| Feb 17, 2007 @ 1:48 AM |
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MusicMonster
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Mud wrassling can be great fun to participate in!!  I doubt any one would debate that point.. Right? Right.
But since you're here, let's talk about Cell Phones on Dates! Yay or Nay, or what? 
I was recently out to dinner and noted a fellow come in with a pretty attractive date. They had all the indications of a date from a dating site such as this. Impressions were they didn't know each other all that well. As they were being seated the guy had his ear glued to a cell phone. They sat down, he was on his cell phone. During dinner he must have made or received 6 or 7 calls and stayed on for long periods of time.  They did almost no talking at all. He was tied up on the cell phone almost the whole time!
Way way overkill, in my opinion. How many phone calls are really that pressing? Had I been the date (either the woman or a guy), I would have gotten up and walked away, and never looked back. This guy didn't deserve to have a nice, attractive date with him. So I promptly moved in!! (No I didn't either.. Just kidding!) 
What say you about this kind of situation, or others like it? Tolerable? Or what would you do if it were you as the date?
-MM 
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 2:37 AM |
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kashmiria
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If I were the date, I'd excuse myself and never look back!!! 
When I'm out with someone, date, friend, relative....it doesn't matter the relationship, the cell phone gets turned off, or at least set on silent. If I'm with someone else, they deserve my attention, not that stupid little box!
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 2:48 AM |
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duwant1
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Thankfully, she found out he’s rude up front.  Hopefully, she heeds this warning and moves on.
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 3:12 AM |
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beckyiv42000
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hey at least she got a free meal free of interruptions 
haha JK
I leave my cell on ONLY cause I have kids but I dont answer it if its NOT an emergency (and I can see the number and would know its from my sitter and she knows not too call unless someone is HURT yanno?) .... and then only briefly .. there is no excuse for rudeness even if they were a couple ... a DATE is just that something btwn TWO people to spend time with EACH OTHER not everyone the other knows ... hmm I wonder if the guy answers his phone like that during sex??
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 4:22 AM |
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twotall911
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just the vibrator
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 6:52 AM |
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luvmycats
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^^^^^TT, I think thats what she is going to need to "call".
As for the cell phone CRAP, if I were the date, I would ask for a to go box, fill it, then leave.
I have another b!tch about cell phones. When someone calls and asks, "Hey is it ok if I stop by and visit? I miss you." They get here and talk on their cell phone, then they say they have to go. WHY, did they bother coming over here?  Made me get dressed for NOTHIN'
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 8:10 AM |
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Empath
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(get dressed for yourself, Luv.....lol)
Cell phone date......could he possibly have been trying to resolve some kind of emergency that came up??
It would really depend on the reason for the rudeness whether I ended the dinner or not. Besides, listening to someone talk to someone else gives an insight into their personality perhaps not seen in a one-on-one conversation - especially on first dates where people are usually trying to impress the other person.
(Then again, I'm a fairly tolerant personality who accepts many things that another would not. Less headaches and ulcers that way.)
NOW,....where was the wrassling ring at??? 
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 8:11 AM |
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SunBabe
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Maybe it wasn't a date. Maybe she was his WIFE!
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 8:28 AM |
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Angel178
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Well, we don't know the situation. Could have been an emergency.
If I was on a date I would have to keep my phone on ring because of having a babysitter at home with my children.
If he was really being that rude, it's probably because he's trying to come across like he has so many friends. That to me is acting too much like a show off. I would probably take out my cell, call his cell across the table , then tell him to "hit the road"
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 8:28 AM |
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loisday
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Where's Mo? We are really going to hear about it when he finds this thread!!!!
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 8:41 AM |
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MarysPlace
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then tell him to "hit the road"
Tell him to hit the road? But then you'd be stuck with the tab...
Methinks excuse yourself to the ladies' room and... just split.
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 8:43 AM |
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Laidback742
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OK, dammit ..... wheres the women and the mud ....?
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 9:00 AM |
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Loreli
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Sunny said Maybe she was his WIFE
That was my first idea, too!
My sister is an office manager, and her boss calls constantly asking where's such and such file, did so and so call, plus calls from coworkers. This is all after hours and she's doing things with family.
Depending on your profession, a lot of those things could wait until morning, IMO.
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 9:03 AM |
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spongebob777
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Besides, listening to someone talk to someone else gives an insight into their personality perhaps not seen in a one-on-one conversation
You know I'm not a big talker on the phone so there wouldn't be much insight to be gained there. 
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 9:05 AM |
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MarysPlace
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Spongie, where have you been? I been asking about you... :)
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 9:08 AM |
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fayblack
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Ditto what Loreli said.
And I add, that because I plan events, sometimes more than one at a time, and some clients are more "needy" than others, my phone can ring at all hours and the client expects my undivided attention. But if I were out, I would apologise before hand, explain what may happen (most of my friends and family understand what I do) and I have had to leave someone's house faster than anticipated because an emergency was called in (urgent press release to go out because something bad happened).
I can tell you, when I move on from this job, the first thing I will do is nix the cell phone. Barbados is still a friendly enough place that if my car were to break down someone would stop and offer assistance - no matter the time of day or night.
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 9:40 AM |
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1stsignofspring
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If I were out on a date with this man...hummmm...By the 3rd phone call I would have simply nicely asked if it was neccessary to take these calls as I found it offensive and could he please refrain from talking so we could talk, unless he would like to take me home and maybe set up another time to meet. Sometimes guys just don't know..what they think impresses you may not impress you...so it is better to just be honest up front. I think it is rude to behave in that manner but not everyone is on the same level as you. Give him a chance and if that doesn't work...he IS rude and has been warned...
I keep my cell with me on vibrate when I'm out so that my daughter can be in contact with me if needed...but that is it. 
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 9:49 AM |
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spongebob777
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Spongie, where have you been? I been asking about you... :)
Pinin for the fiords of Norway I was.
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 9:56 AM |
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MotownManiax
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My "aversion" (there's a nice word) for cell phone abuse, er, I mean use is well-known, so I'll quietly back out of this thread.
...Sponge, did ya happen to see my dead parrot when you where there? 
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| Feb 17, 2007 @ 10:23 AM |
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MarysPlace
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...Sponge, did ya happen to see my dead parrot when you where there?
What about my pair of blue scissors?
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