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GeeQ just remembered one of his most annoying dates ever... and how he screwed it all up.



I met her through friends at work.  I had a semi-instant crush, but was 100 times more interested in another girl at the time, and so instead we slowly became friends.  We even became e-friends on multiple popular social networking sites.  Eventually she started working in the same office I was in and our "hanging out" became more and more common, to the point where I finally decided to ask her on a real date.

When I asked her, she smiled and said yes, and I knew we were both on the same track.  However when I picked her up,things seemd a little off.  She had taken longer than normal to come downstairs from her apartment to meet me, and as she came down, though she smiled and greeted me, she was on her phone typing.

As I opened her car door to let her in, she was on her phone typing.  When we got to the restaurant for a surprise dinner at her favorite place, she was on her phone typing...  throughout dinner, the movie, our walk on the beach and our stop at a bar for drinks after, she was on her phone typing.  Finally, I just couldn't take it anymore.  I told her I wasready to take her back to her apartment, and apologized as she was obviously not as into me as I had thought.  She started to speak, and I told her it was okay, she didn't have to explain. 

The ride back to her apartment was quiet, other than the clicking of the keyboard on her phone.  Although it was nowhere near as continuous and annoying as the rest of the night.  I let her out, and she said goodbye with a tear in her eye.

 *****

When I got home myself that night, I crashed hard.  It wasn't until the next morning when I woke up that I had discovered my mistake.  As I logged in online to check out my sites, I found interesting comments from friends calling me an idiot and some other nastier things.  It took a little bit of searching, but someone finally pointed me towards my date's twitter account...  she had blogged the entire night... here are some excerpts:

"He's here to pick me up, I can't believe this nights finally come"

"He opened the door for me, such a gentleman"

"Woooow, he actually remembered my favorite restaurant!!"

"I feel so lucky to be out with such a great guy"

"Aaaargh! OMG that part was so scary, but he's holding me close so I feel safe"

"We're walking on the beach! We're walking on the beach! sooooo romantic"

"heehee he's taking me out for drinks, I think he wants to take me home.  I'd sooo go"

"I don't know what happened, he's all upset now"

"I think he hates me :("

****

I attempted to call her up immediately, to no avail.   Her phone went straight to voicemail each time.  The next day at work, I got the news that she had requested an emergency transfer back home.  I got home that night to find myself removed from all of her friends lists and haven't spoken to her since. 

Darned them interwebs!!

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reapervampyr
Jul 21, 2009 12:38AM
I understand her wanting to tell her friends, but AFTER the date. Her loss.
livinginthestars
Jun 12, 2009 05:18PM
The ending hurts me. That you couldn't get a hold of her, i mean. Thats so sad. I can't believe she didn't ask why you were "upset". I think I would have at least asked, "Are you upset with me?" That way it would have gotten straightened out. I am sorry that you couldn't reach her afterwards. That blows.
bordumkillz
May 30, 2009 08:22PM
She sounds like a sweet girl and you sound like a great guy, but it's her fault. She was the one that lost. Not you. So don't feel bad. She didn't have to blog on the date, she could of just gotten home and blogged about it all she wanted afterward. This is just another case of how the world of technology is negatively effecting us. I bet you'll find someone better who will treat you right.
akuma
Apr 29, 2009 05:10PM
i agree that she should've known the whole phone thing was bugging you but still...
rikkuslittlesister
Apr 22, 2009 05:12AM
dude if she wasnt even going ot find out what was wrong, and just cut all ies she wasnt a ver good freind at all
mr_hollywood
Apr 21, 2009 03:06PM
great story... and you are better off man. she sucks! put the phone DOWN. people are turning into zombies i swear.
fuzzywarmapples
Apr 20, 2009 05:43PM
Know what. You're better off. She felt much more comfortable communicating her feelings to the online world but not you directly. And then she transfers? The words immaturity, juvenile and poor confidence some to mind. What I'm more interested in knowing is what ever happened to that gal you were " a hundred more times" interested in? Maybe I should google it?
dramabb82
Apr 16, 2009 06:58PM
um if she was so into you then she shouldn't have ignored you the whole night for her phone...
ch0pistix
Apr 14, 2009 10:14AM
this is sad. =[
amyelizadal
Apr 12, 2009 07:28PM
Congrats on your win!
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