at the moment no. ive got a cossie instead.

I have trust issues so recently have casual relationships. No hidden agendas that way!! And being a student it works out ok.

At least a cossie can be trusted. You KNOW it WILL break down and need lots of money spending on it. You know where you stand.

Plus i cant afford two high maintenance partners at the moment I can barely afford the cossie, let alone a high maintenance g/f as well.

in my experience a lot of younger woman cant be trusted because they are immature and often have an agenda. too many immature girls seem to want to be treated to the "high life" and equate being treated with respect and having fun to be the same as having lots of money spent on them

and then theres single mums, yes the majority seem to be well balanced and have had to learn the hard way what they want in life etc, BUT there is a significant proportion who turn into money grabbing psychos out for anything they can grab, and who are happy to deceive and use men to try and get what they can for thier kid and them. Sure some of them may be bitter over past relationships but going out for revenge in future ones isnt helping thier cause. I seem to attract loads like that who want to move in after a few weeks and then get upset when i dont want to move that quick. And "me and the kids are a package" and " the kids come first" does not mean im a regular source of maintainance money for your kids just because your my g/f. Sure i dont mind helping out every now and then and if eventually it turned serious and moved in together a couple of years down road (note years not weeks/months ) then sure id have to accept my fair share of the responsibility, but if your living seperate then by and large your finances should be independant.

As my social skills are crap, i cant read people while in a social situation/relationship very well as its too much to concentrate on the non verbal communication as well as the verbal. I can very easily observe people and work them out as ive been taught to recognise NVC, deception etc but thats in a interview/observational scenario where you are concentrating on gaining information not social interaction. So knowing that i have to look after my own interests otherwise some people will use me as a doormat, and i aint having that.

Is it too much to expect a partner to be open and honest about what they want in life, thier likes/dislikes etc???