He said she admitted she isn’t a teacher, she just wants to be a teacher. Hey, I want to be an astronaut, so I think I’m just going to start telling people I’m a child prodigy astronaut. That’s ok, no?
You can avoid the “finding out” part by taking **Dinsdale’**s advice! Win/win!
Got room on the couch there? I can go get some nice cold beers.
OK, some more updates, here in the cold, sober light of day, complete with more backstory and clarifications:
First: I didn’t answer Laura’s text while Ashley was sitting right there next to me. At various times, she would get up and go to the kitchen/back of the house to take care of whatever it is that servers need to take care of after their shift. Who knows, maybe she was getting high. It IS a pub/grill after all. I’m not one to judge. So it’s not like she was telling me about saving the whales and I gave her the “one minute” finger to answer a text.
Second, my previous time with Laura was, I thought, a one-off deal. Maybe I should have suspected something when she contacted me again, but then again maybe it would be nothing. Here’s why:
I have at least four women whom I know in varying levels of intimacy who will greet me with a full-on kiss on the lips. One of them (who is married, and usually with her very tolerant husband) will literally jump into my lap and start kissing me without so much as a “hello.” Kisses are AWESOME and I love 'em, but with my married friend, I don’t for a second think that I’m going to get laid with her, because, hey, that’s how she is; she uses kisses like guys use handshakes. It’s just her way of saying “Hi, I missed you.” I love her in a different way than anything romantic. And of course I’ll never turn down kisses from a pretty girl unless I’m with someone, dating exclusively. As long as I’m single, kissing is welcomed.
Exhibit B: About 5 or 6 years ago, I had a MAJOR crush on someone, a girl we’ll call Kelly; I’ve had three or four major unrequited crushes in my life; one in high school, two in college, and Kelly. We always got along and had a good time together, but she was always with someone, so I never tried to make a move. She moved away for about 4 years, and I ran into her at a bar earlier this year (NOTE: THIS IS ALL BEFORE THE ASHLEY/LAURA THING); wham, she was there, with a friend, and immediately she came up to me and gave me a big, sloppy kiss. And yes, I was elated. It was “jizz in my pants” level of awesome to get that kind of kiss from someone I liked so much. Copious amounts of alcohol were consumed that night, and I actually got LOTS of kisses from Kelly; enough so that I started wondering if she maybe wanted to explore things further. Then her *friend *kissed me. Again, lots of alcohol involved, so I don’t assume that all parties involved have full decision-making abilities intact. I don’t even know the name of Kelly’s friend, and she was a pretty decent kisser. Kelly actually has texted me a few times since, saying we should get together sometime, and I’ve agreed but she’s never stated a time or place to do so, so I am not holding my breath for that. But getting those kisses were almost as good as sex to me; it was a pretty major crush: there’s maybe one other girl I had a crush on that would make me swoon as much, and yeah, you’re going to hear about her:
Exhibit C: Natalie was a server at a restaurant that I worked at for my first job; I was a busser/dishwasher, and I really fell for her as soon as I met her. I got overeager and actually “bussed” one of her tables right after she had cleared and re-set it. 
She thought it was cute. I was 16, she was 19. (Something about that age, maybe?) There was a lot of flirting and so forth, but after a few years I was going to be heading to college and I was going to head elsewhere. During summer, I was heading to Florida to visit relatives, and Natalie asked me to bring back a souvenir. I brought back a hand-assembled crafty-type snow globe depicting some sort of cabana or something. She responded by giving me a book, “Greatest Poems of the English Language.” When I finally had to leave, I got all sappy and wrote a little goodbye note to my co-workers; for Natalie I wrote, “I can only hope that someday I’ll find someone to be with who is at least half as amazing as you.” I found out later that when she read that, she cried. I only saw her once again, a year and a half later, when I went back home and visited the old restaurant. I was walking in, she was walking out. Big-time hugs, no kisses though. She had moved to Hilton Head, SC and was starting to teach. (Yes, now that I’m writing this, I notice a pattern) I never talked to her again after that. I’m thinking maybe she got married not long after I last saw her, though I didn’t notice a ring; she was just way too amazing to *not *find a guy. If I ever did see her again, I know hugs would ensue, and that would be great. She’ll always be my first major crush.
Another kisser? A girl we’ll call Mary who is very petite and has ice-blue eyes and really full lips; like Jolie-level lips. But she kisses EVERYONE, guys, girls, possibly other mammals. Her kisses are really good but of course she uses them like handshakes as well. So anytime I see her, I think, “awesome kisses coming up!” but I never think it’s going to go anywhere with her.
So back to the Ashley/Laura thing.
I know the bartender that night, in fact I’ve been friends with him for a number of years. He usually gets me at least half my drinks for free and I served as a sounding board for his rants with his own recent dramas involving women, so I’m not concerned about him talking. The other servers, on the other hand, might be a different story. It was late and the bar was slow, so very few servers were on, so I’m thinking there’s a pretty good chance that the Laura bit won’t get around too much…but it is a restaurant, so maybe it will. If so, well, I’ll obviously have to address the situation somehow.
The thing that kills me (OK, multiple things) is that I go for four of five months with NOTHING and then in the last few months it’s been Mary, Kelly, Ashley, and Laura within weeks of each other. Now like I said, I’ll rule Mary out and with Kelly, she has expressed interest but never seems to get back to me to actually get together, so for now I have to assume that’s not gonna happen. Which leaves Ashley and Laura.
Are you just trying for a way to say that she’s slim without saying it directly? Petite generally equals short. 5’6" does not qualify.
Anywhoo, I await your sad, sad saga of how you hooked up with the crazy and damn aren’t bitches hard to figure out!?
I really think this entire thread is just some weird bragging thing and not really for opinions. Oh well, people have to get their fixes where they can, I guess
Hmm, Sleeps, I think you might be onto something. This is a braggin’ thread, not an advice thread.
You’re probably right in regards to the application of “petite.” I just always used it to mean “small” in some way, but that’s probably not right.
Is all of this a “weird bragging thing?” Maybe I’m just old-fashioned, but if I were trying to brag, wouldn’t I be going on about how I actually *fucked *all of them? And how their two Asian friends joined in and Dear Penthouse I never thought this would happen to me? Listen, I know it sounds like the Secret Life of Walter Cuckoorex in some ways; but I’m just reporting what I’ve experienced. Maybe Kelly was just drunk. Maybe Mary’s kisses mean nothing. Maybe Ashley just sees me as a friend. Maybe Laura is trying to set up a sugar daddy. I don’t know; I honestly don’t, and I don’t like to assume what other people’s motivations are. But if I wanted to brag…? I would probably tell a lot more sordid stories than just getting kisses. Like I said, kisses are AWESOME but some women just use them like handshakes. I’m not going to complain, but I’m not going to assume it means they love me, either. So far, Ashley has NEVER texted me. Mary texted me twice in all the time I’ve known her, and it’s just been to ask if I’m going to be at a certain place that night. Laura has texted/called, and Kelly has. Kelly is always saying we should get together again, but never responds when I ask when or where. Laura actually does respond frequently; in fact, she texted me today regarding a conversation we had last night. In fact the more I think of it, the more I think that Laura might be the most genuinely interested one of the group. Actually, even as I write this, Laura just texted me in reference to something we were joking about last night. I’m not kidding; I literally got a text from her JUST NOW as I was typing the response. Maybe she IS the one I should be pursuing, even with the baggage.
Oh please, it isn’t just about the actual sex. It’s about how LOOK HOW THESE AWESOME YOUNGER WOMEN WANT ME!
Yes, yes. You’re a stud. We all accept it.
And that being said, I’m pretty sure that nothing is going to happen with Ashley. She didn’t display any of the supposed signs that she was interested (body language, touching, etc.) while Laura did. I think Ashley is a really great girl and I’m happy to be her friend but I don’t think she’s looking for something more from me, otherwise those nonverbal signs would be there.
Well, I’m glad you accept it, though that wasn’t my intention.
Here’s my problem; I have multiple women who are kissing me left and right but no one seems to want to take anything further. To me, kissing is supposed to MEAN something. But the closest I’ve had to anything *more *has been Laura so far. Other than the hug and kiss, nothing from Ashley. She’s a great girl but the nonverbal cues just aren’t there like they are with Laura. The others were either drunk or they use kisses like handshakes. It’s great, but they’re not looking for a date. So no, I don’t think all “these awesome younger women want me!” I think that it’s odd that I spend most of the time single with no dating going on and then in the last half year or so all of a sudden I’m getting kisses and hugs and all that and I’m not sure why NOW? There’s a LONG dry spell between my last girlfriend and recent events. I’m pretty sure that I’m not more of a “catch” now than I was before.
Cuckoorex, most of us guys spend our lives having much less sex than we’d like. There’s nothing “odd” about that.
Come on. I gave you folks a really good word for this and we need to get the usage of it poppin’ on this board.
sneak-bragging \ˈsnēk\ˈbrag : To speak about a topic innocently while all the while attempting to list ways that you are awesome. (also, sneak-bragger, sneak-bragged)
Not saying the OP is sneak-bragging, but if anyone is going to accuse him of it, let’s get this phrase out there!
Maybe you should stop randomly kissing people when it doesn’t mean anything then?
Maybe it’s because I’m a chick, and maybe guys can tell me otherwise, but NONE of my female friends have EVER gone up to guys and used making out like a “handshake.” (Of course, they’re not going to do that to ME, but none of them do that to our guy friends either.)
:dubious:
What? I am 25, and this is crazy talk to me and certainly to most 19-year-olds I know.
‘Assume monogamy’ based on two dates, hahahaha.
Yeah, I have never met another woman who did this, either. “Kisses like handshakes”. Uh huh.
DAMNIT! I won’t forget next time, I swear!
Does it help if it’s more like “drunken kisses in placeof drunken handshakes?” I’m not talking about running into them at the library and all of a sudden it’s on. That’s why I specified that it was late and at a bar for some of these. And it’s not like I’m taking anyone home with me; the typical scene is like this; [girl sees me and lets out a yelp] “Oh my god, it’s YOU!” [smooch] “I miss you soooo much!” [another smooch] "We should get together again sometime. [Final smooch(es)]. Me: “Wait, what just happened here?”
Why not?
I knew a girl in college who was 14, when I was 19. She was technically a senior in high school, while simultaneously being a junior in college.
I know you said this girl isn’t really a prodigy, but such women do exist.