# I think I inadvertently met my girlfriend's physical boyfriend today **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 16, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330 "2010-12-16T04:05:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/61 "2010-12-16T17:51:09Z")
but then I would be all alone and I could never find another (or a real) girlfriend ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/62 "2010-12-16T17:53:15Z")
I have a theory that **PSXer** posts stuff from movie plots of little-known movies, making himself the subject. If that’s not true, I’m sort of disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/63 "2010-12-16T17:55:03Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I have a theory that **PSXer** posts stuff from movie plots of little-known movies, making himself the subject. He’s got the rough draft of scripts John Hughs put together when he was in the junior high drama club? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/64 "2010-12-16T17:56:29Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > but then I would be all alone and I could never find another (or a real) girlfriend 1. It’s better to be alone than wish you were. If this girl is actually doing this stuff, you’ll sooner or later start wishing you’d never met her. 2. If you stay emotionally entangled with this girl, then you definitely won’t get another girlfriend. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/65 "2010-12-16T17:57:37Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > but then I would be all alone and I could never find another (or a real) girlfriend My username is my question. In other words, why not? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/66 "2010-12-16T17:58:43Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > My friend says I should leave this thread open. Would that be the mental or the physical one? **PSXer** , have a little self respect. You’ll thank yourself many times over later on. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/67 "2010-12-16T18:01:14Z")
girls don’t like me I am too fat and too shy to talk to anyone and incapable of having actual conversations that don’t turn into me making jokes or movie references and girls don’t like run-on sentences ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Berry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@Keith\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith_Berry)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/68 "2010-12-16T18:03:16Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > girls don’t like me I am too fat and too shy to talk to anyone and incapable of having actual conversations that don’t turn into me making jokes or movie references > and girls don’t like run-on sentences So you could find a fat and shy girlfriend who likes jokes and movies. Hey man, there is someone out there for everybody. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/69 "2010-12-16T18:11:22Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > but then I would be all alone and I could never find another (or a real) girlfriend Exactly right. It’s easy for everyone else to tell you to dump her and move on – they’re not the ones who are going to be sitting alone every night eating cold canned chili right out of the can for the rest of their lives. But you need to get her thinking about you in a romantic way. Why not take the first step? Since you’re shy, write her a letter, listing all the romantic thoughts you’ve had about her in detail and what you would like to do with her as boyfriend and girlfriend. Maybe draw some pictures to go along with it? It’s all about showing that you’re willing to make an effort, so don’t hold back – the letter should be at least ten pages, single-space. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/70 "2010-12-16T18:12:49Z")
Just don’t spend too much time shading her upper lip. Spread the love around! ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/71 "2010-12-16T18:13:06Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > girls don’t like me I am too fat and too shy to talk to anyone and incapable of having actual conversations that don’t turn into me making jokes or movie references You can change all of those things. If you don’t know how, there are plenty of us here who can give you (or point you toward) some good advice. But you’ll have to do the work and take responsibility for making yourself the kind of person you want to be. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/72 "2010-12-16T18:15:40Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Maybe draw some pictures to go along with it? If you’ll put little curves, ((( and , around the picture people, it’ll make that body part look like it’s moving. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/73 "2010-12-16T18:17:27Z")
I am just baffled by the concept of a “physical boyfriend” vs. a “mental boyfriend.” ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/74 "2010-12-16T18:18:58Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > But you need to get her thinking about you in a romantic way. Why not take the first step? Since you’re shy, write her a letter, listing all the romantic thoughts you’ve had about her in detail and what you would like to do with her as boyfriend and girlfriend. Maybe draw some pictures to go along with it? It’s all about showing that you’re willing to make an effort, so don’t hold back – the letter should be at least ten pages, single-space. Don’t forget the potato down the back of your pants! This part is critical! ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/75 "2010-12-16T18:20:19Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Don’t forget the potato down the back of your pants! This part is critical! No duh! I assumed the OP was already doing this. And not just when he’s around her, all the time: you need the confidence that only a potato in your pants can give you when writing a romantic letter. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/76 "2010-12-16T18:21:35Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > and girls don’t like run-on sentences Oh yeah, good point. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/77 "2010-12-16T18:39:08Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > It’s all about showing that you’re willing to make an effort, so don’t hold back – the letter should be at least ten pages, single-space. Front _and_ back. But, dude, just in case this whole thing is for real, repeat after me: \*She is not my girlfriend. She will never be my girlfriend. She does not want to have sex with me. She will never want to have sex with me. She does not want to marry me. She will never want to marry me. \* Keep saying this until you believe it, because every word is true. And then if you _still_ want to pursue a romantic relationship with this person, hell, go for it. Just make sure to keep us all posted on how it’s going. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/78 "2010-12-16T19:01:18Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Also, for those who keep talking about high school, keep in mind that he claims to be in his third year of college. Doesn’t matter – this is some high-school-level drama right here. Even people in college should be past this type of shit by now. ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/79 "2010-12-16T19:04:10Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > No duh! I assumed the OP was already doing this. And not just when he’s around her, all the time: you need the confidence that only a potato in your pants can give you when writing a romantic letter. It makes you smell like French fries when you sweat. That’s a _good_ thing. ---
**Author:** ![llcoolbj77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb9ed0/32.png) [@llcoolbj77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llcoolbj77)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330/80 "2010-12-16T19:14:05Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > But you need to get her thinking about you in a romantic way. Why not take the first step? Since you’re shy, write her a letter, listing all the romantic thoughts you’ve had about her in detail and what you would like to do with her as boyfriend and girlfriend. Maybe draw some pictures to go along with it? It’s all about showing that you’re willing to make an effort, so don’t hold back – the letter should be at least ten pages, single-space. Literally crying with mirth. 😃 I’m so glad I kept reading this thread. **PSXer** - in this letter, it would be good to use multiple fonts, and ALL CAPS on occassion, to show emphasis. Different colored inks make an excellent impression, as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-inadvertently-met-my-girlfriends-physical-boyfriend-today/564330.md?page=5)