tl;dr: shit tests can be a great excuse to eject from a relationship, rather than tests to be passed to remain in one.

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I was getting, well, not bored but tired of one Strong Independent Womantm I'm seeing. We're both mid-50s if that matters. She's leaving a bad marriage and I'm the "rebound guy", a role which I take seriously (by that I mean not serious at all, superficial fun and sex only, don't fall in love). It was pretty decent for the few months, we had a lot in common (leaving a bad marriage, lots of what I'm writing for my book she's going through right now), she's decent looking, and after the first time (LOL) the sex is pretty hot.

But she's been showing one-itis type behavior that frankly isn't attractive (there's a lesson there dudes ...):

She was out of town for a weekend, and on coming back tried to lock me down for three days in a row (sex) plus Friday and Sunday. Also not attractive. She started taking yoga classes where I teach (from another teacher) but at the same night/time, and she texted me the other day, why wasn't I at the studio to teach (stalker-ish behavior - my class is offset by :15 from the class she was taking so I don't get there that early.

And the shit tests. Really minor stuff, but I'm a grown man and don't need her doing things like I'll talk about in a second.

So yesterday I take her to one of my favorite local summer bands playing in a small mountain town. She throws me a series of shit tests that frankly I just didn't feel like dealing with anymore:

  • She comments on all the dog hair in my car right when we're leaving, "Oh is your dog coming with too?" - [ignored]
  • She scolded me for swearing in front of some little kids [ignored - I could give a fuck about kids]
  • Big one that she's done before: she checks my blind spot when I change lanes. I've asked her not to do that, not bitchy but as a safety thing. Last night she did it by leaning over to look in the passenger side mirror, blocking my view with her head and creating a possible dangerous situation [I bitched her out for this]
  • She tells me a sad animal story - my kryptonite. I've asked her not to do that, I told her I dumped another woman for continuing to do this (true). I jokingly offer to drop her off on the side of the road.
  • Big one, for some reason she wants me to say "please" suck my dick instead of the manly "suck my dick". I almost closed it down once before in the bedroom for this but wanted to fuck. Last night she brings it up as we're driving, for no apparent reason. This turns into "You should learn to be more submissive and let someone else be in charge" (a recurring theme also) with me of course lauging at her and saying "pleeeeeease" for the next ten minutes, teasing her mercilessly.

Like I said, they're all shit tests I easily passed, and have passed before. But last night I just wasn't in the mood, and I've been thinking of ejecting anyway. Plus the sad-animal story thing.

I stayed cool. But when she asked if I was coming inside when I dropped her off I just told her "rain check" and also by the way rain check for Sunday, and I calmly told her I didn't need her correcting me, telling me to say "please" like I'm a child [edit: during sex. I'm polite otherwise], and the sad animal thing.

She lets me know that she's a Strong Independent Womantm and that's why she does these things (she had her speech all ready, must have been drafting it during the drive home, LOL). I didn't have the heart to tell her she's looking for a boy to date, not a man.

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Lesson: Shit tests are given to determine if you're man enough for her.

But shit tests can also be the perfect "ejection" button to get out of the relationship.