Broke men prey on people because they use tricks that are hard to notice. Contrary to popular misconceptions that women are the only ones who use romantic partners for money, men do the same, even worse. Being able to identify a broke man will keep you from getting involved in a financially troubled relationship.
Here are signs to identify a broke man on arrival.
1. He Hardly Takes You Out and Only Chooses Cheap Places
A broke guy doesn’t have money. So, how is he supposed to afford taking you out? He would always want you guys to meet indoors. You guys would be indoors, probably watching TV, playing some indoor games, and staring at each other all day. He doesn’t have any money in his pocket or in his bank account.
If you want to date a broke guy, you have to accept the fact that you will not be going out. And if he ever tries to take you out, take your mind out of going to fancy places. No fancy places for you. He will only take you to the cheapest places.
Because dude doesn’t have the money to pay for fancy stuff. So if he hardly takes you out and whenever he does, he takes you to the cheapest places, hey, he’s broke. He’s broke, and the earlier you know that, the better. Just accept the fact that you’re dating a broke guy. And if you’re cool with that, who am I to say otherwise? But if you’re not, that’s a sign for you to take to your heels. It’s a sign for you to run.
2. He’s All Talk and No Action
Broke guys seem to know it all. They know all the right things. They know all the cool things. They know how it should be done. He could talk all day. He could tell you interesting stories all day. He could tell you about amazing stuff, but guess what? There’s no action. It’s all talk, talk, talk. He makes promises he never keeps because he doesn’t have the financial means to keep them.
3. He Doesn’t Spoil You With Gifts
The dude is broke. He doesn’t have money. So how is he supposed to get money to buy you gifts? There’s no money anywhere. Do you want him to go break the bank just for you? He doesn’t have the money to buy your gift. And if you’re not okay with that, I guess you have to look elsewhere. You have to get yourself another man.
He might be making all those promises about getting you this and that, but at the end of the day, there’s nothing. He comes home empty-handed whenever he comes to see you. He doesn’t bring any gifts.
So if your man is always talking about doing this and that for you, but he has no substance to back it up, to show it to you, to actually do it, to come home with the car, to come home with the nice gifts, he’s broke.
He might love you, but without the means, how is he supposed to take care of you?
4. He Sounds Intelligent but Has Nothing to Show for It
Does your man sound so intelligent? He knows all the right things to say. He knows something about everything. But with all that knowledge, he has nothing to show for it. Come on, he’s broke. If he had the means, by now he would probably be one of the richest men in your community. But because he’s broke, he doesn’t have the financial capacity to execute his ideas, all the intelligent ideas he has.
He can’t do anything about them. So if he sounds so intelligent, always says the right things, knows something about everything, and is so smart, but has nothing really going on for him, nothing to show for it, it’s because he’s broke.
5. He Wants to Spend All Day With You
A broke man claims to be loyal by wanting to always be by your side, but he's always with you because he's jobless. How is he supposed to make money if, when he’s supposed to be working like other men, he’s spending time with you all day?
As a woman, you shouldn’t even condone that. I get it, you guys love each other so much and want to spend quality time together, but all day? Isn’t he supposed to be working? How is he supposed to make the money to spend on you if he’s always with you?
Push him to go work like other men out there. Stop condoning his spending all day with you. If all he wants to do in this life is spend all day with you, he is broke, like very, very broke. He’s not even bothered. He should be bothered that he’s broke. He should be looking for a job like other men.
If all he’s concerned about is spending all day with you, he’s broke. And I think you’re part of the problem if you’re condoning that. Tell him to go work. Tell him to get something to do. Spending all day with you is unacceptable unless, of course, both of you are comfortable with him being so broke.
A relationship is more enjoyable when finances are in order. If a man can’t pick up the bills and do the needful because he’s broke, then he shouldn’t be dating in the first place. That way, he wouldn’t have to worry about sustaining a relationship financially.