IceCream Wrote:I'm from a small commuter town in England. I don't know a lot of the same people any more, but theres a good number who were parents by the time they were 18. If they're pushing a pram, your probably safe to avoid them... don't assume its their little sister 
Actually, i do find it a little annoying that i spent about 20 minutes of my life trying to explain to you that needy girls are not happy, which you seemed to accept, then you start talking about likeing needyness in a girl again.
Dat5 is right ... there's a huge difference between being needy and being needed. And he's right about needyness being a quality that probably goes along with your ideal girl. But not for the same reason he said, i mean, we're not talking psycho needy here (then dat5 applies), but lots and lots of young girls who are immature and naive are pretty needy or clingy.
If you encourage this kind of behaviour in a first relationship, yes, it will end up out of hand, horrible, and you will end up seriously hurting a girl who would have been perfectly fine to grow up a normal way, with a normal level of need, after getting dumped by the first one or two guys she was a bit clingy with, and learning better...
I don't agree that needy girls are necessary always unhappy. Some can be happy if their above average needs are being fulfilled. Like people who are "high maintenance," the relationship can move along, albeit with possible difficulties, but it's not a sure fire failure because one partner or both are demanding.
I'm sorry IceCream, but if you could provide instances where say, high school sweethearts or childhood friends somehow ended up in a relationship with one another as can happen. And the girl is as you put it is one who is "immature and naive" and also "pretty needy or clingy."
I can imagine this relationship deteriorating because this girl hasn't had the experience of breaking up with a guy before.
But I can also see the possibility of them being married for 20, 30 or 50 years as well. Happily even, albiet with bumps as with any marriage. Maybe the guy loves her for who she is, including her neediness, and fulfills her needs enough so that they stay together in a loving relationship.
I won't encourage her to be a helpless fish out of water or to not learn new skills or have new experiences in life, but if she needs me to be there for her, I won't say no. I do plan though, to do a lot of traveling with her, especially to Europe, where I've always wanted to visit. Not sure if that would affect her neediness, but I'm just saying, your point about over-neediness is reasonable and I will try to keep it in mind.
Also, Musashi is
SERIOUSLY FIRED UP! LOL. Don't screw with him! He will MESS YOU UP! ハハハ
Edited: 2009-07-17, 8:48 am