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"  So, I&amp;#039;m new to the dating game. I&amp;#039;ve never had a boyfriend and I&amp;#039;ve never been on a proper date. In my defense, I spent the last 23 years of my life focusing on schoolwork, bettering myself, and working toward goals (like this kick-ass job). Aaand as a result, I think I&amp;#039;m freaking awesome. Needless to say, I&amp;#039;m on the prowl now\u2014for my mother&amp;#039;s sake. As I dip my toe into the sea of men, there&amp;#039;s one guy behavior that I just don&amp;#039;t understand. Their texting habits. I&amp;#039;m not talking about them taking forever to get back to you. Everyone has a life, so not responding for 24 to 48 hours is completely understandable. Although, I&amp;#039;m a prompt responder when it comes to texting because that&amp;#039;s, I don&amp;#039;t know, polite? I digress. It&amp;#039;s the keeping in contact with you consistently for days and then stopping all communication that boggles my brain. Case in point: You&amp;#039;re seeing or dating a guy and he talks to you during the day, late into the night, and sometimes early the next morning. This goes on for, eeeh, six days or less. And then, you don&amp;#039;t hear from him for over a week or two. Like, WTF?! When he pops back on your phone, he acts as if nothing has happened. Like he didn&amp;#039;t just f*cking disappear for x-amount of days. Mmm, okay. Talking in the Cosmo office, this is something that happens to a lot of the staff members, as well as, their girlfriends. Some girls experience the talking for days, no communication shortly after, and then a random text days later that feels like it came from left field. To figure out why guys portray this bizarre behavior, I spoke to Ky Henderson from ModernMan.com. He says it could be a couple of things: 1. It may be that he likes you, but not enough to advance the relationship from whatever stage it&amp;#039;s at now to the next stage (from friends to casual dating, from casual dating to exclusive dating, and etc.). So whenever he senses that things are starting to head in that direction, he pulls back. 2. Some guys need to have women on the hook, even if they&amp;#039;re not interested in reeling them in. That&amp;#039;s why the guys can seem so hot and cold\u2014they give you a ton of attention until they&amp;#039;re satisfied that you&amp;#039;re into them, then they move on. Yes, it&amp;#039;s a dick move, but the guys may not always realize what they&amp;#039;re doing. It&amp;#039;s just a way to reassure themselves because they&amp;#039;re insecure. 3. The guy may just be bored because no one else is around. So, he texts you because he feels like flirting with someone. Well, I for one do not put up with crap like this (anymore). If a dude really likes you, he&amp;#039;ll come after you. It&amp;#039;s as simple as that. Have you ever found yourself in a situation like this before? How did you handle it? Kick him to the curb? Call him on his shit?  Want more from Dara? Follow her on Twitter @dadeeyo. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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