Real, Not, & What Would YOU Do??

Ok so my friends were out to dinner the other night and started talking about dating stories and we were all laughing. Some were saying how some of these things HAD to be made up, no way they could be true. But they were.

This is sortof a game, sortof not. In this thread tell a story and others are to say whether it's REAL or NOT. Tell why you believe it, or not.

Then assume the story did happen, how would you handle that situation???

 

Here's one to get it rolling....

You have been talking to someone you connected to online. You've set up to meet with them one Saturday afternoon. They live a couple of hours away and plan to come to meet you for coffee. Time and place is set. About the time you should be meeting them they call you and say traffic was really bad, they are about 1/2 way there but there was a bunch of stuff in the road that they couldn't avoid so they had to run over it and ended up with 2 flat tires. They show you on their phone the traffic driving by them (it looks like they are on the side of the road).

Is the story Real? Not? Why or why not? And if it is real, how would you handle the situation if you are the one waiting? How about if you are the one with the tire issue?

 

I think it's not real. Assuming mature adults here... Obviously, anything is possible, but why does the person feel a need to show photo proof? Also, it's just a side of the road shot, and if the person really feels a need to show such proof... They'd show the side of the road shot but including the car with a flat tire in the frame. It just sounds like made up to me.

If such happened and I'm the one with the tire issue... Well... Since I'm on my way to meet someone... Once I'm safely out of harm's way I'll call that person to explain that I'll either be late or ask if we could reschedule because I now have to deal with my vehicle. Of course I'd apologize for the situation, and I'd hope she'd understand. A reasonable person would understand.

 

I would ask them are they OK, do they need anything and let's reschedule for another day.


If they live a couple hours away, the least you could of done was meet them half way... if a person isn't putting in equal amount of effort from the start, I go ghost.

 

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Regarding the bolded: The other person may have offered to go 1/2 way or even drive all the way to the other. They may have also offered to drive to where they broke down to help. (That's not really the concern of the situation)

The whole "ghost" thing is another conversation.

 

The Farter

You go to meet someone for the first time in person. You greet each other and sit down at a table outside. The other person says "you have to excuse me I have really bad gas, it must be from what I had at lunch". They proceed to slightly lift up one side of their rear and pass gas many times as they continue to talk.


Real or Not? And how would you handle the situation?

 

Laugh and continue on.

 

Lmfao. Ask if there's about to be a shit storm. Should i run for cover. And thank them for their honesty and not holding anything back. Not even in the back.

 

I'm the Casper the friendly ghost. Leaving with no words spoken.

 

Let's say it's a 4 to 5 hour drive to the meeting point. If you're driving that far to meet somebody,then most likely you planned on staying over,right? You don't drive that far just to grab some coffee and go back home,that's 8-10 hours of traveling in total. Get your tires fixed and brang ya ass. I don't play the flaking shit. Cancel on me once and I'm done fucking with you.

 

You doubled the time, it was a 2 hour drive each way.

I'm with you. Handle your shit and continue on. I'd either continue on and meet them the same day or try to reschedule for the next day or something. I can deal with a cancel MAYBE once, depending on how they handle it. But then they knew that before the point when they should be meeting...right?

I think it was a bullshit story though. Very unlikely someone's going to get 2 flat tires. And like someone else said - they feel need to show film of the traffic but not the tire situation? hmm

 

I'd do "you're excused and now I'm going to excuse myself" and get up and leave.

WTF if you knew you had bad gas you call the person and tell them you aren't feeling well and set something up for another time.

 

It's not that serious and we are all human.

 

Ditto.

To me there's a certain level of respect you should have when meeting someone for the first time and lifting his leg to pass gas would rub me as really rude. He could excuse himself to the restroom if he needed. My guy is not shy about passing gas when need be but there's no way in heck he'd ever do it when we're out to dinner or if we're in situations of meeting new people. Gas is 100% natural and when we're at home it's hilarious when he's being a goober and tooting with no shame lol, but it's not appropriate to just let loose when you're amongst new company or at dinner or drinks or something. That probably sounds stuck-up-ish and that's ok. I'm a stickler for basic manners, no exceptions.

 

Yep, exactly!

 

cosign.

 

Agreed. We're just as bad in the house. We'd all (my g/f, her kids and myself) would basically see who could outdo each other in the house. They were straight gangsta in the car. She'd lock the windows, then fire away.

 

:shock: That is so nasty lol! This is where I'm very much a girly girl...I could never do what your gf did!! Thankfully I'm not a gassy person lol but still, I think this is where my princess crown comes on and I realize I'm not "that chick" that can get down and dirty like that lol. I don't have it in me :smt102

 

Not gonna lie. That's nasti as fuck. But i get you and your fam credit for being comfortable enough to totally be yourselves around eachother and not worry about being judged.

Nasty ass hahaa.