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[Flampingu]

I met a guy who asked me out for a drink. He seemed nice enough so I said yes. However, since then he has bombarded me with texts and asked me out a further three times despite me saying yes already.
If I don’t reply he then texts another 3 or 4 times and is eager for me to commit to chat over text later which is a bit odd. I just reply to texts when I pick my phone up, I don’t set times! I’ve been told several times I’m pretty which, lovely as it is, I’m finding too full on for a guy I’ve met once. He’s also asked several times if I liked him, I just skirted round it.
I want to extricate myself from this, he’s too full on and it’s really put me off.
How do I politely get out of this? I’m sick of the incessant texts and just want him to back off now.
Please don’t send me to another thread, I just need some advice ☹️

Ps if you’re a daily mail journalist, kindly piss off and find your article for your shite paper elsewhere.

I agree with kinky tbh.

I'm not being unkind, if you want the texts to stop then you need to do something about it. It's pretty simple

I’ve been ignoring them, I think that sends a message in itself and things have calmed down since I posted last night as I’ve said. I’ve now had a chance to sit down and write something I’m comfortable with which I think, for me, is more important than how quickly I’ve done it. As many posters have acknowledged, it feels very rude to be so direct.

There’s nothing pleasant about hearing from someone you don’t want to hear from incessantly.

I’ve messaged him and muted the conversation for now as a fair few bigger issues in my life have surfaced today. I don’t want to block which may then “force” him to choose another method of contacting me.

He responded saying he thought that was the case. Why he persisted I don’t really understand but glad to draw a line under it. Keeping the messages in my inbox to remind me to be more assertive, quicker in future.

YAY ... well done OP ... doors firmly closed

I think Blocking somebody is really dehumanising and I wouldn't do it to somebody for just assuming, when I hadn't yet set them straight, that I didn't want to go out again.

If you get a load of insults back then yeh, block, but I know if somebody blocked me because I assumed after it was arranged that we were going out again then I'd feel a bit shit.

I agree with OP.... Kindness is free. Don't go straight to blocking.

She didn't have to block him but she was reluctant to tell him she wasn't interested. He isn't a mind reader. Ignoring someone is just as bad as blocking them. Infact I think it's worse!

pretty, please stop being so judgmental of me. It is quite usual for me to ignore texts from friends for 6 or so hours until I get a chance to reply or think through a reply. It’s not rude or worse than blocking, it’s just having a life. There was also an element of putting off something I didn’t want to do - how is that worse than his bombarding me with texts?!

I think it’s easy to forget that giving someone advice is different to being in the situation. I appreciated the advice given and took the time to write a more gentle form of what I was advised. I am happy that it has been resolved without having to block him.

Thanks for the advice all, I won’t be saying yes to any drinks in future unless i know what I’m letting myself in for.