My roommate is going insane. (update)

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Mallow

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just give it a week. When she finally shows up and she is less than what he imagined he will come to his senses
 

Originally posted by: Mallow
just give it a week. When she finally shows up and she is less than what he imagined he will come to his senses

what the hell is with all the double posts lately?
 

Soybomb

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Deeko, world renounded authority on women is now deciding what is good or bad for others in relationships? :D

He'll come to his senses eventually if required, until then just be a friend.
 

eakers

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no matter who it is and how well you think you know them it is ALWAYS different in person.
 

Koing

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Originally posted by: LordMaul
Well, if the pictures are really her(not her 10-years-ago-when-she-didn't-weigh-450lbs-after-her-6th-baby) and he's talked to her on the phone, she hasn't lied, etc. it's possible they may actually hit it off.

On that same note, it's also possible that StormRider could grow a penis.

lol I love your posts!

Get him to tell you about it so you could *rescue* him if this girl is a psycho or what not!

Hope this girl is for real for his sake. If not then rip it out of him mercilessly for ever :D

 

Deeko

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Originally posted by: Soybomb
Deeko, world renounded authority on women is now deciding what is good or bad for others in relationships? :D

He'll come to his senses eventually if required, until then just be a friend.

Like I've told my friends many a time(as many of them come to me with relationship problems)....I know very well how to handle relationships and whatnot...I just don't follow my own advice :p
 

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: freesia39
let him learn the lesson on his own. no matter how much you try to tell him "it could be a man" or "it could be a murderer" (which is probably unlikely... don't they go for girls?) he's gonna want to meet her.

just make sure he follows some obvious rules - meet in a public place, and bring a friend along. at least he's told someone that she "exists" instead of keeping it to himself.

maybe they will hit it off, stranger things have happened.

couple years back a guy from texas a&m was killed by someone he was meeting off the internet for the first time.
 

Mookow

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Originally posted by: Deeko
Actually, he is my roommate next year, lives a few doors down this year. Anyway, last week, he met this girl online, through an online dating service(he didn't actively search for such a service, he saw a link to it in a friend's profile and filled it out cuz he was bored)...

Sounds much like a guy that lives on the other side of my house. Talks to "his sweetie" constantly. Like, at least 3 hours per night. Minimum. Though, at least she is in the same state. Anyways, he has actually met her, she is a she, but I dont think he got any serious action. The first time he met her in person was 10 weeks after he starting talking to her online. That was ~3 weeks ago. Friday, he got a call from her at 11:30 PM, and 15 minutes later he is on the road to see her. Its a three hour drive. Hasnt yet told us what it was about, but it wasnt a booty call. The poor bastard hasnt even gotten laid yet and he is pussy whipped.
 

hdeck

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there isn't much you can do to change his attitude, that's obvious by he conversation you posted. just let things run their course and wish him the best, like any friend would.
 

stev0

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[05/04 23:57] Grant (2): this convo is over

and with that, i would let him find out what he is getting himself into. sit back and enjoy, sounds like that is all you can do right now.
 

bonk102

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Originally posted by: ElFenix
well... when he meets her... make sure he takes some peeps... and goes to a very public area...

i agree, this isn't just a tip for women, but for guys too, you can never be too careful, i met a girl over the internet once, purely by accident actually when i was looking for anotehr roomate for my apt., and we hit it off. So i dont totally dismiss the whole internet dating thing, but that being said i wouldn't go out looking for someone because of it either
 

Mookow

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Originally posted by: datalink7
Originally posted by: LordMaul
Well, if the pictures are really her(not her 10-years-ago-when-she-didn't-weigh-450lbs-after-her-6th-baby) and he's talked to her on the phone, she hasn't lied, etc. it's possible they may actually hit it off.

On that same note, it's also possible that StormRider could grow a penis.

So basically it's a man for sure?

well, if StormRider grows a penis, given LordMaul's leisure activities, LordMaul will be the first (besides stormrider) to know
 

wnied

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Some people just dont listen to advice to take it slow. Let him run head first into the concrete wall called reality and he'll learn the hard way like the rest of us did.

~wnied~
 

NewSc2

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One of my friends meets girls all the time through the internet. He's dated a few, one seriously (2-3 years) and he's never gotten scammed by it. I'd say the chances it's a man is slim.
 

wasssup

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wait, he's your roommate, right? So why the hell are you having instant message conversations??? :Q
 

damiano

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Originally posted by: Deeko
Originally posted by: yobarman
Originally posted by: Deeko
Originally posted by: yobarman
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA IT'S A MAN BABY!

I keep telling him she's really a 45 year old man. He claims to have talked to her on the phone though.

does he have pics of this broad? does he even know what she looks like?

Yea. If the pictures are really her, she definitely ain't bad lookin.

please post pics :D
 

Booster

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Originally posted by: wasssup
wait, he's your roommate, right? So why the hell are you having instant message conversations??? :Q

That's basically what I wanted to ask... Are you like those two guys from a movie who stand next to each other and talk over cell phones?
 

Deeko

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Originally posted by: wasssup
wait, he's your roommate, right? So why the hell are you having instant message conversations??? :Q

He will be my roommate in my apartment in August. Right now he lives a few doors down the hall.