Jennifer Aniston scares men with her neediness

After spending last week proclaiming Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Aniston “The Next Big Couple”, this week’s tabloids seem to be taking stock of What Went Wrong (And In Such A Short Time).

Most versions have Jennifer Aniston as the poster girl for clingy neediness, The Girl Who Can’t Keep A Man. Yesterday’s National Enquirer report had Aniston giving Bradley a “relationship timeline” on their first date, a story that seemed to reek. Now In Touch is chiming in with the same kind of version of events.

Apparently, the Aniston-Cooper relationship didn’t get off the ground for several reasons: Bradley Cooper is seeing Lake Bell, amongst others; Bradley’s head isn’t in the game because he hit it big so suddenly; Bradley was just being polite to Jennifer and he doesn’t really feel anything for her; and lastly, Jennifer comes across as “needy” and she “scares” guys off:

The morning after the date, Jennifer called a friend to dissect every detail. “She said they had a real connection,” a confidante tells In Touch. “She was hoping they’d see each other again. She was on a real high.”

But Jen’s giddiness was short-lived. Another friend called her to break some bad news – Bradley had also been seeing actress Lake Bell for the prior two weeks and was spotted openly flirting with her at the Whitney Museum gala on June 17 – the night before his date with Jen.

“Bradley and Lake were whispering intimately,” the witness tells In Touch. “he had his hands all over her legs.” It wasn’t the first time the two were seen together. Bradley and Lake both attended the CFDA awards two days earlier.

Ever since The Hangover premiered, Bradley’s been bombarded with attention from women.

“Everyone’s looking at [Bradley] differently,” his pal says. “He has no idea how to handle the craziness, but he’s not complaining. He wants to ride it out.”

Is Jen moving too fast?
Jen was crushed when she heard that Bradley was seeing other women – but not surprised. “She thought it was too good to be true,” the confidante adds.

Jen has asked Bradley to spend a long weekend in Mexico with her in July, but he had turned her down, saying he was busy. Then she invited him to a barbecue at her house later in the summer. “He said he would try to make it,” the confidante adds.

Jen’s friend thinks Bradley was just being polite and has no intention of getting serious with her.

“She can sometimes come off as needy and has no idea that she’s not coming off as fun and spontaneous. She ends up scaring guys off,” the friend says.

“She’s pinning all of her hopes on [Bradley] being ‘The One’.” the confidante explains. “He simply isn’t.”