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A perfect gentleman or just not interested?

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SnowyLamb · 09/07/2022 20:42

I've been out on a social thing today. About a dozen of us went to do activity and then had a pub lunch. After lunch people drifted off but me and one man stayed until 8pm.. Both absolutely sozzled by this point. We had a good day, shared lots of stuff. He actually cried real tears when telling me about his crappy parents.

We're both middle aged and fairly recently single. I'm a couple of years older.

We got the train home together, he was fun and courteous. Then we said goodbye, swift peck on the cheek.

Nothing there?

OP posts:
MarshmallowsOnToast · 10/07/2022 11:37

So, are you thinking about texting him?

HollowTalk · 10/07/2022 11:42

So this man that you don't fancy and who has a lot of red flags (though apart from being mid-divorce you don't say what these are) treated you like a friend, and although you think of him as a friend, you think he should have behaved more like some of your more sleazy acquaintances?

Is that it?

adorablecat · 10/07/2022 12:10

I know I'm old and probably out of touch, but in my world, not pouncing on a new acquaintance with a view to sex would be a good thing, and oversharing and inability to hold one's liquor would count as bad things.

SnowyLamb · 10/07/2022 12:13

adorablecat · 10/07/2022 12:10

I know I'm old and probably out of touch, but in my world, not pouncing on a new acquaintance with a view to sex would be a good thing, and oversharing and inability to hold one's liquor would count as bad things.

I wasn't expecting him to "pounce" I thought he might say something like lovely day, must do it again.

I don't think he overshared. There was a brief moment when I thought blimey I wasn't expecting this, but it passed very quickly.

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WTF475878237NC · 10/07/2022 20:08

I am used to drunk men being a bit over familiar. He wasn't, to the extent that it felt quite unusual.

I worked in a high pressure male dominated industry for most of my career. The men were perfectly professional at work, but after a drink, when letting off steam.

^ you have low standards! And he was over familiar, just not in a sexual way.
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