To assume he's shagging another woman right now

[Stressedmessdress]

I've been talking to a man every day for the past couple of weeks. We've known each other from work for about 6 months now and have always gotten along well, but he seems to have ranked things up recently. It's almost always him beginning message conversations with me, often multiple times a day.

I asked if he's doing anything fun this weekend because he's in a tier 1 area and he gave me a cagey answer. He then sent me a picture of him driving somewhere at about 5pm. Since then, he hasn't been online on his phone or texted me at all. My immediate reaction is to think that he was driving to meet up with a woman and isn't messaging me because he's busy shagging her right now.

Is this a leap?

@VodselForDinner

I hope this guy is able to spot the red flags wafting off of you.

This ^^

Poor sod needs to dodge this particular bullet ASAP

@yetanothernamitynamechange

Oh god, I developed a massive crush on my amazon delivery driver when I was self quarantined for two weeks because he was pretty much the only real life person from the outside I saw (and he brought me wine and things he needed). And used to leave the packages on my porch and I’d wave through the window. He was so smiley 😃 but it faded when I started to enter the real world. I think that quarantine is making your feelings much more intense than they should be - but so long as you are aware of that and he isn’t it’s not a huge problem. But don’t text him.

This is so funny. A massive crush because he smiled through the window..brought things he needed...when I entered the real world... Are you sure you really have passed through the dimension to the real world. It's possible you are still in some parallel lockdown universe.

When I clicked on this thread, the last thing I expected was to end up quite fancying a go at night fishing.
Lined up on the shore sounds like a lovely way to spend a night.

But I have no idea whether mystery man is doing this or shagging another woman, it's a 50/50 call I'd say.

Ruling out the Shakespeare, then

Plenty more fish in the sea. He’d be reeling after reading this.

I wonder what lines he uses...

He needs to throw this one back, definitely not a keeper.🚩🚩🐟

Is 'lined up on the shore' some sort of late night game that I've never been invited to?

She smells something fishy is going on. Clearly she’s hooked. He had an opportunaty and he took it. He has nothing to feel gillty about. OP has been schooled.

I know you’re gutted but there’s plenty more fish in the sea, time to dive back into the dating pond.

You've only been talking to him, he's not your boyfriend. Why does it matter?

I think you thought things were going swimmingly so I can see how it might be sad to think he’s having a whale of a time with someone else. But it’s only bettaing yourself up over something that he is free to do. I think if you mullet over you will know the pps are right. If you text him about it, you will have probably tanked it.

OP he could be doing anything. And as you're not dating, he's perfectly entitled to do whatever he likes without your knowledge or blessing.

Oh God
This might not end

@ClareBlue
They are literally lined up on the shore with very large rods( not a euphemism) 🎣

You are not solemates.

I need to sleep... not with the fishes 😳

@ClareBlue

Ruling out the Shakespeare, then

Nobody's ruling out Hakespeare. I think it's likely to be A Midsummer Night's Bream, but it could be Anchovy and Cleopatra.

Trawlers And Cressida?

As you Pike it.

Or as you pike it?

( @BadLad 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽)

So you go out late at night to meet with a number of strange men lined up on the shore with large rods.

I think I'm begining to understand now

X post!

The perchant of Venice

Pilchard III

@ClareBlue
Not me personally, my DP is a daytime fly fishermen but most anglers tend to be familiar with other regulars.
Could be a new way to meet someone, OP take note 🎣