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Old 10-10-2010, 05:03 PM
 
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Had an interesting but baffling experience today that shows me once again I don't understand women a bit.

I joined a group through MeetUp.Com that meets at local taverns to watch the Sunday football games. This was a singles group BTW so presumably all of us there were single. While there, I met a lady at my table and we seemed to get along great. We talked easily with each other, laughed a lot and seemingly were comfortable with each other. She seemed very interested in me and asked many questions about my life, background, childhood etc.

We each mingled with other people though. I, in particular, was speaking to a couple of ladies at our table and she was talking with another fellow quite a bit. She always came back to me though and we would resume our conversation very easily. Also, at times when we would grow silent, she would look directly at me, making and holding eye contact and a little smile would play around her lips. All in all, we were there almost 2 hours.

She mentioned she was leaving and I had only planned to stay a short while myself so as she was leaving, I told her I was going also and would walk out with her. All at once, it was as though a switch had flipped.

She mumbled something and practically ran out of the restaurant. I had not intended to ask her out or make any kind of move on her but maybe that's what she thought. I mainly just wanted to get her impressions of the group but she acted as though I had the plague. She walked out to her car and it so happens my car was parked in the same area so I ended up following her.

I don't know if she thought I was stalking her but she shouted a goodbye over her shoulder and walked to her car without a glance in my direction. BTW, this was a busy strip mall in broad daylight so I doubt she feared for her safety.

The whole thing was puzzling though. How could she be so warm, friendly and seemingly interested one minute and turn into the ice princess so soon? She certainly didn't seem shy in the restaurant and described herself as an outdoorsy free spirit and I definitely got the impression she was rather fearless and confident and not a shy little thing.

Well, there's always next Sunday but for the life of me I've given up on understanding women.
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Old 10-10-2010, 05:05 PM
 
Location: ATL with a side of Chicago
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Had an interesting but baffling experience today that shows me once again I don't understand women a bit.

I joined a group through MeetUp.Com that meets at local taverns to watch the Sunday football games. This was a singles group BTW so presumably all of us there were single. While there, I met a lady at my table and we seemed to get along great. We talked easily with each other, laughed a lot and seemingly were comfortable with each other. She seemed very interested in me and asked many questions about my life, background, childhood etc.

We each mingled with other people though. I, in particular, was speaking to a couple of ladies at our table and she was talking with another fellow quite a bit. She always came back to me though and we would resume our conversation very easily. Also, at times when we would grow silent, she would look directly at me, making and holding eye contact and a little smile would play around her lips. All in all, we were there almost 2 hours.

She mentioned she was leaving and I had only planned to stay a short while myself so as she was leaving, I told her I was going also and would walk out with her. All at once, it was as though a switch had flipped.

She mumbled something and practically ran out of the restaurant. I had not intended to ask her out or make any kind of move on her but maybe that's what she thought. I mainly just wanted to get her impressions of the group but she acted as though I had the plague. She walked out to her car and it so happens my car was parked in the same area so I ended up following her.

I don't know if she thought I was stalking her but she shouted a goodbye over her shoulder and walked to her car without a glance in my direction. BTW, this was a busy strip mall in broad daylight so I doubt she feared for her safety.

The whole thing was puzzling though. How could she be so warm, friendly and seemingly interested one minute and turn into the ice princess so soon? She certainly didn't seem shy in the restaurant and described herself as an outdoorsy free spirit and I definitely got the impression she was rather fearless and confident and not a shy little thing.

Well, there's always next Sunday but for the life of me I've given up on understanding women.

Maybe she had to pee really, really badly?
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Old 10-10-2010, 05:07 PM
 
Location: Astoria, NY
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Maybe she's had a bad life experiences?
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Old 10-10-2010, 05:11 PM
 
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You were in a tavern--were you looking for someone with substance abuse issues?
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Old 10-10-2010, 05:18 PM
 
Location: ATL with a side of Chicago
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You were in a tavern--were you looking for someone with substance abuse issues?
So everyone in a tavern has substance abuse issues? That's a bit of a stretch, don'tcha think?
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Old 10-10-2010, 05:19 PM
 
Location: Astoria, NY
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So everyone in a tavern has substance abuse issues? That's a bit of a stretch, don'tcha think?
It's a stretch people on this forum make all the time.
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Old 10-10-2010, 05:21 PM
 
Location: ATL with a side of Chicago
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It's a stretch people on this forum make all the time.
One of MANY stretches people make on this forum. It's a shame.
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Old 10-10-2010, 05:26 PM
 
Location: Canada
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I'm sorry to say it but frankly she sounds rather insane. She was probably in a rush to make curfew at the asylum
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Old 10-10-2010, 05:35 PM
 
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Had an interesting but baffling experience today that shows me once again I don't understand women a bit.

I joined a group through MeetUp.Com that meets at local taverns to watch the Sunday football games. This was a singles group BTW so presumably all of us there were single. While there, I met a lady at my table and we seemed to get along great. We talked easily with each other, laughed a lot and seemingly were comfortable with each other. She seemed very interested in me and asked many questions about my life, background, childhood etc.

We each mingled with other people though. I, in particular, was speaking to a couple of ladies at our table and she was talking with another fellow quite a bit. She always came back to me though and we would resume our conversation very easily. Also, at times when we would grow silent, she would look directly at me, making and holding eye contact and a little smile would play around her lips. All in all, we were there almost 2 hours.

She mentioned she was leaving and I had only planned to stay a short while myself so as she was leaving, I told her I was going also and would walk out with her. All at once, it was as though a switch had flipped.

She mumbled something and practically ran out of the restaurant. I had not intended to ask her out or make any kind of move on her but maybe that's what she thought. I mainly just wanted to get her impressions of the group but she acted as though I had the plague. She walked out to her car and it so happens my car was parked in the same area so I ended up following her.

I don't know if she thought I was stalking her but she shouted a goodbye over her shoulder and walked to her car without a glance in my direction. BTW, this was a busy strip mall in broad daylight so I doubt she feared for her safety.

The whole thing was puzzling though. How could she be so warm, friendly and seemingly interested one minute and turn into the ice princess so soon? She certainly didn't seem shy in the restaurant and described herself as an outdoorsy free spirit and I definitely got the impression she was rather fearless and confident and not a shy little thing.

Well, there's always next Sunday but for the life of me I've given up on understanding women.
considering you don't really know anything about her....... I wouldn't sit there trying to figure it out.

The most obvious is that you leaving at the same time freaked her out - although there could be a number of reasons.
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Old 10-10-2010, 05:40 PM
 
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Maybe she feared you wanted to fool around, meet at her place or yours or you had bad intentions while alone with her in the lot with a car to travel to. She doesn't know what your intentions were or that it was just coincidence you wanted to go at the same time and parked next to her car. She may have liked you but you are still a stranger to her as she is to you so she has to be more cautious when alone with you.

Either that or maybe she had a little diarrhea attack coming on and didn't want to be embarrassed LOL.

I suggest next time when she or another woman leaves around the time you want to just ask her if she would like you to walk her to her car if she says no thanks I'm ok then don't, wait about 5 minutes then leave. This way you won't look like a stalker or desperate. Best way I think to get her to say ok to walking her to her car would be I'd feel better knowing you got to your car safe how about I walk you to your car or at least halfway.
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