Who Is the Man Who Plays Parlor Games?
The Man Who Plays Parlor Games is all talk and no action. He seems like he’s interested in you but can’t make it to the first date. • A male coworker who’s always in your office chatting you up. You both sit together at office meetings. Rumors are circulating that the two of you are a couple. He’s your office husband. • A male professional (supervisor, mentor, teacher, or doctor) who takes a particularly strong interest in you. He goes out of his way to help you out. Boundaries are occasionally crossed. You both socialize and flirt in his professional office. • A platonic male friend who always flirts with you but never asks you out. He’s usually not involved with anyone else. • A male cyber buddy who’s intensively engaging with you on the Internet but never wants to actually meet in person. In all these situations, the flirtatious bantering never escalates into a true romance. He hints and teases but can’t seem to close the deal. Emotionally healthy men don’t fuel chemistry that goes
