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I have been playing nasty joke on DP and am too scared to stop

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GiveMeAllYourPoison · 30/01/2009 08:37

I've been with my partner about sex weeks. I usually wear contact lenses but I like to buy the different coloured ones. However, as it was a firt date I wanted to just wear clear ones.

So that morning I totally forgot and put in some deep green ones. I meant to take them out before the date but things were running late and I forgot. On the date, he looked at me and said "wow, I never noticed how green your eyes were before ... how strange"

I was a bit embarrassed to say "actually, they're contacts" so I just changed the subject.

After the date I told my friend about it and she said it would be hilarious to wear different coloured ones next time to see what he says.

So the next date I wore really, dark brown ones. He noticed straight away and said "do you wear contacts then?" I acted dumb and said "no, why?" so he said "your eyes were green last time". I acted all confused and suspitious and said "err, no ... they've always been brown, you sure you're not thinking of someone else?" and HE got embarrassed but he looked totally and utterly confused and it WAS funny.

The next date I was due at his house, he was making dinner for me. I went in my brown contacts knowing he'd definately remember this time. He didn't mention it. I took with me however some red contacts (obviously I never usually wear red, these were bought specifically for this) and during the course of the night I slipped them in when the room was dark. At one point he turned to me as we were watching TV and jumped and said "shit! your eyes, whats wrong with them??" so I acted confused again and said "what now??" so he turned on the light, saw my bright red eyes and dropped his drink

I ran upstairs to the bathroom, took them out realising I may have taken it too far, came back down in the brown ones and he said "why didn't you just tell me you wear contacts??" and I said "I don't wear contacts, can we please just drop it?" and refused to speak about it.

Anyway this was on Saturday night. He has phoned since but made no mention of the eye thing. So, either he thinks I'm nuts, thinks I'm just trying to be funny or thinks I'm ill.

Do I bring it up and apologise or leave it and hope he doesn't mention it again?

OP posts:

nailpolish · 30/01/2009 10:14

you are treating him like he is a stupid idiot

if you were a bloke and my boyfriend id finish with you for being so childish and annoying

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GiveMeAllYourPoison · 30/01/2009 10:14

Funnily enough, he was telling me about the last woman he went on a date with who kept talking in different voices as if she had multiple personalities.

It's tempting but I better not, it might totally put him off.

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thisisyesterday · 30/01/2009 10:18

i agree with nailpolish.

it was a joke. now it's over. apologise and move on, no need for snake eyes.

Flier · 30/01/2009 10:25

the poor bloke will be wondering why he seems to attract all the weirdos hurry up and tell him you've been fooling about with your eyes as a joke

Lurkinaround · 30/01/2009 10:28

See, you went over the line when you didn't own up the second time (some would say you should have owned up on the first date but I'd let you get away with that one). What you should have done is this:

Second date, he says 'Wow, I'm sure your eyes were green last time', you say 'No' he looks confused - YOU OWN UP.

Not carrying it on like a complete twat and then thinking it would be a good idea to own up whilst wearing snake eye ones.

You'd better hope he has a VERY good sense of humour. Actually, scratch that, I've got a GSOH but if someone did that to me I'd think they were a prize nob.

CHEQUERSmate · 30/01/2009 10:30

I'm guessing you never read 'The Rules' then.

Lurkinaround · 30/01/2009 10:32

uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QIKF0PbOFso

It reminds me of this clip from The Office when Brent tries to impress the new bloke by playing a joke on Dawn. You can almost pinpoint the second when he should have said he was joking but, of course, he goes waaaaay past it.

LucyEllensmummy · 30/01/2009 10:32

Yes, hysterical for a few hours, dire long term he is going to think you are a complete idiot

pokeydot · 30/01/2009 10:33

slayerette · 30/01/2009 10:34

trip trap

VictorianSqualor · 30/01/2009 10:36

Am I the only one that finds this at all amusing?
Funny, yes, but you need to own up now.
There is a point where it stops being a wind-up and becomes you and your pal taking the piss laughing about him behind his back, I think you've reached that point.

muggglewump · 30/01/2009 10:37

How weird.
The thing is, he will know you are lying and will just think you are a nutter. I'd agree and run a mile if you were a guy and I'd been on a date with you

Molesworth · 30/01/2009 10:38

Are you Colin Hunt from The Fast Show?

themildmanneredjanitor · 30/01/2009 10:38

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HelloBeastie · 30/01/2009 10:39

Like the username, but I'm now going to have 'Thank you For The Venom' stuck in my head all day....

ladylush · 30/01/2009 10:41

fwiw I found it funny but I think my soh is a bit off-key. Time to confess now though.

VictorianSqualor · 30/01/2009 10:45

This is one of those threads isn't it?
Y'know the ones that have all gone down the same route as the first couple of posters.

Lapin tried something once, answered a thread in a really nice way, one that would have usually been answered snottily, guess what? Everyone copied.

Bet if the first few answers had been 'Lol, you muppet' they whole thread would be different.

VinegarTits · 30/01/2009 10:46

MNHQ when are we going to get a [rolls eyes] smiley?

Amani · 30/01/2009 10:54

I admit I do think it is funny, but on a bit of a serious note now if you want any chance of having long lasting relations you need to be honest

newlysinglemummy · 30/01/2009 10:56

he will prob think your mad, if i met someone that was doing that weird stuff i would think hey maybe i should stay away......

Ineedmorechocolatenow · 30/01/2009 11:06

I agree newlysinglemummy, if someone I met and had a relationship with had done this after the first couple of times (though that's stretching it too far, even then)... I would think one thing....

KNOB

Blu · 30/01/2009 11:11

Have you considered jumping out at him from behind a bush as he approaches for the next date?

I hear that goes down well.

P.S I LOVE your name

littlelyn · 30/01/2009 11:19

First time funny, second time weird, third time bucking fonkers.

LilRedWG · 30/01/2009 11:21

How old are you? 12?

CHEQUERSmate · 30/01/2009 11:21

Hehe, I jumped out on DH from behind a door when we hadn't been going our long and scared him half to death, had forgotten about that.

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