virgo man... how good is your bullshit radar?

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Cupidsbow
@Cupidsbow
13 Years

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so I've been talking to this guy for a bit now.. we're both moving to the same city in a month (went to school together but haven't seen eachother since graduating) well, he seemed like a genuine, nice guy, very classy (all through text though, so these are all WORDS i'm going by)

well like a week after we first started texting his ex girlfriend adds me on facebook, and explains she did so because we're mutual friends with some other girl and she's moving to LA too! ooo what a coincidence! later in the weeks she spills her guts and tells me he cheated on her etc, *again all through facebook message, and she had blocked him, so I don't know if she blocked him after she added me or if it truly was a coincidence that she randomly started talking to me a week after he and I began texting, but anyways.

so he'll say things like "you were born to walk the red carpet, you looked beautiful at the emmys. congratulations" which at first made me swoon!

and then we would be texting and he'd say wow! another thing we have in common! like our mutual interest in florence and the machine. (keep in mind, i haven't seen this guy in person in like 2 years and even back then I HARDLY knew him)

well I posted a short film he was in on my facebook, because I was very impressed by it, and he texts me saying how sweet it was of my to post it. and then he goes on to say "p.s., I was going to surprise you with florence and the machine tickets, but I'll be on my to LA on the date of her concert"

Is that total bs? I thought he seemed liked a good guy but now knowing that he cheated.... it irks me. Plus it just seems so convenient! Keep in mind, I have not once given him a flirtatious response to anything he's said to me. Like in this instance I just said "oh thank you! but did you know she lost her voice?? so it's a good thing you didn't buy those tickets, or that would have been a very anticlimatic concert!" instead of showering him with "omg you're sooo sweet blahblahblahs" I don't know, what do you think? is he a skeezball?
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Nebulous_Cloud9
@Nebulous_Cloud9
15 Years

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Sounds a little sketchy. I don't know what your experiences are and if anything good ever came out of a guy who charmed you to hell. But in my life, I allowed TWO men to sweet talk and charm me with beautiful words. First, a Cancer who seemed so harmless, then I gave it a go again with a Gemini who persisted for 6 months which I justified with, 'if he's trying this hard, he must be genuine.' They turned out to be two of the biggest mistakes and disappointments to date. Of course I don't blame them because I feel that they helped me affirm my suspicion, to never go against my better judgement and gut instinct. So start with this in mind and try to reflect on your own personal experiences whether these excessive compliments are normal/common with your love life. For me, the answer is a flat 'no.' I have never met any genuine person this way where he, right off the bat, shower me with exasperated compliments. Ones who are honest, all have taken their time to get to know me (compliments are there, but they're not used to lure me or stray me or swoon me in any way). Adoration comes after a high level of trust and comfort, as it should be.

Secondly, his ex girlfriend is a huge red flag. I would have to question why would someone, especially an ex-lover, feel the need to go out of her way to speak badly about her ex, nonetheless, to a complete stranger. Something's going on.

Some questions you should ask yourself:

1. Why does she have so much spite towards him to feel the need to warn you? He must have done something terribly wrong to create such resentment.

2. Even if, perchance, he's innocent, her action then is a clear sign of her instability and destructiveness. Chaos attracts chaos--that's how our psyche works. He must then be a person of shaky character to attract another shaky character as such.

3. Most importantly, is it worth it? Problems arise already before a friendship, needless a relationship, came to fruition.

I suggest that you don't be hasty, but don't involve yourself emotionally. Time tells tales. I guarantee you.