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Anybody ever call someone you met on a dating site, only to have the conversation feel so awkward that it was almost painful? When that happens, is it best to just move on? I don't like to be judgmental, but I believe chemistry between people is important, and I've had enough experiences where I felt chemistry the first time I met a person (whether it be dating or friendship, it's all the same). We've only been in contact for 5 days, so I can't believe it would be an issue. What do you think?
I had one phone call that was awful and awkward and I never spoke to the person again. Why do I want to be with a person that is awkward, unpleasant, weird and boring???? I would rather watch Netflix than do that.
How old are you? I think that a lot of 30-40-somethings have started to lose their phone conversational skills, as it seems there's hardly ever a need to do it anymore. We're getting rusty! And Millennials? A lot of them NEVER talk on the phone...the phone is a thing for texting, social media, email, Web browsing and photos, not for talking to someone!
How old are you? I think that a lot of 30-40-somethings have started to lose their phone conversational skills, as it seems there's hardly ever a need to do it anymore. We're getting rusty! And Millennials? A lot of them NEVER talk on the phone...the phone is a thing for texting, social media, email, Web browsing and photos, not for talking to someone!
Except for business stuff, family and a very select few (maybe not even a few) good friends, I pretty much never talk on the phone.
Anybody ever call someone you met on a dating site, only to have the conversation feel so awkward that it was almost painful?
Yes, and it was painful. Almost 30 minutes on the phone with more awkward silence than actual talking. He was really good at email and warned me he wasn't good on the phone but wow! He still wanted to meet after that, but I declined. Not just because of that but because I had told him from the start I did NOT want a long-distance relationship. He was a few years older than me and wanted to know if I had nieces or nephews to take care of me when I'm old because he'd likely die first and he'd had determined it would make more sense for him to ultimately move here because I have ties to my community and he doesn't. He was planning out our life together (which included me giving up my male friends) based on how good I looked on paper.
I also recently talked to someone from Tinder that was awkward because he told me all about how his marriage went wrong, he doesn't have any friends, went off on some weird tangent comparing having sex to flying and crashing a plane full of people, and wanted to know if I was going to be able to spend 3-4 hours a day with him growing our relationship. I didn't meet him either.
The last guy I actually dated was also awkward on the phone. A 6-minute call to set up a date felt like an hour. Perhaps that should have been a sign.
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