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Strings of lucky/unlucky events

Does anyone find that when good things happen, suddenly many happen at once? Or when bad things happen, they just keep coming? I mean this particually with relationships...

For example, I am not exactly the best looking girl in the world. Im a size 16 which isnt the mainstream male's idea of the perfect figure, I dont think I have a very nice face. I broke up with my ex in october and between october and late february I had no romantic interest shown to me at all....

then, suddenly my flatmate brings home a friend, and he fancies me and we hit it off,
3 days later, another lovely guy I know cycles 94 miles to bring me flowers and ask me out, but I tell him Im dating the first guy casually
a week or two after that, one of my flatmates asks me out, and I say no because I live with him and because of the other two
a month after that, a guy Ive been after for a while decides he would quite like to fool around with me, though not officially (so needless to say Im not impressed)

and now, tonight, about a month after that the guest who has been staying here tells my flatmate he fancies me :eek:

also someone very dear to me also says they have fallen for me :redface:

I couldnt be more confused! Why all of them at once? They are all good looking guys, any of whom I would date if I wasnt so confused!


Similarly, this week, I forgot to take back my library books ontime and got a hefty fine, my pc blew up, and I did bad damage to my hair, and I forgot my mum's birthday and felt really really bad about it, so it seemed like lots of bad things at once.

Is there any truth in this? Has anyone else felt this? And why do I suddenly have so many men liking me? I dont overly flirt with them, and I havent changed much about my appearance. I havent even gained more confidence. :eek:

Reply 1

queenselphie
Does anyone find that when good things happen, suddenly many happen at once? Or when bad things happen, they just keep coming? I mean this particually with relationships...


Oh yes! i blame sod and his silly law for that one

Youd be surprised what guys like, its amazing how many of the blokes I chat to dont actually like someone who is a size 10. Although that doesnt help much about how i feel about myself (im nooooooo where near a size 10!) it is nice to know that you dont have to be kate moss to be fancied. And anyone having a nosy at your pic you have nothing to worry about!

I guess its just one of those annoying things that happen

things dont tend to happen in threes with me, more like dozens!

Reply 2

LemonLime
Oh yes! i blame sod and his silly law for that one

Youd be surprised what guys like, its amazing how many of the blokes I chat to dont actually like someone who is a size 10. Although that doesnt help much about how i feel about myself (im nooooooo where near a size 10!) it is nice to know that you dont have to be kate moss to be fancied. And anyone having a nosy at your pic you have nothing to worry about!

I guess its just one of those annoying things that happen

things dont tend to happen in threes with me, more like dozens!


aww, thanks :redface:
Yeah, I know, when bad things happen its like, have I had three now, or did that one last week not count because it wasnt bad enough etc etc...there's no way to work it out :rolleyes:

Reply 3

Just let them all adore you :biggrin:

todays not looking too good so far for me and its only just gone half 11! i think when one thing goes wrong then another then another i just expect more things to go wrong which probably causes more things as i worry... did that even make sense?! :redface: :redface:

Reply 4

LemonLime
Just let them all adore you :biggrin:

todays not looking too good so far for me and its only just gone half 11! i think when one thing goes wrong then another then another i just expect more things to go wrong which probably causes more things as i worry... did that even make sense?! :redface: :redface:



yeah! It does :smile:
I guess the more bad things happen, the more of a distaster they seem...
It might start with a really bad thing, like being late for work and getting told off, and by the end of the day it;'s like

"sob sob and then I missed the bin when I threw some paper at it. It was *awful*" :bawling:

Reply 5

My grandma always says that bad things happen in 3s... but I find that when bad things start happening, they just don't stop for a while.
The good thing is that it's the same for good things. And it's fun getting a nice long string of good things happening :biggrin: . Let your many men adore you!

Reply 6

queenselphie

Is there any truth in this? Has anyone else felt this? And why do I suddenly have so many men liking me? I dont overly flirt with them, and I havent changed much about my appearance. I havent even gained more confidence. :eek:

sometimes people can just tell when you're generally a lot happier with yourself (confidence wise) without you even realising it yourself. maybe you've been showing this with being happy with the guys and thats rubbed off on the others making them more interested in you! :biggrin:

Reply 7

Yep always seems to happen to me like that. A while back I was sooo happy - got my nice A level results, got my cambridge offer, got a perfect job, met the perfect guy, blahdeblah...

And now things are crashing down... :eek:

Reply 8

I have had the same thing happen to me, I had so long where no girls were really interested in me and then suddenly so many girls say they really like me all at the same time.

Reply 9

queenselphie
Does anyone find that when good things happen, suddenly many happen at once? Or when bad things happen, they just keep coming? I mean this particually with relationships...

For example, I am not exactly the best looking girl in the world. Im a size 16 which isnt the mainstream male's idea of the perfect figure, I dont think I have a very nice face. I broke up with my ex in october and between october and late february I had no romantic interest shown to me at all....

then, suddenly my flatmate brings home a friend, and he fancies me and we hit it off,
3 days later, another lovely guy I know cycles 94 miles to bring me flowers and ask me out, but I tell him Im dating the first guy casually
a week or two after that, one of my flatmates asks me out, and I say no because I live with him and because of the other two
a month after that, a guy Ive been after for a while decides he would quite like to fool around with me, though not officially (so needless to say Im not impressed)

and now, tonight, about a month after that the guest who has been staying here tells my flatmate he fancies me :eek:

also someone very dear to me also says they have fallen for me :redface:

I couldnt be more confused! Why all of them at once? They are all good looking guys, any of whom I would date if I wasnt so confused!


Similarly, this week, I forgot to take back my library books ontime and got a hefty fine, my pc blew up, and I did bad damage to my hair, and I forgot my mum's birthday and felt really really bad about it, so it seemed like lots of bad things at once.

Is there any truth in this? Has anyone else felt this? And why do I suddenly have so many men liking me? I dont overly flirt with them, and I havent changed much about my appearance. I havent even gained more confidence. :eek:


OMG, its EXACTLY the same for me.

My girlfriend (for like four years) broke up with me in september. The same time I moved from a boys school to a university filled with 80% women (english at QMU?)

Since then an old friend of mine claimed she had a crush on me for ages. Then a random girl at uni tried to sex me up; THEN a japanese girl I met at P2W started to fall for me (for the two weeks she was in london no less : /), THEN I got WAY too many valentines on V-day and NOW a very close female friend that I met a few months ago is starting to complicate my life.

Keep in mind I'm pretty sure I'm lame with women. I've never tried to chat one up cos I just dont do that; and I dont think I'm that good looking...

Funnily enough. I dont know if this is good luck of bad luck. Cos my close female friend is going out with someone else. THe japanese girl left as soon as something happened. The sex freak is... a sex freak. And the other girl has been friends with me for YEARS.

Talk about good/bad luck?

Oh yeah... and I missed an exam : |

...

I dunno, I think sometimes life just likes throwing sugar coated sh*t at you all at the same time. I dunno why it happens really. I think you should just take it and let it make you stronger. We're at uni right now so let anything happen and hope it turns out for the best. If it doesn't, whatever, life goes on; we've got plenty of time left.


As for your situation with guys. Maybe you're more desirable than you thought? :wink:

Reply 10

Blue Bliss
OMG, its EXACTLY the same for me.

My girlfriend (for like four years) broke up with me in september. The same time I moved from a boys school to a university filled with 80% women (english at QMU?)

Since then an old friend of mine claimed she had a crush on me for ages. Then a random girl at uni tried to sex me up; THEN a japanese girl I met at P2W started to fall for me (for the two weeks she was in london no less : /), THEN I got WAY too many valentines on V-day and NOW a very close female friend that I met a few months ago is starting to complicate my life.

Keep in mind I'm pretty sure I'm lame with women. I've never tried to chat one up cos I just dont do that; and I dont think I'm that good looking...

Funnily enough. I dont know if this is good luck of bad luck. Cos my close female friend is going out with someone else. THe japanese girl left as soon as something happened. The sex freak is... a sex freak. And the other girl has been friends with me for YEARS.

Talk about good/bad luck?

Oh yeah... and I missed an exam : |

...

I dunno, I think sometimes life just likes throwing sugar coated sh*t at you all at the same time. I dunno why it happens really. I think you should just take it and let it make you stronger. We're at uni right now so let anything happen and hope it turns out for the best. If it doesn't, whatever, life goes on; we've got plenty of time left.


As for your situation with guys. Maybe you're more desirable than you thought? :wink:



Glad to know it isnt just me then :biggrin:
and thanks. :redface:
Like you, there are reasons why I cant actually go out with any of them. Mostly caused by the fact Im only casually dating the first guy, verrrrry casually. But it means I dont want to date anyone else. I confuse myself :confused:

Reply 11

always happens to me.. except for the worse kind..
Ex bf and i broke up in december, The rebound then got back with his ex and actually broke my heart because i fell head over heels.
Now the ex is still madly in love with me (though agrees that there is no way we work as couple), My gay best friend tried to hit on me, as did my brother (not really my brother i just call him that), as did 3 of my exs best friends.Oh and a different ex has asked me out for coffee.

Damn sods law, for after i broke up with the ex in dec i promised myself no boys for a year.

Reply 12

M-J
i promised myself no boys for a year.



ahh, if only that were possible :smile:
though I dont have the option of dating girls either :redface:
boys are so addictive :p:

Reply 13

queenselphie
ahh, if only that were possible :smile:
though I dont have the option of dating girls either :redface:
boys are so addictive :p:

well it was a no boy rule, man i havent had a girlfriend in ages, well one that has been longer than a couple of nights :frown:

Reply 14

These events arent linked to relationships but are EXTREME luckiness & unluckiness.

One of our family friends won the lottery (won millions) and yet two months ago he was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the throat. he died last week.

Reply 15

_mad_moo_
These events arent linked to relationships but are EXTREME luckiness & unluckiness.

One of our family friends won the lottery (won millions) and yet two months ago he was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the throat. he died last week.

oh im so sorry to hear that. (had a wee moment there was about to ask if they were okay but mmm.) Hope that your all coping and that their family are coping

Reply 16

M-J
oh im so sorry to hear that. (had a wee moment there was about to ask if they were okay but mmm.) Hope that your all coping and that their family are coping


thanx, he went down hill pretty quick but at least he got to plan his funeral etc & quite frankly it came as a release to his suffering (god i snd like priest or sumthing!)