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Let me set the scene, its a Thursday night in May, no work the next day, there I am sat in the pub with my friend that I haven't seen for a few weeks, catch up intended, when it gets announced there is a pub quiz going on. Excellent, our girlie chat is unlikely to happen over the quiz master asking a question on the latest  issues in the world. 

With that being said my friend thinks its a GREAT idea to get a quiz sheet (being free and all that) and participate. The first error, we are sat outside and we can't hear a thing, solution: send me to the door and report back. 

It didn't take long to work out that we weren't the smartest on current affairs and wasn't going to get far. Solution: My friend knew a group of lads at the pub, apparently they were smarter than us as she approached them for the answers, this 

1. made us look like total blonde bimbos (would like to point out me and her are naturally brunette!) and 

2. not the smartest people going! Anyway this failed attempt of getting answers to our quiz worked in my favour when I got talking to one of the guys in the group, not bad looking, possibly a little on the short side but that could be forgiven and was ever so slightly drunk! Anyway this chat may of lasted for a brief 10 minutes before I went to the bar for another drink. (We had given up on the quiz by this point) 

We'd managed to find some seats inside that we plonked ourselves on and chatted over the quizmaster. 

Throughout our girlie chat we had some of these lads come over to stop and talk (the short guy didn't seem to want to approach, just stare - I think he was slightly intoxicated - I did get a smile every now and again however!).

It came to last orders so me and my friend began to make a move, in the process I passed the guy and smiled in one last ditch attempt.

Walking out the door he comes walking up behind me and asks for my number having an Iphone and me being a Blackberry user I had to dictate my number and the spelling of my name to ensure he put 1 L instead of the usual 2 people like to adopt!

The next line I wasn't expecting. He said 

"Thanks, I want to take you out sometime but I go to Thailand on Sunday for 2 weeks so I will give you a text when I get back" 

Didn't expect this in the slightest, surely this is a line you use when you are trying to avoid a date?

Two weeks passed, my friend text asking if I had heard anything (I had actually not really thought about it) but seems she mentioned it I'd realised I hadn't. 

A few days later, he pops up on my WhatsApp asking if I was out in town that night, hello to you too! My reply after three days of constant partying already was obviously the standard no, which was then followed up with him wanting to take me out that week. I checked my diary, fully booked. Following week, yes, Ok he will contact me nearer the time.

That week came and I didn't hear anything, funnily enough though in that same week I was walking out my gyms doors and who appears to be walking in.... Him! As you do I said hello thinking he knew exactly who I am, by his response I'm assuming he didn't have a clue, didn't realise I was the girl from the pub nor taking me out was ever going to happen. ERROR, I think so!

Too much too soon? or a case of "just not that into you?"

Sat across the room at my friends from this amazingly hot guy and I realise he is staring back at me. I feel all my christmas' have come at once! Who ever thought I would get someone interested in me who looks like they've stepped out of a model catalogue.


Heading to town we start speaking he asks me the question of; "are you single?" My reply, "yes".
Gaping at him I obviously ask the same question back, getting the reply I was hoping for.


The only catch I later find out is that he has only been out of a long term relationship for 5 minutes, this was actually the first time he'd been out since their split.


After a couple hours of flirting and me trying to appear disinterested, he disapeared only to not be seen again.


Good old facebook, inbox, 1 message.
Oh look its the guy apologising about his disappearance but also telling me his interest and giving me his number.


I pondered a reply, I debated taking his number, I mean he'd just come out of a relationship, did I really want to be his rebound despite how hot he looked? - I went with no.


Couple of days later there I am sat on facebook and he pings me.


"Hi did you get my number?" (I had obviously not text him)
"Yeah"
"Why haven't you used it?"
"Donno" (all the while thinking rebound rebound but thinking so bloody hot! Why wouldn't you!)
It resulted in me getting a guilty conscious and handing over my number.


Well I'd say it was a good month of excuses and texts between us, as well as some same place same time drunken chats and his friend and mine saying give the guy a chance (again still had rebound engraved in the back on my mind) before we went on our first date.


All went well, great first date (obviously because I planned it) but what guy wouldn't be impressed with getting to play fifa at the end of their first date.
I'd like to say I totally kicked his ass but this wasn't so. I did however on Mario Kart! I'm not a total damsel in distress!


We kept meeting up and hanging out obviously we shared more than just your standard chat and the whole rebound flag in my head had been completly burnt and not thought about again.


Amazement even struck with him when a shopping trip occured and he was allowed to take charge. There was I playing coat hanger outside the changing room offering the "ooos" and "ahhhs" and "that looks good", instead of him (yes guys I'm pretty spectacular!)


I guess I should of clicked it wasn't going to last when his dad asked if I was a dental nurse! In which I had to reply no and thought to myself my job isn't even close to that.


Me being me I swept it under the carpet didn't even ask questions to the guy about it and proceeded.


As they say, how the new year starts it will probably follow through the year.
Well mine started with a quiet front from the guy which proceeded even quieter around my birthday.
I did receive a birthday text but no birthday appearance. This is when I knew it was getting called a day.


"Too much too soon."


His response when he finally broached the subject a few days later.


Since it came to an end I have found out in the month he was texting me to try to convince me otherwise he was seeing someone else that, I managed to accumalate as a bit of a pass through stalker. She played the 20 questions game with a friend of mine and apparently was pretty happy to find out I'd not been successful in keeping him around either.


I like to think I wasn't another girl on his list and that he was "into me" but that I will never know. Saying that, I do understand the whole "just come out of a relationship" as we have all been there. - His real motive I will never know.


If there is anything I would recommend to others and note to myself for future reference, I would advise the following:


1. Rebound flag leave it up
2. When their dad/family member asks if you are a dental nurse and your not, or anything close to, maybe alarm bells should start ringing!
3. In future make sure they're out of a relationship for at least 8 months as this is a substantial amount of time for them to possibly not use the relationship card as a get out clause.


Or maybe... He's just not that into you! In this case... Me!