My girlfriend passed away a few weeks ago and I've started dating in the last week. Judge me if you want, but I still want to have sex.
I find women online. Pretty much every single girl out there says in their profile that they're looking for a ltr only, no hook ups/one night stands. I'm not ready for a serious relationship and I just want to hook up so I lie and say I'm looking for a serious relationship. If I don't do this then I disqualify myself from lots of women I want to get with.
I'm not completely opposed to a long term relationship with the right woman, but I have physical needs to address in the meantime until I meet her.
After we've had sex, I try to let them down gently over the next couple days by staying in contact and saying I care about them but I'm not sure if I'm ready for this and can we slow down or still be friends. Does anyone else do this? Am I a bad person?
Let's break this down into three parts:
Part 1, did you and your girlfriend ever discuss what to do after if one of you dies? If so, I'd say try to follow what you two agreed on or hinted at. But, being that she wasn't your wife, it seems ok to me that you are trying to date other women a few weeks later. Out of respect to her family and friends, I would try to be on the down low about this at least for a couple of months.
Part 2, I don't understand the lying part. Why lie and say you are looking for a relationship when you're not. Imagine being on the other side of the equation where a girl lies to you about that and you really do want a relationship and you are led on. Karma does appear to be pretty real too btw. Also you See, you don't necessarily have to be a nice guy to land the girls. Why not omit certain details? Like if a girls asks what you are looking for, beat around the bush about it. Don't answer directly. At least you are not lying right? Here's why it would work just as good if not better, women love to solve a mystery. They like a challenge. Give them that challenge.
Part 3, are you using the death of your girlfriend to get girls? I'm not accusing I'm just asking. You've been pretty honest so far I think. I could see this working to your advantage, but I just would never bring myself to that point simply because at some point I would have to look myself in the mirror. It just seems wrong.
Lastly, and just some words of advice, be careful how you drop the girls. If you find one you're into but you tell yourself you're not looking for a relationship, you methods could backfire. Women are all the same yet all different. Some may chase you for years, others for a couple of days.