Today, at the gym, I realized the guy who has been staring at me for the past 3 days is the same guy I promised to text back 5 months ago. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I got a text from the guy I've been in love with for 3 years, saying, "So um, I've been wondering. Did you used to be a man?" FML
Today, after many weeks of talking to this guy over the phone for hours on end and establishing that we both had feelings for the other, we met in person. He saw me, got an "emergency text," and hasn't talked to me since. FML
Today, on my way to work, I was checking my hair in the semi-reflective window of an office building. I suddenly realized that the guy I had a one-night stand with last week was standing on the other side, looking confused. He now genuinely believes that I am stalking him. FML
Today, I messaged the guy I've been seeing for 4 months, referring to him as my boyfriend. His response? "I didn't realize you had a boyfriend." FML
Today, I realised that the only friend who talks to me consistently is a guy who used to stalk me. FML
Today, I ran into my boyfriend. The same guy that told me he was still in Florida with his family. FML
Today, it's been 5 good months since I reconnected with a guy I've known since elementary. I have him on every social, he called me pretty, etc. We weren't ever together but he acted like my boyfriend. He stopped talking for a month, with messages every now and then, and now he has a girlfriend and doesn't talk to me. FML
Today, my friends and I were talking about the creepy stranger that used to stalk me back in high school. I guess his looks changed a lot through the years because I found out that he's my current boyfriend of four months. FML
Today, I found out that the reason my boyfriend hasn't texted me recently is that he'd forgotten he was dating anyone. FML
Today, a person who I've been talking to for months told me they were in a relationship with someone else. I work with this person and see them almost everyday. To top it off, they told me this over text. FML
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McNikk 15
You obviously deserve it for not texting him back.
SHAMUS_the_WITTY 18
Play it off. Pretend to recognize him and be like "why haven't you answered my text messages??" And just act like he hasn't been receiving them.
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Comments (102)
CrazyMelvin 14
YDI for ignoring him.
glitterkuro 18
The OP might have had a good reason to not text him back. Maybe he was a creepy dude and OP just said that to stop him creeping on them. Some people here don't seem to realise how hard it often is to say 'no' to dudes who are persistent and pushy. Sometimes you say no, repeatedly, and they just kept pushing. Hell, the number of times I've tried to say no politely to guys who want my number or whatever, who then resort to intimidating tactics or physically stopping me from walking away from them. Even if he didn't seem creepy at first, maybe OP was scared to just say no because there are a lot of nasty bastards out there who keep pushing. (Or maybe they just forgot. Shit happens, especially when you meet a lot of people/are on a lot of dates. It isn't a particularly nice thing to do but it could well just be an honest mistake.)
DotDootyDot 17
So true on both parts! Many times I had to lie to a guy just so I could be left alone ("oh geez! my friends are calling me to go, but we'll keep in touch, ok?") because the guy just wouldn't accept a polite "no"; that type of guy will always try to make you feel guilty for rejecting his attention, as if you were insulting his "kindness" (oh goodness, the amount of times I had a guy saying to me "but baby, why won't you talk to me? I'm a nice person, it's not like I'm going to bite you!"). And if you stand your ground firmly, you are called a "bitch". It's hard to win in a situation like that. If you reject someone politely, they insist. If you reject them directly, you're a rude person who has no regards for the guy's feelings. And if you're caught lying, you're again called insensitive.
raininginseattle 9
Here! You found us. Normal men can always be found here on FML. Yup. No stalkers, weirdos, trolls or otherwise here.
glitterkuro 18
Yup, I am actually engaged, and it seems that flashing my ring is literally the only way to get guys to back off. It annoys me, because I wish that my own opinion would be counted as more important than the fact that I am 'taken'. I mean, I have a right to say "no" just because I don't want to give my number to a guy/dance with a guy or whatever, but some dudes seem to just not take that for an answer until I say I'm getting married ><
mercrover 10
Why make a promise if you weren't interested in the first place.
worldclassrager 41
Well text him...problem solved...
allmidnighteyes 11
If he's still caught up and hung up on it after 5 months you were prooobably better off not texting him.
Terri_Dactal 13
If there is a legitimate reason (for example when I was younger my parents changed my number without telling me and deleted all my contacts) Then it's okay for op to explain the excuse, though I think after five months at the same gym....you would've at least spoken to him again? I think the basic principle remains as everyone says, don't make a promise you can't keep.
ericm87 3
Ironically y'all go to the same gym but should of kept it real n told him ur not interested
its_timmerrr 7
He must hold grudges strongly... If I was you I'd hide..
wholock 12
Should have texted him!
Devul143 12
play dumb & make a scene at the gym. Who are you and why are you following me around & staring at me?! then pull out your mace.
MysteryJoker 5
your new title should be ultra ****.