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Is this a normal failed dating experience?

Basically there was (is) a girl from my uni. Things started well, as she kept making eye contact in our class. She initiated this as I am shy and don't like staring at girls. Eventually we got talking as she knew this other girl I know and we were all in the pub one night. We got on okay, she seemed kind of shy though, but it turns out we both live in London, about half an hour away by public transport. In May she then had a party at her house and I was invited but it didn't go well. I got sick after drinking punch through no fault of my own and had to lie down in one of the bedrooms for a while. She came into the room and I told her to go away, I actually said F off, I have no idea why though, it was more the alcohol talking. I eventually staggered home and that was that until last weekend. Uni is now over and I am in London and I went to my supermarket and saw her there. I was going to say hi but she looked at me blankly then ignored me and I saw she was with a guy. I saw them leave the supermarket together. On leaving the supermarket about 5 minutes later she was stood right outside the exit snogging this guy in front of me. I walked off feeling very, very embarassed. How could she do this, how could she be so mean. If I see her again in any of the pubs around here I'll probably break down and cry to be honest.

Reply 1

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by Anonymous
Basically there was (is) a girl from my uni. Things started well, as she kept making eye contact in our class. She initiated this as I am shy and don't like staring at girls. Eventually we got talking as she knew this other girl I know and we were all in the pub one night. We got on okay, she seemed kind of shy though, but it turns out we both live in London, about half an hour away by public transport. In May she then had a party at her house and I was invited but it didn't go well. I got sick after drinking punch through no fault of my own and had to lie down in one of the bedrooms for a while. She came into the room and I told her to go away, I actually said F off, I have no idea why though, it was more the alcohol talking. I eventually staggered home and that was that until last weekend. Uni is now over and I am in London and I went to my supermarket and saw her there. I was going to say hi but she looked at me blankly then ignored me and I saw she was with a guy. I saw them leave the supermarket together. On leaving the supermarket about 5 minutes later she was stood right outside the exit snogging this guy in front of me. I walked off feeling very, very embarassed. How could she do this, how could she be so mean. If I see her again in any of the pubs around here I'll probably break down and cry to be honest.

She probably did it because you behaved like an idiot at her party.

Reply 2

I must be missing something, because I'm not sure how this was a dating experience at all. A girl you liked invited you to a party, where you proceeded to get drunk and swear at her. Nothing else then happens until you see her with another guy, who she presumably is actually dating. I don't think it's overly likely that she was kissing this guy in front of you deliberately. She did not ever date you, and even if she liked you and/or assumed that you liked her, your behaviour at the party appears to have ended any hope of that.

To answer the question, yes, people making fools of themselves, thereby ending romantic interest from someone else is pretty common. Even before that happened she didn't owe you anything, and she certainly doesn't owe you anything now. As much as you may have been pinning your hopes on this girl, almost literally nothing happened in real life to progress this beyond friendship. You really need to move on.

Reply 3

I would say that's fairly normal tbh, even though you'll both probably remember this for a long time. Loads of things happen at house parties and what you did was only one of them. Many people get sickly drunk at parties and usually that gets forgotten after a few weeks, but if she was the host it would probably be more memorable for her. Not sure about the dynamic of your relationship before the party, maybe she was interested maybe she wasn't, but I'd say you'd definitely upset her by telling her to f off when she was the one throwing the party in her house (seeing you like that probably made her pretty anxious). As for what happened at the supermarket exit, I'm not sure whether it was intentional or not, but if I were you I'd text her to apologize specifically about the party incident since it's fairly recent still. Remember not to sound as if you're desperately asking for another chance, just think of it as apologizing like a friend would. Showing that you're sincerely apologetic and embarrassed is important. If you've already done that, I'd say wait a few weeks or so before you catch up with her again (like a casual how are you, not intending to start anything). Imo it is a failed dating experience, probably not the best idea to save it, but it would definitely ease both of your minds if you'd just stay friends instead of strangers. If she still seems very uninterested to be friends, it'd be best to just never contact again. A little more advice: You've just finished uni and have your entire life ahead, these failed experiences are actually good lessons for yourself to learn to be a good partner, so I wouldn't dwell on it too much. If by chance later on you see her at a pub again don't deliberately avoid her even if she does. If both of you are mature adults, you'll both move on from this really quickly.

Reply 4

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by Crazy Jamie
I must be missing something, because I'm not sure how this was a dating experience at all. A girl you liked invited you to a party, where you proceeded to get drunk and swear at her. Nothing else then happens until you see her with another guy, who she presumably is actually dating. I don't think it's overly likely that she was kissing this guy in front of you deliberately. She did not ever date you, and even if she liked you and/or assumed that you liked her, your behaviour at the party appears to have ended any hope of that.
To answer the question, yes, people making fools of themselves, thereby ending romantic interest from someone else is pretty common. Even before that happened she didn't owe you anything, and she certainly doesn't owe you anything now. As much as you may have been pinning your hopes on this girl, almost literally nothing happened in real life to progress this beyond friendship. You really need to move on.

After reading this comment, I'd like to add on to my previous reply. I assumed you meant that it was a dating experience because you were sure that both of you were "a thing" thus why you felt betrayed when you saw her at the supermarket exit. But I realized that wasn't explicitly the case, so I'd encourage you to rethink your relationship with her, and how what you did would've affected what she thought of you. She doesn't really owe you anything, even if she invited you because she was interested, you definitely made a fool of yourself. Just don't do it again.

Reply 5

The real question is why you'd even try/want to talk to her? I’ve had many such experiences and at least know to hang my head in shame when I next see the person in public. It’s less “how could she?” and more wtf were you even thinking

Reply 6

I texted her after the party to say sorry, she said that's OK see you around then, that was at the end of term and I didn't see or hear from her after that. I got drunk at the party out of nervousness tbh. If I run into her again in one of the pubs around here or anything I'll keep it friendly but I'm not texting her tbh. I do think she did it deliberately, to demonstrate she is now taken but it was kind of a harsh way of doing it in a way but that's just the way it goes I guess.

Reply 7

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by Anonymous
I texted her after the party to say sorry, she said that's OK see you around then, that was at the end of term and I didn't see or hear from her after that. I got drunk at the party out of nervousness tbh. If I run into her again in one of the pubs around here or anything I'll keep it friendly but I'm not texting her tbh. I do think she did it deliberately, to demonstrate she is now taken but it was kind of a harsh way of doing it in a way but that's just the way it goes I guess.

She definitely didn’t do it deliberately, she probably wasn’t even thinking about you, “see you around then” is about as clear and polite as rejections come

Reply 8

Bonkers really. I would say it’s entirely normal that if you are very rude you blow any chance, if there was one, with a girl you fancy. Just learn from the error of your ways

Reply 9

Original post
by Anonymous
Basically there was (is) a girl from my uni. Things started well, as she kept making eye contact in our class. She initiated this as I am shy and don't like staring at girls. Eventually we got talking as she knew this other girl I know and we were all in the pub one night. We got on okay, she seemed kind of shy though, but it turns out we both live in London, about half an hour away by public transport. In May she then had a party at her house and I was invited but it didn't go well. I got sick after drinking punch through no fault of my own and had to lie down in one of the bedrooms for a while. She came into the room and I told her to go away, I actually said F off, I have no idea why though, it was more the alcohol talking. I eventually staggered home and that was that until last weekend. Uni is now over and I am in London and I went to my supermarket and saw her there. I was going to say hi but she looked at me blankly then ignored me and I saw she was with a guy. I saw them leave the supermarket together. On leaving the supermarket about 5 minutes later she was stood right outside the exit snogging this guy in front of me. I walked off feeling very, very embarassed. How could she do this, how could she be so mean. If I see her again in any of the pubs around here I'll probably break down and cry to be honest.
men are so scary i can't

Reply 10

I feel like she's literally just existing and living her life and you're mad at her. This isn't a failed dating experience, there was never any idea or context that you were or would be dating.

Reply 11

Original post
by Anonymous
Basically there was (is) a girl from my uni. Things started well, as she kept making eye contact in our class. She initiated this as I am shy and don't like staring at girls. Eventually we got talking as she knew this other girl I know and we were all in the pub one night. We got on okay, she seemed kind of shy though, but it turns out we both live in London, about half an hour away by public transport. In May she then had a party at her house and I was invited but it didn't go well. I got sick after drinking punch through no fault of my own and had to lie down in one of the bedrooms for a while. She came into the room and I told her to go away, I actually said F off, I have no idea why though, it was more the alcohol talking. I eventually staggered home and that was that until last weekend. Uni is now over and I am in London and I went to my supermarket and saw her there. I was going to say hi but she looked at me blankly then ignored me and I saw she was with a guy. I saw them leave the supermarket together. On leaving the supermarket about 5 minutes later she was stood right outside the exit snogging this guy in front of me. I walked off feeling very, very embarassed. How could she do this, how could she be so mean. If I see her again in any of the pubs around here I'll probably break down and cry to be honest.

Bro.. as others have said, it's not a dating experience... you blew your chances with her by doing something stupid; alcohol may explain your actions, but it doesn't excuse them (I think most of us have done something similar at some point, TBF).

Being realistic, you've probably got absolutely zero chance with this girl now; moreover, she's got her own life to live, and you have yours. As I said, we've all done stuff we regret, and probably lost out as a result of it... However, the important thing is that we learn from our errors, and don't make them again. Maybe next time you meet a girl you like, make an effort to be on your best behaviour around her; especially if she invites you into her own home (N.B. if I'm seeing a girl, I wouldn't even take a dump at her place, unless we've been together for about a year or something). Furthermore, we rarely become better people when we're drunk, so think about how much alcohol you're having, or at the very least, have a responsible mate on hand, who can look after you if you have one too many... and remember, it's called "punch" for a reason lol.

And mate... you really need to get a grip. It's not worth breaking down and crying over ONE missed / lost opportunity. No one (especially her) will respect you for it or have any sympathy for you; you'll just look like a 'cry-baby' who throws his toys out the pram when things don't go his way. Look, it's summertime now, and there are approximately 35 million other girls / women in this country alone (at least one of them is bound to be interested in you, if you play your cards right, no?).

Pull yourself together, learn from your mistake and move on!
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