Dear NeedMeSomeBuddha:
Part of your dating experience was a matter of bad luck: you didn’t create that man who had two phones, one for you and the other for his other girlfriend.
With this experience it is clear to me that when you meet a man next, you will be looking at certain things first: seeing that he doesn’t have two phones, for one, seeing that he introduces you to his family soon enough, asking questions and expecting clear answers (asking not in an interrogatory way of course), to see that what you did experience is not going to happen yet again.
It is also clear to me that because of your experience with your father and wanting your life partner to be very different from your father, you are likely to get too alarmed about the man not planning an activity, let’s say, expecting from a man 180 degree departure from your father’s habits, which will be unreasonable.
The bad news is that there are plenty of men who will be the wrong choice for you. The good news is that you need only one good man.
Not a “perfect” man, one who will plan an activity every day, let’s say, one who will never withdraw from you/ his future family (got to balance expectations), but a good enough man, one who will not lie to you, one you can trust.
Following your initial presentation of yourself, your profile, you will need to do a lot of evaluating and selecting, or weeding out. A whole lot of that, keeping in mind that you only need one.
Are you ready, or getting ready to write your profile and next your expectations of a man, what you need from a man, maybe a list of such from most important to least important?
anita