Mr. Lion
A few weeks ago, while getting drinks for some of our girl friends, four guys slid into the booth (semi-circle) we were seating in and started talking to them. It's probably one of dumbest things a guy can do at a bar. This is how bar fights happen. We weren't drunk and weren't looking for a fight so we went up to the table, asked who they were and said it was nice to meet them. We told the girls to come out sit on our opposite side and the guys to slide and make some room. They were crushed sitting next to each other in the middle of the booth. After a few minutes of not getting any attention from the girls and looking like idiots, they asked to be let out.
How stupid are these guys to just run in and start talking to girls that came with us? The three guys with me all had their girls at the table, so obviously they were pissed. No guy should ever try to pull something like that at a bar, especially when you take the seats of the boyfriends. If it was in a different place with different people, they probably get beat down.
Is it appropriate for random guys to take seats that belonged to a boyfriend? Has it ever happened to you? What would you do if you were in that situation?
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that is so NOT cool
I've never had that happen while out with a girlfriend, but I was out in a bar with a couple of my female friends, and a couple guys slid into the booth with us. I was just amused, because I knew the girls well enough to know that they would enjoy the drinks the guys bought for them, thank them politely, and not give them any play.
That's not right...I don't think it'd go over terribly well. But I don't know much about that, though.
LOL!!!!! they must've been young or inexperienced. a gentleman always asks "may i sit down" or "are these seats taken?" i dont know. im pretty outspoken, so i would've said, "oh im sorry but we're here with our boyfriends and you just sat in their seats" haha ESPECIALLY since it's a semi circle booth. you just DONT do that. never assume b/c that makes an ASS out of U & ME.
HAHAHAHHH.. That's not cool, but shit. You can't blame 'em! The girls are sitting by themselves..and possibly are hot?? so hey. whatever, they don't care. they just want some booty. yeah, i agree with eyesoochinkay. i woulda been like, wtf are you guys doin' here?
guys will be guys. You cant blame them for Trying but you can blame this for disrespecting the guys that the girls came with. Youre right that they are crazy to think they can just swoop in WHEN the girls came with guys themselves.
Yall handled those fellas well.
Not cool!
I'm surprised the guys didn't get a beat-down, too. Not from the boyfriends, but from the women.
Then again, I would probably do what jalapenoCol's friends would do.
Well I've sat on both ends. I've mistakenly sat with a girl but didn't know she came in with her bf. I've also had a throwdown with a blatant creeper until his "homie" pulled us apart (don't know why I'm talking ghetto).
Needless to say, it's wrong if intentional.
btw, you handled the situation with poise and grace. You did what I could not.
just plain stupid. they are lucky they didn't get their asses laid out on the floor. great example of when guys pull a boneheaded move.
haha! i would laugh in his face if i was out with my boyfriend and some random guy blatantly took his seat...then my boyfriend would come back with my drink and i would be laughing even harder at seat-stealer man. LOL
I've had this happen to me before. My boyfriend went up to get drinks and this strange guy came, sat down next to me and started chatting me up. When my boyfriend finally came back the guy just said, "Oh, sorry dude, does this have your name written on it?" and left.
hahaha
It has happened to me, but they usually just get tired and walk away. I think it's stupid, and they don't seem to rationalize ....at all -.-
Its a ballsie move, but it usually means there not afraid of a challenge or competition. Several straight friends of mine have had that happen. One did get into a fight with a guy.
i don't see anything wrong with it--how are they supposed to know the girls are taken, and not just friends with the 4 of you? but i think you handled the situation appropriately. not that i'd have done what they did, but that's cause i don't have the balls to approach some random girls in a club =/
i personally am not afraid to fight any dbag if he wants to pick it, though. i'm not a violent person by any means, but if someone picks a fight with me, he's picking a fight with the wrong guy.
i'm sorry that y'all had to deal with the stupid ones. they probably watched one too many silly movie.
i don't think that has ever happened to me, but i'm impressed with the way you handled the situation. that's awesome!
Well, it's obviously stupid if they see that the girl is with a guy. But if you're not there, they may honestly not have seen you (especially if the girls are in a group, it's totally feasible that they're there without guys). So take a deep breath, don't get too angry, and give the guys a chance to realize their mistake and leave. If they stick around, though, they're idiots.
Well, it's rude not to ask to sit down before you do. That's really all they did wrong.
They may have thought the girls were gay. They may not have seen the men come in. They may have seen the men come in, but thought that they were just friends. They may have seen the men, thought that they were boyfriends and just not cared. You don't know, since they never said.
To fight a guy for hitting on your girlfriend isn't a very smart move. Your girlfriend has a voice. She can say yes or no. You don't need to punch people for coming near her. That's fairly controlling and violent.
The girls don't belong to you and they can't be "stolen". They're people with (I assume) functional vocal cords, yes? They can handle it.
It is perfectly appropriate to ask a group to sit with them. Even if they are with those of the opposite sex - it's presumptuous to assume that they are all dating.
It hasn't happened to me, but it's happened to girls (and guys) I know. They told the guy or girl that they weren't interested and that was really that.
Is it appropriate for random guys to
take seats that belonged to a boyfriend? Has it ever happened to you?
What would you do if you were in that situation?
hah, they must have read a certain book on picking up and trying to emulate it with a bold move.
Was the place packed with very few seating areas left? In that case, they may not have had a choice in sitting.
Also, I gather from what I read that everybody ended up sitting together? Did you and your buddies try to ask them to leave?
just being stupid and not thinking, that's all. glad no fights broke out, keep the peace.
should've beaten them to pulp! :p
@miss_thiq@xanga - agree
That's a big no, esp if the bf of that girl is drunk, oh-oh someone is gonna get a punch.
that's lame. especially if your'e sitting in a booth?! c'mon, they're just retards
how come the girls didn`t say anything? like, "hey those seats are taken."
Maybe it's because I'm 6ft tall and 250 lbs, but that's never happened to me, lol.