Nataly

What a chickenshit stupid fucker! No fucking shit. That really pisses me off. She spoke with the police who arrived on the scene and left her details to be a witness.. Hope they prosecute the fucker, take away his licence and throw him in jail. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Hmm.. I'm 5'5" so if I were 92lbs I would be pretty damn skinny.. Mind you, having just come back from the desert, I can probably afford to be eating cake!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

ARGH.. My friend texted me just now.. She just watched a motorcyclist get hit by a car and the fucker drove off without stopping. Thankfully a cabdriver caught the licence plate. Bastard deserves to be shot. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I'm baking this one as we speak: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/blackforestgateaux_74843 Shame there is no picture, but it's in the oven now, so hopefully it'll be good!! Should be interesting anyway.. I am staying at my friend's and she has NOTHING in the way of baking stuff.. No mixing spoons, no electric beater, no measuring cups or scale, no cake tin!! I am improvising and crossing my fingers!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Any of you have a great recipe for black forest cake? I am looking it up in google, but if one of you happens to have a tried-and-true recipe of your own, I would love to have it

Hmmm wonder why that might be Well, you are the one who interprets all my posts this way. Quite wrongly, might I add. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Yeah, well it just all sounds so cliche I was a little embarrased, actually! As well you should be I don't really know why you read any of my threads - you seem to find fault with anything I write anyway. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Yeah, well it just all sounds so cliche I was a little embarrased, actually! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

WE??? red flag red flag! Here is another Red Flag, "Mohamed"....have you seen the rights of Muslim women? Fugdat... Yes, I know. They have more rights in Moroco since 2009, but nothing like Western women.. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Yes, you're totally right, but I'm not sure how to approach this one. The main thing is we're in different countries. And either way you look at it to pursue it I would have to travel back to Moroco. And I just don't want to feel like a massive ass by chasing this boy if he is not interested!!! I think I will give it a couple of weeks and see how I feel. If it's still bugging me I will give him a call, I think. Edit: one of the trekkers just sent me this picture of us. If nothing else, it's a lovely souvenir.. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Moving to Moroco would be a silly thing after knowing someone for such a short period of time!! But going back to get to know him better? That's kind of a no-brainer.. It's only a short distance from France, there are cheap flights available, I'm not working at the moment and have some disposable income, and apart from everything else, it's lovely and sunny there!!! So yeah, totally would have gone, but his response is just so...non-commital. Makes me think he is simply not sincere. But I'm not a mind-reader so I will never know exactly what is going on in his brain!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I'm gonna agree with that. The "professional tour guide" who probably does this sort of thing on a regular basis is a total cliche, but in this case I think it's true. And thanks for the new sigline, Lucky!

Honestly, I don't know for certain what to think. It could genuinely be a cultural barrier. But his waiting and what he wrote - well, it seems like a fob-off. To put it into context... I went to Moroco for almost 2 weeks, crossed the desert, blah, blah. At the end of the trek, some of us had a "free day" to explore Marrakesh. ie: the guides were now off-duty. The lead guide made a point of giving me his details (email and phone #) and telling me he was free for the day. We agreed to meet for a coffee sometime later (his idea) but then my phone died and I didn't have my charger. I spent all day with the same group of trekkers because none of us wanted to risk exploring on our own. All 10 or so of us were up late, and when I retired to my room, the hotel phone rang almost immediately. Turns out he had been trying to reach me all day.. We met up, went for a long walk, and went to his place - apparently, going back to my hotel was unthinkable. I was very clear from the get-go -- ie BEFORE going to his place -- that no funny business would happen. Christ, for all I know women get stoned to death over there if they have sex outside of marriage!!! (I'm exaggerating of course, but still...) He was totally respectful and didn't even try anything. We talked and talked and we curled up together around 4am finally but even though I was exhausted I couldn't sleep a wink. I just felt very connected to this guy - we just had one of those great conversations about everything and nothing. Not to mention I was uber impressed by his charisma and leadership during the whole trek, et cetera. Before we parted, he told me repeatedly that I should either extend my stay in Moroco to spend more time with him or else come back, given I'm not currently working. As soon as I got home, I charged my phone and sent him a text thanking him for a really wonderful trek / evening, et cetera. And his response (5 days later) was: (in French) "Hi Natalie. Hope everything is well with you sorry if I didn't send a message earlier but I didn't have time because I went back to my family for the [religious] holiday. Thank you for your email I hope we get to see you again in Moroco. Thank you for the nice moments we spent [together]. Take care Mohamed." He practically begged me to move to Moroco to be with him (seriously, he did) and 5 days later he writes that???? It doesn't fit. Well done if you read all of that!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

EWWWWW!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Lame and generic? Could it be a text blast looking for someone to take the bait for a Friday night hook up? A 'Booty Text'?? Impossible - we are in different countries! And he started off with "Hi Natalie. Sorry for not texting before, blah, blah." Followed by more blah blah. Ryoder: I would *love* to hear his side of the story!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Oh my gosh - I've just noticed I had a text, and it's from him from this afternoon!! It's lame and generic. Don't even know why he bothered. Hmpf. Silly boy. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Suck up. What? I respect her. Good.

That ship already sailed! I just spoke to my best friend about it, and her reaction was to laugh at me! A lot!! And actually, thinking on it, it is kinda funny! *sigh* A good friend always knows just how to say / do the right thing!

Ah. Thus answering McSwervy's burning question. So is this guy a frog? I mean, that's how the French express affection: through outward affectation of indifference, with a Gallic shrug, right? So maybe it's cultural differences: the more he ignores you, the more he wants you. I think you should find out where he lives, throw on a French maid's outfit, and present yourself at his doorstep. No, he is not a frog. So this scenario does not call for my French Maid outfit!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

The thing that is really upsetting me isn't that it was all bollocks... What I find upsetting is that I fell for it. It's the fact that I completely misjudged the guy and believed a whole lot of bullshit. I'm horrified that I would be "conned" in this way - I'm generally a pretty cynical person, and I don't feel emotional about someone so quickly usually. So falling for a guy doesn't make me an ass... But falling for this one obviously does. I simply can't think of a good reason why he wouldn't at least respond to my text. The only logical conclusion is that he was playing me and he didn't manage to score so he dropped it. End of. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

+ 1 Well, it's the first time I experienced this and the circumstances are a bit unique. Argh.. I started to write up the whole story, but any way I write it I feel more and more like an ass.. Whatever. You're probably all right. I'm an ass and should move on and not believe sweet-talkers no matter how sincere they seem. Fuck, fuck, fuck. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Sounds like someone needs a little sympathy sex. Jesus, I probably do!! Haven't gotten laid in about 6 months Although to be fair it hasn't been due to a lack of opportunity so I can't really complain. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I'm sorry. But... the phone works both ways ya know... Yeah, I know that - it's not super straightforward, this one... Without getting into it, he actually gave me his details. I texted him and we met up. Haven't heard boo since (not even a response to my text). That was 4 days ago. Sorry to read that. Maybe he just wasn't into you. Give it another day or two then move on. I'm just a bit upset, to be honest. I have *never* felt such a strong connection with anyone - not even the love of my life who convinced me to drop everything and move to England... And if everything he said to me was a load of bollocks I just can't believe I was so utterly wrong about him. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I'm sorry. But... the phone works both ways ya know... Yeah, I know that - it's not super straightforward, this one... Without getting into it, he actually gave me his details. I texted him and we met up. Haven't heard boo since (not even a response to my text). That was 4 days ago. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Hmmm... The poll results so far pretty much confirm what I was thinking... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss