Italy here i come.. OR....?

[BellasBmw]

So i broke the news to him. Told him i dont feel right about going, and i think its best we just stay friends. I dont want to date anyone, and sorry if he thought otherwise. He was cool about it... so .. im in the clear

[18LLC]

Originally Posted by BellasBmw

So i broke the news to him. Told him i dont feel right about going, and i think its best we just stay friends. I dont want to date anyone, and sorry if he thought otherwise. He was cool about it... so .. im in the clear

congr. welcome back to the club.

[mava330]

Originally Posted by BellasBmw

So i broke the news to him. Told him i dont feel right about going, and i think its best we just stay friends. I dont want to date anyone, and sorry if he thought otherwise. He was cool about it... so .. im in the clear

So who's the next sucker :cough: I mean victim?

[flush01]

Originally Posted by BellasBmw

So i broke the news to him. Told him i dont feel right about going, and i think its best we just stay friends. I dont want to date anyone, and sorry if he thought otherwise. He was cool about it... so .. im in the clear

nice to know there are decent girls still out there somewhere

[docbolo]

Originally Posted by mava330

So who's the next sucker :cough: I mean victim?

Well put mava. Why even send out signals and go to dinner with the guy and spend time, etc.?? Why not just say from the get go: Not interested in anything but friendship. Why bring the dude's hopes up?

I'm convinced that logic is a foreign concept to women.

[ward]

they can't win though, if they're nice we think they want us, if they're not nice they they're bitches

platonic guy girl friendships are damn near impossible

[deutschmann59]

I hear that. If I'm not interested in someone, I usually just flat-out tell them I'm not interested, thanks anyway, etc. I wouldn't even "just hang out". I never led anyone on (at least I hope I never did).

Girls have to stop being "nice" and think they're getting just a friend by going out on a date. Because if I asked some girl out and she said yes and we had a date, in my book, that means she's interested.

[tim916]

Originally Posted by BellasBmw

i think its best we just stay friends.

Ouch. Sucks for him, but I'm sure he understands your descision.

[deutschmann59]

Originally Posted by tim916

Ouch. Sucks for him, but I'm sure he understands your descision.

"just friends" is a concept I will never understand, and have a difficult time accepting.

[tim916]

Originally Posted by sharp1183

"just friends" is a concept I will never understand, and have a difficult time accepting.

Well, people who don't accept the concept of "just friends" probably also don't accept the concept of "rape".

[deutschmann59]

Originally Posted by tim916

Well, people who don't accept the concept of "just friends" probably also don't accept the concept of "rape".

You're probably right...I think you took what I said out of context, but I see what you're saying. I guess I should probably rephrase that. Let's see...I don't like the "just friends" excuse. What I meant was I'd rather hear flat-out she's just plain old not interested. There...I hope that clears that up!

EDIT: And if she doesn't come right out and say "I'm not interested" or "let's be just friends" (which is a good hint, but girls don't always say this), you've got to admit it's difficult to interpret where she stands.

[docbolo]

Originally Posted by sharp1183

"just friends" is a concept I will never understand, and have a difficult time accepting.

so sooo true. I got my crew for friends. Ever invite a hot female "friend" to watch PPV boxing or football???? I wanna be able to fart, curse, burp, say outrageous shit and have a great time. With a hot chick there, there is always the natural instinct to make a good impression and think twice about everything you say and do so that maybe you will get a piece. In other words, maybe you will become a "friend" with benefits. Can any straight male here honesty disagree with me on this???

Who are these straight males with entourages of female friends??? Do they exist on other planets? In my experience it simply doesn't exist on Earth. If it does, then it is an exception to the rule, IMO.

[mava330]

Originally Posted by docbolo

Well put mava. Why even send out signals and go to dinner with the guy and spend time, etc.?? Why not just say from the get go: Not interested in anything but friendship. Why bring the dude's hopes up?

I'm convinced that logic is a foreign concept to women.

There should be a "feel out" period though and the only way to gauge compatibility is through dating. I don't think Bella did anything wrong here: she went out to with him a few times, to gauge compatibility, and ended up walking away. What was really unique in this situation is that wanna-be baller busting out the I'm rich routine and offered to pay for a $7k vacation. Give him props for imagination but nothing for execution. Homie's all talk and no action. Take that out of the equation and what you're left with is casual dating. That's part of what we all do.

There isn't a pill that instantly tells you if you're going to love someone... that's the beauty of the chase is that it's a game; a FUN game at that. For those of you sick of games well then good luck… It’s a necessary part of human emotion. I'd prefer the concept of gamesmanship over rushing into any serious relationship any day. Serious relationships are overrated for me... Dood I wanna know through time if I'm hooking up with a psycho. What makes me an expert you say? Well I've been married a couple times so lessons learned there. I've been married to psychos.

[deutschmann59]

Originally Posted by docbolo

so sooo true. I got my crew for friends. Ever invite a hot female "friend" to watch PPV boxing or football???? I wanna be able to fart, curse, burp, say outrageous shit and have a great time. With a hot chick there, there is always the natural instinct to make a good impression and think twice about everything you say and do so that maybe you will get a piece. In other words, maybe you will become a "friend" with benefits. Can any straight male here honesty disagree with me on this???

Who are these straight males with entourages of female friends??? Do they exist on other planets? In my experience it simply doesn't exist. If it does, then it is an exception to the rule, IMO.

I'm glad you understand what I was trying to say!

This happened to me a lot in high school: if I'd ask a girl out and she gave me some kind of "just friends" excuse, usually that's the last I'd ever hear from her. She'd steer clear of me and I wouldn't exactly say I made a friend!

Nowadays, it's kind of the other way around, because if I ask a girl out and she gives me a "just friends", chances are that's the last I'll ever see her. I just don't think a "friends" scenerio works in reality.

[mava330]

Originally Posted by docbolo

Who are these straight males with entourages of female friends??? Do they exist on other planets? In my experience it simply doesn't exist on Earth. If it does, then it is an exception to the rule, IMO.

The inherit flaw in your statement: Who are these straight males with entourages of female friends??? is that those "straight" men are GAY and they're in the closet still.

[docbolo]

Originally Posted by mava330

There should be a "feel out" period though and the only way to gauge compatibility is through dating. I don't think Bella did anything wrong here: she went out to with him a few times, to gauge compatibility, and ended up walking away.

mav bro. Think you misunderstood me. Lets say, without pointing to anyone, that you are a hot girl that was mentally destroyed by your ex. You are about to move to another state and you KNOW that you are not interested in ANY relationships. Thats what I mean. Of course I am not referring to the whole process. Of course you need to date, etc. to see if you click. I am saying that if you know you are not in a mental state or point in your life to be anything more than "friends", you TELL THE POOR SOB rather than go out even once!!

[docbolo]

Originally Posted by sharp1183

This happened to me a lot in high school: if I'd ask a girl out and she gave me some kind of "just friends" excuse, usually that's the last I'd ever hear from her. She'd steer clear of me and I wouldn't exactly say I made a friend!

LOL!!!!! That pretty much sums up my success with women from when I was age 0-16.

[mava330]

Originally Posted by docbolo

mav bro. Think you misunderstood me. Lets say, without pointing to anyone, that you are a hot girl that was mentally destroyed by your ex. You are about to move to another state and you KNOW that you are not interested in ANY relationships. Thats what I mean. Of course I am not referring to the whole process. Of course you need to date, etc. to see if you click. I am saying that if you know you are not in a mental state or point in your life to be anything more than "friends", you TELL THE POOR SOB rather than go out even once!!

Tru dat homie. Here's the deal yo... all "hot girls" are somehow damaged by ex's. That's the "curse" of being hot.

Everything else you reference, "hypothetically" speaking well yeah. But preventing opportunity in itself is closing the door on the "potential." Our curiosity will always prevail (at least for those that will admit it). Let's face it, its all a cycle... a crazy one at that!

[tim916]

Originally Posted by docbolo

I wanna be able to fart, curse, burp, say outrageous shit and have a great time.

The way I see it, if can't do those things in front of a girl, she isn't right for me.

[docbolo]

Originally Posted by tim916

The way I see it, if can't do those things in front of a girl, she isn't right for me.

LMFAO!

When you find that girl, and if she is physically hot, and she is settle-down material, please send her DNA to a lab so they can study this new life form!

[docbolo]

Originally Posted by mava330

Tru dat homie. Here's the deal yo... all "hot girls" are somehow damaged by ex's. That's the "curse" of being hot.

The secret is in the midwest and texas perhaps. so. cal. pool of women is crap. who knows. Finding a hot chick with no baggage that likes to screw, hates drama and has values is a modern holy grail I guess.

wish I could join you all tomorrow for the fest. you are one cool dude mav--

[BellasBmw]

Well i was interested in him, its not like i was going out on these dates just to get free food, heck, my family owns a restaurant, i can have free food anytime i want.

However, due to the circumstances of me leaving in a few months, why start something i cant finish. Im not keen on the idea of long distance relationships. Plus, this is my chance to really get out there and find out who i am, the last thing i need is a guy to miss or think about.

Plus, i was looking for faults in him. I was probably subconsciencly trying to find stuff wrong with him, cause inside i knew i didnt really want to be with him. O well, it ended well.. so its all good!