Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Bad Lines Used On Me

Ok so I was thinking tonight of all the lines that have been use on me, and sadly the majority are compliments laced with a slap in the face. These four are probably the worst ones, and really the only ones worth posting. Let's dive in shall we.


(This guy I had been talking to for a while, I'm not going to put the whole line, just the clincher)
Smooth dude at a party- "You're semi-attractive"
Ok what? You never tell a girl that. NEVER. I don't understand at all how that was meant to be complimentary, but he did end up taking me out, and I did go, smart of me I know. One good thing that came out of it was I told his roommate what he said, to which he replied, "Oh well, if your roommates are as 'semi-attractive' as you, you should bring them around." Maybe I should have gone out with his roommate instead.

This one was at a church activity. A guy I didn't know that well, but he knew my roommates. He was leaving with my roommates and was walking past me...
Awkward Dude- "Hey it was really good to see you tonight."
Me- "Yeah it was good to see you too"
Awkward Dude- "You're like eye candy for me"
Me- "....." (That means I was speachless looking at him completely dumbfounded with my mouth open, feeling totally awkward, not knowing what I could possibly say after a comment like that)

Worst date idea. There was a guy I met at Utah State who also had the last name of Sanders. From the time we met until the last time I saw him, he would introduce me as his cousin, and call me cousin or just "Sanders". After a while of this we ran into each other at lunch.
Sanders- "Hey Cousin"
Me- "Hey"
Sanders- "So I was thinking we should go to dinner sometime"
Me- "Oh yeah?"
Sanders- "Yeah I have this geneology book, and I thought it would be cool if we looked through it to see if we're related down the line."
Ok... Did you just ask me on a date to find out if we're related? Pass!

And finally, this one is just hilarious.
Old creepy dude country dancing- "Is that your natural hair color"
Me- "Yeah it is, but I'm not one of the 'dumb blondes'."
OCDCD- "No, you look smart, you have a big head."
Me- "I have a big head?"
OCDCD-"No it's ok, I like it."
Nice, thanks buddy, let's date immediately!

I do have some others that I really should post, but there is a good chance they would get read by the line giver. They are doozies. Bad bad things that you should never say to a girl, but I think he genuinely thinks he was being complimentary. I have told them to my friends as they happened, and the reaction I got on each one was "...." (look above for translation). I don't understand guys. Some guys are just not smooth. I think someone should teach lessons. Some guys know what is and what is not ok to say, but some are just clueless, of course it seems to me that it's the clueless ones that are the most brave. They are the ones that put themselves out there. Why is that?

5 comments:

  1. That was funny Jules. I get a lot of those comments, especially for me being latina. I remember one day Dane's friend returned from his mission, and he was talking to him and his mom when I passed by after RS. Dane introduced me to his friend, and we talked for a moment, and his friend asked me "so, where are you from?" and I said "from Colombia" and this guy's mom said "yes she is, but we love her anyway"... what? I mean, I know she was trying to be nice, but...

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  2. Holy smokes those are doozies! And so well written. I will never forget a first date at Cafe Rio when I finished an ENTIRE salad (and we all know how massive cafe rio salads are...) and said "wow I must have been hungry". My date's prompt response was "you know that's all going right into your right thigh".
    Wha????

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  3. Social awkwardness, though it's a difficult trait to be blessed with, is not a bad trait. It's the ones that are intentionally rude that you should avoid. I bet some of those guys beat themselves up over their comments to you later; ("Stupid, stupid, stupid. You get a chance to talk to a babe and what do you say?")

    Funny stories Jewels!

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  4. Hahahaha! Oh those guys are winners!

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  5. Some guys are real winners. They give the rest of us a bad name.

    You are a very pretty girl, Julia, no qualifiers required.

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