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Moving on from the whole mess of women... by hanging out with other women.

Ok. So in the past seven months (since I broke up with my girlfriend), I've... been chased by some random girl at uni, had one of my best female friends declare her love for me, hung out with (and almost fell for) a japanese girl who was in london for a few weeks (felt sorry for her cos she had no friends in london), whilst having a secret crush (that started around jan) on a girl I met 7 months prior and kept in contact with every night for hours on msn and phone...

I almost had a crush on the japanese girl because I was ignoring my crush on my friend though... Not cos I can fall in love with two women O_O.

Interestingly. My friend who chases women around all the time and is desperate for a girlfriend. Reckons I'm a womaniser. So does my friend who shamelessly flirts with women 24/7. It seems they think that success with women makes you a womaniser, not that fact that you're gagging for it (like they are).

I'm not sure this image of me is true seeing as I treat women the same way I treat most people, I'm just sunny and colourful and happen to compliment their looks in an impartial manner (nice hair, nice earrings) because I happen to like commenting on those elements of people. Just like I like commenting on a work of art or asking to read someone's short stories... (by the way I'm not really that good looking, maybe I look gay? Not sure why girls find me approachable...)

Now, to get over the girl I have a crush on (who was dating my friend for two months and kept it secret from me... and now turns out might have feelings for me after all *cough*)... I've considered actually to start the whole "dating game" thing.

Never done it before. Most of the time the girls I've gotten involved with were semi-friends first.

But I asked out a random girl on wednesday (was in london and everyone was busy, so I saw a number on my phone that belonged to a girl I barely knew) and had lots of fun. More fun than I've had in ages.

Here's the question... should I move on and start the whole dating thing?

Or will bringing another woman into my life just make things worse?

And more importantly; affirm that maybe I AM a womaniser?

That'd suck considering I hate guys who play with women's hearts. I haven't done that, nor have I EVER chased for one... the girl I had a crush on had no idea, and I had no intention of telling her, not cos I was scared, but simply because I didn't want to go out with her... Anyway, the fact that I've been involved with so many (involuntarily...) kinda suggests that I am a womaniser...


Wow... I sure wrote a lot o_O;

Reply 1

it's easy getting over a crush. you just have to find something (someone?) else to capture your attention and you find that you didn't really adore your crush that much in the first place.

i think you should move on and not worry what people think. go out with lots of people (male or female) as friends and if things get a bit more interesting with a girl then go for it. you dont sound like a womaniser at all! you're just friendly :smile: a womaniser is someone who charms girls into bed (in my opinion). your friends obviously think this is what you're up to, but if you're not then just be happy that girlies like you for you!

Reply 2

My definition of a womaniser is somebody who goes with gals for reasons other than they like them and think they're a nice person. For example, for sex, or other reasons that are beneficial to the 'womaniser' and who is going with several different gals at the same time. When you say getting into the dating game what do you mean? Seeing a random gal who is attractive and asking her out? There's nothing wrong with that as long as your not doing it just for sex which is what happens quite often when people get asked out based on their looks. I personally think relationships are better started when people have got to know each other.

Reply 3

Sarah234
My definition of a womaniser is somebody who goes with gals for reasons other than they like them and think they're a nice person. For example, for sex, or other reasons that are beneficial to the 'womaniser' and who is going with several different gals at the same time. When you say getting into the dating game what do you mean? Seeing a random gal who is attractive and asking her out? There's nothing wrong with that as long as your not doing it just for sex which is what happens quite often when people get asked out based on their looks. I personally think relationships are better started when people have got to know each other.


So do I. Thats what I've been doing generally. But it hasn't turned out well. The girl I met was into some really cool stuff like anime and japanese culture; so even though I dont know her that well, I still think I'll ask her out again. Just wanna meet new people.

As for the sex thing. I really couldn't give a monkeys about sex, sex is sex; I'd prefer to be in a relationship really. Something wrong with sex outside one. Not sure what. Technically it shouldn't be bad if they're both ok with it.

Reply 4

Blue Bliss
So do I. Thats what I've been doing generally. But it hasn't turned out well. The girl I met was into some really cool stuff like anime and japanese culture; so even though I dont know her that well, I still think I'll ask her out again. Just wanna meet new people.

As for the sex thing. I really couldn't give a monkeys about sex, sex is sex; I'd prefer to be in a relationship really. Something wrong with sex outside one. Not sure what. Technically it shouldn't be bad if they're both ok with it.


i think you should go to Japan...

Reply 5

metta
i think you should go to Japan...


You mean for fun? Cos I wanna do that actually. For a holiday or summat. My friend had fun teaching english over there. Might as well go over there for a bit, maybe Singapore and Hong Kong too...

Dunno, oriental culture interests me a little.

Reply 6

Blue Bliss
You mean for fun? Cos I wanna do that actually. For a holiday or summat. My friend had fun teaching english over there. Might as well go over there for a bit, maybe Singapore and Hong Kong too...

Dunno, oriental culture interests me a little.


i think you mean a lot :biggrin:

talking of this my friend taught english in chinese schools for 6 months in his gap yr. He said it was amazing :smile:

Reply 7

metta
i think you mean a lot :biggrin:

talking of this my friend taught english in chinese schools for 6 months in his gap yr. He said it was amazing :smile:


Ya got me, :P it interests me quite a lot (my bedroom is very oriental lol).

But its nice to have a great interest that isn't considered totally nerdy (like all the other stuff I'm interested), you can like... talk about it casually and come off as knowledgable instead of as a loser. Something you can bring up in casual convo; you can't really do that with information about anime and stuff XD.

BACTERIA.

And yeah, teaching abroad in one of those programmes is also all expenses paid!

Reply 8

Blue Bliss
Ya got me, :P it interests me quite a lot (my bedroom is very oriental lol).

But its nice to have a great interest that isn't considered totally nerdy (like all the other stuff I'm interested), you can like... talk about it casually and come off as knowledgable instead of as a loser. Something you can bring up in casual convo; you can't really do that with information about anime and stuff XD.

BACTERIA.

And yeah, teaching abroad in one of those programmes is also all expenses paid!


One of my bro's uni friends went to Japan to teach and came back with a fiancee lol

Reply 9

Sarah234
One of my bro's uni friends went to Japan to teach and came back with a fiancee lol


yeah, you might meet a genuine anime woman!! :biggrin:

Reply 10

Yeah well, I've heard thats cos the japanese are very respecting of people from england (and westerners), they also generally think that british men will treat their woman better than a japanese man would.

Basically, it seems that its not too hard to get a date in japan if you're some crazy western gaijin need in of some love.

Might be a lie though.

But hey...

Why do you think most anime characters are generally white? : /

Reply 11

Blue Bliss
Yeah well, I've heard thats cos the japanese are very respecting of people from england (and westerners), they also generally think that british men will treat their woman better than a japanese man would.

Basically, it seems that its not too hard to get a date in japan if you're some crazy western gaijin need in of some love.

Might be a lie though.

But hey...

Why do you think most anime characters are generally white? : /


now there's a conundrum :wink:


maybe cos facial features stand out more on a white background?

Reply 12

metta
now there's a conundrum :wink:


maybe cos facial features stand out more on a white background?


Granted its just as weird to see a character that is meant to be japanese have purple hair.


But either way, I've heard stories of guys going to the east SPECIFICALLY to get a date.

Its a little pathetic isn't it? : /

Reply 13

Blue Bliss
Granted its just as weird to see a character that is meant to be japanese have purple hair.


But either way, I've heard stories of guys going to the east SPECIFICALLY to get a date.

Its a little pathetic isn't it? : /


a little pathetic? dont you mean a LOT pathetic! I watched a program on it ages ago. There was this odd fella who applied to an agency which caters exactly for this sort of thing. Chinese or other Asian people give there details and westerners select the one they want. Because westerners are in such demand they can sift through the entries and choose one.

In the programm i think the guy got married then as soon as his wife had a brit passport she divorced him :p:

Still, i guess some ppl can't get dates and westerners are sought out in the east. So theres a sort of symbiotic relationship :smile: