won’t take the responsibility as a partner, then that’s one of the signs he doesn’t want a relationship with you.

A reminder…

Whatever the signs are, make sure you act patiently before jumping into conclusions. Remember men are different from women. They don’t think and act like women. Sometimes they’re scared to commit for a long term relationship because deep down most men don’t know what they want when it comes to romantic relationships. Therefore act patiently with them and if it reaches a limit that’s not tolerable, leave it for your betterment and move on.

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