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[–] Meeshall65@lemmy.world 15 points 14 hours ago

Once i had a girl sleep over, because she missed the last Train. When i asked what Music she would like to hear, she said "let's go to bed" by the Cure. The next 4 times i asked her, she said the same thing. I remember thinking "gee she must really love that song". #autism

[–] mcv@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 hours ago

Way back when I was a student, I was at a girl's place for some project we had to do together, and she (and this is going to date me) showed off her stereo setup that she had hooked up to her PC to play Wolfenstein 3D. Later we also ended up watching TV on her couch together.

It took a decade before that quarter finally dropped.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 29 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

I was this dumb when I was a teenager.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 14 hours ago

Same. I like to think I've gotten older/wiser, but in reality, I do not believe I have.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 17 hours ago
[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 1 points 14 hours ago

Same. I like to think I've gotten older/wiser, but in reality, I do not believe I have.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 hours ago

Me? Is that you?

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 46 points 20 hours ago

Listen up, woman. I didn't spend all this money on speakers to watch shit on a postage stamp.

Now hold still while I fire up Jellyfin.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 16 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Y'all out here being handsome oblivious motherfuckers women hit on, meanwhile I'm just ugly.

[–] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

It's all relative man. Sure you might be ugly on a scale of 1-10 but a subset of that scale like 1-3 you might be still be ugly but if you expand the scale, say from -3-1 you the too dog man! Just find yourself a -3 and she'll want to watch movies on a laptop on your bed, just make sure you reinforce the bed frame.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Lol great advice. I did actually reinforce my bed frame. Not because of the weight of my partners so much as the uh... force in play sometimes.

My main problem when I'm single is that I get very few matches on the apps, and I'm shy about approaching women in person unless they make the first move. Once I'm actually talking to someone, the chances are pretty decent and not just with "-3s". Same thing with job interviews. As soon as I'm in person, I'll talk pretty much anyone into hiring me - but getting to that point is difficult. Actually the job interview success rate is even better, it's like 80-90%.

[–] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

I feel you there. As far as dating apps go. In my experience, vet your photos. Photos I thought were good were bad and I used photofeeler to find my best pictures to use. Get some friends to help you with capturing some good pics and writing a good short profile.

I am a decent looking guy but wouldn't say I'm hot, and had pretty decent amount of matches and dates. Swipe yes less, be picky and don't just swipe right on every hot girl make sure there is at least something about them you think you would match vibes on. Keep chats brief and ask for a casual date early on and within a few days. Go on bad dates, it builds confidence.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 3 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

isnt -3 like a 7. Like you get so ugly you become pretty again

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 3 points 15 hours ago

Only to very specific fetishists

[–] bluecat_OwO@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

mfw mofo don't understand modular arithmetic

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I had a somewhat similar situation but involving 3D modelling on a laptop. However, I was very aware I was being hit-on, but I just didn't care. I was in "the zone" making something for my project and didn't want to stop.

[–] bluecat_OwO@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

be silent wench, I need to finish this first

[–] sleepycapibara@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Coffee’s not coffee; coffee is sex! People this stupid shouldn't be allowed to live

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

Coffee is horrid disgusting bean soup that exists to get workers with too much overtime addicted to a stimulant to keep them working.

Drink tea instead. We didn't do two opium wars and a spot of good old fashioned imperialism just to supplant the tasty fermented leaf for a bitter jungle bean. Much more civilised.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Yeah we all got one of these stories, I think I might have three. At least

[–] VoterFrog@lemmy.world 16 points 17 hours ago

Mine was that a girl came up to me and gave me her phone number and said "Call me if you're ever doing anything." I said "Cool, I will." but then proceeded to be me, who's never doing anything.

[–] seemefeelme@infosec.pub 17 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Haha yeah guys I totally have a story like this too... Don't you just hate when girls flirt with you and you don't realise it... I mean it happens to me all the time... Soo many girls are interested in me... Sobs

[–] crushyerbones@lemmy.world 13 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Sometimes decades later I suddenly realise I was being flirted on in some random party circa 2004. I used to think exactly like you!

[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 5 points 20 hours ago

Three? What are you, a virgin? It took 20 to lose mine.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 267 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (11 children)

When I was in college, I was pretty into a girl, but was too nervous to ask her out. I'm also famously oblivious.

A few months into this, she texts me saying she needs someone to peer review a paper, and wants me to come over to her place the next night around 10. She also specifically says her roommate will he out and she knows neither of us are seeing anyone, so we'll both be free to meet up.

So I go over there, and she comes out wearing yoga pants and a sports bra. I figure she's wanting to go to bed pretty soon.

She asks if I want a drink, and I ask for some water..She grabs it for me and sits next to me on the couch, and I lean in and.... ask for the paper.

She's like, "Oh, yeah." And she goes and prints it out and brings it to me.

It was pretty rough, and I peer-reviewed the shit out of it. I show her a bunch of mistakes and stuff, tell her she has some work to do, and leave.

I didn't realize how much of a seemingly-cruel dumbass I was for like a year.

[–] cokeslutgarbage@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

The year after i graduated college i went back to visit for some alumni thing. I ran into this guy i had been flirty with the year before and he invited me over to his room to "hang out". When I got there, he had just done laundry and had clean sheets he needed to put on his bed. I offered to help. I offered by sprawling my whole body, ass up, across his bed so I could tuck the corner in.

And then...

I helped him make his bed and clean the rest of his room. And we had a really nice chat and catch up. A couple of hours later, we hugged goodbye and I left.

[–] bluecat_OwO@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

tell me this has a good end and you guys are together now

[–] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 42 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not cruel, not a dumbass. She got what she asked for. If she wanted intimacy she should have communicated better.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

Not cruel, kinda a dumbass. But we all are at times, part of growing up. Oh well

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So go text your crush right now that you want to go on a date with her this weekend. Putting yourself out there is scary. OPhad a crush on the girl but was too afraid to saw anything. The girl clearly had a crush on him to, and did her best and (from her perspective) got rejected. OP also wanted intimacy and didn't communicate that

[–] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 22 points 1 day ago

He listened to the words she said and met her on that level. He went over to help a friend with homework, with no ulterior motive. That puts him ahead of more than 90% of guys in decency.

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[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 day ago

while yeah hindsight is clear.. that's the right way to play that. it's on her to make the move in that position, not for you to make her uncomfortable

Oh god, this is painful.

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 72 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh man, I can feel the pain of that realization hitting in the middle of the night a year later.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 60 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Once at a music festival I was chatting with a girl while standing in line. We talked for about an hour, did our shopping together and when we were returning to our camps, she said "I'm over there, under that banner if You would like to find me later and hang out". I said "I doubt that I will find You in this crowd" and went to my camp. I realized what I have done even before reaching my tent. Is it worse to realize a year later or 12min later but still not be able to take it back?

[–] Benaaasaaas@group.lt 30 points 1 day ago

I mean 12 minutes later you still knew where to find her...

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[–] lonefighter@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have been so depressed this week and you just made me laugh so hard and for so long my cat came into the room to check on me. I can totally relate to the obliviousness. I wouldn't recognize flirting if you wrote it on a sign and held it in front of my face

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

The funny thing is I'm generally excellent at reading people, except when it comes to romantic stuff involving me. Reading people is a huge part of my job, and I'm excellent at what I do.

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[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 33 points 1 day ago

This is on her. If she was interested she would have suggested a make-out break before getting started.

[–] Veedem@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Fuck bro. I feel pain for you after reading that.

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[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I’ve gotten plenty of hand jobs on the couch. Nothing wrong with the living room.

[–] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 14 points 17 hours ago

Me too. My wife tells me to cut it out while she's trying to watch her shows though.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

That's gonna be difficult with the separate recliners, but I promise it's worth it. They're placed exactly right for the best visuals. Here are your headphones.

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[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 67 points 1 day ago

I mean yeah she did come over to watch a movie.

[–] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 47 points 1 day ago

Kudos for staying true to your values.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You should have put on some erotica, just to rub it in.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world 41 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Those two sure look like they're having a good time, huh?"

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[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

I left a bag at a house party one time, went to pickup the bag the next days and completely missed all the clues from the girl who I'd been flirting with on and off in the lead up to the party. I kick myself when I think back to it.

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