poorly person or hypochondriac? you decide

[orangelampshade]

Been seeing this man for four months. It's begun to strike me that he very regularly has an ailment. A sympathy-generating ailment. Or am I being harsh? Is he genuinely unlucky in the health department?

For instance: he has sinus problems, then asthma. Fair enough, I can see that he has this.

Two weekends ago, he was awake in the night with back ache and had to wake me up to say he was going to get himeslf 'some warm milk to help him feel better' hmmmm. Why wake me up at 2am to tell me this?

This weekend he's had a numb big toe, then a numb foot and lower leg (I think it's because he strained it while taking some exercise)he thinks it's something more sinister and it's been the main topic of conversation.

He's also had a 'nasty splinter'

a headache

and last night, he had a bad dream, then three long and troubled incidents of feeling queasy, which involved lights on, noise and waking me up at 4am onwards.

I feel I am loosing sympathy. At first, I would be concerned, now I'm

Am I being unfair?
Am I being too tolerant?

Opinions please!

I have to admit to sniggering a lot bit at this, but ffs, he isn't going to do it for you in the longer term- just have The Talk and set him free to find someone who enjoys being a mother-substitute in bed, because it ain't you girl!

So he wants you to tie him up. Go on, do it.

And then RUN LIKE FUCK.

Just to set the record straight - it is possible to be a Real Man and wear norwegian slippers. This is DH's choice of footwear when he's nipping out to chop wood of an evening, and I can assure you all that he is [phwoarr]. So there.

Right... I'm fuming. Implemented Period Test earlier than anticipated.

The boy texted me earlier today, say about 11 ish this morning and I replied saying I was feeling a bit under the weather and had left work early because of it. Didn't go into any details about what the ailment was.

I heard nothing back all day.

Nothing.

I've just texted him now, saying: How's things? and he called me back going on and on about his day, apparantly he has been too busy to ask me how I am.

So cross, feel so stupid, so bloody cross with myself for thinking this little turd could be anything more than the idiot he is.

you binned him then ?

Has that convinced you? It should.

I hung up on him

I suppose I have binned him.

Gah! Back to the god awful single life again

He didn't ask any details, I could have been on my last legs and he wouldn't have been bothered. What a shit!

it can't be worse than being in a relationship with a man-baby

It's not godawful to be single, and you've hopefully recalibrated your expectations of a man, so that the next one will be treating you Much Better.

Now, you can feel free to tell us anything you were holding back on in case it did work out with Mr Bitty

< settles down with popcorn >

Per Ardua - get a load of this:

On Sunday just gone, I was sitting next to him on the sofa, got up to do soemthing ont he other side of the room and in a flash he had whipped out a craft knife and started chizzling off the dry skin from his feet with it. Letting the loose chippings fall where they will all over my carpet.

oh gosh, yikes, golly gosh he gets worse!

I am still laughing at this thread orange.
But.......do get rid, the man sounds a arsehole bum bum

< hides eyes >

He has a comedy tie with The Muppets on...

(oh dear god, how could I have not seen the signs!)

Oh My God. A craft knife on his feet. Did he not even pass you face-mask?

Tell us about his socks - are they zany?

Oh dear god, yes, as zany as you like.

(holds head in despair and mutters)

You have dodged a bullet. The single life will be lovely and fancy-free without this comedy-tie wearing wuss.

If he's shaving his feet with a craft knife after only knowing you 4 months, what will he have left to reveal after a year?

Did he have any good stories about his childhood? Who did he count as his best friend? What did he say about his last girlfriend? Come on, we're going to plumb the depths and get you cured

Here's another thing..

Twice - TWICE he has spilt a cup of tea in my bed. All over it.

Puts me in mind of that character in Keeping up Appearances who has to have a 'beaker' as she always spills the tea.

You've done the right thing orange.
Well done.
just have a wee laugh to yourself at the narrow escape you have had!
And we've all madde mistakes, so don't beat yourself up about it.

Well, curiously, he was a tiny bit reticent about his past girlfriends. I asked a few details, just naturally in conversation, but he was not forthcoming with information.

I wonder why?

Almost wish I could find out!

p.s. am loving the phrase 'Dodged a bullett' - genius letsblow!

Nicky - I just feel well daft! How can it have happened! Maybe he hypnotised me?

Ah, maybe you're just a nice person that wants to see good in people... It's a blessing and a curse...