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Entries in dating (28)

Wednesday
Mar142012

“Nah, she's way out of my league.”

Nah, she

A friend suggests that you ask out a girl that you have a crush on. You think she's too pretty and doesn't like you in that way.

Nah, she's way out of my league.

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Friday
Feb102012

“I was completely oblivious!”

I was completely oblivious!

Two of your friends have been secretly dating each other. Finally they tell you about it, and you're really surprised because you didn't suspect it. You say:

I was completely oblivious!

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Monday
Jan022012

“That guy she's seeing is a bit of a shady character.”

Your cousin is dating a guy who seems a little dishonest and dangerous. You think he might be a criminal of some kind. You're gossiping about them with a friend who knows your cousin. You say:

That guy she's seeing is a bit of a shady character.

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Sunday
Dec252011

“Have you been naughty or nice this year?”

Have you been naughty or nice?

You're at a Christmas party. You're dressed up as Santa Claus. You see your girlfriend, so you walk up and ask her:

Have you been naughty or nice this year?

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Monday
Jul182011

“He said it so matter-of-factly, I didn't know what to make of it at first.”

He said it so matter-of-factly, I didn't know what to make of it at first.

The guy you've been dating told you that he's moving away to another country. You're shocked because you thought the relationship was serious, but he didn't seem to care. Now you're telling a friend the story of what happened. You say:

He said it so matter-of-factly, I didn't know what to make of it at first.

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Saturday
Apr302011

“I'm not really into the whole cutesy thing.”

Cutesy

You're recently single. Your friend is suggesting people who you could go out with. He mentions the name of a girl that you both know who's very feminine and childlike. You don't want to go out with her because that style annoys you. You say:

I'm not really into the whole cutesy thing.

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Wednesday
Apr132011

“You can't just sit around feeling sorry for yourself forever.”

Feeling sorry for yourself

Your roommate broke up with his girlfriend two weeks ago. Since then, he's been at home every day and seems depressed. You don't want to see him being depressed any longer, so you're trying to encourage him to go out and have fun with other people. You say:

You can't just sit around feeling sorry for yourself forever.

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Saturday
Mar192011

“Some creepy guy was hitting on me.”

Some creepy guy

You're at a dance club with your friend. She left to go to the bathroom, and while she was gone a guy started talking to you and asked you out on a date. You didn't like him. Now you're telling your friend about it.

Some creepy guy was hitting on me.

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Saturday
Mar192011

“Come on! What do you say?”

What do you say?

You meet a girl who you'd like to go out with at a dance club. You ask her on a date, but she doesn't answer. You want to encourage her to answer. You say:

Come on! What do you say?

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Friday
Jan142011

“Believe it or not, she made the first move.”

She hit on me.

You've told your friend before about a girl in one of your classes who you really like. Today she asked you out on a date, so you told your friend that you're going out with her. Then you say:

Believe it or not, she made the first move.

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