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Dee | Rejection Lines Top 10 Rejection Lines Given By Women (and what they actually mean...) 10 I think of you as a brother. (You remind me of that inbred banjo-playing geek in "Deliverance.")
9 There's a slight difference in our ages. (You are one jurassic geezer.) 8 I'm not attracted to you in 'that' way. (You are the ugliest dork I've ever laid eyes upon.) 7 My life is too complicated right now. (I don't want you spending the whole night or else you may hear phone calls from all the other guys I'm seeing.) 6 I've got a boyfriend (who's really my male cat and a half gallon of Ben and Jerry's). 5 I don't date men where I work. (Hey, bud, I wouldn't even date you if you were in the same 'solar system', much less the same building.) 4 It's not you, it's me. (It's not me, it's you.) 3 I'm concentrating on my career. (Even something as boring and unfulfilling as my job is better than dating you.) 2 I'm celibate. (I've sworn off only the men like you.) 1 Let's be friends. (I want you to stay around so I can tell you in excruciating detail about all the other men I meet and have sex with" Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/relationships/859322-rejection-lines-women-what-they-really.html#ixzz0buf6Sg6C
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PeaceAngel | ROFL 4 & 5 |
Dee | 10 is the one that cracked me up |
koiflower | Excellent!!! You must watch "The Invention of Lying". It's about a town of people who can NEVER lie. Jennifer Garner tells the guy she is going to date that she didn't answer the door fast enough because she was masturbating. Then she is completely honest about why she doesn't want to date him. It's hilarious!!! |
PeaceAngel | ROFL koi. That just made my "must watch" list. |
Dee | i have to see that one lol |
MysticMelody | No one really agrees with these, do they? I laughed at the first one too, but that isn't how I really feel at all. I have male friends and some are handsome but have bad habits I know I couldn't accept, and some I don't have any chemistry with (I know now it is the astro-aspects) etc. The point is, I would never want a man to read this and think this is the way women feel... or at least the way ALLLL women feel. I don't agree with any of them. But, I guess it is just to be funny? I guess I read stuff like this about men and assume it is mostly true and it colors the way I look at men. But most of my guy friends are really good guys who have never cheated on their girls although there are a couple who do talk about other women in a appreciative/yet sexual way. I'm just saying the reality up against the "jokes" I read is far different at least among the men I know. I have also witnessed so many of them with broken hearts... But that isn't even what these jokes are about!!! I am just off on a thinking tangent and running my mouth.
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LEXX | I agree MysticMelody, I cannot relate to those either. Is that really how most women think? ------------------ Everyone is a teacher... Everyone is a student... Learning is eternal. }><}}(*>
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BlueRoamer | I've used these and had these used on me. |
Yin | 10 I think of you as a brother. (You remind me of that inbred banjo-playing geek in "Deliverance.")Nope. I actually thought of him as a brother for real. 9 There's a slight difference in our ages. (You are one Jurassic geezer.) Ha! Who even says that? 8 I'm not attracted to you in 'that' way. (You are the ugliest dork I've ever laid eyes upon.)
True, unfortunately... but how do you tell someone you find them utterly unattractive? 7 My life is too complicated right now. (I don't want you spending the whole night or else you may hear phone calls from all the other guys I'm seeing.)
My life is never complicated enough. This line will never escape my lips. 6 I've got a boyfriend (who's really my male cat and a half gallon of Ben and Jerry's).
LOL. I don't know about this one. Why would you lie about having a boyfriend? 5 I don't date men where I work. (Hey, bud, I wouldn't even date you if you were in the same 'solar system', much less the same building.) That's right. I truly don't. 4 It's not you, it's me. (It's not me, it's you.) Sometimes it's really me though. 3 I'm concentrating on my career. (Even something as boring and unfulfilling as my job is better than dating you.) Who says this stuff? Who believes this stuff? 2 I'm celibate. (I've sworn off only the men like you.) See answer to 3. 1 Let's be friends. (I want you to stay around so I can tell you in excruciating detail about all the other men I meet and have sex with) I've been known to say: "let's be friends first." |
koiflower | WARNING: Movie spoiler "The Invention of Lying" is great to show what does go through the mind of a woman when she is looking for a mate. Not all women think like this, but how many woman think about the quality of the man for off-spring purposes? Is he a fine hunter to bring food to the table? Let's get the truth out and face up to what some women think when it comes to dating a potential mate. Personally, I don't like the idea of a women choosing her mate soley because of his ability to provide - it almost seems like a form of prostitution. However, I'm sure there's a reversal of roles too, of which I could easily be the victim, but who cares, because it falls on the shallowness of the human heart........ 1) You are like my sister (the geek with glasses). 2) I might squash you in the heat of the moment (you're an eeny meeny tiny mo with no t1ts). 3) I'm leaving for Duty (get me out of here - I didn't know you shave each morning). 4) I don't want to hurt you (Frig, you're ugly). 5) I don't want to hurt you (Last night was a mistake - get away from me). 6)I don't want to hurt you (I hope my friends don't see you with me). 7) I have to take my grandmother to church (You do absolutely nothing for me. I was drunk). 8) I have 3 children to 3 different women (and you're not getting one). 9) I was wounded in Iraq (Mr Willy isn't working for you). 10) I like to cuddle (you'll hate me for giving you herpes). I make claim to some of these truths. Who cares? The wheat falls from the chaff.
Romance and sex are weird - let's have a laugh about our weaknesses!! If I can't laugh, I shall burn every MAD comic and Monty Python movie on this planet |
Dervish | On a more serious side, I also don't use those lines...though if I did work with others, I'd also avoid complicating it with dating co-workers (as the aftermath can be way too ugly, especially as avoiding each other would be very difficult). OTOH, I do sometimes wear a ring to give the impression I'm married, and have even said I was a few times when certain men were blind to the hint (or as I found out at times, didn't care--perhaps that just excited them more). I do that because I don't want to hurt their feelings and saying, "I'm taken" seems to be that way of saying no while saving their dignity & pride (among other benefits). BUT since I'm not interested in guys "that way" anyway, that's not complicated. However, if I were looking to hook up with guys, I would NOT use this method as it seems too possible to be caught at it and creating all kinds of even worse awkward moments. |
koiflower | I like the ring idea. I wear a wedding ring, even though I'm in a de facto relationship. |
WinkAway | Some of these I've used.. 9 There's a slight difference in our ages. used this on my ex.. but he is 13 yrs older than me 4 It's not you, it's me. (It's not me, it's you.) lol.. again, used this on my ex 1 Let's be friends. used this on a guy I was on a date with recently who kept calling me and I just wasn't feeling it. |
GypseeWind | Wow, I must have NO manners whatsoever. If I don't like someone THAT way, I say, "I'm sorry, I just don't like you THAT way." Nobody ever told me I was supposed to make up something clever!?! |
koiflower | We all get rejected at some stage!!! Imagine being at a Speed Dating Function!!! 20 men, 20 women in the room and only 1 likes you!!!! Or none!!!!!! Choice I laugh. I cry. |
katatonic | ""I think of you as a brother. (You remind me of that inbred banjo-playing geek in "Deliverance.")" i used this line on someone once. we were on/off lovers and i thought of him as the brother i never had - and it was NOT meant as a rejection slip at all...he took it as a putdown though!! 9 There's a slight difference in our ages. (You are one jurassic geezer.) about a year ago i was at a gig and this guy who looked about 30 yrs younger than me started chatting me up and inviting me to come back to his place afterwards...he SAID he was 10 years older than he looked but he was WAY too young for me (and i don't mean in chronological terms) i told him he was 20 years too late...after using THIS line!! i suspect this list comes straight out of a) glamour mag b)yahoo or msn homepage fluff...what i find funny is that everyone is supposed to "get" the "funny" part even though so many people don't think like that at all... and i think most of those lines could be used completely sincerely and be pretty GOOD reasons not to "get involved". as for "its not you, its me" that is probably one of the most honest answers to the situation there is. because it IS "me", but only 100% of the time~
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shura | I've used all of these except for #9 (I prefer older men) and #2 (entirely too personal). Sometimes men are ... well, sometimes they just don't 'get it' or know when to quit. You can only be polite and subtle for so long before I think a woman has the right to make up a little white lie or resort to a tired cliche. I'm sure men do this too occasionally, no? |
LEXX | GypseeWind quote: Wow, I must have NO manners whatsoever. If I don't like someone THAT way, I say, "I'm sorry, I just don't like you THAT way."Nobody ever told me I was supposed to make up something clever!?!
Honesty is always best!------------------ Everyone is a teacher... Everyone is a student... Learning is eternal. }><}}(*> |
Dee | Koi, I just checked out the trailer lol! 'The Invention of Lying' Trailer HD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc79ho-PzeE |
lalalinda | if you step on a man's ego you step on your tip my favorite is I will, but my girlfriend won't so maybe another time (there will be no other time because he will be gone in 48 hours ) |
GypseeWind | Ahhh, yes, the servers dilemna. Well, this is where facial expressions come in handy. An eye lash flutter and big smile go a long way in being ambigiuous. That and thank goodness I inherited my Grandmothers rather large rock of a wedding ring, and as you say Lalalinda, they will be gone in..... |
shura | if you step on a man's ego you step on your tip God, that is true on so many levels. True wisdom right there. The "I have a girlfriend" line has backfired on me. Proceed with caution. |
WinkAway | Yikes... There's this other guy who doesn't seem to get it. I flat out told him that I wasn't attracted to him "that way" but would like to be friends.And... with yahoo messenger.. I have him selected as invisible, but for some reason, he will send me IM's when I'm online.. freaks me out lol. |
Dee | Some of the rejection lines were funny, but i admit some of the things i thought with some men were far worse lol WinkAway, the guys who don't get it are downright scary. |