Ok, I’ve come to hijack with tales of Running Guy.
Running Guy is best friends with “Dude that’s into shady activities” aka “I heard he’s a manwhore”. So I went out I think a grand total of three times with Shady Dude and then he got Shady. But I hung out with Running Guy as well because they’re friends. Running Guy and Shady Dude are the two guys I train with when I do boy-workouts and get hit by a bus.
So anyways, a couple weeks ago RG and I were chatting online and he invited me for dinner with him and two of their other friends that I also know (but no Shady Dude). Being the blonde that I am, I thought absolutely nothing of it. I also thought nothing of it when he texted me that weekend to ask what I was up to after my vball tourney and if I wanted to hang out with them again. Then there was the boy-workout the following day and we got into talking about the show Heroes and I’d said I’d never seen it and he said he thought I’d like it…
Well he invited me over to watch it that night and STILL I thought nothing of it (Yep, I’m super slow). I figured since I kinda sorta had a thing (that wasn’t even a thing at all) with his best friend that I was off limits and he just thought I was a cool chick.
Anyways, long and short he asked me on a date, I went, had a superb time. Very comfortable with each other. We’ve hung out a number of times since and are getting to know each other. Also found out he’s into running and I said I hadn’t done much since my half-marathon so he’s gotten me out some. Then this 5K thing with work came up and he was excited about doing it.
And that’s where we are today. He laughs at me about being slow in realizing he was interested and I laugh at him about being slow in sending signals that I could actually understand. But all in all I’ve been like a giddy little girl lately. Todd says at the gym on Monday I had a stupid grin on my face. Story of my life
[quote]pch2 wrote:
I’d like to document my first big bruise. [/quote]
That’s lame. Doing ankle locks on a white belt is farked up.
A lot of schools don’t permit that sort of thing. This is what you run into at schools not run by black belts.
[quote]Court wrote:
Ok, I’ve come to hijack with tales of Running Guy.
Running Guy is best friends with “Dude that’s into shady activities” aka “I heard he’s a manwhore”. So I went out I think a grand total of three times with Shady Dude and then he got Shady. But I hung out with Running Guy as well because they’re friends. Running Guy and Shady Dude are the two guys I train with when I do boy-workouts and get hit by a bus.
So anyways, a couple weeks ago RG and I were chatting online and he invited me for dinner with him and two of their other friends that I also know (but no Shady Dude). Being the blonde that I am, I thought absolutely nothing of it. I also thought nothing of it when he texted me that weekend to ask what I was up to after my vball tourney and if I wanted to hang out with them again. Then there was the boy-workout the following day and we got into talking about the show Heroes and I’d said I’d never seen it and he said he thought I’d like it…
Well he invited me over to watch it that night and STILL I thought nothing of it (Yep, I’m super slow). I figured since I kinda sorta had a thing (that wasn’t even a thing at all) with his best friend that I was off limits and he just thought I was a cool chick.
Anyways, long and short he asked me on a date, I went, had a superb time. Very comfortable with each other. We’ve hung out a number of times since and are getting to know each other. Also found out he’s into running and I said I hadn’t done much since my half-marathon so he’s gotten me out some. Then this 5K thing with work came up and he was excited about doing it.
And that’s where we are today. He laughs at me about being slow in realizing he was interested and I laugh at him about being slow in sending signals that I could actually understand. But all in all I’ve been like a giddy little girl lately. Todd says at the gym on Monday I had a stupid grin on my face. Story of my life
Wow that was long. Sorry pch! [/quote]
Well played, Running Guy. Well played. Both pch2 and Court have boyfriends now. That’s two people I have to run over with my car.
But this explains why Court is angry all the time. She needed a man. Congratulations ladies.( I am so running those bastards over)
[quote]Mattlebee wrote:
As long as he doesn’t ask to meet up at the weekend moments after you’ve finalised plans for going to Philadelphia, things should just fall into place…[/quote]
I disagree. Going to Philadelphia will make her seem more interesting and not urgent and over-available. He’ll think she’s even cooler and on-the-go.
He’ll find himself at odd moments thinking, …I wonder what she’s doing now?
Better the next weekend, when the tension has built up to an insufferable level…
[quote]downwardog wrote:
Mattlebee wrote:
As long as he doesn’t ask to meet up at the weekend moments after you’ve finalised plans for going to Philadelphia, things should just fall into place…
I disagree. [/quote]
Ah, but you’re biased because you don’t want her to cancel on you for some hot Aikido action instead.
Just like the rest of us.
[quote]He’ll find himself at odd moments thinking, …I wonder what she’s doing now?
Better the next weekend, when the tension has built up to an insufferable level…
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I’d agree if they’d already been on one date already and she’s got the hook in his mouth, but if she immediately blows him off (not in the nice way) I think there’s a risk it’ll look like a rejection. Making him chase is the Dating without Drama way, but better done after they’ve already agreed they want to date each other. The fishing is easier once the ice has been broken.
[quote]Mattlebee wrote:
downwardog wrote:
Mattlebee wrote:
As long as he doesn’t ask to meet up at the weekend moments after you’ve finalised plans for going to Philadelphia, things should just fall into place…
I disagree.
Ah, but you’re biased because you don’t want her to cancel on you for some hot Aikido action instead.
Going to Philadelphia will make her seem more interesting and not urgent and over-available. He’ll think she’s even cooler and on-the-go.
Just like the rest of us.
He’ll find himself at odd moments thinking, …I wonder what she’s doing now?
Better the next weekend, when the tension has built up to an insufferable level…
I’d agree if they’d already been on one date already and she’s got the hook in his mouth, but if she immediately blows him off (not in the nice way) I think there’s a risk it’ll look like a rejection. Making him chase is the Dating without Drama way, but better done after they’ve already agreed they want to date each other. The fishing is easier once the ice has been broken.
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You lost at the first sentence. WolBarret’s Suggestion:
“Do him!” No man can resist a woman who wants to do him.
When did our logs turn more into our love lives than our training lives? hahaha.
Go to Philly, enjoy it. If he asks you out for the weekend, tell him what you’re doing. I’m sure he’d be interested and think it’s really cool. Just ensure if he does ask and you have to deny him that you immediately suggest another day instead.
I’d agree if they’d already been on one date already and she’s got the hook in his mouth, but if she immediately blows him off (not in the nice way) I think there’s a risk it’ll look like a rejection. Making him chase is the Dating without Drama way, but better done after they’ve already agreed they want to date each other. The fishing is easier once the ice has been broken.
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Wait. You guys are too impulsive. This is all taking place at a school where these people show up regularly to pursue their mutual interests. There is plenty of time. No one is disappearing without notice. Better to go smoothly and in control, while showing the attraction bubbling up from beneath the surface.
The guy’s a master or near one, of Aikido. He’s a Teacher. He’s presumably got his impulsive emotions in check by now. it’s most excellent pch2 shows her own immature emotions and tardy flirty girl, it’s what reaches out to him and makes her irresistible, but she needs to stay in that aspect, not turn into cool casual chick or worse, initiate sexually chick or one-of the guys chick. Although she does need to be male-minded when she trains, which she is, being so analytical, and believe it, he sees that and is impressed.
it’s the combo of the male and female aspects that makes her so alluring to a guy like him…if he’s for real.
You might be forgetting how rare it is that a girl like her walks into a BJJ school? She’s the only girl there ffs! If she doesn’t hook up with him, the next-to-alpha guy will approach her. She gets to choose.
He’s not going to feel rejected, his ego is a little less inflated than that.
I don’t care if she comes to Philly or doesn’t. I’m going to see her in a couple weeks in Cleveland and give this Aikido guy the once-over-twice in person. I just thought she might enjoy herself here, it’s pretty fun.
There are fine guys here, too and she’ll be distracted.
[quote]downwardog wrote:
pch2 wrote:
I’d like to document my first big bruise.
That’s lame. Doing ankle locks on a white belt is farked up.
A lot of schools don’t permit that sort of thing. This is what you run into at schools not run by black belts.
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I feel the need to defend coach. This isn’t an ankle lock bruise, I do have that bruise it’s just on the other side of my leg, and not as colorful.
This is actually from the butterfly guard to mount flippy thing, and it’s a result of the boys trying not to hurt me. When you flip someone and you don’t put power into it, you do it incorrectly and then land on a heap on your partner. Sometimes trying not to hurt me results in me being hurt more. It was then made worse because the shin is pretty much where you put pressure for a lot of moves, and it keeps getting hit while rolling.
The ankle lock occured as a result of me asking questions, coach didn’t plan on showing it. He even let us know that it’s not nice and we shoudln’t be doing it to our friends. Sometimes I just need to see where things will/ could go.
Aikido guy has a habit of getting hooks in and then wrapping his foot around my leg to prevent me from scooting down when he’s got my back. I asked what to do about this, and ankle lock was the answer. Too bad he’s got super Aikido flexibility and ankle locks don’t work on him.
We drilled it though, and now I have a bruise for my curiosity.
[quote]downwardog wrote:
Wait. You guys are too impulsive.[/quote]
Not me. I’m all for her playing it safe and waiting for him to make the first move, like she wants. I just think if the moment he makes the first move she says, “sorry I can’t this weekend” it would be unfortunate timing.
Hmm. Maybe. He doesn’t seem to have his ninja chops in check. Besides, feeling rejected is a reactive rather than impulsive emotion.
Or posts on a bodybuilding forum. No, I’m not forgetting at all how intriguing her non-conformity is. She’s also shown she’s actually sticking with the training rather than flaking out, so he’s bound to be impressed by that on top of any physical attraction.
I think I’ll have to play the I’m-a-guy-and-you’re-not card at this point. It’s guys with over-inflated egos who wouldn’t feel rejected, most normal guys would. If this hypothetical situation occurs then as long as she says “I can’t this weekend, but how about the week after?” then it should avoid the problem.
[quote]I don’t care if she comes to Philly or doesn’t.
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Ok, I’ve only got a 2 min incubation, but he’s not going to ask me to do anything this weekend. He’s got a kids Aikido overnight weekend thing planned.
[quote]Court wrote:
Ok, I’ve come to hijack with tales of Running Guy.[/quote]
It’s not a hijack, this is pretty much how my life is it appears to be random, but it’s all connected. Running guy fits well in the world of Aikido guy. Though running, really? Ewww.
Not to rain on your parade, but I tend to be wary of guys that have fucktard best friends.
Aww, it was a cute long story though. I’m usually oblivious girl, it’s good that you pushed her out of the way.
[quote]downwardog wrote:
Better the next weekend, when the tension has built up to an insufferable level…
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Occasionally it feels like it’s already there. Rolling, I usually concentrate on smashing, but yesterday he was trying to open my guard and stood up, so I took an over and a under and just went up with him. I’m wrapped aroung him and there right in front of me is a wonderfully bare shoulder, I really just wanted to bite.
Thinking about it though, I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do if I just stick close when he stands. I’ll have to ask about it tonite. I usually just tired out and then he swept into side control, he really likes side control. I need to drill that escape tonite too. I keep bumping but forgetting what to do afterwards.
[quote]pch2 wrote: Court wrote:
Ok, I’ve come to hijack with tales of Running Guy.
It’s not a hijack, this is pretty much how my life is it appears to be random, but it’s all connected. Running guy fits well in the world of Aikido guy. Though running, really? Ewww. [/quote]
I’m sorry we can’t all have sexy Aikido guys like you! I ran a half-marathon in May, so running works with me
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Running Guy is best friends with “Dude that’s into shady activities” aka “I heard he’s a manwhore”.
Not to rain on your parade, but I tend to be wary of guys that have fucktard best friends. [/quote]
I concur. However this group of 4 guys have been best friends since early highschool before fucktard was such a fucktard. The other 3 basically just role their eyes at him now and give him shit.
From a time-spent-together perspective, Running Guy generally only sees Fucktard at the gym. And even then it’s only when they happen to go at the same time because RG works harder and doesn’t chat as much.
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Wow that was long. Sorry pch!
Aww, it was a cute long story though. I’m usually oblivious girl, it’s good that you pushed her out of the way. [/quote]
I’m generally the one that reads too much into something so for me to have been this oblivious was entertaining to me. Apparently I provided quite the chase and didn’t even realize I was doing so hahaha.
[quote]downwardog wrote:
retracted, then. I misunderstood. Made assumptions and all that.
You might want to supplement with some vitamin K2
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Should I be doing anything special diet/supplement wise to keep my joints intact? Drilling kimura for hours makes lifting my arm a chore, I don’t want to fall apart in a few years.
