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Shall I go out on my own tonight

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Jammydodger70 · 20/06/2026 05:52

I have a hotel room booked for tonight, so that me & a friend can go to a club night. Unfortunately she has cried off sick & the hotel is already paid for & non refundable.
I'm not worried about the money, but I've got itchy feet & still want to go out dancing! None of my other friends can go at this short notice. Some people do go on their own & just dance & chat. I have never done this & I'm worried about looking/feeling weird & lonely.
The other dilemma is this. I've been chatting/flirting with a man for a while who will be there tonight. Last month he walked me back to the hotel & we had a few kisses. It was lovely so I asked if he'd be there tonight. At which point he said he would be, but he's in a relationship. Just for the record I'm not!
If I go on my own how am I going to look in front of him & his mates? A desperately lonely woman? Or will I look like a stalker to them? When I imagine myself there tonight I keep thinking of the dental receptionist in Only Fools & Horses who kept popping up everywhere after Del Boy broke off their date & got back with Raquel.
This makes me feel that I should not go to the club tonight. I won't look & feel like a stalker then; but why should I be the one to not go because a man has been a complete dick head? Shall I stay in or go on my own & hold my head up high?

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HighHeelsRedLips · 20/06/2026 08:10

NeedyLimeMember · 20/06/2026 08:07

But she hasn't done anything wrong. Unless assuming that a man who flirts with and kisses you is single is a crime? You may live somewhere that there are loads of places to go and have a good time, but a lot of people don't. Regardless, why should the OP not get to go to her preferred place, because of a sleazy man?

Well OP is still visiting the place he goes go
like a puppy dog looking for scraps. Maybe next time he will be with his partner and that will put an end to this nonsense.

A671090 · 20/06/2026 08:10

You clearly say in your first post that you have been ‘chatting/flirting for a while now’.

This doesn’t imply a single instance where you met him, walked back to hotel and kissed, then found out he was in a relationship.

You also state that you go to this place every couple of months - yet you’ve made plans to go back presumably quite quickly to have agreed dates with this chap.

Personally I think this all sounds a bit premeditated!

tilypu · 20/06/2026 08:09

Op, don't worry about what he wants. What he wants is a) unknown and b) irrelevant. Not sure why that has become a focus.

You want to go. It's obvious.

The reason you are concerned is because you are worried what the cheater might think - but honestly, by going and ignoring him you'll send a bigger message than by not going at all.

And not going won't benefit anyone.

If you go on your own and you don't enjoy it - then leave.

You have the power to do exactly what you want, when you want to.

Tepidwater · 20/06/2026 08:07

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Make a coffee
sit outside for a bit

NeedyLimeMember · 20/06/2026 08:07

HighHeelsRedLips · 20/06/2026 07:59

You sound very naive, nothing is ever your fault, you haven’t done anything wrong. Is that what you want to hear? You clearly like him but he's not available. Keep going to the places he and his mates go to because it’s not like there’s anywhere else to go out to a good time.

But she hasn't done anything wrong. Unless assuming that a man who flirts with and kisses you is single is a crime? You may live somewhere that there are loads of places to go and have a good time, but a lot of people don't. Regardless, why should the OP not get to go to her preferred place, because of a sleazy man?

ZingyHazelMoose · 20/06/2026 08:06

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Solaitt · 20/06/2026 08:06

HoraceCope · 20/06/2026 07:40

why is he telling her not to come?
he is admitting he is not available, that is all.
she goes there to dance, keep telling yourself that op.

He’s shitting himself that she’s gonna grass him up to his missus.

Men are simple creatures. He wants a simple life without the threat of OP potentially telling his partner he’s a cheating wanker.

LlynTegid · 20/06/2026 08:04

You know the place having been before and I think therefore you should go. Probably will help you avoid this man if he is there.

tilypu · 20/06/2026 08:03

SapphireOpal · 20/06/2026 07:49

It really wasn't.

It absolutely was

Tepidwater · 20/06/2026 08:01

NeedyLimeMember · 20/06/2026 08:00

I'm not so sure that he doesn't want her to go, if they've been flirting for a while, it sounds like he goes to this club without his GF. It sounds to me like he's been tempted by the OP and things have gone too far, after they've kissed he's decided to fess up about his girlfriend. Be interesting to see whether he's sensible tonight and keeps his distance, or not.

Of all the times to tell her he’s in a relationship it is in response to the op asking if he’ll be at the club.

NeedyLimeMember · 20/06/2026 08:00

Tepidwater · 20/06/2026 07:51

Yes but I was pointing out that he clearly doesn’t want the op to go.

if you do decide to go op, he will no doubt avoid you.

but honestly… I just wouldn’t bother tonight

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I'm not so sure that he doesn't want her to go, if they've been flirting for a while, it sounds like he goes to this club without his GF. It sounds to me like he's been tempted by the OP and things have gone too far, after they've kissed he's decided to fess up about his girlfriend. Be interesting to see whether he's sensible tonight and keeps his distance, or not.

HighHeelsRedLips · 20/06/2026 07:59

Jammydodger70 · 20/06/2026 07:49

I have done nothing wrong here, so don't go telling me I'm no better. We kissed & I asked him if he'd be there BEFORE I knew he was in a relationship.
As for.all the places I could go to instead of the same club as him - this club plays a particular genre of music all night. I have not found anywhere else in this town that is going to play this music.
I don't.see why I should have to miss out on a good night when I've done nothing wrong.

You sound very naive, nothing is ever your fault, you haven’t done anything wrong. Is that what you want to hear? You clearly like him but he's not available. Keep going to the places he and his mates go to because it’s not like there’s anywhere else to go out to a good time.

Zuma76 · 20/06/2026 07:59

Tepidwater · 20/06/2026 07:39

The pair of you kissed
you asked if he’d be at the club
he said yes and then confirmed in a relationship

he is telling you in a discrete way…. Do NOT come.

It is a pain because it means you miss out. But hey… missing out on one night in the big scheme of things isn’t the end of the world especially if you avoid drama

Since when does a cheating bloke get to tell her that she should t go back to the same club she enjoys because he would be there. Surely he was just letting her know that he was t available so don’t go just to see him. I’ve had a beer on my own in a pub but never been to a club but I suspect once you are in there no one will know you are on your own. Your friends could be anywhere in there.

ZingyHazelMoose · 20/06/2026 07:58

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GreatOffWhiteFalcon · 20/06/2026 07:58

Why can't you go to the club, chat to other people and ignore the man you kissed? If he approaches you just say you're not interested because he's married. And don't let him walk you home. Nobody could despise you for that.

Tepidwater · 20/06/2026 07:56

Jellycatspyjamas · 20/06/2026 07:55

Why does he get to decide where she can and can’t go. He probably doesn’t want her there in case his partner finds out he’s a sleazy cheat but why should that be @Jammydodger70concern?

No one is stopping her!! Hell, she can rock up anywhere she darn well likes

bit if you bothered to read the Op… she cares what he thinks

QuaintBeaker · 20/06/2026 07:55

Jammydodger70 · 20/06/2026 07:29

Thank you. This is what I feel like deep down. I will feel better about going again, at a later date, when my friend is better. I was looking forward to going out, even on my own. It pisses me off that because of yet again another lying man, I don't feel like I'm able to.

Why? Why would you let whatever he thinks stop you from going out and having a good night??
Avoid him, dance the night away, have fun.
I wouldn't give a crap if he doesn't want you to go. It isn't his club and you don't have to talk to him

I honestly think you're overthinking this. A man isn't stopping you doing anything. You're stopping you doing it

Jellycatspyjamas · 20/06/2026 07:55

Tepidwater · 20/06/2026 07:51

Yes but I was pointing out that he clearly doesn’t want the op to go.

if you do decide to go op, he will no doubt avoid you.

but honestly… I just wouldn’t bother tonight

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Why does he get to decide where she can and can’t go. He probably doesn’t want her there in case his partner finds out he’s a sleazy cheat but why should that be @Jammydodger70concern?

Thechaseison71 · 20/06/2026 07:55

Tepidwater · 20/06/2026 07:39

The pair of you kissed
you asked if he’d be at the club
he said yes and then confirmed in a relationship

he is telling you in a discrete way…. Do NOT come.

It is a pain because it means you miss out. But hey… missing out on one night in the big scheme of things isn’t the end of the world especially if you avoid drama

I'm not sure he told her not to come, merely that he was in a relationship. What right would he have to tell her what to do anyway? He's just some random she kissed THEN. found out he wasn't single

RappelChoan · 20/06/2026 07:55

I don’t see why you should miss out just because of a lying man. As the saying goes- shame should swap sides. You have done nothing wrong at all. Go, and have fun, it’s good to extend your comfort zone by doing things alone.

Rooroobear · 20/06/2026 07:53

To be fair op, the way you have written your post reads as if you don’t give a shit he’s in a relationship and you’re happy he’ll be there tonight. That’s how I read it until you said you didn’t know he was in a relationship until after you’d kissed him.

ItsPickleRick · 20/06/2026 07:53

Tepidwater · 20/06/2026 07:51

Yes but I was pointing out that he clearly doesn’t want the op to go.

if you do decide to go op, he will no doubt avoid you.

but honestly… I just wouldn’t bother tonight

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He doesn’t get to decide who goes to a public nightclub. The OP has clarified, numerous times, that she’s not going for him. It will be pretty easy for her to stay out of his way.

Imagine if women just stayed home every time a man didn’t want them in their space! Fuck that.

ZingyHazelMoose · 20/06/2026 07:52

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CanSeeClearlyNowTheRainHasGone · 20/06/2026 07:51

@Jammydodger70
You go girl
Enjoy yourself

You're not a stalker so who gives a damn what others think.

Tepidwater · 20/06/2026 07:51

tilypu · 20/06/2026 07:48

But what he wants is irrelevant. Op doesn't want him, she just wants to go dancing.

Yes but I was pointing out that he clearly doesn’t want the op to go.

if you do decide to go op, he will no doubt avoid you.

but honestly… I just wouldn’t bother tonight