How to handle a man who fails to launch.
If a guy channels Matthew McConaughey and fails to launch, should you write him off as an emotionally defective momma's boy ... or should you give the guy a chance? Well, it's tricky. There are a few questions you must ask yourself before deciding whether or not to date a guy who's still sleeping on the same bunk bed he slept in at age 5. (Hello, Star Wars sheets!)
Is he a saver ... or a saint? If you find out he's had the same address since, well, forever, you can't ditch him right away. There are a few possible reasons (very, very few!) in which living with his 'rents long after his teen years is acceptable. One: He may be caring for a sick parent -- in which case you should see him as giving, loving and oh-so-datable. But be gentle. The boy's got a heart of gold, and he may be a little sensitive about the fact that he's crashing at his parents' pad. Two: He's got a stellar job, and he's saving dough to get a bigger, badder place of his own. But be wary, the latter scenario is only acceptable for a short period of time. And there may be bigger issues lingering under the surface of his hot, buff bod.
Does he seem like a big lump of lazy? Laziness. This is the biggest symptom of "I'll never move out" disease. Other symptoms: plays lots of video games, has never bought his own groceries, only knows how to make mac n' cheese -- in the microwave, of course. Ladies, beware! He'll be as lazy in the love department as he is in life. You need a guy with motivation, not one who will ask you to buy his dinner, drive him around and give him some quarters for arcade games. You've already dated guys like him ... in junior high.
Is he a momma's boy? It's okay if he loves his mom -- that's a good sign. But if she still picks up his tighty whities from his bedroom floor, washes his clothes, makes his bed and fixes him a sack lunch, you should run. This guy is nowhere near available. He's off the market. He's already got a woman in his life -- his mother. And you don't need to be picking up anyone's crusty underoos!
You tell us: Would you ever date (or have you already dated) a guy who has failed to launch?






























