Today, as my lame excuse to not give a guy I met at a club my phone number, I told him I didn't have a cell phone. Guess what I checked when he asked me what time it was a few minutes later. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I realized that I accidentally said my phone number wrong when I was giving it to a really smart, cute guy with all the same interests as me that I met at a bar last night. I'd had a few drinks and had gotten the middle three digits mixed up. FML
Today, a cute guy came up to me and asked for my phone number. I was super excited and began to write it down when he said, "It doesn't have to be your real number, I'm not gonna call anyway." I still gave him my real number. FML
Today, I gave my phone number to a guy at the movie theatre. I was excited to receive a text a few minutes later, sure enough when I unlocked my phone I had received a message from an unknown number. It was his girlfriend. FML
Today, I offered my phone number to the guy I've been flirting back and forth with all week. He said no. FML
Today, I went to a rock concert and met this amazing girl. We started talking and then swapped cell numbers. Five minutes later, she asks to see my cellphone, so I gave it to her. Once I got home I went to text her and saw that she deleted her number. FML
Today, I accidentally left my cell phone at the restaurant. When I realized my mistake, I went back to see if anyone had found it. They said no, so I gave them my number to call if it turned up. I realized later that I'd given them my cell phone number. FML
Today, while at a club, I walked up to a cutie who had been eyeing me all night. I asked him "Is that a phone in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?". He simply replied "It's a phone" before walking away. FML
Today, I looked in my pocket for the phone number of a girl I met last night at a party. I remembered us talking and exchanging phone numbers. When I found the piece of paper, I discovered that instead of writing her number down, I had drunkenly written down my own. FML
Today, I chatted to a nice guy and gave him my number. I told him I was going to sleep because I had a headache, and then put my phone on silent. He rang multiple times, and when I obviously didn't pick up, he sent several texts insulting me and calling me gutless for not responding. FML
Today, I went to a club with a couple of my friends. I met a really cute guy and we were getting along pretty well. We eventually exchanged numbers. Later on I decided to call him and set up a date. The number he gave me was the Rejection Hotline number. FML
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darth1 18
You should have just straight up said no.
JR_Goes_Rawr 11
That guy is pretty smart to trick you into revealing your lie. You could have told him you were holding your friends phone, or something like that.
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Comments (109)
LovesSushi 25
Should have said Helen Hunt and walked away.
misspennycakes 7
What
LovesSushi 25
It is a Family Guy reference. You say Helen Hunt as an expression for turning down an offer. It's from the episode when Peter puts out a fire and gets a lifetime supply of free burgers, and it flashes back to when he turned down Helen Hunt for sex.
darth1 18
You should have just straight up said no.
apollojon 11
She just wanted to string the guy along with false hope. God, I hate those ones....
sigurd 11
Not as simple as it sounds, I hate awkward situations. However, I guess this got more awkward than it would just saying "No".
chlorinegreen 27
She probably was just trying to be nice and not completely blunt by just straight up telling him no. Probably was a situation she had to think fast and made a stupid mistake.
MuseFan1991 14
my excuse was always 'sorry, i have a boyfriend' even when i didnt. much easier and more polite than saying no or making some pathetic excuse
spekledworf 18
Some guys don't get strong hints, and even when you say you have a boyfriend they definately don't always respect it. Saying no sounds easy but it can be very uncomfortable and make the situation awkard.
faerie91 8
Some guys take rejection really badly so you have to be careful how you reply. Tact is a fickle thing.
marcranger 29
There are way too many guys who either yell at you for being a heartless bitch who refuses to give a nice guy a chance or take "no" as a challenge. I have yet to have a guy accept a straight-up no until I played the psycho bitch card on him. Even then, some guys see it as a turn-on. And they say women are difficult!
gloooooria 14
60- why would a stranger, who is a nice guy, yell at you for turning him down. Goes to show you made the right choice by saying no. And why can't we just be honest? Why do women feel pressured into lying? Why can't we answer politely with, "I find it very flattering but I'm not interested." And that's that. It's the truth. Things might be awkward but awkward shouldn't over take the truth. The truth really does set you free.
fwongraven 10
Men in clubs can get extremely aggressive if you reject them. You're right, people should just be able to truthfully say they're not interested, but sometimes that's neither effective or safe.
gloooooria 14
That's true. Some men do get angry when turned down, and what? Punch a girl in the face? Call her names? Push her down? Make her feel bad? If that's the case, why on earth are women even at these bars/clubs where these men are, so called men because real men don't treat women like that. Or anyone for that matter. If the situation becomes aggressive or turns left, then you turn right and walk away. Doing what's right isn't always easy but it's always right. If a situation like that wants to be avoided altogether, start from the beginning and don't go to clubs.
shan88 14
71 while I see your point and agree to an extent, I don't believe women should have to stop going out to have a good time because some men are assholes. You can usually tell which ones will take it the wrong way so in that situation I believe lying is better then putting yourself at risk if an embarrassed angry douche retaliates
gloooooria 14
I agree with you, they shouldn't stop going. My point is women are afraid to say no because of retaliation. And that's not right.
fwongraven 10
No. The men who are harassing and assaulting women are the criminals, not their victims. They need to be kicked out of clubs the second they are spotted, and society as a whole needs to stand together and tell these men their behaviour is not acceptable. It is not the responsibility of women to hide away at home where their very existence won't "provoke" criminals.
kmsdvm24 11
@#71 - If women decided to hide from these men, we would never leave home! Unfortunately, if they behave that badly in clubs/bars, they will still approach a woman the same way at the grocery store, library, mall, gym, and any other public place. Alcohol might loosen the tongue and lower inhibitions, but most times, the badly behaved male actually hasn't had much to drink.
TheNewGuy03 29
That's that shit I don't like. 1) Don't lie and make up some bullshit. Just say "no." 2) Don't take a dude's number or give him your number if you intend to do nothing. It's both a disappointment and a waste of both people's time.
LeoCor 19
Well some guys can get really persistent and annoying and even a bit dangerous if you just say no...
chosha_fml 27
It's so awkward to say you don't want to give out your number, but if you're going to lie, best come up with a better one than that. :)
apollojon 11
Tell him everything on the phone is spoilt except the clock. Usually works :p
chlorinegreen 27
Problem is that she probably still has a phone number to give regardless if the phone is working currently.
Imhere4fml 24
Derp.
Sandman366 6
30-She could've borrowed it.
Raykyogrou03 12
In what world?
kittenmeownyan 18
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Should of just been honest instead now you look like an idiot
andyyroxx 20
Speak for yourself.
DragonHypeTrain 12
*should've
Vanessa_Leeann26 17
Run, OP, just run!!
JR_Goes_Rawr 11
That guy is pretty smart to trick you into revealing your lie. You could have told him you were holding your friends phone, or something like that.
maz95 17
Well at least he was probably too pissed off about you lying to him to want your number in the end.
KareBear7364 5
okay every girl knows all you gotta say is you're a lesbian.
hannaaaahr 33
wouldn't that make him want you more? just say that you're pregnant, that should do the trick!
Rodville 28
The pregnant one wouldn't always work either. Some guys are attracted to pregnant women.
FML_Whale 18
What if you're a pregnant lesbian with herpes? That one works wonders for me.
littlemsweirdo 12
Should have said 'time for you to get a watch' Lol, I ******* hate when people say that.
DippinGrizzly907 27
That pisses me off too. The one that makes me wonder if their retarded is when they say " a hair past a freckle" are you serious?