They need to dump their side chicks, and other reasons men want to take relationships slow

MEN getting into a new relationship often want to take things slow, but why? Find out with this depressingly honest guide.

They have to become a fake version of themselves

No one enters a relationship as their authentic self, and men need to construct a semi-palatable version of their identity to trick women into loving them. It takes time to come across as a relatively functional human being, and that’s why they stop things moving too fast. Don’t worry, it’s not a sign of a controlling, manipulative personality. They’ll immediately revert to being a farting, uncommunicative, badly-dressed slob once the relationship is official.

Dates are f**king expensive

Most men know that the patriarchy is an oppressive societal construction that women are all too willing to reap the minor benefits