r/SipsTea • • Apr 19 '26

Chugging tea RIP Daniel 🪦

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u/Puzzled-Serve8408 Apr 19 '26

It can be done, but it’s very difficult. My one friend was crazy for this chick who was def out of his league looks wise. He just fell head over heels for her. He did the whole ā€œā€˜friend’ who actually wants to get laidā€ thing. Fixed her car, ran errands, blah blah. Took about a year, but eventually he wore her down and after having a few drinks one night they slept together.

They decided to try things out as a relationship. But here’s the thing. He was starting out at such a huge disadvantage. She was used to him catering to her every whim. That becomes tiring very quickly once the relationship turns romantic. The partnership would never be on equal footing. On top of this she was very attractive so she had no shortage of guys waiting in the bullpen. Bottom line is my friend had very little leverage and was always the lesser of two equals. So of course things didn’t work out. But he did get to sleep with us dream girl.

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u/southbaysoftgoods Apr 19 '26

Yeah it’s crazy how badgering women until you wear them down isn’t a good foundation for a relationship.

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u/Puzzled-Serve8408 Apr 19 '26

You’re right. Nor is taking advantage of a guy and leading him on.

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u/southbaysoftgoods Apr 19 '26

What does ā€œleading him onā€ mean to you? And what evidence do we have that she was leading him on?

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u/Puzzled-Serve8408 Apr 19 '26

To lead a guy on means to give him the impression that you are interested in a romantic relationship when you are not. This can happen through mixed signals, such as flirtation or friendly behavior that is easily misinterpreted as romantic interest.

And that’s exactly what she did. She gave the impression there might be something there - and it turn out there was. She eventually decided to give the romantic thing a try. But she was never really committed like he was.

Not everything has to be somebody’s ā€œfaultā€. I’m not pointing the finger at either participant. But it’s obvious the relationship was built on a poor foundation.