My first FR and Super long and no TLDR. This isn't a FR that you'll think 'Oh OP was so awesomely alpha he acted awesome'.

Truth is. I fucked up.

Let us begin.

Thursday the 6th of December. The University Christmas ball. I had a date. Let's all her A. Me and A spend the entire night together, she was my date after all. We both liked each other physically and mentally and at the end of the night we spooned in the hotel room and made out (two other people sleeping in the room so couldn't escalate)

Before the actual ball happened, me and her were in a hot tub and I told her the plan to go watch a piece of theatre at my old college, which was situated in her favourite small town which she loves and always wanted to visit. Came across instantly as a romantic classy kind of guy so this went well.

Fast forward the day after the ball. We went our separate ways and before I left I told her I would text her the plan for Tuesday, kiss on the cheek, winked and left.

Around 9pm I texted her saying

'I really enjoyed last night :). Tuesday, meet at _____ around 3ish. We'll catch a train to ______ , grab a bite to eat, _____ park and watch Romeo and Juliet at 6.30....x

No response. The next day I texted 'Stay at mine for the night afterwards you Geordie (inside joke, r/seduction, use them to your advantage), I have a pizza and movie with your name on it.'

one hour later she replied 'Maybe'

This woman is hard I say to myself. Next day I panic about the maybe and text her saying 'I just hope you don't snore like the Kraken again XD I came back from the toilet and Caroline was like 'RISEABOVEIT. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MAKE HER STOP'

No response. Fast forward to the day we are supposed to meet.

3.09

ME : taking your sweet time to get here

her : Where are you now?

me : (station name ) Platform 2

her : Get a train to (the city that she lives in)!

me : (City name!)!? What about the play?

Her : I have no money at all, i'm so poor, come here!'

INSTINCT. For many people, their first instinct is the right one. For me, it's my second. My first said 'Go to her, it's ok!' and my 2nd said 'No, continue on your own to the play, you have friends there, your old teacher is waiting for you. Go!'

I chose the first instinct. Damn.

I got the train there, she made me wait 15 minutes at the station, told me she was going home to get ready from a friends house. She told me to walk to a leisure centre in the meanwhile. Fast forward me walking for 1 hour in the freezing cold. She texts me saying she is bringing a friend

For the entire night? I ask, no reply. Eventually she rings me and says meet outside.

I see this chump. I introduce myself, shake his hand, she's got no makeup on, ill as anything and she's just come from his house.

I ask what's the plan then? Your house?

She thinks and agrees and we start walking. Her in the middle.

This chump is taking all her attention. Inside jokes, talking about work, something I couldn't relate to. I ask her what's she is doing for new years, she simply says 'Not spending it in (city name) aka the city i'm from, because she knows i'm gathering a big crew up to sleep at my house after a massive night out

I brush it off and we keep walking. I'm slightly annoyed but I try to hide it. How can she bring another guy ffs.

We are all in her bedroom. He is lying on her bed, she is sitting on the bed with her ipad and i'm on her desk chair wondering WTF is going on.

My first instinct kicks in again. 'Text her to get rid of him' or 'Endure it'

I slyly text her saying 'Get rid of him! I came here to spend time with you not him!'

She see the text and replies 'Can't, sorry.'

First instinct kicks in again. LEAVE or ENDURE.

Endure, wait it out, DON'T MAKE RASH DECISIONS

So I said, 'Yaknow, I think I can catch the train back in time for the play. I'm off'

her : You're leaving Riseabove it? (She almost sounded sad)

Me : Yeah I can still catch the train, Nice meeting you (i said to the other guy)

Her : wait, come here (she holds out her arms, i go to give a lame hug, she bends her head to kiss her on the cheek, i don't'

I leave and start walking back in the freezing cold. She texts me saying 'Is everything okay?'

I panic, wtf do I do, fuck it AHHHH* my mind screams.

I reply

me : It was nice while it lasted, but i'm not going to be messed about anymore.

(you may be wondering about why I send something so dramatic, truth be told was that it was a lot of effort to get to be my date for the ball and stuff, she messed me around a lot.)

her : What does that mean?

Me : It means I don't come all the way to (city name) to see you for you yeah i made a booboo, just shows how much I was panicing because I like you a lot just to be a third wheel really

her : I'm sorry. I didn't know you'd be like that :( I thought you'd enjoy meeting my friends'

I panic even more ohh no SHE WAS JUST BEING NICE, OH CRAP WHY DID I LEAVE

me : I'm coming back

me : I do. Let me make it up, i'm not giving up on you.

bet you're all cringing at this point. I would. What a fucking moron I am.

I start walking back and she rings me saying look we'll meet up another time, i go no i'm here now let me apologise, NO please it's just awkward now my friend feels really bad and awkward, NO i'm here just lets discuss this

I make my way back into her house and she takes me outside, it was bad r/seduction, so bad, I tell her about why I was annoyed, I planned a trip and she just brought a guy, I felt like shit i say to her. I say 'So what, are we even dating? It doesn't feel like it' she replies I don't know. She doesn't let me kiss her i grab her hand and she pulls away and I make her pinky promise to meet up another time, she pinky promises and we go our separate ways. I can't recall too much of what I said because it was an adrenaline filled blur of panic and me looking like a complete BITCH. Just imagine fucking up 100%. I ran back to her house I was out of breathe. I WAS SO BETA. fuck the word beta, i was pathetic. NOT AWESOME as I usually am.

She texts later at night asking for an explanation and how she just wanted me to meet her best friend in the world. I give her a monologue about how lets be honest, you don't bring another guy on a fucking date. in a nice but affirmative tone. It simply wasn't on. I paid the price for her mistake. She brought another guy and I FUCKED UP. All the teachings I've learned from this subreddit went FLYING out the window.

She apologises and says we can meet up just the two of us. I ask about next week, she says she's working basically and doesn't pick up when I ring her.

I wait 3 days, during one day I accidentally ring her and apologise for ringing her via text *betaaaaaaa I tell her about a double date happening this weekend. She asked who's the other guy and what city. I tell her.

She doesn't reply so I responded today saying 'You forgot to reply saying 'Oh RiseAboveIt, I would love to double date this weekend! You're so kind to me' or shall I take your lack of response as a no?'

Tbh I should have texted her famous the 'Hey didn't hear back from you so I'm taking someone else. Maybe another time'

I may have missed some details out. I don't know it seems ages ago now. Either way I'm pretty sure she's not going to respond to me. I need to move on don't I? How goddamn dare she bring another guy to a date. FFS. Whatever. I need to find a fucking date for this weekend.

GOD it makes me so pissed. I'm not totally in the wrong. SHE BROUGHT ANOTHER GUY TO A DATE and then *I REACTED POORLY

We both fucked up really.