So i call it the rubber band theory.
Rubber band theory john gray.
The elastic band theory seems to imply that we should all be mean to each other to keep each other.
If they love you they are gonna snap back pretty quick and it isn t a cycle it is manipulation to keep us chasing them ego.
When they pull away they can stretch only so far before they come springing back.
This cycle involves getting close pulling away and then getting close again dr.
It can cause a man to pull away even more perhaps stretching until the rubber band breaks.
John gray part 3 different stages of dating duration.
My version is not to get confused with that of the author john gray who in his book men are from mars women are from venus states.
A rubber band is the perfect metaphor to understand the male intimacy cycle he says.
By john gray ph d.
Gray explains in his book that men pull away to fulfill a need for independence and autonomy typically after feeling emotionally fulfilled.
Just days ago your favorite martian was holding you in his arms telling you how special you are and how much he loves you and now three days have gone by and he hasn t even called.
These relationships seem perverse.
Healthy men and women want the same things from a relationship not this rubber band mumbo jumbo.
Men are like rubber bands.
He may feel pressured by concerns that his partner doesn t trust him or even that he is incapable of making her happy.
The rubber band man is he taking a time out or is this a sign about your future.
When they leave they always come back just like nothing ever happened and no time has gone by.
The rubber band theory duration.
Studies will show that the sexes are not much different independent from childhood traumas etc.
Providing of course that the woman leaves them alone.
John gray is a hack.
This cannot be wise advice.
Author of why mars and venus collide.
By john gray author of men are from mars women are from venus.
Lianne amanda anderson 6 466 views.
I read a few of john gray s mars and venus books a few years ago.
We hope we re talking about the same thing because as we think about it the first time we heard about the rubber band theory was when we originally read john gray s book men are from mars women are from venus while we know that many people get a lot of benefit from john gray s gender difference information we.
This is not a happy scene.