sweetkisser is offline sweetkisser Post #1  August 16,2010, 9:13pm
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I’ve been chatting with this guy for 3 weeks. We had our first date already. His job requires him to be out of town for a month but he gets a week holiday afterward. I’m still not that comfortable with his schedule but I'm willing to give it a try.

After our initial meeting, I felt a connection with him, not a strong one though. However I feel that our conversation (in our email) has weakened. He doesn’t ask much about me, my likes/ dislikes, or just anything about me. He just basically asked about my day in a few sentences. On top of that his response is short too. So in order to keep the conversation flowing, I started to ask him those first date questions. I even tried teasing him but no response. I have no idea what he’s thinking! I got fed up and sent him an email asking whether or not if he still wants to continue to getting to know each other more. His replied was, “Yes, but I really don’t know what steered into that assumption.” I was astonished!! He can’t see it! I wrote back telling him the reason why I asked.

Later I sent him another email just talking about my day and more questions for him. Got no response for 3 days – apparently he didn’t receive my email due to his internet connection. Yesterday in his FB status, he said he’ll home tonight and tomorrow... but he didn’t ask to see me...I’m hurt. I feel like I’m the only one trying to keep this going. Should I move on?
Btw we didn’t even exchange phone # yet.
 
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That's a lot of one-sided effort for someone you feel no "strong" connection for. Desperate for attention much?

Yes, I definitely think you should move on. He's apparently not interested.
 
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sweetkisser wrote :
I’ve been chatting with this guy for 3 weeks. We had our first date already. His job requires him to be out of town for a month but he gets a week holiday afterward. I’m still not that comfortable with his schedule but I'm willing to give it a try.

After our initial meeting, I felt a connection with him, not a strong one though. However I feel that our conversation (in our email) has weakened. He doesn’t ask much about me, my likes/ dislikes, or just anything about me. He just basically asked about my day in a few sentences. On top of that his response is short too. So in order to keep the conversation flowing, I started to ask him those first date questions. I even tried teasing him but no response. I have no idea what he’s thinking! I got fed up and sent him an email asking whether or not if he still wants to continue to getting to know each other more. His replied was, “Yes, but I really don’t know what steered into that assumption.” I was astonished!! He can’t see it! I wrote back telling him the reason why I asked.

Later I sent him another email just talking about my day and more questions for him. Got no response for 3 days – apparently he didn’t receive my email due to his internet connection. Yesterday in his FB status, he said he’ll home tonight and tomorrow... but he didn’t ask to see me...I’m hurt. I feel like I’m the only one trying to keep this going. Should I move on?
Btw we didn’t even exchange phone # yet.

I have some questions for you.

First, you have mentioned that the both of you met, yet @ the end of your thread your stated that no numbers were exchanged. Why did you agree to meet someone w/o talking to them on the phone? Plus, the both of you are FB friends which is as private as a number, so I don't understand this situation.

Second, if you don't feel comfortable with his schedule, why are you willing to give him a chance when his scheduling will be an issue for you?

Third, have you taken into consideration that he might not be into emailing exclusively esp. considering that the both of you already met in person? Perhaps, he feels that you are not as interested in him as you are expressing to thr eH board community? He may feel that the communication is a lil too impersonal for his taste?

I am not sure what is going on in his brain, but most people tend to lose a lil interest and/or place less priority on people they only talk to online. I know I would be a lil less interested. Also, he may very well be busy and may have internet connection issues.

I do side with you on some points. At this point, he should know more about you than he does and if you desire a man who shows @ least some inquisitiveness, then you should stick with it a render your assessment of your acquaintanceship based on his actions for you.

Should you move on? Well, I think you should exchange numbers and find out where he is coming from before making that decision. I also think you should look to communicate with other men as well.

Hope you get the answers you need to make the best decision.

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sweetkisser wrote :
I’ve been chatting with this guy for 3 weeks. We had our first date already. His job requires him to be out of town for a month but he gets a week holiday afterward. I’m still not that comfortable with his schedule but I'm willing to give it a try.

After our initial meeting, I felt a connection with him, not a strong one though. However I feel that our conversation (in our email) has weakened. He doesn’t ask much about me, my likes/ dislikes, or just anything about me. He just basically asked about my day in a few sentences. On top of that his response is short too. So in order to keep the conversation flowing, I started to ask him those first date questions. I even tried teasing him but no response. I have no idea what he’s thinking! I got fed up and sent him an email asking whether or not if he still wants to continue to getting to know each other more. His replied was, “Yes, but I really don’t know what steered into that assumption.” I was astonished!! He can’t see it! I wrote back telling him the reason why I asked.

Later I sent him another email just talking about my day and more questions for him. Got no response for 3 days – apparently he didn’t receive my email due to his internet connection. Yesterday in his FB status, he said he’ll home tonight and tomorrow... but he didn’t ask to see me...I’m hurt. I feel like I’m the only one trying to keep this going. Should I move on?
Btw we didn’t even exchange phone # yet.
I am not a guy, but that sounds like really a lot of work to do. If I have been communicated with a person for only 3 wks and met just once, they are basically strangers and I never invest that much energy unless there is very strong chemistry that naturally sparks and flows. When I am busy, it's completely normal for me to forget to write back more than a week even when I am interested. It's not that I forget them, but there are many other obligations and my own needs and wants to be attended.

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I got fed up and sent him an email asking whether or not if he still wants to continue to getting to know each other more. His replied was, “Yes, but I really don’t know what steered into that assumption.” I was astonished!! He can’t see it! I wrote back telling him the reason why I asked.
I can't see that, either.

I think that you are sending a lot of "high-maintenance" message, IMO. If I get a message like that, I interpret that there seem to be a lot of obligations that I personally would not wish to assume.

I also would not think that a person I've met once would be in a position to be comfortable/uncomfortable with my schedule.
 
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I am not a guy, but that sounds like really a lot of work to do. If I have been communicated with a person for only 3 wks and met just once, they are basically strangers and I never invest that much energy unless there is very strong chemistry that naturally sparks and flows.
Really?! how much energy is spent on sending an email, do you require two hour nap afterwards.
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When I am busy, it's completely normal for me to forget to write back more than a week even when I am interested. It's not that I forget them, but there are many other obligations and my own needs and wants to be attended.
Then you're really not interested, or you expect or liked to be chased! ..so in your many other obligations and attending to your own needs, how many times did you check your email?

If Mr. strong chemistry was emailing you, you would find the time. strong chemistry doesn't make him a less of a stranger.

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I think that you are sending a lot of "high-maintenance" message, IMO. If I get a message like that, I interpret that there seem to be a lot of obligations that I personally would not wish to assume.
LMAO.. high maintenance message.. please!!! He's being wishy-washy with his communications. She is making an effort in getting to know him. IMO she asked a fair question, nobody wants their time wasted,and if taking the time to show he is interested, is taking so much time away from his busy schedule, then maybe he shouldn't be dating at all!... my suggestion to him ...go buy a dog

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@sweetkisses. drop this guy,and go find someone who actually wants to put in the effort to get to know you. If this is what he is like now, you have a crystal ball into the future!
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The guy is not even situationally aware of your perspective - that does not bode well for having basic empathy skills. For that reason and because long distance/travel-a-lot relationships are very hard anyway and his fairly lax attitude (he's not really pursuing you) tells me - get rid of him and move on. At best - retain him as a "maybe" but don't camp out on this guy. He's probably not "real".

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sweetkisser wrote :

After our initial meeting, I felt a connection with him, not a strong one though. However I feel that our conversation (in our email) has weakened. He doesn’t ask much about me, my likes/ dislikes, or just anything about me. He just basically asked about my day in a few sentences.

My guy says he isnt interested in you as much as you are interested in him.

This is common post first date after seeing each other face to face. Some judge quickly and decide. But because they think you are a nice person they dont want to hurt your feelings so they instead try to fade out and dissappear after meeting you.

In other circumstances you arent choice A so he is looking and others who he is more interested in but if those dont work you are the backup plan.


I dont think this here...but sometimes men do change after meeting if they are interested in you because they would prefer face to face time instead of phone chats...but with this would be them scheduling second dates with you shortly after.
 
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Really?! how much energy is spent on sending an email, do you require two hour nap afterwards.

Then you're really not interested, or you expect or liked to be chased! ..so in your many other obligations and attending to your own needs, how many times did you check your email?

If Mr. strong chemistry was emailing you, you would find the time. strong chemistry doesn't make him a less of a stranger.
They met each other already. So if he wants to get to know her better, meeting again would be just fine. As he is out of town, this can be waited for a month.

She sounds like exchanging email almost daily and a 3-day interval is considered to be long. Even if it is Mr. Strong Chemistry with whom I would have a lot to talk about, I never contact with anyone that often.
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This is common post first date after seeing each other face to face. Some judge quickly and decide. But because they think you are a nice person they dont want to hurt your feelings so they instead try to fade out and dissappear after meeting you.

In other circumstances you arent choice A so he is looking and others who he is more interested in but if those dont work you are the backup plan.
I do not think that he is being polite in poofing. That's too much work for poofing. She could be his Plan B though, but IMO this sounds like too much work for just a Plan B. I think he is "pursuing her" in his mind at least until a better one comes around.

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LMAO.. high maintenance message.. please!!! He's being wishy-washy with his communications. She is making an effort in getting to know him. IMO she asked a fair question, nobody wants their time wasted,and if taking the time to show he is interested, is taking so much time away from his busy schedule, then maybe he shouldn't be dating at all!... my suggestion to him ...go buy a dog
You know, I used to love dogs. But I am reading cat books lately and they seem to be lower maintenance, more independent, and more self-contented, but are equally cute. So I set my mind that if I were to have a pet next time, it would be a cat, instead of a dog.
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