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    speaking from experience. Don't ever go out with some guy you don't like for the sake of being nice. Just be honest, its okay to be a sometimes. Well maybe I would let him down easy at first, but if he gets worse you have to be frank and basically say you have no attraction to him, you have no connection and you are not feeling anything at all. You just gave him hope.

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    speaking from experience. Don't ever go out with some guy you don't like for the sake of being nice. Just be honest, its okay to be a sometimes. Well maybe I would let him down easy at first, but if he gets worse you have to be frank and basically say you have no attraction to him, you have no connection and you are not feeling anything at all. You just gave him hope.
    For the sake of humanity, no it's not.

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    For the sake of humanity, no it's not.
    hey well if you are gonna be nonstop and constantly bugging after you've been turned down. something has got to get through. But I understand like you have to work with a person at a job, you have to put feelings of dislike to the side. But as for dating, well you don't have to play nice. You don't like a person... you don't like a person.

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    Time to ditch that zero and get with a hero.... (Jenny Jones audience goes "ohhh" inthe background.)

    Seriously though if this guy rubs you the wrong way why bother? You seem like a logical person and it seems illogical to subject yourself to a situation with someone you have no interest in. So just cancel. The guy sounds like he might just be really awkward around women and if you know thats not what you want dont waste your time. Tell him you have mixed emotions about it and dont think its appropriate to date anyone you work with. Perhaps present him with the chance to be your friend so he may get to know you better but if I was you I'd cancel the date.

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    Eh...

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    Go on the date. Don't go on the date. Go on as many first dates as possibe. him.

    hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

    This thread is hilarious.

    Seriously. Angel, deciding if you should go on a date with this guy or not shouldn't be this difficult. And if it is, say no.

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    Go on the date. Don't go on the date. Go on as many first dates as possibe. him.

    hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

    This thread is hilarious.

    Seriously. Angel, deciding if you should go on a date with this guy or not shouldn't be this difficult. And if it is, say no.
    Wow, that's kind of what I said, only I didn't cringe when I re-read my post. Yikes.

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    Go on the date. Don't go on the date. Go on as many first dates as possibe. him.

    hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

    This thread is hilarious.

    Seriously. Angel, deciding if you should go on a date with this guy or not shouldn't be this difficult. And if it is, say no.
    So true. Oh, and

    Also, coffee was always my personal favorite for a first date, around 8 so you don't have to worry about it turning into dinner or something if you don't want it to, and also early enough so that if it's really not going well you can bail out early on and salvage the evening.

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    When will you make the "should I get an abortion" topic?


    Unless he is a Millionaire? go buy a Black Dildo to hold you over.

    and I am serious.

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    I am not sure who hacked into her account, but I like it!

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    When I first met my boyfriend I thought immediately we would never be a couple. I told him up front that I didn't see us going any further than friends. I had a set "criteria" like you on what I looked for in a guy. But i'm so glad now that my boyfriend didn't give up trying to be with me because he has surpassed what I want in a man. So, you never know Angel. He could be your soulmate... and you won't take the chance to at least get to know him? Just my 2 cents... good luck Angel!
    cute!
    and Angel, you are making this to be way waaay more than you should be.

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    You never know he might have an enormous .

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    This sounds like one of those awkward inexperienced guys who doesn't know how to communicate with women.

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    Go on the date. Don't go on the date. Go on as many first dates as possibe. him.

    hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

    This thread is hilarious.

    Seriously. Angel, deciding if you should go on a date with this guy or not shouldn't be this difficult. And if it is, say no.
    To be fair, I think she made up her mind on like Page 2 about only agreeing to see this guy as a friend if at all.

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    To be fair, I think she made up her mind on like Page 2 about only agreeing to see this guy as a friend if at all.
    To be fair, I wasn't around most of the weekend to participate in the dating advice. So, I threw in my two cents a little late. So sorry. I hope you did the right thing Angel!

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    It's a free dinner, it doesn't obligate you to do anything in any way, I don't see the problem here. This is why some guys are terrified of asking girls out on dates. What is wrong with you es? This is why so many women end up alone and bitter. Angel_Luv, go out on the date that you said you'd go on and stop worrying about all the bad things that might happen. That's just childish and shows your inexperience.

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    Bear with me. There are questions after all this explanation.

    Okay this is the situation.

    A male co-worker asked me if I would like to go out and have dinner.

    This is someone whom works on the same floor with me so I see him most shifts for a few minutes but is not someone I have ever worked closely with.

    The guy has always acted pretty shy around me and as a result makes me feel awkward. I always catching him watching me as I go about my work, looking as if he is going to start a conversation.
    But then when I stop and say o, answers only in monosyllables.


    Needless to say, I wasn't expecting this guy to ask me out.

    My first inclination was to say no to him since I am not attracted to him.
    (I like guys who are outgoing and confident.)

    But I said " okay" because I felt that maybe it would be unfair for me to say no.
    I basically said yes because I wasn't sure it would be right to refuse to have dinner with a guy just because I am not attracted to him.
    I mean, how can I say that I don't like someone I don't know and how would I know someone unless I take the time to talk to them?

    That was my logic anyway.

    The guy seemed genuinely shocked that I said yes, which to be honest was a slight turn off.
    (I don't like arrogant guys but I like the timid, self slighting types either. )

    The guy asked me for my number and I gave him my home one since that seemed safer to me.
    (I didn't say it was my home number; is just the one I gave him.)

    I had to ask the guy his name because I didn't know it.

    So what's the issue?

    My problem is that the second I gave the guy my number, I felt super sick- sick as in a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach, sick with l a " what have I done?" sort of feeling.

    I can't decide what caused me to feel that way. I don't know if it it were my instincts telling me not trust or associate with this guy.
    Or maybe I am just nervous because 1) I haven't really gone out much and 2) I am not sure I am going to have a nice time with this guy.
    (I am afraid that I am going to have to carry the conversation and that even so there is going to be all sorts of awkward silence.)

    I played it cool in front of the guy but inside I was having a serious panic attack.
    As soon as I could get alone, I called a gal pal for advice.


    My friend heard me out and the gave me the following counsel:
    1) Meet the guy; don't let him drive me.
    2) Make sure to go eat somewhere that I felt comfortable
    3) Pay my own way so that it would not be a date
    4) Be sure to part ways right after dinner.
    5) Know that if I didn't have fun, I never had to go to dinner with the again.


    That made sense to me.
    On my own I added to the list: 6) to make sure we eat somewhere super casual and 7) that we meet early in the evening.

    Even so, I still feel uncomfortable about the dinner and that is why I am confused about how to proceed.

    I do believe in following my instincts but am not positive that an un quantifiable gut feeling is a valid reason to cancel on the guy.

    It seems like should be safe if I stick to my friend's advice, so I am not sure what I am worried about.

    I talked about this with my land lady ( she is older; in her 70's and is my guardian of sorts) and also with my roommate, whom is my age.
    They basically echoed my first friend's advice.

    So far, the only person to feel strongly otherwise is my mom.
    Mom thinks that the nervous feeling I have could very well mean that the guy is not safe- that I should not ignore my instincts.
    Also, mom feels that by agreeing to go to dinner with a guy I am not attracted to is not giving him a chance, but leading him on.
    Mom said it would be the kinder thing to just cancel the dinner.

    I have three primary concerns in this:

    1) My safety and well being
    2) Preserving the guy's feelings as best I can
    and 3) Not causing an awkward/ ugly situation for myself since I do
    have to work on the same floor as this person.

    So, I would like to know (from the guys especially) what you think about the situation.
    Am I leading the guy on?

    And some general questions to everyone:

    In your experience, how important are instincts when it comes to socializing alone with someone of the opposite sex?

    Do any of you remember having a similar experience to this one?
    If so, how did you handle it? And, how did it turn out?



    Thanks!
    Sounds to be like you're too picky, especially if you haven't dated much to this point. It isn't fair to this or any other guy for you to judge him right out of the gate. Give him a chance just to show you what type of guy he is. If he's a pansy or an all-around bag then let him go.

    But for you to already judge him is ridiculous. I wouldn't go around looking for the 'ideal' guy. I mean you're already setting yourself up for failure by liking only certain types of guys.

    So he's shy. You'd rather him walk up to you holding his in his hand and asking you if you wanna party?

    So he doesn't seem confident. You'd rather him send you naked pics of him to your office email and tell you rather then ask that he looks hot naked?

    Go get some coffee and just talk. You live once, why waste it assuming and guessing how situations will be played out?

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    Angel_Luv, go out on the date that you said you'd go on and stop worrying about all the bad things that might happen. That's just childish and shows your inexperience.


    I will give you that I am in experienced.


    I am worried about hurting his feelings by giving him the impression I am looking for more with him than just dinner and a conversation.

    I don't see how that is childish but rather is a mature regard and concern for other people.

    I want to make the best choice; my issue is, like you said, inexperience and not knowing how.

    And it would not be a free dinner since I am set on paying my own way.

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    I will give you that I am in experienced.


    I am worried about hurting his feelings by giving him the impression I am looking for more with him than just dinner and a conversation.

    I don't see how that is childish but rather is a mature regard and concern for other people.

    I want to make the best choice; my issue is, like you said, inexperience and not knowing how.
    You dont have to worry about him. that's the beauty of it. His feelings are not your responsilbity.

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    You should throw some off on him and then tell us all how it went.

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    You dont have to worry about him. that's the beauty of it. His feelings are not your responsilbity.
    I concede that point to an extent.

    Everyone has free choice and therefore has to power to choose how they feel and respond to whatever cir stance they are in.

    But I do feel I have a responsibility, so far as I am able, to not confuse people by how I behave towards them and to preserve peoples' feeling by what I say to them.

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    I am worried about hurting his feelings by giving him the impression I am looking for more with him than just dinner and a conversation.
    Well then just TELL him! It's like you think he's already planning a wedding! If you are nice and honest about it, it won't hurt him. Chances are he feels the same way. It just seems to me that in the worst case scenario, this will at least be a learning experience! How else are you going to get dating experience?

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    I say if you just want to be friends, then be honest with him. If you don't want to hurt his feelings invite a friend to dinner with you. Nothing says I just want to be friends more than that. If he trys to ask you out again, then you can say yes but make sure he knows its only as friends.

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