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Jul 28, 2011 8:21 AM CST I Don't Know What to Do
oldernwiser101
oldernwiser101oldernwiser101Hutchinson, Kansas USA1 Threads 121 Posts
I have to say in my opinion life does not come with guarantees. So if you feel you have to play it safe then go buy a nice comfy chair because you are destined to live your life in front of your computer screen and if that is not the life you want then you have to be ready to take chances alot will not work out but is living through the ones that do not work out worth not giving yourself the one chance that could make you happier than you ever imagined?????? just my view on life
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Jul 28, 2011 8:27 AM CST I Don't Know What to Do
leo1shay
leo1shayleo1shayToronto, Ontario Canada2 Threads 161 Posts
Jeeepers: web cam.


so true, web cam. See him in real and see his expressions!
but like some forums people say.... even in the real world you take a gammble everytime you give your heart away

my guess is when in doubt - don't
let mind and heart work together, however any doubt - oh ya second quess it

let us know what happens plz
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Jul 28, 2011 8:30 AM CST I Don't Know What to Do
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
Kaybee50: Actually, I feel that "Chemistry" has nothing to do with age. It is either there or it isn't, no matter how well one "clicks" through emails and phone calls. And sometimes it is indeed difficult to explain "why" that attraction isn't there face-to-face, when it all comes down to chemistry. Older and wiser people still feel that chemistry, or they do not. Otherwise, we'd all be partnered up and not on a dating site. JMHO


Yes, hopes are not the same thing as expectations.

Hopes may be happily realised, or painfully dashed, but expectations can be very limiting.
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Jul 28, 2011 8:39 AM CST I Don't Know What to Do
oldernwiser101: I have to say in my opinion life does not come with guarantees. So if you feel you have to play it safe then go buy a nice comfy chair because you are destined to live your life in front of your computer screen and if that is not the life you want then you have to be ready to take chances alot will not work out but is living through the ones that do not work out worth not giving yourself the one chance that could make you happier than you ever imagined?????? just my view on life
thumbs up cool hey youwine
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Jul 28, 2011 8:40 AM CST I Don't Know What to Do
jac379: Yes, hopes are not the same thing as expectations.

Hopes may be happily realised, or painfully dashed, but expectations can be very limiting.
applause I like this
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Jul 28, 2011 8:56 AM CST I Don't Know What to Do
LILLYLADY
LILLYLADYLILLYLADYunknown, Ohio USA27 Threads 1,293 Posts
vyoleta: I met this guy online, he was from another country. We exchanged lots of messages, pictures, we talked on the phone and we liked each other very much. But, since I am tired of disappointments and don't want another one on my long list of dating failures, I want to be sure before we meet. There is something strange about him. He told me that he'd met another woman online before. She was not from his country, as well. After the same kind of getting to know her as we had (exchanging lots of messages, pictures, phone conversations...) he went to her place and realised that he didn't like her. I asked why didn't he like her but he couldn't answer.

Now I am thinking to stop our communication giving him some excuse for it, because I am not ready to be treated in the same way by him as he seemed to had done with that other woman.

What is your opinion about it?


Maybe a scammer stringing you along for awhile. You are right to be very cautious and you most certainly do not deserve to be treated in the way he may have treated the other woman. The fact that he's being rather secretive than upfront with you is a redflag right from the start. You are right to ask him what it was about the other woman that he didn't like. He should give you some idea of what it was. Who knows, he might have the same type of traits of the guys that you don't like. It is not impossible that this guy is a player and strings women along emotionally and then dumps them. He may even be the type to say he's coming out and then give excuse after excuse why he can't come out and dissappoint you. That's playing you emotionally if he does that.
It is your business to know what the general issue was and find out how he reacted to it. That will give you an idea of what to expect from him in his behavior overall. You may decide you want to end it before it goes any further if his reaction was contrary to how you would want someone to treat you. You should feel comfortable going into a relationship. I think we all have an extra intuition and some people are more "in tune" with it than others. Sounds like your mind is telling you that something isn't right. I have found that when I listen to my intuition, I have always come out right. It's a protective mechanism I believe. Anyone who says that it isn't your business to get the answer you asked from this guy is wrong. JMHO here!!
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Jul 28, 2011 9:05 AM CST I Don't Know What to Do
southmiami12
southmiami12southmiami12Tampa, Florida, Florida USA5 Threads 162 Posts
Both of you are going to fast. He was talking to you and other women at the same time...That tells you enough even if he was sincere about it..
Phone, emails etc etc and you can't figure him out.....
Why don't you think first of friendship to start a relationship...you hardly know this guy.
It is not that you have to do it forever but at least assure yourself he is the person you can trust and it is your instinct to decide what is next. Red flags are easy to detect.
Don't make this one another one on your list of failures...
Wish you the best!
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Jul 28, 2011 10:17 AM CST I Don't Know What to Do
chris27292729
chris27292729chris27292729IOS island, South Aegean Greece93 Threads 15,811 Posts
jac379: Yes, hopes are not the same thing as expectations.

Hopes may be happily realised, or painfully dashed, but expectations can be very limiting.
Very good post and to the point.handshake handshake
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Jul 28, 2011 2:17 PM CST I Don't Know What to Do
vyoleta
vyoletavyoletaArkaroola, South Australia Australia44 Threads 6 Polls 1,050 Posts
LILLYLADY: Maybe a scammer stringing you along for awhile. You are right to be very cautious and you most certainly do not deserve to be treated in the way he may have treated the other woman. The fact that he's being rather secretive than upfront with you is a redflag right from the start. You are right to ask him what it was about the other woman that he didn't like. He should give you some idea of what it was. Who knows, he might have the same type of traits of the guys that you don't like. It is not impossible that this guy is a player and strings women along emotionally and then dumps them. He may even be the type to say he's coming out and then give excuse after excuse why he can't come out and dissappoint you. That's playing you emotionally if he does that.
It is your business to know what the general issue was and find out how he reacted to it. That will give you an idea of what to expect from him in his behavior overall. You may decide you want to end it before it goes any further if his reaction was contrary to how you would want someone to treat you. You should feel comfortable going into a relationship. I think we all have an extra intuition and some people are more "in tune" with it than others. Sounds like your mind is telling you that something isn't right. I have found that when I listen to my intuition, I have always come out right. It's a protective mechanism I believe. Anyone who says that it isn't your business to get the answer you asked from this guy is wrong. JMHO here!!



Thanks, LILLYLADY. It seems to me that you are the only one who understood the whole problem. It is not the matter of whether I am going to meet him or not. I may and I may not, it doesn't matter at all. But, what is the reason that the man is not sencere when asked about something and we both agreed to be opened and frank to each other. And if he really doesn't know why he didn't like that woman, how is it possible? I can always say why I like or disklike somebody. I am not an unconscious being, I very well know why things happen between two people. Those who have reached their mature age and haven't understood things about emotions are still immature and, probably, will always stay so.
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Jul 30, 2011 2:29 AM CST I Don't Know What to Do
chococherrie
chococherriechococherrieSomewhere over the Rainbow, Indonesia71 Threads 5 Polls 5,647 Posts
hey V, i feel the same like u..tired of dissapointments, just when u really open urself with sumone they shoot u down, but see how it works out, no harm in trying againhug
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Jul 30, 2011 3:52 AM CST I Don't Know What to Do
mjames
mjamesmjamesnapa, California USA2 Threads 1 Polls 779 Posts
vyoleta: I met this guy online, he was from another country. We exchanged lots of messages, pictures, we talked on the phone and we liked each other very much. But, since I am tired of disappointments and don't want another one on my long list of dating failures, I want to be sure before we meet. There is something strange about him. He told me that he'd met another woman online before. She was not from his country, as well. After the same kind of getting to know her as we had (exchanging lots of messages, pictures, phone conversations...) he went to her place and realised that he didn't like her. I asked why didn't he like her but he couldn't answer.

Now I am thinking to stop our communication giving him some excuse for it, because I am not ready to be treated in the same way by him as he seemed to had done with that other woman.

What is your opinion about it?
i think a webcam is for sure.

Also are you ready to leave your country? is he ready to leave his? it cracks me up that people from other countries can talk about dating but lets say you want something long term; where will you live?

This guy is into hook ups I think; classic online guy; I would look closer to home. good luck
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