Today, I realized that my somewhat flamboyant behavior may have given people the wrong impression when my classmate tried to set me up with one of her male friends. I've been trying to work up the courage to ask her out all semester. 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 wanted to ask out this cute girl I used to work with. Before I could, she said she likes my only friend there, and asked if could I set them up. Trying to be nice guy and good friend, I did. Then she made her complete lack of interest in me obvious. But hey, at least the gay guy she hung out with thought I was cute. FML
Today, I managed to convince the girl of my dreams to stop being so shy, and put herself out there to get her crush to make a move. It worked. And yet as it turns out, I'm not her crush after all. FML
Today, after three weeks of putting it off, I decided to ask out the girl I've had a major crush on since third grade. When I told her, she smiled, but then quickly said, "But aren't you gay?" FML
Today, I finally got the courage to tell the girl I like how I really feel about her, due in no small part to how flirty she's been towards me lately. Turns out she's really just a skank and was trying to make my best friend "jealous". He's gay. FML
Today, I worked up the courage to ask someone out after months of debating it. She smiled, said yes, and asked what time. I got so nervous that I gave her the time I start work instead of our reservation. We both showed up to completely different places and spent twenty minutes wondering why the other had ghosted us. FML
Today, I finally got up the nerve to ask this really cute girl out I've had a crush on for over eight months. Turns out she isn't a girl. FML
Today, I finally got the guts to text this cute girl at school. I started sending flirtatious texts, only to find out the hard way that she'd given me her boyfriend's number. FML
Today, a really cute girl from my class invited me out for a few drinks. I’ve had a crush on her all year and thought this was my chance. We went out but it turns out she has a boyfriend of 5 and a half years she plans to marry. I saw her as a potential girlfriend and I guess she saw me as something else. FML
Today, I got all excited because I thought my crush was flirting with me, when in actuality she was taking advantage of me liking her so she and her friends could make fun of my speech impediment. FML
Today, I finally got the courage to ask my best friend to go on a date with me. She assumed I meant a double date and squealed, "Who's the lucky guy?!" She thought I was her gay best friend for the past year. FML
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UnicornWaffles 23
Take the chance. Explain. Ask her out.
phantomxbg 17
Explain to her that you're not gay, tons of girls like to hang around gay guys though, I'd ask her out OP, just do it.
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Comments (21)
UnicornWaffles 23
Take the chance. Explain. Ask her out.
phantomxbg 17
Explain to her that you're not gay, tons of girls like to hang around gay guys though, I'd ask her out OP, just do it.
MikaykayUnicorn 36
It's frustrating that flamboyancy suddenly means "gay." Stereotypes suck ass. People can't be the way they want to be without being labeled because of a stereotype.
Ramb0 20
completely your own fault for making her think you're queer..man up a bit and then ask her out.
kfchicken 31
no, it's actually completely her fault for assuming and generalizing. not all flamboyant men are gay and not all gay men are flamboyant.
InfiniteSunshine 32
He should change who he is because other people make premature assumptions based on nothing but archaic stereotypes? That seems ridiculous and unfair, he shouldn't have to change himself to appease others and stupid expectations. How about we just not assume anything about anyone and instead, either ask, or wait until there's relatively clear evidence. The way someone acts, or their personality, is not proof of their sexuality.
scyth3s 13
Sorry chaps, I'm from the real world, not your safe space. People don't have enough time in their lives to get to know the "real" everyone. If your behavior fits a stereotype, you're going to be boxed in until YOU make it known that X attribute does not mean Y stereotype. Should this hold true for race/gender/etc? No. But your own behavior is a different story.
interesting33 37
I think if someone is going to set someone up, they should try and know for sure that the person is the appropriate sexual orientation for the match.
Dale_shackleford 13
I agree with 9 to an extent, but if you go far enough to set someone up you should be damn sure you're not making assumptions. Also, if you're gonna share your assumptions on someone's sexuality, you should at least know for sure that they are correct and that they are okay with you telling others, it's basic common courtesy.
kfchicken 31
are you really that ignorant? if you have the time to notice if someones flamboyant, then sterio type them,then set them up on a date you definitely have enough time to figure out if they're gay or not. another flaw in your argument is assuming I have to to prove anything to you. before you judge someone the responsibility falls on YOU to get to know them, if you don't have time for that then don't assume anything at all, it's really that simple.
krazy789 28
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You've got to straighten up (pun intended). Try and let her know the real you before someone else takes her
hotcheetos25 6
thats what happens when you are a fag
Geckosrock99 33
Well, I can see where she got confused, OP. Every flamboyant man I've met came out as gay. That's just my experience, though. Just explain to her the truth and hopefully she'll believe you.
RebelDiaries 11
I don't know why this was down voted. Many gay men are flamboyant and I am very much sure everyone including gays accused someone for being gay because of the way they behave. I wish people would stop acting like they don't ever do this themselves...
TheMathMajor 26
That doesn't make it okay. Everyone should learn and grow from their mistakes. There are also a lot more gay men than you realize that are not flamboyant. You just don't know they're gay because everyone assumes they're straight. It's the same for "fem" lesbians. How masculine or feminine someone is has nothing to do with their sexuality. You might assume something from a first impression of someone, that's just human nature to put people in boxes we understand. Just make sure you try to catch yourself when you do it and get to know the real person.
tantanpanda 26
It also really sucks when you're on the other side. If you don't dress the part or act like it, people assume you're straight.
Vikingchick23 2
Chandler?!
mantris560 4
******* assholes that think it's okay to just "assume" things and set people up for dates
sunflower_seal 17
Well good news is she probably already likes your personality , but at this point we think sweet sensitive guys are too good to be true " he must be gay" . Um I fell for a gay guy once and I was like " is there a chance ?" Ask her out . Don't act too offended :)
lucythomson 23
Have you seen the film Kick Ass? The girl thinks he's gay for a while, but then he explains everything and they get together. Take a chance and ask her.