What timing you have!
The other day I was giggling away with my boyfriend that not many men seem to fancy me, but I'm glad that he does! No more giggling for me. The very next day I'm walking up deserted stairs when I'm stopped by a man who likes my hair. He seemed astounded by it and by asked if I was married. He shook my hand and got my e-mail address off me (I am NOT good in situations like this! How do you say "GO AWAY!" without being rude?!) so now I'm stuck trying to think of ways to make him not want to e-mail me any more. I'm trying to be as bland as possible and mention how very much I love my man in every thing I say.

Is there a trick to think of a polite, but negative, response when you're put on the spot like that and are so shy your mind just shuts down?
( vix0r was not Matthew on, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 20:42, 11 replies)

Try
Fuck off Sorry I have a BF
( The Scrunt Wants a Dozen Pints, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 20:45, closed)

Have you told your boyfriend you are giving out your email address to strangers who seem to fancy you?

( OneSullenBrit *air sandwiches*, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 20:58, closed)

Yup
very compromising, that!

The correct response is 'Spoken for!'
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 21:08, closed)

I did tell him, and I did the spoken for thing but it didn't work!
Aah, my mind just shuts off when I'm put in uncomfortable situations! It's no good. I heartily envy people who can think straight. =p
( vix0r was not Matthew on, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 2:09, closed)

I found a solution
Unfortunately, it's to be less shy.

Or you can just be too socially inept to actually *notice* you've been chatted up.

I recall chatting happily away to a blokey waiting to collect some takeout, and then when saying bye without any mention of emails or numbers watching his facial expression get confused for a bit, then look a bit miffed. I know this mainly because the next time I was there the counter girl there asked me why I'd led the poor man on. Oops.
(mmmm curry doesn't really understand this sig lark, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 21:15, closed)

simple
add him to your spam list. Out of sight out of mind :)
(funkenstein Be pure! Be vigilant! Behave!, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 22:21, closed)

Sorry, polite but negative will get ignored. Anything short of stabbing him through the hanky pocket with a breadknife will be interpreted as "just playing hard to get."
( Crystal Magnet Like a diamond geezer, but better, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 0:00, closed)

Embrace your inner bitch
You don't have to be polite, you know...

The correct response is "Thanks, my boyfriend loves it too!" and if he doesn't get the hint you can stop being polite :)
(xanthine, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 5:21, closed)

You don't, perchance, have a squeaky voice do you...?
www.b3ta.com/questions/chattingup/post588747
(theremin put the lotion in the basket on, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 9:19, closed)

I can be very squeeky!
But I'm not that squeeky, nor that squeeky girl. =p
( vix0r was not Matthew on, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 15:40, closed)

Give a fake email address
Change 2-3 didgits, smudge it so it's unreadable. If you want to be a little less subtle change the end to .no.uk

I remember the old trick with phone numbers worked well for some of my female friends. 770 5519 reads well in a mirror (use the french 7, with the extra line 1/2 down the length)
( Crap Little Monkey Deathstar, so good they built it twice, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 15:37, closed)