Turn offs

I know this is supposed to be "just for fun," but these kinds of topics just irritate me. Put on your big girl panties and say, " I'm not interested." You're not doing anyone a favor by acting passive-aggressive.

There, your parade has officially been rained upon.:bigsmile:

Yeah, but guess what? That doesn't always work

Some men LOVE a challenge.

A "challenge" is one thing. Continuing to pursue a woman after she has expressed disinterest is something different.

Stalking...I'm sure that is considered stalking.

I tend to be straight forward and if it's not there, it's just not there, and I would tell them that.

Look up "Overly Attached Girlfriend". Become her.

Do you love me? Yes.

No, I mean do you really love me? Yes.

No, I want to know if you really really love me? Of course I do, honey. I love you more than anyone else on this planet. Now, can I watch this game, please? There's only two minutes left, and they're tied.

You don't love me.

I think direct is fine, and always a good route - but depending on the guy or gal, you might be able to have fun with it and both have a laugh.

I mean, honestly, if someone said with a complete straight face: I only talk to people from the planet Volton and cant speak with you. And then said "Its too bad, it could have been a love story for the ages."

The person knows that, yes, its a direct let down, but at least it was a little funny.

"Oh, I'm sorry I'm not interested in pursuing any entanglements with you for this evening or in the future, but thank you for your interest."

...I mean, it just isn't fun, for either of you, and leaves both with sad smiles at the end of the encounter.

If you can get away with making the person smile at the end, why not? A direct let down rarely allows that.

...unless you use the sandwich method.

I just read a thread about clingy insecure women. Seems that those things turn some folks off.

I was really into this guy years ago. We dated for about 3 months before I realized how big of a mama's boy he was. He lived in the same apartment complex and on the same floor as his mother. He always had stories to tell...about his mother. He would leave me in the room and run down the hall to...see his mother or tell her something. He was very attractive and really into me, but when he took his mother on our date, that was basically the last straw. Luckily, my friends were at the same place where that date was and I went and sat with them.

Cliffnotes: turn into a complete father/mother-obsessed-child (unless your Amish or the Duggars, then I guess that's to be expected).

"My ex just told me he'd like to try to work things out."

"All my friends are really pressuring me to get married soon."

The last one.

tell them