I was late getting into this dating game
The first time I asked someone out was in college. We had met on the very first day of first year and clicked instantly. We were both kinda shy/awkward so the fact we both had someone to hang out with until we were able to make more friends was a great help. Until I did make more friends and started spending more and more time with them and didn't even talk to her at all for the last few months of the year.

Fast forward to December in 2nd year and I start chatting to her again on a class night out. We were talking about someone outside that we thought looked familiar when she asked: "Are you seeing anyone?" "No", I replied, "I can't see anyone from this angle".

"I meant do you have a girlfriend". I didn't, and she said she wasn't seeing anyone either. (I found out later she had just broken up with someone, and it had ended pretty badly- he went a bit crazy)

I had to go home early that night, but I got it into my head that she might like me and now that I thought about it, I really liked her too. The next few times we were out with the class I was too nervous to make any kind of move in front of everyone and wasn't able to get her alone, so I needed a new plan.

I got her phone number and was so nervous I wrote out what to say, but didn't want my house-mates to hear, so I went outside. There I was, pacing up and down the road, hands shaking, not even able to focus on the paper, and she answered the phone.

Annnnnnd...Bollocks!

She says no, but would like to hang out as friends. I think fair enough, I'll just try and get over her and not bother trying to pursue her any more.

About a year later, we're chatting and it happens to come up, she tells me she actually was interested in dating, she only said no because she was nervous and was hoping that I'd continue flirting with her while we were hanging out and something would just happen.

"Well" I said, "lets make up for it now"

"No point" she said, "Why would I go out someone who only treats me like a friend"

WHAT?

Turns out she considered all the times we hung out as a date and that how I treated her then was how I'd treat any girlfriend.

Things went down hill for us soon after, she started turning into more and more of a mental case and she kept guilting me into continuing to spend time with her. Now I understand why her previous bf went a bit crazy.

Apologies/length.
(cH3$h7846J#7, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 15:23, 2 replies)

What a nutter
Mate you are much better without that manipulative bitch, I bet that she is a lesbian now! She would have driven me mad! *click*
(mpaz52, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 16:29, closed)

Oh she got a lot worse
Maybe I can go into more detail if a suitable QOTW comes up.
The crazy lasted about a year and a half and I got so used to dealing with her, I'm sometimes still surprised when I have a conversation with a girl that doesn't end in a shouting match.
(cH3$h7846J#7, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 19:32, closed)