A meantime guy is someone that you keep around because you have no one else. He is someone that you have no intentions of dating because you know that you are capable of ending up with someone so much better. You call him up at 2 a.m. when you get home from the bar alone and he always answers. It is nice to have someone around for the meantime but you need to let go of him and here is why.

It might seem like all fun and games at first. The late night calls and texts, sneaking him inside without your roommates seeing and leaving his place before the sun rises. It is entertaining to do something that people, including yourself, don't always approve of. It keeps you busy while you're waiting for the right guy to pop up. After all, no one enjoys always being alone.

Weeks or maybe months start to pass and this "meantime" guy starts to mean more to you than you originally intended. At some point you stopped using him as a backup plan after a night out and you started depending on him to be available at your beck and call. Slowly you start you realize that maybe you have become more dependent on having him around. You need to get yourself out of that situation, and fast.

If you get in too deep with the meantime guy it is never good. You will start hoping that he will fall madly in love with you just like the way Justin Timberlake did with Mila Kunis in Friends With Benefits. We all know that those situations never turn out like the movies, no matter how badly we want them to. He is going to stop answering your texts, he will tell you he's busy and you will see him flirting with other girls right in front of you. Let go of him before it starts to hurt you.

Remember that in the beginning you chose this guy as a backup plan. You never intended for him to be anything more than someone to keep you preoccupied in the meantime. So why all of a sudden are you letting him get to you? Why all of a sudden is he good enough to be more than someone you use in the meantime? You got comfortable with him and the idea of having a steady someone is relieving and makes life easy. But that doesn't mean he is the right one. Let go of the idea of having a meantime guy. Stay single, focus on yourself, go out with friends and when you least expect it the right one will come along. But until then, a meantime guy is nothing but a waste of time.