Man constantly playing a piano in Bristol in attempt to win a girl back

Seen some interesting ways to try and win someone back but this is really something http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-wont-stop-playing-piano-13602012

Reply 1

(づ￣ ³￣)づ

It's original I'll give him that, I wonder how long he'll actually play for?

Reply 2

username1221160

When someone explicitly says "no, not interested", you have to learn to accept that. Maybe have a conversation or phone call.

But when you start saying you will publicly play the piano until you get her back or start setting up Facebook pages, that is when you start to get creepy and obsessive.

Reply 3

minimarshmallow

What that is is modern day manipulation and stalking.

It was also apparently a publicity stunt, but I can't believe we have publicity stunts that promote the idea that a woman is a prize to be won rather than an autonomous human being!

(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 4

Dez

"The pair recently split up after a four-month relationship, and the break-up has left him devastated"

My mystical psychic powers are tellng me that for some reason this relationship probably won't work out.

Reply 5

Fox Corner

Original post by Quantex

Agree. Very strange, not romantic at all - so entitled! She's said no, ya creep!

Reply 6

minimarshmallow

Original post by Mathemagicien

Weird and creepy, sadly behaviour encouraged by films and TV.

Stalking would be following her around, not sitting in a park playing a piano.

It isn't reducing her down to a prize to be won, the same way a girl wearing a pretty dress in an attempt to woo her crush is reducing him into a prize to be won for wearing a good dress.

It was a park near where she lived that he knew she would probably come to. It's a slightly less stalkery version of a boom box outside her window.

And this isn't him trying to woo her, she's already said no, she already broke up with him. The idea of this was that he seemed to think if he did something sufficiently "romantic" for a period of time that this would turn that no into a yes. If you've been told in no uncertain terms to get lost, then saying you'll do something until they take you back is manipulative and suggests you think you're owed a second chance if you play the piano or something...

Reply 7

minimarshmallow

Original post by Mathemagicien

I guess.

I'm not arguing that it isn't manipulative and creepy.

It's beyond creepy. It's literally ignoring her autonomy by refusing to take no for an answer. And even if it was a publicity stunt, it gives the message to some that that's an okay way to behave...

Reply 8

ThomH97

If she dumped him because he didn't have enough time for her, then this is actually a great thing to do. Otherwise, I'm not sure.

Reply 9

markova21

Well I thought it was romantic. But if after this she still says no then he has to move on.

Reply 10

username1738683

Does she know about this? :biggrin:

Reply 11

username47781

He has stopped playing after getting punched http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-playing-piano-park-win-13607171

Reply 12

Joinedup

Original post by Rock Fan

He has stopped playing after getting punched http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-playing-piano-park-win-13607171

It says he's 34... call me unromantic but I think that's the best part of a decade and a half too old for that sort of thing.

Reply 13

SMEGGGY

No job? Piano playing? No wonder she dumped him.

He managed two days apparently :rolleyes:

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What an absolute tool. Kudos to the guy who punched him.

Reply 16

(づ￣ ³￣)づ

Well, this is an unexpected turn of events for an already weird story.

Reply 17

Joinedup

Original post by bones-mccoy

What an absolute tool. Kudos to the guy who punched him.

Maybe it was his ex-girlfriend

Reply 18

Fox Corner

He claims he was punched in the head at around 4am today - but added the reason he packed up was because he realised he had "spectacularly failed" in his original aim.