Holiday romance!

[SausageSimon]

I'm on holiday at the minute in Greece and I've had my first holiday romance! I thought the man at the hotel bar on an evening was so lovely and I thought to myself "what're you getting your hopes up for this will never happen" especially when I noticed a girl sat with him one night.

One evening as I was leaving the bar he asked if I'd like to stay for one more, yay! The girl turned out to be his sister. He then said we could go for a walk the next evening so I turned up and he said he'd asked his boss if we could have the keys to one of the rooms I was a bit lost for words!

I didn't expect us to get on so well with being from different countries, I expected to have different humour etc. But we had an amazing night in every way I hadn't had sex in 2.5 years before that so it took me a while to get comfortable

It feels so exciting because this sort of thing doesn't happen to me ever! I have 2 more days left and he's taking me to a beach near where he lives tomorrow

Tell me about your holiday romances while I continue to swoon over mine!

Go for it!

“Hi X, just wondered if you were around for a drink this weekend? x”

Wrote it out then hit send and went "oh fuck"

Our mutual friend replied and said to definitely go for it because he's lovely! Extremely laid back and just a great person. Let's hope he says yes! Although I'm equally as terrified whatever the reaction may be.

What a funny turn of events this week has brought about!

@SausageSimon
Woooooo go you!!! Keep us posted 😉

Love this thread, you sound lovely.
Glad you had some fun and happiness on your holiday.
Looking forward to hearing his reply

Bad news everyone, he said he'd like to but that he isn't looking for anything he's being sweet about it as expected.

Well that was an anti climax

Oh no, bummer!
Don't let this knock you back though.
Never know, he may feel differently and if not, plenty more fish in the sea 🙂

Never mind! least I've got him out of my system haha, such a lovely lad

Ride this new wave of confidence OP!

Confidence can be such a transient thing. Get yourself out meeting people not necessarily just romantically. You never know what connections you might make.

You sound like a lovely person!

Well a drink doesn’t equals bloody marriage! 😬

But anyway, on to the next!

I thought the same, updated mutual friend and he says I should've told him he doesn't know what he's missing haha!

Never mind, what a bizarre week

Now I'm sad again!

You'll get an inevitable come down after the dopamine highs of the romance, sex etc with the Greek dude. Not pleasant at all but you'll have to ride it out.

Come to think of it, you'd get a cond down from the holiday; let alone the romance/sex.

Good grief how old are you OP?

Don’t be sad.

You could be some twat who can’t manage to read a thread before posting for the sole purpose of being a knob!

@Moralitym1n1 that's very true, it's hard enough coming back from holiday anyway isn't it. Never mind the rest of it!

@Fucklt I'm 25, I assume by asking you're thinking I've been immature or maybe dramatic? I'm just incredibly lonely which doesn't help in terms of rational thinking unfortunately

Oh gosh I thought you were 55 Shirley valentine age!

@IvanaPee that made me laugh 

@Hollowvictory I make assumptions on threads sometimes! Then it's odd when it turns out different to what you expected

You would be have the holiday blues anyway even without a holiday romance, I always do for about a month 😂. Add on to that the high from the holiday romance. It's understandable.

I think messaging the guy you had liked was very brave and the right thing to do. Just don't lose your confidence because he said no. Plenty more fish in the sea.. I know your lonely but you are still so young, so don't get disheartened..

I assume by asking you're thinking I've been immature or maybe dramatic? I'm just incredibly lonely which doesn't help in terms of rational thinking unfortunately

Yes I thought both. You’re in your 20s, embrace it. Have holiday romances, ask men out, etc. there’s no need to seek permission or validation.

Sorry for taking so long to reply, I wasn't feeling too good. I've been feeling very up and down since I got back partly because of him, and because back home I'm lonely. One of the most wonderful men I've met took his life while I was away and I think the hurt from that made everything much worse, I've cried a lot since I got back home.

On the positive side I've signed up for an exercise class 3 times a week to help with my confidence and weight loss. I've arranged to see friends most days next week and I'm going to make an effort to date more. Whether it leads to anything serious or just sleeping together I don't mind for now, both will do me good I think!

Just wanted to thank everyone for their kind words and advice x

@SausageSimon I’m so pleased you’re grabbing life with both hands. Make the most of every second.

Good for you @SausageSimon!

@SausageSimon . The best way to get over someone is to get under someone.

Thanks everyone! I need to change my life big time