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Why am I going out with this guy?

I updated my blog with a bunch of posts this weekend b/c I've been sick :( if you are interested. 

So tomorrow I am having lunch with "R".  Our conversations initially were really good... then he asked me out and had to "see how his week went, maybe this weekend". 

He messages me on Friday to ask me out for lunch on Sunday.  I told him I already had plans could we do lunch one day the next week.  His response "Good luck with your weekend!!!!"  (what does that mean?) 

Then he messages me the next Thursday to ask me out for lunch on Saturday (yesterday).  Again I already had plans. 

I said something like.... lunch during the week is usually easier for me, even if it is short notice.  Weekends are more difficult but I can make it work with a few more days notice (to me, 36 hrs notice is ridiculous for a weekend!   who doesn't have weekend plans by Thursday let alone Friday?)

His response, "why can't you get together on the weekend, are you married??"  He also told me my profile stated weekends were better for me, it did not.  He then says "I hope you find what you're looking for".  I get it to some degree, he asked me out twice and twice I was busy.  But I explained why. 

He came back after that last message saying "if blondes have more fun, when are we going to have fun???"  To me saying "I hope you find what you're looking for" is code for "fuckoff I'm done trying with you".  Another weird thing is that he emails and once texted me at like 3 in the morning.  I'm hoping the 3am text just got delayed or something.  I mean why would you text someone at 3 in the morning??  I understand email, I've had insomnia before.

Anyway, sorry this got be so long and no real point to it other than stay tuned and tomorrow afternoon I should have an interesting story at least.

Re: Why am I going out with this guy?

  • I can't help but wonder if he's got a few ladies he's communicating with since it seems like he's mixing you up with someone else and is all hot and cold.

    I don't know that I would bother going out with him because he seems sort of douchey, to be honest.

    *scurries off to read your blog*

  • imageDorisWE:

    I can't help but wonder if he's got a few ladies he's communicating with since it seems like he's mixing you up with someone else and is all hot and cold.

    I totally agree maybe he needs to get a spreadsheet

    One thing I have learned this week is that 95% of men that are dating online are seeing more than one woman at a time.

  • image+Black Kitty+:
    imageDorisWE:

    I can't help but wonder if he's got a few ladies he's communicating with since it seems like he's mixing you up with someone else and is all hot and cold.

    I totally agree maybe he needs to get a spreadsheet

    One thing I have learned this week is that 95% of men that are dating online are seeing more than one woman at a time.

    I'm cool with seeing (or chatting with) multiple people, but one should make sure they can keep them straight!

  • imageDorisWE:
    image+Black Kitty+:
    imageDorisWE:

    I can't help but wonder if he's got a few ladies he's communicating with since it seems like he's mixing you up with someone else and is all hot and cold.

    I totally agree maybe he needs to get a spreadsheet

    One thing I have learned this week is that 95% of men that are dating online are seeing more than one woman at a time.

    I'm cool with seeing (or chatting with) multiple people, but one should make sure they can keep them straight!

    Agreed.

    This guy also sounds like a D-bag. Regardless of whether or not he mixed you up with someone else his responses seem childish. Drop him like it's not hot.

  • I have no idea why you would agree to meet him ... Maybe he looks good in his profile pic?? He seems annoying to me so I wouldn't meet up with him

     I thought you were taking a break from dating?

  • Do not go out with him. You are already having communication issues. Just.dont.do.it!
  • imageRedVelvet29:

    I have no idea why you would agree to meet him ... Maybe he looks good in his profile pic?? He seems annoying to me so I wouldn't meet up with him

    This, like your post said - why are you going out with this guy? 

  • I have no idea but I don't think you should. He sounds like a d-bag! Chalk it up to a moment of insanity and cancel.
  • I'm thinking the only reason you could possibly be going out with him is for some juicy blog material? Otherwise, I'm going to chalk it up to masochistic tendencies?
    Image and video hosting by TinyPic You gotta get spanked by a lot of frogs...
  • I agree that the details don't mean much. His communication with you screams "douchebag". NEXT!
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  • ugh, it was a combination of morbid curiosity and being bullied into it by him.

    I'm too nice sometimes.

    Thank God he cancelled, something came up with work.  We asked if we could reschedule and I'm just going to tell him I don't think it's going to work out.  I have a feeling he's going to come back with some smartass comment too.  Ugh, thank God he doesn't have my real #

  • image+Black Kitty+:

    ugh, it was a combination of morbid curiosity and being bullied into it by him.

    I'm too nice sometimes.

    Thank God he cancelled, something came up with work.  We asked if we could reschedule and I'm just going to tell him I don't think it's going to work out.  I have a feeling he's going to come back with some smartass comment too.  Ugh, thank God he doesn't have my real #

    Why even reply? Just stop talking to him.

  • imageRedVelvet29:
    image+Black Kitty+:

    ugh, it was a combination of morbid curiosity and being bullied into it by him.

    I'm too nice sometimes.

    Thank God he cancelled, something came up with work.  We asked if we could reschedule and I'm just going to tell him I don't think it's going to work out.  I have a feeling he's going to come back with some smartass comment too.  Ugh, thank God he doesn't have my real #

    Why even reply? Just stop talking to him.


    That's my line of thought. If you want better men to go out with and better treatment, you just have to keep your standards high and know when to say "buh-bye" and cut off communcation.

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  • imageRedVelvet29:
    image+Black Kitty+:

    ugh, it was a combination of morbid curiosity and being bullied into it by him.

    I'm too nice sometimes.

    Thank God he cancelled, something came up with work.  We asked if we could reschedule and I'm just going to tell him I don't think it's going to work out.  I have a feeling he's going to come back with some smartass comment too.  Ugh, thank God he doesn't have my real #

    Why even reply? Just stop talking to him.

    I don't like loose ends, would rather end it than have to hear back from him again on Tuesday.  At least now it's done.

  • I would move on from him.  As pp said, I have a feeling he's communicating with a few different women (which is fine I guess if it's all early/just talking) but can't keep them straight.  If a guy can't remember details about me he must not be that attentive to me, specifically.  Also he seems annoying.  He may mean nothing by it, but the quotes you wrote would rub me the wrong way and I wouldn't want to bother with him.  He just sounds like a db.
  • Dude you put up with way too much from these guys! He sounds like a total assface.
  • I told him I didn't think we should try to reschedule and he tried to pressure me to.  I said no.  I hope he goes away now.  The last time I went out with a guy because he bullied me into it turned out awful
  • image+Black Kitty+:
    I told him I didn't think we should try to reschedule and he tried to pressure me to.  I said no.  I hope he goes away now.  The last time I went out with a guy because he bullied me into it turned out awful

    I'm glad i read all the responses before I posted because I was going to agree with everyone else and drop him. I'm glad you put your foot down and dumped the dude. His comments screamed a$$hole so you lucked out that he cancelled.

  • image+Black Kitty+:
    I told him I didn't think we should try to reschedule and he tried to pressure me to.  I said no.  I hope he goes away now.  The last time I went out with a guy because he bullied me into it turned out awful

    Why would you go out with someone that bullied you? That makes no sense... you don't have to meet up with guys just because they ask you out. 

    Online dating isn't the place to let men bully you into meeting them... it's a really bad idea as there are lots of crazy people.

     

  • imageRedVelvet29:

    image+Black Kitty+:
    I told him I didn't think we should try to reschedule and he tried to pressure me to.  I said no.  I hope he goes away now.  The last time I went out with a guy because he bullied me into it turned out awful

    Why would you go out with someone that bullied you? That makes no sense... you don't have to meet up with guys just because they ask you out. 

    Online dating isn't the place to let men bully you into meeting them... it's a really bad idea as there are lots of crazy people.

    Good question

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