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Dating Age |OT$6| Just ask her out already

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I'll just never touch the subject again and remind them to never speak to me about it again. Since what they're looking is validation not discussion. Like, I'm not blameless and have conflicting views about the matter, but come on, at the very least don't go into a higher than thou attitude because you want to fuck around and not feel bad about it.

No. Don't be a coward. Sleep with their girls.
 
Ahhh, true that.

People that want validation for cheatong on their SO always make me laugh. Like bruh, you're an adult, you don't need the world to validate you, you can do whatever the hell you want. The wanting validation just positions you as being weak more than anything. Like you need to convince yourself you aren't being shitty.
 

Raptomex

Member
I could never cheat on somebody and for two reasons.

1) I'm not an asshole and could never do that to somebody.
2) Multiple women? Yeah, no thanks. The money I would probably end up spending, sneaking around, lying all the time, keeping up with those lies, and keeping them both/all satisfied? Fuck that. Who has the time? When the hell would I have free time for myself?
 
"Listen, I'm not using you to prove a point, you would be using me!"

So you're gonna do it fam? 😀

I could never cheat on somebody and for two reasons.

1) I'm not an asshole and could never do that to somebody.
2) Multiple women? Yeah, no thanks. The money I would probably end up spending, sneaking around, lying all the time, keeping up with those lies, and keeping them both/all satisfied? Fuck that. Who has the time? When the hell would I have free time for myself?

If I wanted to sleep with multiple people I would just be single. If I could cleanly get away with it I still wouldn't. Just too mean spirited.
 

Peltz

Member
Dating multiple women isn't an issue for me. But cheating is. I'd feel too much like a fraud.

It's better to just end it and be free than have a side chick.
 
My favourite excuse cheaters use is "I met someone else. It just happened", when 9 times out of 10 it's with the person you were told not to worry about.

It's really disheartening how much cheating has been normalised these days. Being loyal is seen as being something unique when it should be the norm.
 
My favourite excuse cheaters use is "I met someone else. It just happened", when 9 times out of 10 it's with the person you were told not to worry about.

It's really disheartening how much cheating has been normalised these days. Being loyal is seen as being something unique when it should be the norm.

Honestly if my girl cheats on me I dont really need a reason. I'm out, she can tell the story to someone who gives a fuck.

Also, cheating hasn't been normalized these days. The internet just exists so we can read about it more. Skeezy guys and girls have been cheating on their partners from the jump.
 

gaiages

Banned
My favourite excuse cheaters use is "I met someone else. It just happened", when 9 times out of 10 it's with the person you were told not to worry about.

It's really disheartening how much cheating has been normalised these days. Being loyal is seen as being something unique when it should be the norm.

lol it just happened is the dumbest thing anyone could say

There are so, so, so many decisions one must consciously make to cheat on someone. Even if "I was black out drunk!" was the excuse, the choices made to consciously get black out drunk that the body unconsciously decided it MUST bone some person is stupid, and telling of someone's true nature. I've always said people act how they WANT to really act, without inhibition, while drunk. Some people want to be cheaters. Others want to be emotional and soppy. Some of them just want to be fucking bitches (that's me). Being drunk doesn't excuse you from your actions :p
 
lol it just happened is the dumbest thing anyone could say

There are so, so, so many decisions one must consciously make to cheat on someone. Even if "I was black out drunk!" was the excuse, the choices made to consciously get black out drunk that the body unconsciously decided it MUST bone some person is stupid, and telling of someone's true nature. I've always said people act how they WANT to really act, without inhibition, while drunk. Some people want to be cheaters. Others want to be emotional and soppy. Some of them just want to be fucking bitches (that's me). Being drunk doesn't excuse you from your actions :p

I don't think it excuses you but it merits a degree of understanding. Course if someone is always getting drunk and cheating, like, come on, now you're just taking me for a fool
 
I been cheated on. Shit sucks. I came pretty close to doing it once myself but backed out at the last minute and still felt like a total piece of shit for months.
 

Ristifer

Member
"It just happened... that I needed to be drunk in order to cheat on you! My true self has come through!"

Would be an interesting twist in telling the actual truth, at least.
 
lol it just happened is the dumbest thing anyone could say

There are so, so, so many decisions one must consciously make to cheat on someone. Even if "I was black out drunk!" was the excuse, the choices made to consciously get black out drunk that the body unconsciously decided it MUST bone some person is stupid, and telling of someone's true nature. I've always said people act how they WANT to really act, without inhibition, while drunk. Some people want to be cheaters. Others want to be emotional and soppy. Some of them just want to be fucking bitches (that's me). Being drunk doesn't excuse you from your actions :p

Yea, basically how view people when drunk. I'm the emotional one
 

gaiages

Banned
"It just happened... that I needed to be drunk in order to cheat on you! My true self has come through!"

Would be an interesting twist in telling the actual truth, at least.

"I found my true feelings at the bottom of a bottle"

Man I bet those are song lyrics
 
People can fuck up, but do better afterwards. I never cheated, and honestly would feel devastated if it happened to me, but I've forgiven similar things before. To then get disappointed again, sure but hey! some people can do better
 

Ogodei

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Got a date tomorrow at a ramen place in northern DC.

Yup, i'm giving up playing Splatoon 2 on day one to go on a date instead.

This one should be interesting, as we held a sustained convo on OKC but mostly talked about what she did (she's a PhD student in public policy), so i don't know much about her likes/dislikes, etc.
 

Raptomex

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Got a date tomorrow at a ramen place in northern DC.

Yup, i'm giving up playing Splatoon 2 on day one to go on a date instead.

This one should be interesting, as we held a sustained convo on OKC but mostly talked about what she did (she's a PhD student in public policy), so i don't know much about her likes/dislikes, etc.
Good luck.
 
Got a date tomorrow at a ramen place in northern DC.

Yup, i'm giving up playing Splatoon 2 on day one to go on a date instead.

This one should be interesting, as we held a sustained convo on OKC but mostly talked about what she did (she's a PhD student in public policy), so i don't know much about her likes/dislikes, etc.

Sounds like you've got a lot of things to talk about for a first date! Good luck!
 

Peltz

Member
This isn't fair.



No, I actually get what you mean. I was perfect on paper with someone from last fall (and earlier this year, for version 2.0) and despite things being 98% there... I don't know, have you ever seen Sliders? It was exactly like that. (Not entirely important, though.) But I always felt like something was missing, like something was off, and while others identified it as a small piece, it started to feel more and more outsized as time progressed. I could see things progressing along a certain glide path, and I knew I'd be unhappy at the end.

I think we both went through the same thing. I tried, but things didn't ever perfectly click.

I also felt like I would've settled.

So, if we're in the wrong here, we're on the same team.

The weird thing is, with my current almost-girl, I know she's not perfect and I do have doubts, but I'm absolutely willing to press on; I'm legitimately excited to know her further, and I have no problem introducing her to friends or making medium-term plans with her. If you put a gun to my head and asked me if I thought it'd work out, I'd give you a solid 50/50, but I'm... excited to try.

I was 99% there I think. She's easily the best girl I've dated and it was the strongest connection I've had to someone. And she always said and did right. Truly a great person. And she's beautiful too. There will be no shortage of guys lining up to take my place.

But I feel like there's a limit to how far I can go with her. There's no way I'd ever marry her. And at my age, I'm definitely looking for someone for the long haul. I'd rather not sink in more time in hopes that it will evolve to that. Because deep down, I already know the answer. There's no one thing I could point to and say "that is the reason." It's more, "this is not how this is supposed to feel."
 
Got a date tomorrow at a ramen place in northern DC.

Yup, i'm giving up playing Splatoon 2 on day one to go on a date instead.

This one should be interesting, as we held a sustained convo on OKC but mostly talked about what she did (she's a PhD student in public policy), so i don't know much about her likes/dislikes, etc.

Get the ramen to go and show her how far gaming has come.
 
People can fuck up, but do better afterwards.

Cheating on your partner isn't fucking up though. It's not like forgetting an anniversary or something.

No matter how drunk you are, you're still in control and are willingly making the decision to cheat knowing how much it will hurt their partner and what it will do to the relationship.
 
Can confirm the singular time I was blackout drunk in my life I was not in control. Still doesn't mean I was not fully responsible for any of my actions.

which was pass out on a lawn, get carried into the apartment and throw up for 3 hours. Birthdays, gotta love em
 
Honestly if you were that drunk you didn't know what you were doing surely that means you didn't give consent? So technically you were raped?

Oh I didnt have sex lol. Nothing bad happened, my friends took care of me. I was just highlighting that I totally believe you can be so drunk you have no idea what you're doing. But being drunk doesn't absolve you of responsibility for your actions. Don't drink yourself stupid is the solution. If I had hurt someone would "oh I was blackout" be a legit excuse? Hell naw.

It was my birthday. No ragrets. Would do again.
 
So there's a cute girl at the gym I go to. We have a lot of the same sessions ( the gym I go to has reserved 60 minute sessions).

How bad is it to ask a girl out at the gym? I know it's kind of a faux pas but I don't see her anywhere else :/
 

massoluk

Banned
So there's a cute girl at the gym I go to. We have a lot of the same sessions ( the gym I go to has reserved 60 minute sessions).

How bad is it to ask a girl out at the gym? I know it's kind of a faux pas but I don't see her anywhere else :/

Gym is the sacred holy ground, Highlander style.
 
So, like, please help me.

32 year old virgin. Where, and how do I meet women IRL?

Only sports bars here, FTR, so that's not really a option in my local town.
 

Jzero

Member
So there's a cute girl at the gym I go to. We have a lot of the same sessions ( the gym I go to has reserved 60 minute sessions).

How bad is it to ask a girl out at the gym? I know it's kind of a faux pas but I don't see her anywhere else :/
Everyone wears headphones for a reason. They're all usually taken anyway.

So, like, please help me.

32 year old virgin. Where, and how do I meet women IRL?

Only sports bars here, FTR, so that's not really a option in my local town.
Local music events are always good.
 
So there's a cute girl at the gym I go to. We have a lot of the same sessions ( the gym I go to has reserved 60 minute sessions).

How bad is it to ask a girl out at the gym? I know it's kind of a faux pas but I don't see her anywhere else :/
The last time I talked to a girl in the gym... Was the last time I saw her.
 
You can make eye contact at the gym. Give a smile here and there. Slowly work you way up to a hello. After a while maybe a conversation. Only if she initiates it tho. Have those from time to time. Then maybe.. just maybe it would be ok to ask if they wanted to meet up sometime.
 


Gym is the sacred holy ground, Highlander style.

All right, all right :(
Have to hope I stumble upon her somewhere else I guess.


Everyone wears headphones for a reason. They're all usually taken anyway.
I figure headphones are for boredom.
Anyway, nobody wears headphones at this one because everything is grouped, with instructors changing your routine pretty frequently, watching your form, etc.

But I get the message, I won't do it.
 

Salamando

Member
So, like, please help me.

32 year old virgin. Where, and how do I meet women IRL?

Only sports bars here, FTR, so that's not really a option in my local town.

*where* - I'll assume you've exhausted all online efforts...Tinder, Okcupid, Meetup, etc. You need to learn your town. There are no magic hacks here, only legwork and networking. Check out the local paper or bulletin board for events, join whatever clubs you can find, and chat up girls at your friends' parties. If you get an opportunity to meet new people, take it.

Have you tried the sports bars? If you literally cannot find anything, consider getting the hell out.

*how* - If you see a girl you think is cute, strike up a conversation with her, and ask her out. Consult the books listed in the OP for more details.
 

Gizuko

Member
So, I managed to get a date thus saturday. It's my first time meeting someone from Tinder, so would you mind giving me a few pointers concerning online dating?

I have had some dates/relationships before, but I'm new to this whole scene.
 
Got a date tomorrow at a ramen place in northern DC.

Yup, i'm giving up playing Splatoon 2 on day one to go on a date instead.

This one should be interesting, as we held a sustained convo on OKC but mostly talked about what she did (she's a PhD student in public policy), so i don't know much about her likes/dislikes, etc.
Please bring up how you avoided Splatoon 2 for her so she better be worth it.
 

artsi

Member
I stayed at the girl's place yesterday again, she's coming over tomorrow to my place.
Apparently she's told her family about me already, so I guess we're kind of official soon.

Kind of boring news but it's good news ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Got a date tomorrow at a ramen place in northern DC.

Yup, i'm giving up playing Splatoon 2 on day one to go on a date instead.

This one should be interesting, as we held a sustained convo on OKC but mostly talked about what she did (she's a PhD student in public policy), so i don't know much about her likes/dislikes, etc.

Good to hear you have normal people priorities :p
You can play games anytime man.
 

vern

Member
So, I managed to get a date thus saturday. It's my first time meeting someone from Tinder, so would you mind giving me a few pointers concerning online dating?

I have had some dates/relationships before, but I'm new to this whole scene.

Just act normal. Treat it like a date from any other method of introduction. Talk about whatever comes up. Don't be boring.
 

gaiages

Banned
Got a date tomorrow at a ramen place in northern DC.

Yup, i'm giving up playing Splatoon 2 on day one to go on a date instead.

This one should be interesting, as we held a sustained convo on OKC but mostly talked about what she did (she's a PhD student in public policy), so i don't know much about her likes/dislikes, etc.

B-but bro, Splatoon! :(

(Good luck, have fun!)

Good to hear you have normal people priorities :p
You can play games anytime man.

EXCUSE ME

(Nah I'd do the same, got the whole weekend to play it, after all)

I was 99% there I think. She's easily the best girl I've dated and it was the strongest connection I've had to someone. And she always said and did right. Truly a great person. And she's beautiful too. There will be no shortage of guys lining up to take my place.

But I feel like there's a limit to how far I can go with her. There's no way I'd ever marry her. And at my age, I'm definitely looking for someone for the long haul. I'd rather not sink in more time in hopes that it will evolve to that. Because deep down, I already know the answer. There's no one thing I could point to and say "that is the reason." It's more, "this is not how this is supposed to feel."

It's great that you're being honest with yourself. You'll find someone for you :)

So there's a cute girl at the gym I go to. We have a lot of the same sessions ( the gym I go to has reserved 60 minute sessions).

How bad is it to ask a girl out at the gym? I know it's kind of a faux pas but I don't see her anywhere else :/

It's bad

Honestly if you were that drunk you didn't know what you were doing surely that means you didn't give consent? So technically you were raped?

Yes, that's a general rule of thumb to go by.
 
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