I'm a freak magnet

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I did a similar post about this awhile back but I guess I deleted it or something. *shrugs*

Posting this because... dahell?

Dude stops me in the middle of shopping, out of freaking left field, asking me for "girl advice" since I'm a girl, obviously.

...dafuq? Mkay. I proceed to listen, while being wary because what the hell?

Dude claims he had a situation with a girl who they were/weren't together (I assumed a fwb). She had some weirdo outbursts and it caused a falling out. Time passed and she came back around and he's accepted her back but isn't sure whether to proceed as friends or more.

I pitch in my 2 cents and basically say if you want to go for it, fine. Let her earn your trust back, she starts from the bottom. If not, don't bother. Follow that gut instinct.

He then asks if I've been in a situation like that before. I admitted I have and one in particular got a second chance only for him to fuck it up and I dropped him. He seemed kind of surprised (why, I don't know, I found it odd). More chit chat about whatever and he tells me that he thinks he'll just keep her as a friend.

At this point I'm picking up the vibe that he's used this elaborate story to get around to "well she's just a friend and I'm still looking for someone..." I wind down the convo and tell him good luck with everything and am on my way, just to nip it in the bud.

...because what the hell?? All I wanted was some apples because I've been sick and nothing else sounds good. CAN'T I APPLE SHOP IN PEACE??


The last time I posted about some wtfery, it was the guy chasing me down out of nowhere in the parking lot, asking if I had a date for Valentine's day.

...WHO is teaching these guys this shit? Share your crazy stories as well. I just.. what the hell?? :/
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Posted by littlemegabytes
I mean, you kind of have to give them some kind of credit for putting themselves out there and trying?? That takes courage.
Of course. I usually stay relatively polite and let them proceed with their bravery. I don't knock that aspect and try not to be one of those bitches about it. It's like okay dude, I'm going to encourage you to do this because bravo, but at the same time, gently turn you down because no. I'd mentioned that in my last thread- I gotta give them props for the bravery at least.

But that approach tho. Dahell?? So. Bizarre.

Come to think about it, it's the same area as that Valentine's dude. Methinks I'll start doing all my errands on the other side of town...
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Posted by littlemegabytes
I used to work in a bar and some fuck left a mixed CD of bad love songs underneath my windshield wiper (not sure how he even knew what I drove) *shudders* and then followed up the next weekend, I almost threw up.
I just do not understand guys who do this. I mean, I get the motivation and intent, but do they not stop to think about how fucking weird or creeper it is? It's like omg do you not have anyone in your life to tell you not to do that weird fuck shit?

...but then some guys won't listen to anyone and continue on so whatever. haha. Just like how girls are disillusioned by the Disney mindset, so are the guys...

I'm sure I've mentioned all this in the last thread as well, so apologies to anyone who sees this as redundant. I'm doped up on cold meds. I have no fucks to give atm.
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Posted by BG2
I don't know about the Valentine's Guy, but at the very least, Apple Guy showed some interest - did he, though?- after some convo.

He saw a glimpse of you and may have thought: "well, she's interesting." Did the thought of bedding you jump in his mind? Meh, who knows..

His approach does leave some to be desired. I mean, he began by asking advice about another woman. If he did show interest, then he's a fucking idiot.

Wouldn't call him a freak, though. Just stupid in that regard.
Yes! Lol, bad technique. Or who knows maybe he really did just need advice and doesnt have many female friends so he stalks random people at the grocery store haha. Or maybe he was on one of those hidden camera shows where they take ridiculous polls!
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hink about it, all four of the weird fuck encounters I've come across in the last couple of years happened within 3 miles of eachother.

...yep, errands on the other side of town for sure haha.

Posted by BG2
I don't know about the Valentine's Guy, but at the very least, Apple Guy showed some interest - did he, though?- after some convo.

He saw a glimpse of you and may have thought: "well, she's interesting." Did the thought of bedding you jump in his mind? Meh, who knows..

His approach does leave some to be desired. I mean, he began by asking advice about another woman. If he did show interest, then he's a fucking idiot.

Wouldn't call him a freak, though. Just stupid in that regard.
I shit you not, I thought the SAME thing. I actually glanced around to see if there were any suspicious people nearby filming me haha. I'm like is this dude for real??

But that's also why I was patient- maybe he really did legitimately need advice. There are socially retarded people out there and you just never know what's going on with them in their personal lives and maybe they need someone to talk to. At my last job, I had an older lady come in, who was clearly lonely, and she talked to me about half an hour about anything and everything. She was widowed, if I remember right. It was a slow day and there were no customers behind her, so I just let her talk.

I don't literally think this dude is a freak. I just get stuck in these freak situations where it's like what the hell? WHERE do these people come from? Haha. He seemed nice enough but the approach was just weird as fuck.

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I think the better approach would have been to comment on oh Idk, the fine apple selection you were making lol anything but his elaborate story about some chick he was fucking? weirdo.
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Yeeeah, pretty much.
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I don't know about the Valentine's Guy, but at the very least, Apple Guy showed some interest - did he, though?- after some convo.

He saw a glimpse of you and may have thought: "well, she's interesting." Did the thought of bedding you jump in his mind? Meh, who knows..

His approach does leave some to be desired. I mean, he began by asking advice about another woman. If he did show interest, then he's a fucking idiot.

Wouldn't call him a freak, though. Just stupid in that regard.
Yes! Lol, bad technique. Or who knows maybe he really did just need advice and doesnt have many female friends so he stalks random people at the grocery store haha. Or maybe he was on one of those hidden camera shows where they take ridiculous polls!
Yeesh! These two scenarios are hilarious. I can just imagine the guy pretending to browse the cereal aisle until a woman shows up...now THAT is freaky.
For some reason, that guy^, in my mind, is wearing a trench coat lol.
As for apple guy, yeah, who knows what he wanted.
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I actually was, one time when I first moved to the area. The guy stopped me and asked if I was married because I had a ring on my finger.

....—?

I know that people randomly meet like this on a day to day basis, but it's these approaches that are just weeeird. It's like okay, yeah you meet people by being out and about on a daily basis. But when you just go up to a total stranger with zero pretense of anything, just HI ARE YOU MARRIED, HI I NEED GIRL ADVICE, HI ARE YOU SINGLE? HI DO YOU HAVE A VALENTINE'S DATE?, yeah that's just fail and why women begin to hate being approached.

I generally dislike being approached like that period. It's insta turn down. Meeting people is an organic thing, not forced. Imposing your presence on someone because their overall appearance makes your nether bits tingle is just presumptuous.
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Not too long ago my friend and I were on campus talking outside when some guy with a donation sign approached our area, he lingered around for a little bit before approaching my friend. He then asked her something cheeky. She acted super uninterested... at the end of the conversation the guy suddenly starts ripping the poster in half and drops it on the ground, dramatically stomping on it before silently walking away... We were like wtf. And then our other friend who was supposed to meet up with us was waiting on the side comes in saying someone was recording from the distant. So you never know tbh. We didn't see anyone with a camera leave with the guy.
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Posted by Illuminati
You are what you attract. Stop being a freak yourself.
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Posted by BG2
I agree, there's definitely a fine line to play with when going up to someone. But it's tough to know on which side of the line a guy (or woman) is. One's creepy is another's bold.

Last year, I was at a mall and I was stopped by a petitioner for WWF. He asked me for a donation. I gave as much as I could, really. When he asked me if there wasn't more I could give, I straight up told him, dude I'm a student, I'm broke half the time. He then went on to ask me - somewhat cheeky - if I didn't have a man taking care of me. I said no. To which he said why not? Ummm, because I don't.

Some people just wait for the perfect opening. But then, there's that line again.
Yep. It's strange how a woman's martial status seems to be fair game for convo, when in reality, it's a very rude and prying question to ask. You don't know if she's widowed, is struggling to get away from an abusive situation, doesn't even like dudes, or of the variety who shrivel up and die because they aren't living up to societal expectations of being paired off, etc.

...just another aspect of society that has a fucked standard toward females overall that nobody dares question. *eyeroll* If a guy is single it's okay, and he's not always asked about his status. If a woman is single, "WHY NOT??" is usually the response, and she'd better hurry the fuck up before she ages out in her 30s. It's fabulous. *cough* Working in restaurants, I'm around a LOT of hispanic culture, which is so fucking dated. "YOU DON'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND? WHY?" ...why not? GTFO of here with that bullshit, Jesus. My life goal is not producing litters of children, kthx.

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lolz. I still get people who say something about it.

"Hey, did you know you look like-"
Yep.

Just need a blonde wig, a good push up bra, and adopt a dipshit laugh and I'm set haha.

I actually have ONE degree of separation from the mansion, too. A friend of mine is a chef there and we've yet to get around to going on a tour. I'd love to meet Hef just to see what he'd say about being her doppelgänger haha.
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Another one to add that just came to mind was one that happened to my friend when we were out celebrating my birthday.

This one was more typical bar approach though. He was sitting over at the bar and we were in the cocktail area just doing our thing. I was the only one facing him and had caught him looking over at us, but it didn't really register, you know? ...not until he approached the table and was offering to buy us a (note ONE) drink or dessert. Bear in mind one friend is a lesbian and the other is single.

In my mind, I couldn't help but think "Jesus Christ, get to the point, WHO are you trying to pick up??" That's almost always my internal response when a guy does that- "Get to the point, what the hell do you want? I have shit to do."

My married friend. He used the "you look familiar" bit and he went on about high school and the like. After it was all said and done, she had no idea who he was haha.

Wasn't really creeper or out of the ordinary. Just amusing watching him throw out all the tactics.

My poor friend though, she was telling us that she has a hard time turning down that type of attention in any way and ends up getting/giving numbers and so on. All because of some shit in high school where a guy approached her, didn't get the response he had hoped for, pushed her down, and kicked her in her back. I mean really, how fucking insane is this type of shit? :/

Had I known this at the time, I would have butted in more to get he bar guy to go away. She seemed to be doing okay so I just left it be and kept chatting with the other friend.