Calm Down and Relax - No One Likes A Pouncer
Calm Down and Relax - No One Likes A Pouncer
Calm Down and Relax - No One Likes A Pouncer
Just like the rest of my generation, I fell in love with the character
Tigger from Winnie The Pooh. Remember the adorable, pouncy
tiger?
It was not until recently that I realized Tigger was a horrible influence
on the youth of today. He preached about pouncing and how it was
fun, fun, fun!
Pouncing is not and should not be fun, fun, fun because it can get
you into trouble, trouble, trouble.
It’s repulsive because behavior like this is not manly. It’s weak
behavior from a male who does not fully understand his value and
sacrifices his self worth for the attention of an attractive stranger.
For me, as a woman, I find it strange when a man who does not even
know me yet is willing to drop everything in his life to please me and
pounce on me. He knows nothing about me. Why is he so eager?
I then proceed to dodge his calls, make dates over texting that I will
eventually cancel last minute and try really hard to avoid seeing him
ever again. A lot of my girlfriends who find themselves in similar
situations respond exactly the same way as I just described. It’s just
too much too fast.
A lot of the men who I work with used to act this way towards women.
They would pounce, and then get completely crushed when a woman
didn’t respond favorably to their seemingly romantic behavior.
I would enlighten these men by telling them what their behavior was
saying to women and got them to admit to why they were acting that
way. Most of the men admitted that this type of behavior stemmed
from insecurity, discomfort and confusion.
My clients learned that the more they valued themselves the more
women would feel the same way. There was no need to immediately
pounce. Instead they would take their time and evaluate whether or
not they wanted to invest further in a woman. They finally understood
that they were involved in the choice to connect.
So single men of the world, listen up. Be strong, respect yourself and
leave the pouncing to Tigger!