Saturday, 26 July 2008
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TMI, kthxbye
By Miss Double Shot
My roommate has been going out with some really strange guys as part of an "exclusive! millionaires only! très selective!" matchmaking gig . . . she texted me earlier today to tell me that one of the first things the most recent guy told her was that he was 43, had a $30,000 limit on his credit card, and oh, by the way, he only had one testicle.
Wow, buddy, nice to meet you too!
Have you ever been on a date like hers? Even if you haven't, how would you deal with it?
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I probably would have laughed (I am always nervous on a first date and tend to giggle a little when nervous anyway), and told him that was too much information and to relax. If he seemed like he was nice otherwise, I'd ask him why he thought he needed to tell me all of that. If he seemed like a jerk, I'd just go home.
I'd have slapped him across the face and walked away, ordering a bottle of the most expensive wine on the way, and taken it with me saying he was going to pay for it.
Of course, I'm bad with people.
@HeartOfPandora@xanga - she did say that she ran up a pretty significant tab at the bar...
ohhh tmiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
i would have done exactly what the title entails:
k.thnx.bye. :D
It's nice to date unusual people, but that is beyond the pale.
i would ask how he came to have only one testicle but id probably get freaked out a little at first, i mean c'mon dude it's the first date keep it above the waist.
He should use his credit card to buy another testicle.
I don't know how I would've dealt with that situation, after the jaw drop that is... Of course, I can't say I'm all that surprised, it seems like in today's world, or at least in the world of dating, everyone's in a rush to get all the information out as soon as possible. As if to say, "Here's what others have had problem's with... are you okay with it?" Then, when it turns out the date isn't okay with it, the only thing lost is a few hours, rather than a few weeks where all that "TMI-like" information would've, more naturally, been revealed.
I'm more of an old-fashioned romantic though, I think things should slow down instead of just two people throwing out a ton of information at a pace too unrealistic to allow for sufficient digestion. I don't see that happening in a world where the faster the connection the better--whether that connection is Internet, phone service, dating and other relationships, or flights between destinations...Well, if my date told me she only had one testicle, I'd be a little freaked out for sure.
Lose the other one and any other junk you've got hanging around down there, then we'll talk.
I kid.
Funny, I recently read an article that specifically said that testicles should not come into conversation until well after date three. I'm a little concerned that that needs to be mentioned.
help me join this club :P
Why is she going and meeting strange guys?
@hannahtan528@xanga - it's not by choice - she joined this matchmaking group thinking she was going to be meeting rich, attractive guys - guess it was too good to be true!
@goodgirl_196@xanga - being traditional is great! I think that people are generally in a huge rush to be in a relationship rather than just letting feelings and relationships progress naturally like you said. Personally, I prefer to take it slower.
@hannahtan528@xanga - good question. I second it--why is she doing this?
I was on a first (and last!!) date with a guy once who, within the first hour, had already asked me how soon I'd be willing to sleep with him. When I mentioned that sex wasn't a topic I wanted to continue discussing with him, he took that to mean, "So you want to hear all of my opinions on the subject as well as my sexual history in graphic detail, as well as unnecessary stories about women I've slept with, as well as random facts about sexual organs..." I sat through this excruciating conversation (read: monologue) for MUCH longer than I should have, and, needless to say, never went out with him again.
@datingish - Is she meeting more guys?
@hannahtan528@xanga - she's going to try one more date, and if it's as bad as this one was, she says she's going to ask for her money back. the two so far have been disastrous at best.
@datingish - How much did she pay for these dates and I hope, she's being careful.
@hannahtan528@xanga - IIRC, it was part of an agency's 18-date package and it ran her a couple thousand dollars because it was a supposedly exclusive set of men.
@datingish - Out of all that, she didn't even get one good person? That's sad. She should get her money back and I hope for her, that it wasn't dangerous meting these men.
I went out with a guy once. I wanted to get conversation going, so I asked him what was the craziest thing he'd ever done. He then told me about a one night stand that turned into a three night stand. I was a bit embarrassed hearing that from someone I barely knew, and being the socially awkward, kind of kooky person I am, I said the first random stupid thing that came to my head, "oh really? did it involve whipped cream?"
well i would ask about what happened.. XD I don't think I'd see the guy ever again but um, I'm there, having dinner I might at least enjoy it... or try to! I agree that it might have been one of those things people need to get out of the way before getting too involved then having to seem like they kept it secret or something. When do you reveal things that are... that make you.. um... unique?XD
I grew up living the simple life. I've never dated a rich man before but if I were to go on a date with one I think I would be too nervous to even talk. Besides, I literally have nothing to wear to the date (which would probably be in some fancy restaurant) seeing as how I continue to live a pretty simple life.
ahahahahaha
I'd probably laugh and joke about it. Stuff like that doesn't really bother me. I'm a pretty open person. No use hiding stuff, I probably would've found out myself sooner or later.
It happened to me once. He was too open about his past and it bothered me a lot. :\
I never went out with him again after that. >_>
why waste the time being a gold digger?