Are you persona prey?
Monday, November 17th, 2008Lets face it, when it comes to adult dating, people are not always genuine…or at least upfront. Sure, it would be nice if people were forthcoming with their intentions, but that’s not how things work in the world, especially when it comes to online adult dating.
Obviously, in the adult dating world some people are “playas“. What is not so obvious are the people that need to keep people on the peripheral. The people who need satellites consisting of others that comprise or make up a support group. The satellite individuals in this support group will never get to close to these needy people on any real type of intimate level concerning adult dating. These satellites are not in “let’s just be friends land”, they are somewhere else. Further out yet closer in some ways.
Each person has certain aspects to their personalities. Almost to the effect of having different persona’s. For instance, the fed up you, the happy you, the passionate about this or that you, this is your hobby, this is your pet peeve… Chances are, you will not be able to find one person that agrees with everything you believe in, and this is natural. Besides, who would want to be with someone that is on the exact same page as themselves?
Back to the point, sort of. The person I’m talking about “needs” to find others to talk with concerning certain aspects of their persona’s. They may need to feed the sex aspect of one of their inner personae but can’t do that with the people in their circle of friends that they interact with in day to day life. They require something a little more…anonymous. They may also require someone in their life that will satisfy the moral aspect of their personalities, akin to confessing to a priest. Again, the theme here is that the target or satellite needs to be far enough away. A certain impersonal requirement must be met in order to cultivate a sustained outlet for the satisfaction of the aspect at hand.
Online adult dating sites are a great way for people to meet others and find what they are looking for. As a member of an adult dating site, you have to be aware that these people exist. They are almost akin to the scammers that litter the Internet. When you meet such a person, or are targeted by a person with such intentions, they will absolutely not tell you why they want a relationship with you. They will not tell you what their intentions are because they may not even realize that they are in fact affected by the needs of certain aspects of their personae. If they told you what they wanted from you from the beginning, this would not be a “problem”. It would not be underhanded or shifty.
The bottom line is that while you are meeting people at an online adult dating site, beware of people like this. They are a different breed of people that most people have a hard time spotting. Maybe you chat with someone you met on an adult dating site and all they want to talk about is sex. Maybe every conversation you have always turns into the same theme, every time you chat. If so, this is a good indication that the person at the other end of the chat is using you to focus on and satisfy one of the needs that they have. If you can never get out of the moral conversation and elevate it to something a little more “frisky” (which is normal between two people that are attracted to one another), then chances are you are simply the “moral” guy. Similar to when you were in high school and the girl you liked was having sex with everyone else but never thought of you that way.
These types of people at adult dating sites can get your hopes up. They can get you going in a sexual manner and in the opposite way as in, “This person is the one! We click and see (this subject) the exact same way!”. Of course, when you want to meet this person in person, they retreat and throw a weird vibe your way. If you’ve had this happen to you then you know what I’m referring to. Maybe it is starting to make sense to you now.
In closing, always go into any type of relationship with your eyes open. Don’t give in blindly to your own needs and let others take advantage of you. It is very easy to fall into this, especially when it comes to adult dating. Once you are able to spot these types of people, you can either choose not to interact with them or you can accept them for who they are and still have fun and maintain a “different” type of adult dating relationship with them. Once you have spotted them it is up to you to decide how you wish to proceed.
I hope this was clear enough and helpful to some of you. Keep in mind that the above is only my opinion and how I see things. It is not documented in terms of a psychological absolute (as far as I know). This is just one of my personal theories.
Knowledge is power! Have fun and have fuitful and safe online adult dating experiences.