My voice is my instrument
March 28, 2011 4:25 PM Subscribe
Tomorrow, I will be standing under a woman's window and telling her: We would be great together. I am sorry you are jealous that I am older. There are things I too would love to change including the world. They are to teach Europeans how to fundraise and eventually do another radio show. I can deal with complicated ambitions. Will you deal with me? How does that sound?
This post was deleted for the following reason: you need to make your questions in AskMe make more sense and be answerable by the community here. This is just barely even chatfilter. -- jessamyn
Is this speech going to be given in English? Because I had to read it five times to get (I think) what you're saying ... and I'm still not sure.
posted by cyndigo at 4:27 PM on March 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by cyndigo at 4:27 PM on March 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
Slightly nuts
posted by Chrysalis at 4:28 PM on March 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Chrysalis at 4:28 PM on March 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
But what is it about her that you like?
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 4:29 PM on March 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 4:29 PM on March 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
Just to clarify, you will be standing under an actual woman's window for the purpose of wooing her?
I am sorry you are jealous that I am older
I'm really confused by this sentence. Why would anyone be jealous of you being older?
posted by anniecat at 4:29 PM on March 28, 2011
I am sorry you are jealous that I am older
I'm really confused by this sentence. Why would anyone be jealous of you being older?
posted by anniecat at 4:29 PM on March 28, 2011
Like you're drunk.
posted by veggieboy at 4:29 PM on March 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by veggieboy at 4:29 PM on March 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
It sounds completely bizarre, and without any real context or background we can't really give you any advice. Can you give us a little more information?
posted by amro at 4:31 PM on March 28, 2011
posted by amro at 4:31 PM on March 28, 2011
I am sorry you are jealous that I am older
...Sounds condescending and would be a huge turn-off.
posted by jbenben at 4:31 PM on March 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
...Sounds condescending and would be a huge turn-off.
posted by jbenben at 4:31 PM on March 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
Sounds inebriated.
I'm not sure if we should hope that the woman already knows you, or that she doesn't. Either way, we're totally lacking context.
posted by deludingmyself at 4:31 PM on March 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
I'm not sure if we should hope that the woman already knows you, or that she doesn't. Either way, we're totally lacking context.
posted by deludingmyself at 4:31 PM on March 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
I really hope your goal is to get her to never want to talk to you again because your creepy. Because, for lack of a better way to say it, that sounds really creepy. Just from reading it, it sounds like you're trying to get with a girl who is either still in high school or wants to be able to buy herself alcohol or get into a club.
posted by theichibun at 4:31 PM on March 28, 2011
posted by theichibun at 4:31 PM on March 28, 2011
They are to teach Europeans how to fundraise and eventually do another radio show.
Don't Europeans already know how to fundraise?
What happened to the first radio show?
Maybe you you should just get her flowers and a stuffed animal and a box of chocolates.
posted by anniecat at 4:31 PM on March 28, 2011 [5 favorites]
Don't Europeans already know how to fundraise?
What happened to the first radio show?
Maybe you you should just get her flowers and a stuffed animal and a box of chocolates.
posted by anniecat at 4:31 PM on March 28, 2011 [5 favorites]
Yeah that doesn't really sound like anything you want to be saying unless the woman in question is attracted to drunken ramblings. In general, shouting at people's windows is unlikely to go well, and shouting incomprehensible things even more so.
Has she broken off contact or a relationship? If so, leave her the heck alone! If not, arrange to actually be in the same room with her before you have whatever conversation you're planning on having, and I really suggest that you try to be sober first.
posted by zachlipton at 4:32 PM on March 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
Has she broken off contact or a relationship? If so, leave her the heck alone! If not, arrange to actually be in the same room with her before you have whatever conversation you're planning on having, and I really suggest that you try to be sober first.
posted by zachlipton at 4:32 PM on March 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
I think there is context here we are missing because you haven't provided it yet . . . presumably she has told you she thinks you are too old for her and also that she is jealous of your maturity?
But basically you need to decide if you want to talk at her (by saying complicated things from under her window) or with her, which would require a different setting, and a person who agrees with you that there is something more to discuss.
It is quite possible that she is just not that into you. People sometimes give odd reasons when that is really what they mean.
posted by bearwife at 4:32 PM on March 28, 2011
But basically you need to decide if you want to talk at her (by saying complicated things from under her window) or with her, which would require a different setting, and a person who agrees with you that there is something more to discuss.
It is quite possible that she is just not that into you. People sometimes give odd reasons when that is really what they mean.
posted by bearwife at 4:32 PM on March 28, 2011
Don't.
posted by onepot at 4:32 PM on March 28, 2011 [5 favorites]
posted by onepot at 4:32 PM on March 28, 2011 [5 favorites]
Also, a wise lesson I've learned: When you want people to like you, you usually tell them nice things.
I hope you come comment on the thread. I keep trying to figure out what you're saying like it's a clue to the Friday NYTimes crossword puzzle and it's driving me crazy now.
posted by anniecat at 4:34 PM on March 28, 2011
I hope you come comment on the thread. I keep trying to figure out what you're saying like it's a clue to the Friday NYTimes crossword puzzle and it's driving me crazy now.
posted by anniecat at 4:34 PM on March 28, 2011
You are like Romeo, she is like Juliet, and the sober denizens of Metafilter are like the dragon that kept you two apart. (Slightly modified quote from The Office but it'll do.)
Freals though, window shouting scenes in real life are generally not a good call.
posted by estlin at 4:35 PM on March 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
Freals though, window shouting scenes in real life are generally not a good call.
posted by estlin at 4:35 PM on March 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
I ask you this politely because I like and respect your contributions here: do you have a history of manic episodes? If so, that reads like you might be having one now. Even if you don't, please don't do this. I'm not saying it to piss on you, just that I have a vivid imagination and yet I cannot imagine any scenario or any recipient's temperament where this will end positively.
posted by Mayor Curley at 4:36 PM on March 28, 2011 [5 favorites]
posted by Mayor Curley at 4:36 PM on March 28, 2011 [5 favorites]
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posted by parmanparman at 4:26 PM on March 28, 2011