“If He Wanted to, He Would” Is Still Good Advice
Some say this phrase is toxic — but is it?
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6 min readNov 28, 2020
“If he wanted to, he would.”
This is a phrase usually used when a woman is dating a man, and she doesn’t think he’s putting in enough effort, or she’s not sure how he feels about her, or maybe he’s not texting back as quickly as he used to. Or maybe he’s stopped calling, but he still…
