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If someone you'd been dating sent you this...

367 replies

upandupandup · 11/01/2019 18:23

After a month and maybe 5 dates. What would you think?

This is in response to me asking if they wanted to carry on seeing me, as they had gone quite distant.

I DID really like you (I think you knew that!) if I’m being honest, we have a lot of banter, back and forth, but there’s no depth whatsoever in the relationship thus far and it makes me wonder if that’s just you, or if you’ve got more to say at a much deeper heartfelt level or if you’ve been holding back. To be honest I really can’t tell, but so far in our relationship I’ve been looking for a lot more from you from the mind and from the heart.

I think the sex part would always take care of itself and, if I’m being brutally honest, that’s not my main driver with a would-be life partner.

I don’t know if you’ve picked up on it, but I’m a bit of a philosopher and a deep thinker, and I’m in my happiest place when I’m talking about deep meaningful things and we’ve just not done that at all. In fact, as I said, you don’t really know me coz you’ve never taken the time to get to know me and if I’m being honest, I’ve been really quite hurt by that.

Too intense or is there an element of truth? I try to keep things light and not get overinvested so early on but this has really hurt me.

OP posts:
Hayden555 · 01/03/2019 00:13

What kind of stuff did he talk about on your dates?

Hayden555 · 01/03/2019 00:16

It sounds as though he thinks he is cleverer than you ... The fact he says it probably means he isn't ... Philosophical people would engage in any mindset ... Even philosophers need romance ... He probably doesn't have any friends or any kind of network and is looking for validation via dates!! ... How can he know how deep you are over a course of 5 dates ... I hope you didn't like him too much ... He isn't worth it.

maras2 · 01/03/2019 00:29

OMG. Please say you didn't shag him. Shock

MsDogLady · 01/03/2019 03:12

Although he’d like to hang out, he doesn’t want a relationship.

So after initially insulting you, he slithers back and cons you for an ego-boost, and then admits he just wants a FB?

@upandup, please draw a line under this ManChild. You had his number weeks ago when he said you weren’t deep enough to be his equal. Be smart and block him.

If a man puts you down, don’t reward him with another chance to do it again.

Decormad38 · 01/03/2019 03:19

He thinks you are not up to his level on the intelligence quota. He also sounds like a dick. Run.

SparklySneakers · 01/03/2019 07:52

Why are you even e retraining him ffs?!

SparklySneakers · 01/03/2019 07:52

Entertaining Blush

FloydWasACat · 01/03/2019 07:55

What a wanker!!

paisho · 01/03/2019 08:16

He sounds like me when I was going through my "pretentious twat" phase at 14 years of age!

livinglavidavillanelle · 01/03/2019 08:27

*I tend to find people like this don't actually want a deep discussion, or a debate.

They want to be able to bore you to death with their opinions while you worship them as a big clever man for being oh so intelligent.*

Absolutely this.

You are well rid, and can do much better. Please don't spend any more time thinking about it or him.

Notwiththeseknees · 01/03/2019 20:37

Good god, what glue are you sniffing? He has spent the last six weeks begging OLDs for dates/sex and gets the big 'FO you wank-badger' tablet and you, who actually have had a personal insight into the personality-free spunk-sock actually agree!
My. Mind. Is. Blown. And not in a good way Confused

AssassinatedBeauty · 01/03/2019 20:39

Oh, because he doesn't care about you, he wanted a shag and also wanted to have the last word.

sagradafamiliar · 01/03/2019 20:44

He wanted to know that (despite your insight as to what a cringeworthy walking talking cliché and arse he is) he could click his fingers and still have you interested. Hopefully his ego was the only thing you massaged.

Honeyroar · 01/03/2019 21:14

Oh god! And you'd done so well, had the upper hand, then you let him back in!!

Meandwinealone · 01/03/2019 21:17

Ah well
You learned a proper lesson then.
🤷‍♂️

upandupandup · 01/03/2019 22:16

No I didn't sleep with him! Thank god.

OP posts:
Notwiththeseknees · 02/03/2019 13:24

Oh thank goodness for that! Smile

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