Man-child: A grown man who acts like a child and can't commit.
We all know this person. Whether it is a man or a woman, we all know someone like this. But do they realize the impact they have on people surrounding them? This can have effects on friends, families and loved ones. Some people react from how they were treated in the past or even a bad break up can trigger immature cycles.
Certain signs that should give off a red flag for the typical man-child consist of: only living in the present, avoiding all seriousness possible, straying away from family and friend gatherings, and the most important and obvious, commitment gives off panicked reactions.
While living in the present does not seem all bad, think about your future. Do you want a noncommittal guy who cannot settle down to find a ring or even go apartment hunting? Avoiding all seriousness reflects back to only living in the present, because seriously when will the exclusiveness begin or will there be a future us? Brushing off family and friends should be a huge red flag. How is your family and friends supposed to get to know the new spouse if he can't ever show up to a gathering? Family and friend approval is necessary. And if those signs aren't enough, what about a panic to commitment? If the thought of commitment makes him go crazy, then the chances of a future are slim. It is possible to change a man-child into a man, but it takes patience, or it just won't happen.
Emotional barriers get in the way of dating a man-child but usually, not soon enough. A man-child causes nagging all day repeatedly. Nagging occurs when you don't even realize it. No person deserves to live life nagging constantly or being nagged at. It can become very mentally draining quickly. A man-child also will not be as stable as a man, which causes non-stop worrying and stress. The spouse constantly thinks, will there be any change or will it be this way forever? With all the stress, being drained, and worrying constantly, confidence levels go down immensely. Without confidence, you lose yourself in a mess.
Dating a man-child does not become a relationship, but a challenge. The disrespect a man-child portrays becomes his culture and the way he reacts all the time. This "culture" leads to broken hearts and for many, depression. Commitment will always be a challenge, which will lead one to disappointment. Expectations lower and loneliness becomes very common.
With the signs and red flags of a man-child, the barriers that are faced, and the challenges, hopefully this helps someone realize a bad situation they are in, or maybe encourages you to help someone who faces these problems.
These people exist and they only crush hearts.
