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Topic: Frustration
domination's photo
Wed 08/20/08 10:57 PM
frustrated **GULP**

4 more days till I find the truth... ohwell

EtherealEmbers's photo
Thu 08/21/08 01:02 AM
3 more days! hold me indifferent

Goofball73's photo
Thu 08/21/08 01:03 AM
I hope that he turns out to be the guy you imagine he is. I will say that when people put out that they have it all together, then their is something that the REALLY don't want you to know. He could have his crap together financially, but mentally he might not. Or, he could be so close to being bankrupt that he doesn't want you to know about it, so he puts it off that he is a financially responsible guy. See what I am saying here?

I'm not saying that he is lying. I have no idea if he could be. You know more, and you just have to try and make the best choice possible for you. Like I said, I really do hope he turns out to be all you imagine. Best of luck to you.flowerforyou

guyguy1225's photo
Thu 08/21/08 01:06 AM

I'm so frustrated at the moment...

I've been talking to a guy on the phone and through email every day for 2 weeks. He's very busy running his own business, but he still finds time to talk to me a couple times a day. We haven't met yet because he lives 2 hours away from me and his days are very full. He left for vacation yesterday morning. On this 9 day vacation, he won't be on the phone or computer while he camps out on the coast with his 2 dogs. He plans to hike, relax, read books, and generally just escape any and all civilization as much as possible.

I miss him like crazy already and I haven't even met the guy. He plans on calling me and driving to see me when he gets back. He says he's even bought me a few little gifts that reminded him of me. This guy is a great catch and really has his life together.

With all that I know, all that I've been through already, and with how easy it is to lie online, how do I find the faith to believe this guy is for real? Would you just sit and wait for a week and a half, wondering if this guy is going to flake? He's all I've been able to think about and it's driving me nuts. It sucks being left in the dark. How can I get him off my mind enough to not go crazy, but enough to not forget him altogether?

good things are worth waiting for !! don't assume just go with the flow !! and good luck !

EtherealEmbers's photo
Thu 08/21/08 01:23 AM
thanks guys flowerforyou

I'm thinking his biggest flaw is not having enough time in his day for a significant other. He swears he'd make time if the right woman came along, but he's got the personality of my stepdad... always on the go, always busy with something... doesn't spend much time with the wifey. Which can be good and bad. I'd miss him a lot, but my schedule's so busy with full time school and taking care of my daughter full time now that I won't have much freedom either.

Thanks everyone for your encouragement, and criticisms. It's all helpful!

I'm still excited, but tired of waiting. bah!

Sluggo's photo
Thu 08/21/08 01:36 AM
Bottom line, It's an online thing until you meet.
The phone conversations only add fuel to the fire of deception.
It's so easy to build an online image and reinforce it via phone conversations; then add to that it makes it harder to see through a possible facade that has been constructed.

To me a Healthy dose of Pessimistic Skepticism is ALWAYS a good thing when it comes to talking to people over the internet.....

Being a Dreamer only gets you stuck with losers for longer...

Good Luck though.....

hinkypoepoe's photo
Thu 08/21/08 01:51 AM
Girl you do not have a relationship. What you have is a fantasy. This guy could be married with 3 kids for all you know. He could be a freak or he might be a really cool dude. You just do not know. In fact all you really know about this guy is what he has told you. Hell he might be a fry cook at Burger King. What I’m saying is SLOW THE F%@K DOWN GIRLY. If it sounds like he is too good then..Well what do they say about things that sound to good to be true??????????

He has you so rapped up that you are probably afraid to ask the tough questions. You want him to be what he has lead you to believe. And you don’t want to frighten him off..Right?????


star1972's photo
Thu 08/21/08 01:52 AM
it's a jump - it always is when u meet someone on line.
Its so easy to get swept away with the excitment and having the attention paid to u, but i would say - and it's only my thoughts.
Two weeks isn't that long to get to know someone...but u know how u feel, and 2 hours is not that long to drive if u want to see someone!!
flowerforyou
good luck
but keep ur eyes open for other guys as well dont shut ur self off just yet!!
flowerforyou

Sluggo's photo
Thu 08/21/08 01:56 AM
^^^^^^^^^
Y E P !!!

EtherealEmbers's photo
Thu 08/21/08 02:12 AM

Girl you do not have a relationship. What you have is a fantasy. This guy could be married with 3 kids for all you know. He could be a freak or he might be a really cool dude. You just do not know. In fact all you really know about this guy is what he has told you. Hell he might be a fry cook at Burger King. What I’m saying is SLOW THE F%@K DOWN GIRLY. If it sounds like he is too good then..Well what do they say about things that sound to good to be true??????????

He has you so rapped up that you are probably afraid to ask the tough questions. You want him to be what he has lead you to believe. And you don’t want to frighten him off..Right?????



laugh laugh laugh

I never said I had a relationship with this guy... we haven't met and we've only talked for 2 weeks! laugh laugh

I'm just excited to meet him... and to see if he's for real. THat's all. laugh

guyguy1225's photo
Thu 08/21/08 02:21 AM
Edited by guyguy1225 on Thu 08/21/08 02:21 AM


Girl you do not have a relationship. What you have is a fantasy. This guy could be married with 3 kids for all you know. He could be a freak or he might be a really cool dude. You just do not know. In fact all you really know about this guy is what he has told you. Hell he might be a fry cook at Burger King. What I’m saying is SLOW THE F%@K DOWN GIRLY. If it sounds like he is too good then..Well what do they say about things that sound to good to be true??????????

He has you so rapped up that you are probably afraid to ask the tough questions. You want him to be what he has lead you to believe. And you don’t want to frighten him off..Right?????



laugh laugh laugh

I never said I had a relationship with this guy... we haven't met and we've only talked for 2 weeks! laugh laugh

I'm just excited to meet him... and to see if he's for real. THat's all. laugh
I'm sure he is for real ! if all of us did not trust where would we be !! if one is a liar does not mean everyone is !!

hinkypoepoe's photo
Thu 08/21/08 03:28 AM


Girl you do not have a relationship. What you have is a fantasy. This guy could be married with 3 kids for all you know. He could be a freak or he might be a really cool dude. You just do not know. In fact all you really know about this guy is what he has told you. Hell he might be a fry cook at Burger King. What I’m saying is SLOW THE F%@K DOWN GIRLY. If it sounds like he is too good then..Well what do they say about things that sound to good to be true??????????

He has you so rapped up that you are probably afraid to ask the tough questions. You want him to be what he has lead you to believe. And you don’t want to frighten him off..Right?????


laugh laugh laugh

I never said I had a relationship with this guy... we haven't met and we've only talked for 2 weeks! laugh laugh

I'm just excited to meet him... and to see if he's for real. THat's all. laugh


"I miss him like crazy already and I haven't even met the guy. He plans on calling me and driving to see me when he gets back. He says he's even bought me a few little gifts that reminded him of me. This guy is a great catch and really has his life together."

Ok...well my mistake..sounded like a relationship. Good luck.


EtherealEmbers's photo
Thu 08/21/08 03:34 AM
No, I'm not jumping ahead... I just get excited when I'm talking to someone new. I know better than to think I'm in love with someone when I haven't met them in person yet. I did that once and won't make the same mistake. I know that people are very different in person as opposed to online.

I just like to keep hope alive that there's compatible guys out there for me. That's all.

Thank you for your concern... and your well wishes! flowerforyou

s1owhand's photo
Thu 08/21/08 03:37 AM
well - if it were me i'd likely be vacationing near you
so we could meet and get to know one another. hmmm.
maybe i am impatient....

but i digress. i'd say hang out with some old friends
and/or make some new friends. don't get too caught up
in any online thing until you actually meet.

drinker


EtherealEmbers's photo
Thu 08/21/08 03:45 AM
Oh believe me, that thought has crossed my mind. But how self-absorbed does that make me to think after a guy has only talked to me for 2 weeks that he should change his vacation plans to fit me in his schedule?
Of course I've thought that maybe he's just not as into me as he lets on because of that... but I know that if I had a chance to escape everyone I knew for a peaceful vacation, I would do it in a heartbeat! So who am I to question? All of it is speculation... the hardest part is not knowing any of those answers.

s1owhand's photo
Thu 08/21/08 03:54 AM
yah - one of the annoying things about meeting online

i had two long term relationships from those i met
online. in both instances we met in real life very
soon after emeeting online.

one started out as just a nice friendship - not a strong
initial attraction and it lasted about a year and a half

the other was like picante salsa muy picante. intense
sexual attraction. mutual. it has lasted 14 years.

both were local. those were the only two people i ever
actually met through online "dating" so to speak...

so my experience was unusually successful and in a sense
also very limited. but that's the way it was.

flowerforyou

it does not make you self absorbed at all. some vacation
plans are more easily changed than others you just have
to kind of reserve judgment while you hang out here and
with your real life friends until you actually do get to
meet and see if this is going anywhere further...

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