18+ Times Men Had Their Signals Crossed Because Their Circuit Was Completely Fried

Everett Hanmer | September 16, 2024 7:52 pm

When you're talking with someone you like, you can get so caught up in not wanting to mess things up that you might miss any signals or hints that they're giving.

These men share their cringe experiences when they realized that they had missed a fairly obvious signal.

Nobody's Home

In college after a waitering job, this cute waitress said to me
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David is telling us what happens when you take things too literally.

It was not until after the fact that he realized her mentioning nobody would be home was the whole point.

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Sleepover Regret

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David has been going over this situation again and again for years.

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He did not appear to understand the signals that the girl may have been giving him with her tickling. At least not at the moment.

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Taking Advantage Of His Height

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One time a girl invited me over to, and I quote:
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This man thought that he was invited over to help a girl hang up lights in her place only because he was tall.

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It was during the sleepover when she may have been more forward with him, and he still didn't register.

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The Dateless Prom

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Back in high school, I was chatting with this one girl I liked in my youth group about how my prom date cancelled on me and she gave me a definite
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Don found himself without a date for the high school prom.

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A girl that he liked dropped a not-so-subtle hint that she would go with him but he just didn't pick up on that hint. Oops.

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Helping Her Get Home

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In college I was bar backing and a really attractive bartender wanted me to walk her to her car for safety and then suggested I ride with her back to her place to make sure she got home safe, and I said,
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Todd helped a coworker (who he found to be very attractive) get back to her car after a shift.

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From there she invited him to make sure she got all the way home safely. But all Todd could think about was getting back to his car.

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Movie Turndown

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When I was in college, cute girl I worked with who I gave a ride home asked if I wanted to come in and watch a movie. I asked what movie, said no when didn't want to see it. She also invited me to party at her house, I told her no, didn’t want to go, didn’t know her friends.
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Being invited over to watch a movie is an old dating move that both men and women have used to get the person they're interested in to come over.

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Steve, however, missed that part of the invite and was not interested in the movie so he said no.

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Not Allowed Off-Campus

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In high school, a cute upperclassman invited me to her house for lunch because her parents weren't going to be home. 
Me (without blinking): I'm not allowed to go off campus for lunch.
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Being told that someone's parents are not going to be home is another subtle hint when you're getting to know someone.

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Clay couldn't get past the fact that he was not allowed off-campus for lunch.

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"Drive Safe"

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Went to a wedding with a hot girl and we danced a lot even the slow songs. Afterwards we were walking to our cars (we had driven separately) and she said
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This man appears to have been hitting it off with a woman during a wedding reception.

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He was not all that interested in getting a closer look at her new car and decided to just go home.

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Thirst-Quenching Kiss

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A friend's house party in HS. I was by the window looking at the city with this girl, I had been drinking and I told her I was thirsty. She said
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Men have a hard time picking up on hints when it comes to flirting.

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The woman this man was talking to at a party may have been hinting that he should kiss her but all he could think about was getting another drink.

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Very Focused On His Studies

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In college this one girl I liked came to my dorm room to get some calculus tutoring. She brought wine coolers, drank half of one, and suddenly acted all drunk and giggled at everything. I said she can't do calculus in this state and she should go home & take a nap. So she did.
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Study dates are another situation where "studying" could mean more than just studying to someone.

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Dave was very concerned that having some drinks and studying would not lead to her learning the material properly.

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Avoid The Face

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One time I college the girl I liked asked if I wanted to fingerpaint with her and at some point she started wiping paint on my face and I was like
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Vin thought that finger painting was only going to mean finger painting.

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When she tried to get a little playful with the finger painting, Vin wanted her to dial it back.

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Just Use Google

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Met an American who'd been working overseas. She asked if I knew anything FUN to do. I gave her a list of things. She said: I haven't had FUN in over 3 years. ME: Still oblivious. She said: You should come up and show me. I said: Everything is easy to find. Just Google it.
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This man thought that he was helping out when he gave a woman from another country a list of fun things to do.

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When he was asked to come over to show her more he thought that Google would be more helpful to her.

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Didn't Get The Number Hint

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When I was a teenager, a cute girl who worked at McDonald's wrote her number on the back of my receipt and I  thought
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Having someone give you their number is a very clear sign that they are interested in getting to know you more.

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Ian thought that it was a way for Mcdonald's to know if his order was wrong so he threw it out.

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Checkout Is At 11

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I worked front desk at a hotel when I was younger and I checked a girl in one night and she came down to the lobby later and asked when my shift ended and said
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When you are working late nights you can become a little tired and your brain may not register things the right way.

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This may have been what happened to this man when he was asked what time he got done with his shift.

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House Sitting Isn't Hard

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In my 20's, I went to lunch w/ a very attractive law student. Lunch went great, she asked me if I wanted to go out the next night. Said I was house sitting for a friend. She said I can help you. I said it's not that hard, I'll be OK. Over at that point, she is now a rich lawyer!
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Helping out a friend and house sitting is a common thing that people do.

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When a woman asked this man if she could help him, he was confused as he said it "wasn't that hard."

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Ignoring The Note

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In middle school the girl who sat behind me wrote
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There are times when people get their signals mixed up when flirting.

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Vinny may not be able to use that excuse, as a girl wrote out I love you as clear as day and he still didn't understand.

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Needed The Exercise

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I once ran into a very cute college classmate and her two equally cute friends at a restaurant in town, and they offered me a ride back to campus -
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This man ran into an attractive group of friends who offered him a ride back to school.

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The car would have been pretty full and he didn't want to squeeze in the back so he decided to walk.

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He Remained Lonely

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Still haunted by the face of that lady who walked up to my table at a café over 30 years ago and said,
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Thomas was approached by a woman at a cafe who noticed that he was sitting alone and may like some company.

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Instead of inviting her to sit down with him, he just said he was fine and kept his head down.

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Missed Opportunity For A Date

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Was hanging out with the girl I like waiting for something after school and she said she had broke up with her boyfriend and didn't have anyone for homecoming and I went
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Having a date for the homecoming dance is a big deal in high school.

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He had the chance to go with his friend but instead, he just hoped that they both found a date.

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Long Walk To Get The Time

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I once had a girl walk allllll the way across a crowded pub to ask me what the time was. 
I told her the time, and went back to my conversation. She left.

My friend slapped me.
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When you are out at a bar or the pub for a night on the town you are usually not too concerned about what the time is.

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This man has been kicking himself ever since a woman walked from the far side of the bar just to ask him for the time.

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Lost In Translation

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In college, was talking to an international student about her native language.  She wrote out flash cards, with phrases, for me, and I attempted proper pronunciation.  Phrases like,
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This person thought that he was being taught some new phrases by an international student.

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Looking back on the situation he has realized that she may have been trying to tell him something with the phrases she was teaching him.

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Moving A Little Too Slow

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Girl I liked in college broke up with her boyfriend, we went out and I spent the night with her.Except I didn't take off my jeans, because I really liked her and didn’t want us to
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There is a fine balance between going too fast and too slow when you are wanting to get into a relationship.

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This person appears to have gone much too slow for the girl that he liked and he never saw her again.

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Never Miss A Meal

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Early 20's, 1st date w/ a most beautiful woman. She came over for pre-dinner cocktail and we began to kiss. She said,
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When you are on a first date, you want to make sure everything goes according to plan.

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This man was not ready for his date to go off script and he didn't want it to ruin their dinner reservation.

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Earned No Points

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Oh man, I have like 20 of these. In high school, a cute friend needed a ride home to get changed before practice, so I gave her a ride. She asked if I wanted to come inside to watch her change and I said no.
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This man thought that he would be doing the noble thing in turning down this request.

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It is a decision that he has regretted all these years later and it seems like he wishes he could go back and change his mind.

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Needed To Finish The Project

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When I was in Highschool, I was working retail and this really cute Alt-Goth girl I worked with asked I could give her a ride home, I said sure, when we got to her place, she asked if I wanted to come in and check out her room...I said
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You have to respect this man for staying committed to his school work.

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That assignment that he said he needed to do resulted in him missing the signals from a good-looking girl.

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Light Reading

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A girl I had a crush on and I were going out to dinner as friends. I'm in her apt waiting for her to get ready when she comes around the corner and tosses me a Kama Sutra book and says here's some light reading while I'm finishing up and I was all like
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Some men are unable to pick up on a signal from a woman if it hits them in the face.

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This man quite literally did not pick up on the signal that his friend was trying to tell him and she threw it at him.

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No Unsafe Cuddling

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Moved into my college dorm the first semester of college, had a knock on my door the first night and a cute girl said she was looking for a
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This man felt that being a cuddle buddy with a woman that he did not know was not safe.

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He turned down the opportunity and then shut the door right in her face!

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At Least She Wasn't Cold

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In highschool my family was gone so I had the house to myself and threw a party. At the end of the night this girl I liked said
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This man is kicking himself for the decision that his younger self made back in high school.

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The girl he liked was offering to stay over but he didn't realize that and gave her a sweater and sent her home.

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Not Interested

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When I was single and a cable guy, a hot lady opened the door in a towel. She apologized and said she was just about to hop in the tub with her cat who swims around. Asked if I wanted to see him. I said, I've seen them on Google and proceeded to install her cable & left. DUH!
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This man had a woman offer to see her cat swim in the tub with her.

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He had already seen something like that online so he said thanks but no thanks and went on with his day!

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Didn't Know How To Play

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In high school a girl I liked wanted me to come over to
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Strip poker is a game that really does not have anything to do with poker.

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This man did not know that and said no to the opportunity to play it with a girl that he liked!