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Friend/date situation weird enough, but then he was 45 minutes early!

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Duckcurtains · 08/05/2023 22:07

A friend and I have been kind of skirting around each other for getting on for a couple of years, since we both became single at the same time.

Early on neither of us wanted anything more and we just spent genuine time together as friends in misery 😆

We've now got to a point where we go out quite regularly with friends, occasionally just the two of us and sometimes message a bit in between, but still friends. Except when we dance together which can get quite steamy!

Anyway we were going out with friends this weekend. Logistics made it easier if we met up and travelled to the venue together. Frankly, there were others who could have also shared that taxi, but he didn't suggest it and neither did I.

What he did was suggest he picked up a take away on his way to mine and arrive with 2 hours to eat it and have a drink before going out. In the event he text an hour before that to say he was 10 mins away!

That's just plain rude, right?. I had to go out without make up which isn't that unusual for me Or charming over enthusiasm?

We had a really good evening both before and after we went out.

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ZiggZagg · 08/05/2023 22:18

Sounds like he was just excited to be spending some time with you Grin

Motheranddaughtertotwo · 08/05/2023 22:28

Why rude? I would think he’s just over keen. I’d have left him watching tv for ten minutes to do my makeup but I wouldn’t be annoyed.

Duckcurtains · 08/05/2023 22:37

Motheranddaughtertotwo · 08/05/2023 22:28

Why rude? I would think he’s just over keen. I’d have left him watching tv for ten minutes to do my makeup but I wouldn’t be annoyed.

Maybe I'm on MN too much, but I thought being early was considered rude?

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YukoandHiro · 08/05/2023 22:39

He wants to see more of you

HadalyEve · 08/05/2023 22:39

I don’t think it’s rude and why couldn’t you put your makeup on?

Duckcurtains · 08/05/2023 22:41

HadalyEve · 08/05/2023 22:39

I don’t think it’s rude and why couldn’t you put your makeup on?

Well because he'd got hot food that needed eating and by the time we'd done that I was half cut 😆

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AssertiveGertrude · 08/05/2023 22:42

He likes you a lot !! I would have just put my make up on with him there and chatted while doing it ? He’s a friend and a good one and it might be more ...

AssertiveGertrude · 08/05/2023 22:43

😆😆😆ok so but if you were half cut so was he and wouldn’t notice

MissHoollie · 08/05/2023 22:44

I'd be flattered .
Wanting to spend more time with you
Not caring about make up

Motheranddaughtertotwo · 08/05/2023 22:52

Duckcurtains · 08/05/2023 22:37

Maybe I'm on MN too much, but I thought being early was considered rude?

It might be considered rude on MN but I’ve never heard of earlyness being rude in the real world. I think you may be over thinking, take it as the compliment it was probably meant.

JudgeRudy · 08/05/2023 23:25

50 mins early is pushing it but once you got the call why couldn't you have put your make up on if you really wanted to?
As it was you went without make up. I'd say that's good if don't usually do that. I kinda feel like I want to be updated. How exciting.

Dartmoorcheffy · 08/05/2023 23:29

How is it rude. He asked if it was OK, brought food over for you both. Surely you could have had five minutes free to put make up on.

Duckcurtains · 09/05/2023 07:37

Dartmoorcheffy · 08/05/2023 23:29

How is it rude. He asked if it was OK, brought food over for you both. Surely you could have had five minutes free to put make up on.

I'd just got out of the shower. I thought I did well to be dressed and hair done by the time he arrived.

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