Nigels's stupid dating story thread

[Triple Zero]

Daaaaamn.

Did you try "Dude, I only spent one hour with you in a sushi bar. Leave me alone." ?

Nothing more, no qualifiers or clarifications, just a succinct pointer to his relative insignificance and a clear request.

(wouldn't normally volunteer advice like this but since you're working on the personal-boundaries thing: yes this is exactly how straightforward you can--and sometimes need to--be with men. we're "simple" like that)

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Daaaaamn.

Did you try "Dude, I only spent one hour with you in a sushi bar. Leave me alone." ?

Nothing more, no qualifiers or clarifications, just a succinct pointer to his relative insignificance and a clear request.

(wouldn't normally volunteer advice like this but since you're working on the personal-boundaries thing: yes this is exactly how straightforward you can--and sometimes need to--be with men. we're "simple" like that)

Something very like that, yes. Which was followed by a dozen or so "BAAWWWWWW BUT I REALLY FELT A CONNECTION AND I HAVEN"T FELT THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND I WANT I WANT I WAAAAAAAAAAANT" texts.

Remember the last guy? The one I went on one date with, who then sent me the insane emails and I had to tell him that if he ever contacted me again I would go to the police?

I've learned to be straightforward and use little words.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Also I thought "I don't want to see you again because I want to get back together with my ex", followed by "I'm not doing it for you, I'm doing it for myself" was pretty cut and dried.

[Triple Zero]

Also I thought "I don't want to see you again because I want to get back together with my ex", followed by "I'm not doing it for you, I'm doing it for myself" was pretty cut and dried.

Absolutely.

I have no idea why you seem to attract the crazy obsessive ones. Sucks though. Hope this one's harmless.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Also I thought "I don't want to see you again because I want to get back together with my ex", followed by "I'm not doing it for you, I'm doing it for myself" was pretty cut and dried.

Absolutely.

I have no idea why you seem to attract the crazy obsessive ones. Sucks though. Hope this one's harmless.

Me too! I gave his phone # to my best friend, should be enough to track him down if I disappear.

Also, his profile has been removed from OKC. Weird.

[Don Coyote]

Also I thought "I don't want to see you again because I want to get back together with my ex", followed by "I'm not doing it for you, I'm doing it for myself" was pretty cut and dried.

Absolutely.

I have no idea why you seem to attract the crazy obsessive ones. Sucks though. Hope this one's harmless.

Me too! I gave his phone # to my best friend, should be enough to track him down if I disappear.

Also, his profile has been removed from OKC. Weird.

Click the link while logged-out. It's still there. This would suggest that he blocked you on OKC.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Also I thought "I don't want to see you again because I want to get back together with my ex", followed by "I'm not doing it for you, I'm doing it for myself" was pretty cut and dried.

Absolutely.

I have no idea why you seem to attract the crazy obsessive ones. Sucks though. Hope this one's harmless.

Me too! I gave his phone # to my best friend, should be enough to track him down if I disappear.

Also, his profile has been removed from OKC. Weird.

Click the link while logged-out. It's still there. This would suggest that he blocked you on OKC.

Hm. I clicked it from my troll account, and a friend of mine told me the profile didn't exist for him either. Interesting.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Sure enough, still there. He just blocked my other account. Maybe because it says in my troll account's profile that she's getting back together with her bf, ha!

[Cain]

I've me people just sitting at a bar. Some days it's a wash (for dating, sometimes I just like to sit in a loud place think and drink) but if you don't do it you miss out on those moments where you connect with total strangers for reasons that exist only in that moment.

This also has the advantage of, if they are boring, you can just go back to reading your book.  I've found this also works quite well in coffee shops.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I've me people just sitting at a bar. Some days it's a wash (for dating, sometimes I just like to sit in a loud place think and drink) but if you don't do it you miss out on those moments where you connect with total strangers for reasons that exist only in that moment.

This also has the advantage of, if they are boring, you can just go back to reading your book.  I've found this also works quite well in coffee shops.

Yeah, I'm definitely at this point all for going to a bar with a book instead of browsing the online personals.

I spent some time with my favorite fish biologist this way last night! And The Enucleator got his number, woop!

Today I'm gonna go check out the protest with Mr. Language. He keeps finding stuff to ask me to do with him, which makes me really happy.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Duuude.

I posted an ad tonight:

Internet troll seeks same - 40 (NE)
Date: 2011-11-12, 5:42PM PST

It makes me laugh. If you understand why I do what I do, then I want to meet you. I'm that loneliest of creatures, a girl troll, looking for my trollmate, IRL and online. Maybe I'm just a huge dick (LAWL) but I'm thin and prefer thin men within a few years of my age. There's something about having shared pop culture references that's kind of a big deal.

(Dyed) red hair/freckles/brown eyes. Big smile.

Of course I have pics. And if you ask whether I'm real, WAYSA?

And this is one of the replies:

hey,, how goe,s it in the digital realm?? i,ma keep it short,,,, i,m real,, tired of trollin for the one who,s real also,, i,m 6ft1,, 180lbs,, yeah lean & fit,,, 46, u,d swear i was 35.. i,m single,, honest, easy going open-minded,, funny, i,m also and most importantly a daddy with sole custody of the most amazing 16mo. old lil boy ,,,,,,,, i work,, have my own home,,, here,s a cpl pics  sorry the one of me is the only one on this computer i have others in my phone,, usually i,m takin pics of my lil guy,,...and although with him my life is full of love and happiness,, i,m  lonely.. the lonliest of men it seems....dont make no sense... not into head games or bs,,  so i,m in ne also,, and we could probably relate to alot of the same music, culture etc.... hope to hear back,,,

HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. 

[Don Coyote]

Duuude.

I posted an ad tonight:

Internet troll seeks same - 40 (NE)
Date: 2011-11-12, 5:42PM PST

It makes me laugh. If you understand why I do what I do, then I want to meet you. I'm that loneliest of creatures, a girl troll, looking for my trollmate, IRL and online. Maybe I'm just a huge dick (LAWL) but I'm thin and prefer thin men within a few years of my age. There's something about having shared pop culture references that's kind of a big deal.

(Dyed) red hair/freckles/brown eyes. Big smile.

Of course I have pics. And if you ask whether I'm real, WAYSA?

And this is one of the replies:

hey,, how goe,s it in the digital realm?? i,ma keep it short,,,, i,m real,, tired of trollin for the one who,s real also,, i,m 6ft1,, 180lbs,, yeah lean & fit,,, 46, u,d swear i was 35.. i,m single,, honest, easy going open-minded,, funny, i,m also and most importantly a daddy with sole custody of the most amazing 16mo. old lil boy ,,,,,,,, i work,, have my own home,,, here,s a cpl pics  sorry the one of me is the only one on this computer i have others in my phone,, usually i,m takin pics of my lil guy,,...and although with him my life is full of love and happiness,, i,m  lonely.. the lonliest of men it seems....dont make no sense... not into head games or bs,,  so i,m in ne also,, and we could probably relate to alot of the same music, culture etc.... hope to hear back,,,

HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. 

Or he's trolling you.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Duuude.

I posted an ad tonight:

Internet troll seeks same - 40 (NE)
Date: 2011-11-12, 5:42PM PST

It makes me laugh. If you understand why I do what I do, then I want to meet you. I'm that loneliest of creatures, a girl troll, looking for my trollmate, IRL and online. Maybe I'm just a huge dick (LAWL) but I'm thin and prefer thin men within a few years of my age. There's something about having shared pop culture references that's kind of a big deal.

(Dyed) red hair/freckles/brown eyes. Big smile.

Of course I have pics. And if you ask whether I'm real, WAYSA?

And this is one of the replies:

hey,, how goe,s it in the digital realm?? i,ma keep it short,,,, i,m real,, tired of trollin for the one who,s real also,, i,m 6ft1,, 180lbs,, yeah lean & fit,,, 46, u,d swear i was 35.. i,m single,, honest, easy going open-minded,, funny, i,m also and most importantly a daddy with sole custody of the most amazing 16mo. old lil boy ,,,,,,,, i work,, have my own home,,, here,s a cpl pics  sorry the one of me is the only one on this computer i have others in my phone,, usually i,m takin pics of my lil guy,,...and although with him my life is full of love and happiness,, i,m  lonely.. the lonliest of men it seems....dont make no sense... not into head games or bs,,  so i,m in ne also,, and we could probably relate to alot of the same music, culture etc.... hope to hear back,,,

HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. 

Or he's trolling you.

It's possible... however, if he is, he's been trolling Craigslist with ads that use commas instead of ellipses for the last week. Which is also a pretty amazing troll, but there's nothing else at all that indicates funniness.

I've gotten several responses from people who clearly think I mean "trolling Craigslist for dates", too.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

And a raft of replies from 50-year-olds who tell me that "nobody believes they could be their age"

Dude, 10 is not "within a few" years of my age.

[Freeky]

And a raft of replies from 50-year-olds who tell me that "nobody believes they could be their age"

Dude, 10 is not "within a few" years of my age.

-snort-


Also, you should teach them what you mean by "teoll".  Particularly the ones that are 50 or older.