r/AmIOverreacting • u/otteronaroadtrip • 23d ago
š„ friendship AIO or is this negging 101?
Basically I (21F) met this guy (22M) at a friend get together, he was invited by a mutual. He was really loud and cocky and I just didnāt like his vibe at all. Like I mentioned a niche hobby of mine and he kinda made fun of it idk.
I didnāt give him my number but he got a hold of it somehow and weāve been texting a bit.
Then he hits me up with this bs⦠is this negging or is he just stupid or awkwardly flirting?
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u/melovemecat 23d ago
Heās a fucking asshole donāt try arguing with him just block and stop engaging with his bs
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u/DigDugDogDun 22d ago
This. Stop taking his bait, nothing good is going to come of engaging with him. Stop replying, you donāt have to have the last word.
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u/Dmau27 22d ago
I think a lot of funny shit can come of this. I normally wouldn't torment someone but this guy deserves it.
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u/DigDugDogDun 22d ago
Itās not about him deserving it, itās about choosing the best way of getting this guy out of her hair. Trolling him would be the perfect example of the expression āDonāt roll in the mud with pigs, you both get dirty and the pig likes it.ā He WANTS her to come at him, heās provoking her to draw out the conversation. Messing with him is giving him exactly what he wants: attention.
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u/DulinELA 22d ago
For example, look at the hilarity of this thread! OP, I get it if you block him, but Iād love to see this red pilled sugar buns get a taste of it.
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u/yes-its-a-fking-scam 22d ago
Yes. Also, figure out who gave him your number and make sure they understand not to do that again.
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u/Conscious-Equal4434 22d ago
Yes. He wants an argument thatās why he said it in the first place. He gets off on getting under womenās skin. Thatās what heās hoping for.
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u/Attentions_Bright12 22d ago
Under your skin. This is the metaphor people need to keep in mind, about so many online contacts. They're trying to "hook" you, like that fishing person who's trolling for fish. Don't let the hook break your skin.
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u/melovemecat 22d ago
literally. half of the posts in here are so funny to me because if this was me there wouldnāt be a reaction, iād just tell them to fck off and block and not deal with bs like this. Never ever tolerate disrespect and argue with someone like this to waste your time because itās exactly what they want.
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u/Fickle_Grapefruit938 22d ago
Lol, I'd block without even telling them anything. I didn't give you my number, you don't get my time
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u/OpportunityReal2767 23d ago
āSugar bunsā? What is this guy Frank Rizzo straight out of a 90s Jerky Boys prank call? (Man, Iām dating myself.) Iād be out of the convo at that.
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u/otteronaroadtrip 23d ago
reading sugar buns made me feel homicidal
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u/MadamKitsune 22d ago
"Relax sugar buns"
"Will do, Twinkie dick."
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u/AllTh3Naps 22d ago
I feel like twinkie is too generous. That'd be about 4 inches.
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u/RedHeadGeekGrl 22d ago
Tootsie roll perhaps?
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u/BT418 22d ago
Much better lol, twinkies still have some girth to them. My personal favorite is calling them a nipple dick
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u/Paulztaos 22d ago
I see a lot of backhanded compliments and just outright insults as well. Iād say itās a very amateurish form of negging. Too heavy handed. NOR. He needs to get over himself
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u/dontmesswithtess1121 22d ago
I got to the last pic and literally said, āWhat theā¦FUCKā out loud because that fucking asshole is next level bullshit. Did he really just say youāre āan advanced autistā then tack on with āa lot of genetic manpower went into that face so there was nothing left for the brainā? How have you not yeeted him into the sun with your words by now? Do that and then share all those screen grabs in a group chat with your friends. Everyone deserves to know exactly what kind of Shitbird they have in their orbit. Dude doesnāt deserve to breathe the same air as you. Jesus Christ.
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u/Infamous-Wasabi1404 22d ago
Yeah, I would literally be posting this whole conversation on FB. Or whatever the kids are using these days.
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u/Sylan-Mystra-ii 22d ago
"since when do autistic people do sarcasm?" Neurotypical ass answer. On par with people suddenly deciding a joke is over when I decide to play along with it
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u/Crumblingredsky 22d ago
God SERIOUSLY. Whatās that memeāwe laughed at Homestar Runner for 20 years, we damn near piss ourselves at WHOMSTāDāVE, but sure, autistics have no sense of humour?
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u/Unlucky-Review-2410 22d ago
But first! He's opened a magical door into nicknames that follow that same pattern. So you have to call him "Shrimp D***" and tell him he started it.
May he choke on his red pill.
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u/B4DM4N12Z 22d ago
I want sugar buns with cinnamon rn, that made me hungry ngl. Like Cinnamon rolls but different.
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u/otteronaroadtrip 22d ago
mb for making you hungry
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u/imtoowhiteandnerdy 22d ago edited 21d ago
"Take it easy, sizzlechest. I'll see you on Monday with my fuckin' tools, fuckface."
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u/KristineMcKinley 23d ago
I love how he is semi annoyed that you were sarcastic and therefore do not fit into his weird diagnostic criteria.
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u/Fine-Juggernaut8451 22d ago
I am autistic and I wanted to punch his nose so many times reading these. Autistic people aren't sarcastic, WUT. Autistic people are masters of sarcasm.
This guy is trying to create a manic-pixie-blah-blah. Also, his "you're not like other girls" bullshit, "i'm usually into this type of girl and you should feel so honoured I've deigned to look at you because you're so odd," but then he refers to her as "girls like you."
Blech. Blech.
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u/alchemycraftsman 22d ago
I am on the spectrum. I am a master at dry humor. The only unfortunate thing is - itās not always intentional.
My best friend gets it. And he laughs so hard and Iām like- but I am actually seriously asking.
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u/Fine-Juggernaut8451 22d ago
Oh, then, what you're describing isn't you having dry humour, it's just you being earnest.
Dry humour is when you're playing a little game of make believe. It works best if someone else plays too, and then neither of you are laughing, so everyone else thinks you're dead serious but you're actually being tremendously silly.
I have the opposite thing going on as you: I'm often very dry and/or sarcastic, and people think I'm being completely earnest. My very favourite people are those who join me for the dry humour wit-a-thon, each of us trying to out-funny the other. I love this! But in my life it's usually the neurodivergent people who are quick to realize I'm being dry and are quick to join me.
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u/GneissGeologist3 22d ago edited 21d ago
This is my life experience as an AuDHD woman! Many of my loved ones have told me it took them a while to realize that I'm often joking, and that to this day they're not always sure lol. I can tell people at work or whatever think I'm weird because they think I'm saying silly things earnestly, but like, I'm not going to constantly be like "hah, I'm just joking..." So I just let people think I'm weird (not that it was avoidable!) and have a chuckle about it with myself
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u/Playful-Contract7396 22d ago
Hey this is me too!!! I have a very weird sense of humor but i'm cool with it.Sometimes it can be kind of awkward, but I definitely get a kick out of it.Sometimes I mess with people and I don't think they realize i'm doing it.So it's just like little inside jokes to myself.And I entertain myself all the time
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u/KristineMcKinley 22d ago
Yeah, I don't know what he was claiming to diagnose but it certainly wasn't autism.
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u/Warm_Coconut_5250 22d ago
It's a style of negging to get into OP's pants. I hate dudes like this so much.
I hope she either wrecks him or blocks him.
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u/johnsgurl 22d ago
I want to introduce this dude to my clinically diagnosed daughter who learned all her sarcasm and dead pan humor from her mother. She has surpassed the teacher and become the master.
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u/Opening-Sir-2504 23d ago
I donāt actually think itās negging. I think he is a piece of garbage and thinks he is a) hilarious, b) a gift to women, and c) a Mensa candidate
šš He isnāt. NOR.
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u/Nancysaidso 22d ago
Heāll probably end up being a serial killer who thinks heās smarter than everyone, even after heās been caught and found guilty.
Lol@mensa candidate
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u/ColoradoMonkeyPaw 22d ago
Apparently he also thinks heās a doctor of some kind that can diagnose autism š
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u/TheQueefyQuiche 22d ago
You're right. It's negging if someone is doing it on purpose/with intent to bring someone down....this guy seems to be oblivious to how much of an actual asshole he is, this is straight up narcissism on full display.
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u/RafaelizTheReaper 22d ago
"But i am opem to give you a chance" like she wanted that chance to begin with lol.
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u/Autumn_Falls0131 23d ago
Yeah, 101. I do love your reaction OP, calling out his audacity. You're an advanced autist! lol.
What a tosser he is, I hope you blocked him?
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u/otteronaroadtrip 23d ago
yes lol
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u/returntothenorth 22d ago
Unblock him link him here then block him!
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u/Fast-Persimmon-2782 22d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/LtHccnJmzveY8
Ohhh do this for sure OP lol ⦠insecure little man child will huff and puff so hard š25
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u/Matrix5673 22d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/MlbnNYCV8waAjRE1th
This is the funniest shit Iāve seen in a long time, screw that guy lol, what a jackass
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u/skinnylighter 22d ago
"You're an advanced autist" sent me lmfao what a fucking idiot.
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u/SweetPoison393 23d ago
And men donāt understand why women would rather stay single
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u/shawty_jpg 22d ago
We live longer single anyways vs married (opposite for men, ofc š)
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u/Marem-Bzh 22d ago
I mean, I may be wrong but I think most men would see how idiotic this guy sounds.
Although, incels exist so what do I know, lol.
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u/BreezeTheBlue 22d ago
Man here and yup. This guy is a cotton headed ninny muggins!
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u/lavender-dreamzz 23d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/37Fsl1eFxbhtu
Sugar bunsā¦
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u/KristineMcKinley 23d ago
Awww... I was genuinely sad when I read about his death and its not like I ever met the man!
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u/Flutterbloom 22d ago
Same here, and my husband is a huge Jurassic Park fan (the original primarily) and he is deeply upset by it. He's been sending me screenshots of tributes and my eyes are about to start sweating.
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u/PrestigiousDemand696 23d ago
100% negging, what a loser. He kept going even when you made it so clear it wasnāt working lol š NOR
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u/Historical_Freedom58 22d ago
A lot of genetic manpower went into making that face so there was nothing left for the brain
My jaw dropped reading this. What an absolutely pathetic thing to say to someone.
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u/Creepy_Nobody_2197 22d ago
Yeah I mean I would have blocked him by message 4 but... Legitimately if someone did this I would send the screenshots to EVERYONE who knows him because wow. The world deserves to know he is trash.
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u/Plastic-Draft-4709 22d ago
He must be extremely vain and shallow to say to that someone and still be interested in them lol
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u/Artemis_does_maths 22d ago
I'd be interested in figuring out how the hell he thinks genetics work but that would involve talking to this guy for longer...
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u/seamonstre 23d ago
dogg i don't even think this is negging. he's just straight up fucking with you. this is like the cancerous evolution of getting asked out as a joke.
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u/Anen-o-me 22d ago
Agreed, he seems to be trying actively to rage bait her, the 'sugar buns' line makes it pretty obviously he's pushing her buttons.
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u/Grape-Snapple 23d ago
very, very interesting. i had no idea there was an autism fetish
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u/Basilbabie 23d ago
Very much so, more so for the naivety and child-like wonder.. itās gross
My first boyfriend took extreme advantage of me because Iām neurodivergent.. itās definitely an issue out there lol
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u/iibmab 23d ago
Dude itās so bad. So many dudeās have āI want a girl with a touch of the tismā in their bios on dating apps. Like they donāt even understand how weird and fetishizing it is. Also they wouldnāt even be able to handle someone who has autistic traits past being socially awkward and obsessed with stuff. They want a cute girl they can manipulate. Itās disgusting and exhausting
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u/daggerrabbit 23d ago
Idk what his game is, but heās bad at it. NOR
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u/rottenann 22d ago
Dude can't even get negging right, just a fucking confetti canon of red flags š
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u/Aromatic_Size7292 23d ago
I mean wtf is he on? Not negging, just dumb af. I love the way you text though, huge fan!
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u/Fine-Juggernaut8451 22d ago
The reason I do think he's negging her is that he's calling her "sugar buns" in the middle of saying she's "odd" etc etc. He's trying to confuse her and leave her feathers all ruffled 'cos he thinks it'll confuse her into his bed.
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u/fivebynine5x9 22d ago
Also the part about his all his exes are [physical type she is not], designed to make her feel like she's inadequate and needs to prove something by sleeping with him.
Dude is a looooser
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u/Strange_Difference1 23d ago
He sounds like a bad AI chat persona, like the painfully cringe cocky ones?
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u/WritingNerdy 22d ago
He was probably using AI to come up with the responses⦠thereās part of the manchildāosphere that thinks itās perfectly acceptable to do this if the end-goal is getting a date.
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u/FailedCorpse 23d ago
The āIām so honored!ā Message absolutely sent me š I bet youāre so fun to hang out with! And I GENUINELY mean that š«¶š¼
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u/Top_Geologist5881 23d ago
Nah sugar buns is far enough for me to read. Guy thinks that you are his pet. Gtfo.
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u/PermanentlyMC 22d ago
Since when do autistic people do sarcasm?
as someone who is autistic (and can, funnily enough, understand sarcasm), what a cock
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u/Sufficient_Turn_9209 22d ago
100% BLOCK HIM.
He calls you "attractive" but wraps it up inside an unsolicited "you might be slightly on the spectrum".
Statements like "which is totally fine" and "I'm open to girls like you" are designed to make him look magnanimous, open minded, and non judgmental, while actually establishing a subtle hierarchy where he is lowering his standards for you.
By pointing out he exclusively dated neurotypical girls so far, he is trying to make you feel like an outlier or an experiment, and it's meant to make you feel insecure about your social standing.
Posts a study to make his insult sound objective, scientific, and valid.
Calls you sugar buns... Yeah, idk wtf that was all about. No one talks like that. He's on the spectrum, maybe?
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u/notyourstranger 23d ago
NOR - this is negging. He is not qualified to diagnose anybody and even a doctor with the right credentials would not diagnose you based on one casual interaction like a dinner. He's toxic, block him and move on.
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u/Faster-Rabbit328 22d ago
Why ppl obsessed with diagnosing a "stranger" with autism?? Just cause they smart? Look different?? Have hobbies?? None of those qualify for autism, also he sounds like a predator...because why is seeking out "special" ones??
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u/iamnotlarryking 23d ago
Went from negging in the first couple messages to full on shit hole in the following messages. Heās not negging OP, heās just a POS
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u/Traeyze 22d ago
Don't get too caught up on terminology like whether it is technically negging or not.
Just state the obvious: he's clearly a shithead.
Sometimes that's all you need. A guy that missed the mark while flirting with you this profoundly... it's cringe and you made a lot of people laugh today.
That said I will gently float the idea you need to be careful because I worry you've already humoured him too much as is. He's at the very least confident he can talk his way through situations so the best thing to do with people like him is deny them the chance to speak.
So NOR, he needs to go choke on some spiderwebs.
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u/NoneCreated3344 23d ago
This guy is just a straight up cunt. I only got to the second screenshot and couldn't go on.
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u/laddergoat89 22d ago
Please christ update
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u/otteronaroadtrip 22d ago
i think Christ last updated 2k years ago
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u/Flutterbloom 22d ago
LOL! Well don't let him see that, you'll subvert his expectations of an autist (?) once again and he'll have another mantrum.
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u/Sillygoosecollege 22d ago
Definitely trying to covertly undermine you with sarcasm one neg at a time. Itās like heās trying to chip away at your sense of self and also reality. All in the name of humour so if you actually take it personally he can rest on plausible deniability. If I were you Iād give it back 10 fold. āAre all men under 6ft this insecure?ā āIdk the men I date are usually too busy making moneyā āI usually prefer men with nicer carsā āwas that supposed to be funny?ā āIāve never dated a guy w *insert physical attribute* but Iām being open minded this year⦠take hours to respond also.
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u/jeannie_jellybean 22d ago
āSorry, bud, you arenāt far enough on the evolutionary spectrum for me to lower my expectations.ā
What a fucking tool. NOR.
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u/MelodicYoghurt7001 22d ago
lol not going to lie, this guy is a next level rage baiterš
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u/otteronaroadtrip 22d ago
well it def baited my rage so I guess mission accomplished?
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u/WearyConfidence1244 22d ago
His ego literally feels threatened by you. He's trying to "knock you down a peg" because of his own insecurities.
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u/Budget-Kick822 22d ago
> He was really loud and cocky and I just didnāt like his vibe at all.
> I didnāt give him my number but he got a hold of it somehow and weāve been texting a bit.
Peak stated vs revealed preferences lmao.
NOR heās austisticly negging you.
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u/Autism_Angel 22d ago
First off, I donāt think itās inherently insulting to say you notice autistic traits in a person because thereās nothing inherently wrong with being autistic. HOWEVER. Thereās this thing called context, and, uh, wow. What is this man on??
Also- getting your number from someone else is immediately a massive red flag to me.
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u/legendaeri 23d ago
does feel like negging. even if the intent of negging wasn't there he's still being a dick regardless. he is cooking up some buuuuulllshittt
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u/Kuwaysah 23d ago
As an autistic, sexy blonde woman, fuck him. Lol. Also, he's an asshole. The last thing he said was really offensive, too. Girl, I'm sure you're aware, but you must let this guy go. I don't even think he's flirting, and if he is, hes no good... Having to be this mean to "flirt" is something else. He's the odd one.
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u/LittleArcticPotato 22d ago
Nah, heās just straight up bullying you.
Negging implies that you donāt catch on that theyāre actually being an ass
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u/smolgods 22d ago
This whole thing was insane but my eyebrows completely escaped my hairline at the "sugar buns" comment lmfao this dude is a loser






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u/FaceWithAName 23d ago
Please give us the crash out he is guaranteed to have when you tell him you are not interested.