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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I (very briefly) dated a guy like this in my 20s. He thought of himself as a James-Bond type. His ideal relationship was one where we only saw each other a couple times a year and he was free to sleep with other women. His ultimate goal was to find a woman to impregnate, she would raise the kids essentially solo and he would drop in and out as he pleased.

Not surprisingly, nobody took him up on that offer.

He's now early 40s and still lives the bachelor lifestyle. Funny enough, we're still friends and talk a couple times a year. He's basically miserable and complains that women only want him for his money and the expensive vacations he provides, nobody actually wants him for *him*. Well, duh, nobody wants that kind of man.

I'm not too judgmental. He had a very rough childhood, was abandoned by his parents, obviously has severe attachment issues. Although it's interesting, one of my other close friends was also abandoned by his parents and is the exact opposite: always wanted to be a good husband and father, settled down, and is 100% committed to his family. [/quote]

This was basically my dad and his brother. They were abandoned by their father when they were young. They both took completely  different paths with respect to their perspectives on family life and responsibilities. Fortunately (for me and my siblings), my dad is the one who grew up to be the grounded, responsible family man.[/quote]

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