5/12/2010

Prince Charming in College

Submitted by C.J.G.:

I was in my last semester in college when a girl that I worked with told me that a guy she knew thought I was cute and wanted to meet me. It seemed harmless enough and I had broken up with my long-term off-again, on-again boyfriend so I figured what the hell. I told my friend that it would be okay.

She gave the guy the number to my dorm room and he called. We decided to meet up the next night at the student center for some food.

When I went to meet him I realized that I had talked to him before. He was in one of my classes and we had briefly conversed about an assignment. He was okay-looking but nothing to write home about. Another issue with him was how short he was. He was about 5’7" and I’m almost 5’10". Oh well.

He told me that he was serving community service hours in the student center for giving underage freshman alcohol, and that he would stare at me each day when I had walked in there. Great, so you’re a stalker?

He also told me how he lived rent free with his friends and had to leave school last semester because he got mono from making out with a skank. Absolutely charming.

The icing on the cake was when he informed me that he was “liberal but racist.”

I told him that I was part Native American and he told me, “You're cute enough, so I think I'd be able to overlook that.”

I was so offended that I decided to end things there. I told him that I had an early class the next day and bid him goodnight. I immediately called my friend and she was appalled. I never did talk to the guy again. I did, however, ensure that I never walked past that place wherein he was doing community service.

24 comments:

  1. You had so many reasons this guy was a total creep, and you still decide to include as evidence of his unworthiness the crime of being 3 inches shorter than you? If guy wasn't clearly a nutcase I'd be chewing you out. Because I like to chew things.

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  2. I agree with Fizziks (shocking, I know). I didn't understand how being three inches shorter than you qualified him for "very short" stature. If you're 5'10" and he's 5'5", then yeah, that could be awkward in a Tom Cruise-and-anyone-he's-ever-dated kind of way. But three inches? Pfft.

    Although I LOVED "liberal but racist."

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  3. How is he the stalker when he's just working somewhere, and you're the one walking to where he has to be every day? Wouldn't you be the stalker for following him around? All he did was "stare" and think you're cute, so he asked your friend to tell you so. You sound like the type of person who would cry "rape" when a guy tries to make a move on you for the first time, before he even knows you don't want it.

    And why end it when the guy says you're cute enough? Didn't you find him less than attractive to begin with, but decide to date him because he was cute enough?

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  4. Kudos to the guy for admitting his flaws up front.

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  5. Hey now, I'm 5'6", and my fiance is 5'10"-it's a little awkward from time to time (namely when she wears heels and I have to crane my neck to see her), but it doesn't really matter that much.

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  6. At least he admits being racist. If they all admitted it, they'd be easier to avoid.

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  7. ^^It's different for everyone, another physical preference like weight, hair color, etc. I have a tall friend (she's probably 5'11") who only dates guys shorter than she is, although it might be a coincidence. I'm barely 5'4", so any guy who's significantly shorter than I am is going to be bordering on "Little Person" stature. Hence, I only date guys taller than I am. Midgets weird me out.

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  8. Sorry. The ^^ is to refer to 2:59, which was the comment above mine when I started typing that.

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  9. sure Nikki, we all know you're racist. just admit it already.

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  10. Stuck up brat meets gross little boy. Boring!! I would at least like hear exactly what liberal but racist means to him.

    Fun fat fact - According to the NAAFA, obesity discrimination is as common as racism.

    Nikki - Is it safe to call "not a stalker" on this one? She went to where he was at!

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  11. "He also told me how he lived rent free with his friends and had to leave school last semester because he got mono from making out with a skank."

    You really can't hold this against him! I was 25 when I got mono, and it was the sickest I've ever been in my life. I'm no skank, and mono isn't an STD. You can get it from sharing a drink with somebody. I'm a nurse and I got it while I was in a relationship from being spit on by one of my patients. Really, blaming him for having mono is like blaming somebody for catching the flu. You skank!

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  12. I wrote that story. He admitted he got mono from a "skank." And yes, I can hold that against him. Same thing applies to fools who sleep and an get STD from doing it. Just shows more of him being a douche bag loser. SKANK :)!

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  13. But mono isn't an STD. Most people get mono in childhood and it presents as tonsil problems so it isn't always diagnosed as mono. It can only be confirmed by a blood test. When you get mono when you're older it's so much worse, so you can't blame him for not being able to go to school. You can be sick for months. I was out of work for 4 weeks. Eventually everybody will have mono in their lifetime, and it's like chicken pox in the sense that when you get it you can't get it again (THANK GOD). You can also be contagious for up to 18 months. Happy kissing!

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  14. Seven-thirty5/13/2010 3:31 AM

    The OP "ensured" that she never again walked past "that place wherein he was doing community service."

    Should read: "I never walked by the f**king service center again."

    ABCofD should have an annual inflated diction award. Surely there are worse examples.

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  15. Erron: You can call "not stalker" to your heart's content, just as others may call "totes stalker." I do not moderate these sorts of things. I moderate grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

    So yeah, Seven-thirty - totally with you on this one.

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  17. Oh Nikki, you missed a classic grammar flub by Erron. She ended her sentence with a preposition! I think I'm going to have to pull your grammar Nazi card. :P

    @ Erron - "Liberal but racist" means he's in favor of social programs....but only for white people.

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  18. Well okay then Nikki. That was a whole bunch of not fun. I was referring to another story's comment thread in a joking way. WTF are you talking about anyway, totes stalker? Never mind, whatever. You're right. You're obviously the expert at fill in the blank and I just don't get it. coughbitemecoughcough

    Architect, I stand corrected. Although it is allowable in some cases to end a sentence with preposition, this was not one of them. Maybe it works better in person with some pointing gestures.

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  19. ...Wow, Erron. Way to have hostility for no damn reason. I got that you were joking; I was (again, I thought *OBVIOUSLY*) joking as well. Chill the fuck out, and stop ending your sentences in prepositions. :P

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  20. I second Nikki on this Erron. You asked for her opinion, she shrugs and basically says, "I'm Switzerland on this" and you flip the fuck out. I think the 'n' in your name is supposed to be another 'r'. Yeesh.

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  21. He sounds like a guy I'd like. Not that I'm right into racism or short guys, but I do love bluntness and brutal honesty. N.R. I am a ~6'0" Russian female who doesn't drink...

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  22. You should have just stared at him in disgust then walked away. That way, he'd see what an ass he's being.

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