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Saying no to this very strange set up of a date

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Lilllypad11 · 03/01/2024 20:24

Had a really great chat with this guy. Seemed lovely, no issues at all. All worked out fine, he said let’s meet up some time. So I offered a date, he said he’d check his work schedule and get back to me. i suggested today and he said can’t confirm but will let you know.

so I was fine with it and said no issues. Anyway, today he said “today still okay” so I said “sure”

then it got weird he said “I hurt my leg, it’s gonna need to be a drive thru type of coffee date” so i went “I’m not sitting in your car the first time I meet you. Sorry that’s odd” he said “no one’s ever said it’s weird” so I said “I’ll be the first. Meet me in an open space or it’s not happening” he then said “well my family might see me so I’m not sure” I said “well then you should have thought of that before.” He was like “you’re really gonna be stubborn over this are you. You’re making it so complicated for nothing. But clearly you’re fobbing it off” I said “well I’m not but I’m not meeting you in your car. I’ve told you why” he then proceeded to say “well I said why I can’t” so I said “look let’s leave it here.” Then he said “fine I’ll meet you” so I stopped replying. He then rang my phone twice.

please someone tell me have I been unfair to this man by saying I don’t want to sit in his car. Then turning down his offer to meet inside after thr commotion he made. Have I dodged a bullet

OP posts:
coxesorangepippin · 03/01/2024 21:58

Run

Namechange4448830938489 · 03/01/2024 22:03

Married.

PsychoHotSauce · 03/01/2024 22:07

DuchessPotato · 03/01/2024 20:41

With knobs on

Thats an image I didn't need!

ItsMyPartyParty · 03/01/2024 22:08

Nah screw that!

Listen to your gut - it’s a lot easier to hear it when you’re in the early stages of dating, before you get too emotionally involved.

At the absolute best, this guy is a bit of a knob who was totally insensitive to you not feeling comfortable about getting in his car. You deserve better than that. And it’s probably worse than that, I agree that married is a strong possibility.

KohlaParasaurus · 03/01/2024 22:11

Spot on. You could have become a statistic if you'd given him the benefit of the doubt.

EauNeu · 03/01/2024 22:17

married or sex predator...

throw the whole man out

Sandia1 · 03/01/2024 22:18

Well done on trusting your instincts, OP. If he was a good one he would have respected your concerns x

DragonMama3 · 03/01/2024 22:21

YetMoreNewBeginnings · 03/01/2024 20:30

You definitely made the right call!

Plus if “no one” has ever said it’s weird how many times has he used an injured leg as a reason that women must get into his car for a first date?

Ted Bundy wore a sling...

Lilllypad11 · 03/01/2024 22:24

Sandia1 · 03/01/2024 22:18

Well done on trusting your instincts, OP. If he was a good one he would have respected your concerns x

Exactly. Like he just kept on and on and on about it which really put me off and made me feel like I was asking too much. Then later on rang me and then texted me saying”my aunty was there and I didn’t want to be seen” well you’re a grown ass man. What’s the big deal if fucking aunty delia spots you at the local Starbucks. Who cares, in the end I just said. You’ve been blocked on WhatsApp now you’re text messaging me and calling me. Stop it you’re embarrassing yourself.

him “You fobbed off the date in the morning cause you had other plans which was frustrating. I literally told you going to this Starbucks is full of family for me so is it okay to sit in the car, you said no and I literally said I respect this. I then literally felt bad that I committed to meeting up so I said let’s meet and we’ll go inside it’s fine and you fobbed that off as well”

to which I said “yes please create your own narrative now leave me alone”.

the boy WOULD NOT take no for an answer

OP posts:
honeylulu · 03/01/2024 22:37

'Well, my family wife might see me so I'm not sure''

There fixed that for him.

Seriously not good! Agree predator or married. Why the F suggest a drive thru Starbucks if you know there are people there you want to avoid???

Falkenburg · 03/01/2024 22:37

Apart from not getting in a car with a stranger he's a complete and utter cheepskate!

A drive thru (sic) coffee!

I bet he doesn't even have a car and was going to give you a backy on his bicycle!

Bernieee · 03/01/2024 22:41

he’s either cheap, not that interested in you or has a wife/gf.

It would be pure desperation to do a coffee DRIVE THRU date and unsafe too.

Bullet massively dodged

OfficerChurlish · 03/01/2024 22:49

him “You fobbed off the date in the morning cause you had other plans which was frustrating. I literally told you going to this Starbucks is full of family for me so is it okay to sit in the car, you said no and I literally said I respect this. I then literally felt bad that I committed to meeting up so I said let’s meet and we’ll go inside it’s fine and you fobbed that off as well”...

His language is a big red flag, too - saying you "fobbed him off" signifies that he feels cheated of something he was entitled to. No one is entitled to a date with another person at all, let alone a specific situation that meets one party's needs/demands with no input from the other. He thinks you've tricked, cheated, or shortchanged him because you asserted your boundaries and ensured your own safety and peace of mind. There was never a possibility for any kind of equal relationship here.

Overheater · 03/01/2024 22:54

Huge no from me. You’ve clearly dodged a bullet here

BringMeSunshine48 · 03/01/2024 22:59

I smell utter shit.
He sounds dodgy as! Bullet well dodged imo!

MrsQTip · 03/01/2024 23:09

Ted Bundy used the ruse of a broken arm…..you definitely did the right thing.

Nicole1111 · 03/01/2024 23:14

Clearly not a leg problem if this coffee in the car is a regular occurrence that hasn’t put anyone off before. I imagine he’s got a girlfriend. You dodged a bullet for sure.

Luxell934 · 03/01/2024 23:15

him “You fobbed off the date in the morning cause you had other plans which was frustrating. I literally told you going to this Starbucks is full of family for me so is it okay to sit in the car, you said no and I literally said I respect this. I then literally felt bad that I committed to meeting up so I said let’s meet and we’ll go inside it’s fine and you fobbed that off as well”

So many excuses to get you in the car….which is it his bad leg or the Starbucks is full of his family 🤥
How old does he say he is?

NewyearNewyear2024 · 03/01/2024 23:20

I arranged to meet a man in a pub once but when I got there he texted to say he had a broken leg and he wouldn’t be going into the pub as he wouldn’t be able to carry the drinks 😐.

Anyway we chatted in his car for half an hour and he said he could still have sex if I went on top. I left him to it!

He texted me later to ask if I wanted to see him again. I said, let me know when you can walk. He replied, lol and I never heard from him again.

Yes you did the right thing and he sounds dodgy with the hiding from his family. Very odd!

Mombie · 03/01/2024 23:22

Well done for standing your ground, why is he so butt hurt about your rejection of this shitty car date to his family Starbucks? Even if he isn’t a weirdo or married, he sounds like a lot of drama.

RedVanYellowVan · 03/01/2024 23:24

Well dodged.

Something similar happened in my city years ago. The woman had told her sister or a friend, it was long before online dating.

Instead of a date in town he drove her out to a deserted lane. They found her body the next day.

GirlAfraid84 · 03/01/2024 23:30

As if the rest isn’t bad enough, I’d sack him off for his constant use of the word ‘literally’.

Well done for trusting your instincts!

CandyLeBonBon · 03/01/2024 23:31

What a weirdo!

ChaToilLeam · 03/01/2024 23:35

Likely married and knows his Auntie would tear strips off him! And a boundary pusher too. Uuurgh, what a creepy annoying git.

determinedtomakethiswork · 03/01/2024 23:37

I'm laughing so much at this thread. Why did he suggest going through the drive-through if all of his relatives work there? Was he expecting you to be crouched in the backseat or maybe was he going to put you in the boot?

My mum is in her 90s and went on her dates in postwar Britain. They were much better dates than this one.