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    Laura

    So I have been texting with a guy for a few weeks now… I would like to meet him in person but I don’t want to be the one suggesting that and to be honest I don’t know how to approach this cause I am not sure where he stands… Should I throw him a hints here and there or just wait for his move?…

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    Raven

    How did you meet this guy?

    #932765 Reply
    Laura

    Through Facebook

    #932766 Reply
    AngieBaby

    Here’s what you say: “It’s been great chatting with you and getting to know you so far. I prefer to have face to face relationships and I’m at the stage where I would like to meet in person if we’re going to continue talking. Please let me know your thoughts about that.” That opens the door for him to ask. If he doesn’t step up, then you say I understand you don’t want to get together, it’s time for me to move on now. And then you unfriend or block if necessary, if you don’t want to keep talking to him when you know it’s not going anywhere.

    #932768 Reply
    Raven

    Facebook dating?
    Or through comments?

    Is he local to you?

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    Mary

    “Unfriend and block him”….
    I love how women nowadays put so much pressure on men to meet them, text them all day long, and commit etc etc…. Can’t you just enjoy discussions with him, share events you saw on Facebook and that might be of interest for the both of you?

    Sometimes it saddens me to read stories on this forum, of women who have unrealistic expectations towards men they barely know. Self love is important. Once you work on yourself, you attract love, joy, peace….

    Well… Love yourself. Let’s keep this mentality of “plenty of fish in the sea”. It makes life better.

    #932777 Reply
    AngieBaby

    “Mary” – apparently you didn’t actually read what I said, and you’re talking out of both sides of your mouth.

    “… you unfriend or block IF NECESSARY, IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KEEP TALKING TO HIM when you know it’s not going anywhere.”

    You aren’t a newcomer here, you read this site so you know what it’s like. All too often women post here who have spent weeks, months and in some cases years e-tethered as nothing more than penpals with men they met online with whom they think they might have a romantic future. But the guy doesn’t ask them out, or if he does, there’s always last minute problem or excuse why he can’t make it.

    If a woman is looking for a romantic relationship, then it’s a waste of time to keep chit-chatting online with some guy if he isn’t asking her out, UNLESS she’s OK with just being friends, but obviously she’s not OK with it if she’s posting here asking how to get the guy to ask her out!!

    While you’re frittering your time away having an imaginary friend on Facebook or a dating site, you could be out meeting actual available men.

    If one really has the plenty of fish in the sea mentality as you suggest, then it makes sense to walk away from a someone who doesn’t want to meet and only wants online attention on his schedule.

    As another regular contributor on this site says, sometimes you’ve got to cut them off if they aren’t serious about you or they just keep appearing, like popcorn.

    Entirely up to the OP or anyone if they feel they need to cut someone off by unfriending or blocking. Some women are too nice and too afraid to hurt someone’s feelings or afraid to lose out on a man they’re interested in (but isn’t stepping up), so it helps when they post here to be told that it’s perfectly OK to walk away from a situation that doesn’t suit them.

    Self love is important and if you love yourself you know your value and you are careful who you spend your time and energy on. No need to entertain a time waster if it’s not serving you.

    #932783 Reply
    Anna

    not sure how long you have been talking to him, but he might just be enjoying being pen pals, but what has been said is a really good advice. I wouldn’t be talking to someone for weeks, maybe 5 days max before I lose interest , some men only text to boost their egos and have no actual intentions to meet up so I think it is important to find out sooner rather than later.

    #932788 Reply
    Liz Lemon

    There are lot of details missing here that are important. Did you meet him through Facebook dating, or just through FB comments or an FB page? Does he live close to you? The answers to both those questions make a big difference.

    If you meet someone through FB dating, then I would assume the person is looking to actually connect with other people in person. I would also assume that you live close to each other, so distance isn’t a barrier.

    In that case, I’d simply say to him that it’s been nice getting to know him over chat, and that you are looking to meet people in person, and see where it goes. Similar to what Angiebaby outlined. You shouldn’t have to hint too much! People on FB dating are clearly looking to date (or at least, they should be).

    On the other hand, if he’s just some dude you started talking to through comments or a FB page (not specifically and intentionally about dating), or if he lives very far away, those could both be issues. He might just be a guy who likes to text/chat and have a pen pal. And Anna is right that some guys just like texting women as an ego boost – those guys will waste your time for as long as you let them. It can’t hurt to ask him to meet, but be prepared to walk away in case he makes excuses or blows you off.

    #932789 Reply
    Mary

    @AngieBaby, I just gave my point of view. That’s all. I respect your point of view. My opinion is different.

    The piece of advice you gave had a slightly angry vibe. Just like your reply.

    I hope the OP will have great dates, either with this guy, or with other good men.

    Take care ladies :).

    #932852 Reply
    Eric Charles
    Keymaster

    You’re “not sure where he stands”…

    What do you mean? What is it you’re trying to get clear on?

    If he wants to see you in person?

    See… I’m trying to get my head around this.

    You’re acting like meeting him in person would accomplish something, like it would get you closer to some goal or something you want…

    And yet… you don’t seem to know if you’re on track and making progress towards that goal so far despite talking for a few weeks…

    When a guy likes you, it’s obvious.

    If wanting to hang out with him feels like some kind of disconnect or leap of faith from where the dynamic is right now, something is missing… there’s no such thing as leapfrogging past beginning stages of getting to know somebody, it’s a natural progression.

    Let’s do this…

    Let’s talk about flirting in the most basic sense.

    Flirting exists so that each person can test the waters without risking embarrassment or rejection.

    What I mean is, BECAUSE flirting is ambiguous, each person always has the “out” of “oh I was just joking”.

    So every step of the way, you can test the waters with plausible deniability that you’re not actually flirting, you’re just being how you are.

    If he takes it further, then you take it further, and if he tosses you something that works towards you guys getting closer, you take it further.

    And it’s all couched in jokes and other excuses.

    One woman I know who is a world class flirt has all sorts of excuses for “outs” for her flirting.

    “I’m just silly”
    “I’m just super weird”
    “I’m just crazy”
    “I’m just someone who gets curious about weird stuff”

    And because she’s supposedly all these things, she has the freedom to test all sorts of avenues to take flirting further while also having an excuse that it’s just weirdness or jokes or craziness or whatever.

    So back to your question…

    The fact that you want to meet him in person is fine, but your wanting of him does nothing to further his interest.

    What needs to happen is FLIRTING in the style I described above.

    Now mind you, I’m not talking about the cartoonish ways that flirting is portrayed in media and culture.

    I’m talking about what I said above: Testing the waters while always having a “cover” for it if he doesn’t take it further… and if he does take it further you can take it further…

    K?

    That’s how this all works at the most basic level.

    And guess what? You’re not going to click with every single guy on Earth. Not everyone will vibe with you and want to take things further.

    That’s fine, it doesn’t matter. You’ve met thousands of people in your lifetime. How many of those people actually became best friends?

    Very, very few. We all understand that in life we’re not going to vibe with everyone and there will be even less who we vibe with insanely well.

    So we don’t have to take any of it personally! We don’t have to make our interactions “get somewhere” or “make something happen”.

    We just respect the process.

    The process is what I described.

    You DISCOVER if you vibe with them. That’s it. You don’t make them vibe with you, you discover how it is to vibe with them by just following the basic human process that’s been with us for thousands of years.

    • This reply was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by Eric Charles.
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