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The real reason for high tailing it...

December 23 2012

I meet this guy at a restaurant, within 5 minutes I'm thinking this guy thinks he's god's gift... how do I get out of this one? I am being too harsh, will give him the benefit of the doubt... he looks older than his pic, which is cool, however slightly shorter than I thought. Sorry, just not attracted to "height challenged" men :)Ten minutes later, he excuses himself to go the gents, he's gone for 10 minutes... comes back, conversation kicks off, still getting the feeling he's arrogant, but I press on. He glances at his phone. Five minutes later he says he's not feeling too good, he's just ordered a beautiful bottle of wine, talking about the wine & he corrects something I say... he then says to keep my voice down!, yet he was the one talking loudly.Waiter comes to take our order and he says, nothing for me, I can't eat. Waiter looks at me & I say, nothing for me either...Continue talking, then he mentions again he's really not feeling flash. I suggest maybe we should call it a night. I go to the ladies, come back, he's been looking at his phone & quickly puts it away. He's drinking his wine & I ask, won't that make you feel worse? He says no not necessarily, & I don't want to waste it... Goes to the toilet again, another 10 minutes... I can see him paying the bill, so I know it's over. He comes over and says he's got to go, we could share a cab back or I could stay and enjoy the wine.I opt to stay & finish my wine, in disbelief! Trying to call for a taxi, can't get through. There's a couple sitting at the next table (friends), the woman goes to the ladies. After a few minutes the guy asks me, "did he leave you?" I say "yup, he sure did! He was ill" He starts laughing! & then tells me that he & his friend were having a bet that it was our first meet. He also says they could tell he was a tosser, from the way he was sitting & all they could hear was him!!His friend comes back & he says to her, " I told you I was right etc etc..." They then insist I join them & we have a big laugh about it & end up going to a few bars after that... It ended up being a great night.I think he got a better offer... he didn't look at all "ill" to me... am I right??

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  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    he was wayyy out of his league, Miss Emerald and had to attend to his sick budgie.Bet you had a better night than silly him.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Some of the guys on here have terrible social skills. They seem ok when they can hide behind a keyboard but fall down pretty quickly IRL. Freya is probably right too, He was probably quite intimadated by you...either that or his wife was getting pissed at him. I'm so glad you turned it around and had a good night- it says a lot about what he was missing out on.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Think you are better off with out him OneEmerald. He sounded like a jerk ,funny how life is ,i bet you wanted to go out for a good night ,you realised he was a player,and then look what happens ,he leaves,and you still have a great night.Good for you ,his loss is another guys gain,chin up and keep smiling ,you never know who is watching.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Yup. Ok, a few more, cause I can't help myself. What a loser, be happy he showed his true colours as fast as he did. And feel sorry for the woman that had to deal with him later that evening.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    I'm sorry I can't help but find this a little amusing, shocking, and also a little embarrassing as a male. But ahhhhhhhh these guys really do make it easier for me :). I'm sorry though you have endured this experience, and glad it ended well for you with friends... :)

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    YES you are right,We had the same thing happen to us last month and we put the guy on block so he can not contact us again (they never get a second chance here)...Some guys are just full of Shit and you don't need guys like that.... Ok you have a safe Xmas and fun xxxxx

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Bit of a toaaer is a polite wayu of putting it.   But then again you ended up having a good time. Ce la vie as the french say.   Mike

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Sounds like he was going to the loo and snorting something. The loud talking & acting erratically. What a tosser......... NEXT!

  • Paradisepair

    Paradisepair

    13 years ago

    Time to develop your exit strategy. - Posted from rhpmobile

  • BacioCouple

    BacioCouple

    13 years ago

    We bet he was married and his wife rang! Hence continually looking at his phone.... Even if we're wrong, very strange and you ended up with the better night.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    he wasnt into you either and couldnt figure out how to get out of the situation?   Kisses Focus

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    Oh my what an embarrassing situation to be in...LOL makes all my crappy dates look bloody awesome!!Men can be sh*ts sometimes...Do you think he may be married???Quote me wrong the signs are there....Was he excusing himself to make a call to his wife as he knew he was in the shit from her??Checking his phone and the time...yup has to be a sure sign.Dam right rude if you ask me..Pity the guy sitting at the table next to you didn't follow to the loo's...umm if only they thought quick enough!!Glad to hear your night ended well..... :)

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Most people in my mind, would just say "ok, this really isn't doing anything for me, I want you to know that I appreciate your efforts tonight in being very presentable", give the lady a flower, and just pay the bill and leave....honest communication seems to be a growing issue, and we're the adults??

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    YES YOU ARE !!!! ....how rude of him...however as Ms Focus said...he just may not have been into you - it happens ...but he also couldnt figured out a better way to "get out of it " .....no imaignation obviously   But to be honest... Im with Meeka on this ...he was doing a few lines for sure...

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    May have but no means accurate, that he may be feeling the vibes put out by the op of the height thing, may have also been checking the time as some people do when they're just not into it, and the talking about himself could also be because he was NERVOUS. Possibilities, yes. Probabilities are unto yourselves. :).

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    Thanks everyone... I don't think he's married... I suspect he thought I was going to be dying to jump into bed with him & didn't count on me actually having a brain, hence the correcting my choice of words when talking about the wine and telling me to lower my voice. My ex was like this, I intimidated him with my intelligence so a way of putting me in my place so to speak, was to do it though other ways... This guy is apparently highly educated and actually said many attractive women go after him but have a hidden agenda!! This guys truly has tickets on himself.Anyway, I did end up having a great night, maybe he tell the couple were taking the piss out of him and couldn't handle it? Who knows, or like Freyer said, he had to go and attend to his sick budgie :)Paradisepair, exit strategy plan, any ideas?

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    *looks at phone* OK Ive been here for how long? Hmmm how much longer should I do this to be considered polite? If I leave now will it be considered rude? Oh fuck! She is just not what I expected at all.....and you know what? I dont think she is into me either....now how the hell do I get out of this mess without sounding like one of those time wasting idiots the women whinge about on the forums all the time?   Not everyone is upfront as you and I are GB and thus dont feel comfortable with confrontation. Without being there ourselves we really dont know how the body language of the OP was coming across as either...did she make it possible for him to feel comfortable enough to say "Hey this isnt working for me but it was lovely to meet you."   Soemtimes its a ssimple as nt being into someone and there really is nothing more sinsiter than that behind their motives. I note a few cynical people having responded but only hearing one side of the story its pretty tough to decide what the cause really was. The OPs descritpion of arrogance could quite easily have been nerves or trying to impress. I know I will look at my phone if Im on a meet that just sint doing anything for me....just to see how long Ive been there for (or to message a friend to get me out of the mess) even after I have said its not working for me.       Kisses Focus

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    If you can't meet with someone, turn the phone off or have to worry about it...going, going, gone!*salutes*Once I meet with someone, they become the priority...first, last, next or even in between.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Quoting 'DontLookDown'If you can't meet with someone, turn the phone off or have to worry about it...going, going, gone!*salutes*Once I meet with someone, they become the priority...first, last, next or even in between. Phones should be put away. And I do loooove being in between.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    I dont take them inside even when I am visiting NORMAL friends..... Well.... I dont have NORMAL friends... Actually, I don't have Friends.. but.. you guys know what I mean.. I leave my phone in the ute... on silent... ESPECIALLY if I am taking someone somewhere in the ute..   I hate the fckn things.. damnd rude.. and people who use them in my company, have often found themselves no longer in my company.. I have walked out on a lot of people.. and dismissed myself from MANY conversations and situations because the other person/people use of phones :) When I am with you.. it is ALL about you.. until you decide a phone is more important... then, you are right.. it is.. because I am no longer there at all... Fck.. I love being me!! old cranky opinionated, biased, jaded and rather unforgiving... The type of person I dont think I would normally even like to be around though.. Wierd really.. !!

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    My phone i s on at all times - this is my security blanket and my way out. I have a friend who will contact me at regular intervals throughout the evening to make sure Im ok when meeting someone new until such time as I say its all good and to stop. This same friend will come over to my place the next morning to make sure I get home safely (again unless otherwise contacted).   While I dont have children, I do understand that others have their phones on in case their children need to get into contact, a few people I have met have had the phone on for work reasons (genuine ones too and not as an excuse) so ita not always possible (or safe) to turn ones phone off.   Kisses Focus

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    Quoting 'cavey50' I have walked out on a lot of people.. and dismissed myself from MANY conversations and situations because the other person/people use of phones :) When I am with you.. it is ALL about you.. until you decide a phone is more important... then, you are right.. it is.. because I am no longer there at all... Fck.. I love being me!!   This is so me! I didn't say turn it off, but put it away. Checking it while at the table is plain rude. And if your phone rings and you have a conversation instead of saying you cannot talk unless it's an emergency, I will leave. Fck... I love being me!!

  • RHP

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    13 years ago

    If we BOTH love being ourselves... does it not lend a decent chance of us loving to DO each other too??

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Quoting 'Lost_Focus' *looks at phone* OK Ive been here for how long? Hmmm how much longer should I do this to be considered polite? If I leave now will it be considered rude? Oh fuck! She is just not what I expected at all.....and you know what? I dont think she is into me either....now how the hell do I get out of this mess without sounding like one of those time wasting idiots the women whinge about on the forums all the time?   Not everyone is upfront as you and I are GB and thus dont feel comfortable with confrontation. Without being there ourselves we really dont know how the body language of the OP was coming across as either...did she make it possible for him to feel comfortable enough to say "Hey this isnt working for me but it was lovely to meet you."   Soemtimes its a ssimple as nt being into someone and there really is nothing more sinsiter than that behind their motives. I note a few cynical people having responded but only hearing one side of the story its pretty tough to decide what the cause really was. The OPs descritpion of arrogance could quite easily have been nerves or trying to impress. I know I will look at my phone if Im on a meet that just sint doing anything for me....just to see how long Ive been there for (or to message a friend to get me out of the mess) even after I have said its not working for me.       Kisses Focus   I agree with Focus here 100%! What gets me is that you knew you weren't into him on sight (looking older/shorter)...then why did you go any further and not just end it after one glass of wine? I think it was the "aura" you were sending off onto him that really didn't want him to be there with you! I would love to hear his side of the story! Mr Wineman if you are here give us your account of the night! xFunlovingx

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    into you, you are gorgeous, the only reason I would believe that is that he was intimidated by your intelligence, or felt the vibes off you that you were not all that into him and so he thought he might be wasting his night, so sought out a 'sure thing' or someone a little less intimidating...   Using your phone while sitting in a restaurant/bar with someone is soooo rude...

  • Cheekyarses

    Cheekyarses

    13 years ago

    What a loser!!! That is all!

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Is on...and somewhere NEAR the table...but it's also setup when I'm on a date that it only accepts phone calls from my ex wife, in case there is an issue with my kids....and IF it does need attention due to my ex ringing, I always excuse myself, take the call, and establish in the first 5 seconds whether or not it is a kids issue or a her issue. If it's a kids issue, then I call her back, so that I can end the date, otherwise it's end phone call, and return to the date. I do agree that phone usage IS a rude and quite frankly unacceptable form of disruption, however, there ARE times that, in my circumstances I see that it's necessary.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Dear Santa...can I have one of these for Christmas? Seriously, I've been 'nice' approximately 50.00125% of the time and dammit I deserved a break. Okay, okay so I'll give her back...although I wouldn't mind \ keeping her around at least until New Year's Eve. Quoting 'Ms_Devious'And I do loooove being in between. PS Santa...if I get stuck somewhere in between her tummy and knees, I promise to do my best to escape and keep my promise about returning her in 2013. Thanks, Santa...you're the best! If I happen to get delayed....I'll call you once I turn my phone back on!

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Quoting 'xFunlovingx' Quoting 'Lost_Focus' *looks at phone* OK Ive been here for how long? Hmmm how much longer should I do this to be considered polite? If I leave now will it be considered rude? Oh fuck! She is just not what I expected at all.....and you know what? I dont think she is into me either....now how the hell do I get out of this mess without sounding like one of those time wasting idiots the women whinge about on the forums all the time?   Not everyone is upfront as you and I are GB and thus dont feel comfortable with confrontation. Without being there ourselves we really dont know how the body language of the OP was coming across as either...did she make it possible for him to feel comfortable enough to say "Hey this isnt working for me but it was lovely to meet you."   Soemtimes its a ssimple as nt being into someone and there really is nothing more sinsiter than that behind their motives. I note a few cynical people having responded but only hearing one side of the story its pretty tough to decide what the cause really was. The OPs descritpion of arrogance could quite easily have been nerves or trying to impress. I know I will look at my phone if Im on a meet that just sint doing anything for me....just to see how long Ive been there for (or to message a friend to get me out of the mess) even after I have said its not working for me.       Kisses Focus   I agree with Focus here 100%! What gets me is that you knew you weren't into him on sight (looking older/shorter)...then why did you go any further and not just end it after one glass of wine? I think it was the "aura" you were sending off onto him that really didn't want him to be there with you! I would love to hear his side of the story! Mr Wineman if you are here give us your account of the night! xFunlovingxLike I said, I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt... I think the few things he said were enough to show he's a tosser. You don't need to know the other side's story, there are things that don't require explanation to understand what is going on... two strangers summed up what he was like, I hold my peace...

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    So to protect their ego and dignity they have to find excuses instead of saying ok and retreat gracefully, trying to put you down and pretending you have better things to do is somewhat lame, but at least he showed his true colours.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    rejection was by a man who talked for an hour non stop about,you guessed it...himself.Whenever I opened my mouth to say something ,he continued to talk over me.At the end of an hour I was almoest comatose.I shook his hand,and wandered off.Ten minutes later I received a text message...''It was nice to meet you but I am not attracted to you.we could be convo friends though''....My response ''Thanks but there was no convo''

  • RHP

    RHP User

    13 years ago

    Quoting 'OneEmerald' Quoting 'xFunlovingx' Quoting 'Lost_Focus' *looks at phone* OK Ive been here for how long? Hmmm how much longer should I do this to be considered polite? If I leave now will it be considered rude? Oh fuck! She is just not what I expected at all.....and you know what? I dont think she is into me either....now how the hell do I get out of this mess without sounding like one of those time wasting idiots the women whinge about on the forums all the time?   Not everyone is upfront as you and I are GB and thus dont feel comfortable with confrontation. Without being there ourselves we really dont know how the body language of the OP was coming across as either...did she make it possible for him to feel comfortable enough to say "Hey this isnt working for me but it was lovely to meet you."   Soemtimes its a ssimple as nt being into someone and there really is nothing more sinsiter than that behind their motives. I note a few cynical people having responded but only hearing one side of the story its pretty tough to decide what the cause really was. The OPs descritpion of arrogance could quite easily have been nerves or trying to impress. I know I will look at my phone if Im on a meet that just sint doing anything for me....just to see how long Ive been there for (or to message a friend to get me out of the mess) even after I have said its not working for me.       Kisses Focus   I agree with Focus here 100%! What gets me is that you knew you weren't into him on sight (looking older/shorter)...then why did you go any further and not just end it after one glass of wine? I think it was the "aura" you were sending off onto him that really didn't want him to be there with you! I would love to hear his side of the story! Mr Wineman if you are here give us your account of the night! xFunlovingxLike I said, I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt... I think the few things he said were enough to show he's a tosser. You don't need to know the other side's story, there are things that don't require explanation to understand what is going on... two strangers summed up what he was like, I hold my peace... "...two strangers summed up what he was like, I hold my peace..."Was sleep deprived when I wrote this, I meant, "...I rest my case..."