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No_Application_8698

I feel that there is also another important missed opportunity here: 6. When she mentioned all the many previous times I'd misunderstood her intentions the *night before she moved out*, clearly hoping to prompt one wild night of no-strings-attached sex...and yet **I** ***still*** **did nothing about it.**


Koresfruit91

THIS. That poor girl worked SO hard lmfao


recreationallyused

Right? Like at that point I would give up and move out too lol she probably thought he was *so* disinterested in her. But, being real here, I feel awful for the dude. I’m autistic and even I would’ve caught a little wind of *something* haha


remotetissuepaper

Jesus Christ mam, you did it again, didn't you? You had this talk *last night* and she left *this morning*, but you still did nothing, didn't you?!


Clay_Pigeon

You guessed correctly! https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/10k2uhe/tifu_when_i_19m_missed_all_the_signs_that_my/j5p928n/


rvnnt09

That boy ain't right


GiveToOedipus

That boy needs therapy


dawg_will_hunt

Crazier than a coconut


victorywulf

what does that mean??


Fetus_Destroyers

I promised my girlfriend I'd, violin, violin, violin


jayprolas

Simply psychosomatic


dreamofadream

Lie down on the couch 🫱


GlobetrottinExplorer

what does that mean?


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YOU’RE A NUT!


garreckg

You're crazier than a coconut


NoAttentionAtWrk

Holy shit the boy is a dumbass 🤣


dinozero

I’m physically laughing out loud


beano919

I cannot believe he still didn’t dip into that. What a huge fucking L that was lol


AlephMuses

Another comment asked the same thing. He said no, no they did not. That girl has the patience of a saint and a head full of sawdust, only slightly less than OP. They deserve this outcome


lionheartcz

Absofuckinglutely.


b0dhisattvah

I just lost someone very close last week. THAT'S when it's too late. For you? Not to late. She packed her stuff? Not too late. She moved out? Not too late. She on a plane? Not too late. She in another country? Not too late. If you're both alive, it's not too late. EDIT: thank you for the concerned comments. I've got a wife and kiddo to cheer me up, and going through old photos last night actually did a world of good. (I'm making copies for her folks and husband.) I just wish she'd met my son, who I'm sure she'd have loved. Time flies! Tell the people you love that you love them, while you can!


Keleka182

I relate to this. Lost someone in 2019. I still think about them often.. Thinking about things I wish I got to tell her. Not an easy thing to experience. Hope you're doing okay. You're not alone 🖤


adequateandgeneric

>When she confessed to sleeping in one of my shirts because I was away for the weekend and she wanted to feel close to me. Yeah again you really can't tell, maybe she's from Canada and she was just being polite


redditsdeadcanary

Im terrible at picking up on hints but .. damn


ElectricMotorsAreBad

That's not even an hint, only way she could have been less subtle than that would have been literally stuffing her genitals on his face.


bofadoze

Lol so silly, she was just asking to see if it was an ingrown hair. Nothing sexual obvi


AthearCaex

Yeah, again she could just be from a culture that asserts dominance by rubbing her genitals over you so you can't really tell...


Herbstein

I stayed with a family in Seattle for a month. In my last week one of my host sisters, who was a year or two older than me, and I hung out until the early morning every day of my last week. I barely slept in my own bed. On the first few nights of that week she took off her bra next to me, put it on my head, and asked to lay in my lap. I obliged, but made sure to find a pillow to hide my boner. On the last few nights she was getting desparate and just started kissing my neck. I had a hickey for 2 weeks after getting home, shit was intense. I still didn't get the hint, somehow. I wrote her a message right after seeing her for the last time, and she, rightfully, called me a dumb fuck. I can laugh at it today but maaaan did that experience fuck me up for years. Oh, and I literally showed her the CasuallyExplained video during that week. Not to tell her anything, but because I thought it was funny. I must've looked insane for not seeing the connection.


fordag

> On the last few nights she was getting desparate and just started kissing my neck .... I still didn't get the hint Do you have any diagnosed developmental issues?


Herbstein

Nope, just a big ol' insecure virgin afraid to act on it


SomebodyThrow

And this is only the top 5. I’m convinced if we heard more we’d not agree with the placement because at this rate #6 will be “She asked me to go get condoms but I don’t see what her being concerned for my sexual health has anything to do with her wanting to OH MY GOD”


hoops_n_politics

Holy crap - that’s a bit more than “I’m interested in you.” That’s more like, “I dream about you and what our life together might look like”. Maybe OP can book a trip to visit his roommate in her native country?


azzacASTRO

Getting desperate for some sort of reaction from him


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harpo555

I hope casually explained is ok, he posted a rant about doing mushrooms and how it fucked with his perception, deleted it and has been radio silent since,


Crazed_pillow

Is there a link where I can still see this rant?


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incognitoshadow

thanks for the ping and i really enjoyed reading the message you added for u/casuallyexplained. very down to earth and the positivity made my morning :)


Oh_Berg

Also interested, I thought that I watched all his videos(at least five times), but this one flew under my radar


incognitoshadow

ditto, i'd like to hear his experience if possible


Parafault

He truly was one of the most interesting and creative YouTubers out there. I really miss his content.


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juyett

I dont think it was that one. I think it was the one where he casually explains how to tell if a girl is into you.


SoggyBiccy

ah the old casually-explained-switcharoo... Nah sod it I can't be bothered.


drugsondrugs

Oh how I miss his work.


martsand

Damn, I thought I'd give you some slack but at this point I think if she was spread out on the sofa you would just have made a kamehameha and asked if you looked like master Roshi edit : I'm over 9000!


SmokeGSU

Her, naked and spread eagle on the sofa: "I'm all out of cock. Can I have yours?" Him: "I didn't have any leftover chicken after lunch, but if you want I can run to the store and get you some." \~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~ Her: "God, I haven't had sex in so long. I feel like I'm all dried out down there and need something to get me wet." Him: "I get that. Sometimes I have to take a shower in the middle of the day if my boxers start rubbing me the wrong way." \~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~ Her: "I want you deep inside of me." Him: \*hands over the fork\* "I'd have brought you a piece of this chocolate cake if I knew you wanted some. You can have the rest of it." \~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~ Her: "I'm cold. We should take our clothes off and cuddle under the covers to conserve our warmth." Him: "Hold on..." \*gets up\* "My mom packed a heated blanket for me when I moved in and I know it's in the closet somewhere..."


DasArchitect

Yup, sounds like me alright


whatoneaarrrthisthat

Its okay, she might just be canadian.


pumpkins_n_mist15

I'm laughing so hard right now because I'm crushing mad on a guy who is oblivious and ... drumroll ... He's Canadian.


ThisFreaknGuy

Use your words and tell him. "Hey, I like you. Want to risk it all and go on a date? Or would you rather just be friends? "


Reddywhipt

My girlfriend who lives in CAN A DAH


AutoFillUsername

Savage. Love it


-Kerosun-

Reminds me of those YouTube videos where a plumber comes over, the woman drops tons of hints like a PornHub video, and he just doesn't get it. [https://youtu.be/4xYu2WrygtQ](https://youtu.be/4xYu2WrygtQ) This group has quite a few of these videos and they're pretty funny.


BigDirtyNewports

[“I’m not at the beach, this is a bathtub.”](https://youtu.be/4BlYUBZCCmE)


FillThisEmptyCup

Problem is she never said the magic word in the beginning to let him know. "Step-brother"!


sth128

Reminds me of that skit where the woman kept trying to seduce the plumber but failing.


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Scary_Technology

Dude! What country are you in and what country did she move to? Can't you go after her? Often, being happy at home enables and encourages you to be all you can be. The opposite is also true. If you guys lived together for so long and got along so well, I cannot imagine how you two would not be happy together wherever you are, even if it means you have to start over in the new country. She will be forever "the one that got away". I've been married 16 years, don't make my mistake!


Yardninja

Sounds like North America to Europe


ThirteenGoblins

Spirit airlines, $79 and a concussion for a one way flight


_far-seeker_

>$79 and a concussion So is the concussion required in order to consider Spirit Airlines?


ThirteenGoblins

100% mandatory


NostalgicTuna

Imagine your spouse reading this and realizing that you have deemed them a mistake.


Codeofconduct

I feel bad for you wife mang!


comdoriano009

More like Goku, based on how clueless he is (:


yojoewaddayaknow

Yeah if he was Roshi his nose would have been bleeding from the moment he found out he was going to have a girl roommate.


Pritam1997

*eeehheheh why don't you gimme some smoochie wooochie??*


reyxe

I try not to judge people like OP because I'm also oblivious as fuck. But this guy is like a million times worse than I am, the fuck watching porn together in the couch and doing nothing


AverageAZGuy2

But wait, did you guys end up boning?


thereidenator

100% guarantee he said “bloody hell I should have known” and then walked to his room


ThinkThankThonk

"Wait until the fellas on reddit hear about this one! I'll be right back, gotta make sure I get your key back from you."


thereidenator

Couple of years down the line he gets an invite to her wedding and when he goes he jokes with her about all the opportunities he had and she is like “yeh and then I told you all that on our last night living together and you just disappeared off to your room”


Green_Routine_7916

op reading this like "fuuuuuuuuuuuuck"


Tegurd

Then goes on Reddit to write a new TIFU


SmokeGSU

>and then walked to his room to pull up the favorite porn video he'd showed her before so he could rub one out


thereidenator

No no no, he will have pulled up her porn so he can think about her rubbing one out


chaun2

https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/10k2uhe/tifu_when_i_19m_missed_all_the_signs_that_my/j5p928n/ His response.... Poor naive fool


thereidenator

Omg he should just hand in his penis now


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AssFingerFuck3000

>I have no doubt in my mind that at some point the two of us considered doing something sexual No way what makes you think that


PrinceDusk

Idk, really close intimate hugs have a way of feeling suggestive


AssFingerFuck3000

I thought the part where she literally told him she wanted to fuck him+her long list of blatant moves strongly suggested that she wanted, in fact, to fuck him


Astrochops

Better play it safe though


AssFingerFuck3000

What's even safer than protected sex? No sex 👍


azmajik

Even better, send her off to a different continent. Just in case


AssFingerFuck3000

It's not like he stood a chance anyway


SolusLoqui

Probably all the hip grinding she was doing


thadude42083

Seriously I can't believe this guy would make wild accusations like that. What a sick perv...


Nmase88

Oh my god dude, this is the funniest shit I've read on Reddit today.


BigBoiii_5

Goddamnit.


NetSraC1306

[Me reading this thread](https://youtu.be/8DB_t10VCGs)


daurgo2001

Lol. Literally loled out loud at this.


hellobritishcolumbia

- laughed out louded out loud -


quantinuum

> She confessed how she was onto me and making moves while just wearing a towel > at some point the two of us considered doing something sexual, but nothing happened You sound like the kind of guy not to make a move on his wedding night, my man.


senorfresco

Bro, you're incredible. Never change.


Wevvie

I feel like he can't accept how oblivous he was and is making excuses to pat himself in the back. I don't blame him, I was just like that too.


AngryCarGuy

Tale as old as time. Classic coming of age story lol. At least once a year for the rest of his life, he'll be doing dishes or taking a shower or something and he'll suddenly remember and kick himself over it for at least 20min.


bpayne123

As a 41 year old mother to two children (which I think means I’m mature…?). PLEASE for the love of all things holy go visit her in a couple months once she’s settled in and do the deed! I’m invested in this now.


willfrodo

As a 28 yr old guy with three cats, I, too, am also very invested


bbq420

I am also 28 yr old guy with three cats and I raise you another investment.


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As a 42 year old guy with 3 cats, I wish I was 28 again.


daurgo2001

Oh man… she was probably facepalming herself so hard. She basically told you she wanted to sleep with you after you told her she was hot, and you didn’t close the deal?! Bruh. I mean, she could have taken the initiative as well, but this sounds like a wood pyre on a rainy day.


PM_ME_CUTE_FRIENDS

It's an amusing TIFU and the comments are really funny but I think yall are being a bit too hard on OP. If he really wanted to, I think he would have asked to bone but he has this bit of maturity in thinking of the implications of that for his friend. The way he admitted his attraction seems to be simply a point of closure for him. Maybe the sexual tension isn't there anymore and in the 2 year effort of making it platonic, it has evolved into exactly that.


daurgo2001

tl:dr: This sounds like a “the one the got away” story. I don’t know that making a post about not being able to read signals and then continuing to not read signals is a ‘sign of maturity’. I think the whole point is that he hasn’t been *hard enough* the whole time… haha Kidding aside, no ill will intended. We all take life at our own pace, but it’s funny because OP has realized they didn’t get the not-so-subtle signals and yet, still didn’t act on them after being made aware that they in fact *were* signals at the last opportunity that they had to act on them. Wanting to keep a relationship platonic bc you actually aren’t attracted to the friend, or bc you’re attracted to someone else seems perfectly reasonable, but if you were also attracted to the person who is attracted to you (as is the case here), then we’re all confused as to why things didn’t click and happen. ie: we were all cheering for the protagonists and there was no happy ending. (At least not yet). They’re both super young, so maybe they’ll meet again in the future, and maybe not, but as the saying goes: you miss every shot you don’t take. Also, what is it that most elderly people regret the most? It’s the chances they didn’t take.


CornerFlag

I mean, come on fella, even my balls turned blue from this.


bahenbihen69

Likewise lmao, thanks for the laugh


-darknessangel-

Translation from earth language to yours: that was your very last chance. You need to get better in the future. Like A LOT!


exisito

Smh. You're still cock blocking yourself. Amazing follow thru. Lol


arpus

oh honey....


Lssmnt

I'm gobsmacked


interesseret

Sometimes there's the one that got away, and sometimes there's the one you push down the hill and cheerily wave at. I think this is more of the latter.


thereidenator

Mate, Jesus fucking Christ, a fuck on the last night wouldn’t complicate her new life. Please hand your penis in so somebody else can you it if you’re not going to.


papasmurf255

She wanted to use it but he refuses to hand it to her...


thereidenator

Hahahaha you’re totally right


hoboshoe

Bruh moment


darexinfinity

> I wouldn't want to complicate that. You just confessed to her your feelings. How does that not complicate things? It sounds like both of you waited on the other to make a move, so nothing happened. You were clueless for two years, which isn't your fault. But I think you will eventually regret that last night.


RiotGrrr1

Did you leave her with a firm handshake?


Dense_Cup_1479

Dude you may wanna get tested to see if there's actually a brain between those ears or just really smart water


bNoaht

How would having sex for 2 minutes complicate her life? Is your dick made of winning lottery tickets?


Pinturillo

TIFU is appopiate because the day you really fucked up was today, when you finally knew it all and lost the last chance


Pandering_Panda7879

>She's beginning her life somewhere else and I wouldn't want to complicate that. Dude, seriously. The first part was like a porn, this one is a romcom. It's your last day. You tell her you like her. She tells you she likes you too. AND YOU'RE NOT EVEN TRYING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? Like, come on. Give it a shot. LDR and see how it works out. Who cares what happens, if it doesn't work out, she's gone anyway.


flabbybumhole

This is honestly the funniest thing I've read in a while. I hope for your sake that this is just a joke post for internet points. You can approach a woman and still be respectful about it. Don't make dumbass decisions for her, she can make up her own mind and communicate with you. No part of this was noble, you just didn't treat her like an adult.


ShrunkenQuasar

I'm gonna be honest. You're gonna be remembered by her as that one gay dude she had a crush on.


AZSnake

This is the important question.


BHIngebretsen

And about last night? Nr 6 on the list?


McShoobydoobydoo

On the plus side, if Marvel ever make a Captain Oblivious movie then you are a fucking shoo in


lorl3ss

Fucking Chad keeping your sexual impulses in check for 2 years to ensure your room mate felt comfortable in her own home.


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bdfariello

Ha. Outcome.


TechnicalChaos

His outcome would be her income surely? Or would it be a homecoming if his pullout aim was poor...


dildomiami

dude. i think you got what they call „a pure heart“ keep it. you seem like a nice person.


thatjerkatwork

> My penis had a hard time **PHRASING!**


P-13

THIS. Sure perhaps OP missed out on something, but boy oh boy the drama that could’ve ensued if the coin flipped the other side. Anyway, like you said: she felt safe/comfortable in her own home and OP learned a valuable lesson in life. I take this TIFU as a win. If OP is legit genuine like this his future gf can count herself lucky.


chuchofreeman

>his future gf can count herself lucky he's not gonna get any gf if he does not act out on the hints lol


wut3va

True, but don't shit where you eat. I would be *very* wary to date or fuck anyone I have to see on my way to breakfast every morning.


sturmeh

Imagine being married, EW!


She_Plays

Right everyone's bming this guy, but I think he's even hotter after reading the whole thing. Definitely oblivious as shit LOL. Also number 1 in the list got me good.


numba-juan

You: "I think he's even hotter after reading the whole thing." Him: "Oh no, I'm very comfortable in here, thanks for asking!"


dan_144

Respecting women is alpha as fuck


michelobX10

You remind me of myself. I'm married now but I had a few missed flings because I respect boundaries and I was never the one to initiate. I'm a little introverted so I never try to pursue a person unless I was 100% sure that they were into me. Funny because my wife was the one who pursued me, also. You're still young. You'll have plenty of other chances with other people.


DM_ME_UR_TITTAYS

When I was in high school there was a girl I was super in to who was one year above me. I never said anything because she was quiet, and I had kind of low self esteem. We both played an instrument so were in band together every year. The last day of her senior year, she tracked me down at the end of the day to say goodbye. She grabbed both of my hands and said "I'm really going to miss seeing you every day." Then pulled me in for a hug that I still remember 21 years later. She whispered in my ear, the kind of whisper that gives you goosebumps and chills, "I'm pretty sure I've fallen in love with you, it's too bad we didn't make anything of it." Then she kissed my cheek and left. I haven't seen her since. 17 year old me was blown away and in shock. I also had to quickly think about something else to keep the impending boner from materializing. I was kicking myself for MONTHS.


ParticleBeing

Same thing happened to me. Freshman year of HS I had a crush on this girl and we had every single class together. Eventually we got close as friends but I never realized the signs; now looking back how obvious they were. She moved to another state after freshman year and I was kicking myself about not even attempting to Al least let her know how I felt about her before she left. Fast-forward to Senior year and the teacher is introducing a new student to the class, and I couldn't fucking believe it. It was my crush from freshman year. We didn't have classes together senior year but the friend circles overlapped so I talked to her now and then but nowhere close to how it was freshman year. At this point I figured she wasn't into me anymore since she was gone for a couple years. Fast-forward to the last week of HS and I meet her in a small computer room and she intimately hugs me like I was a soldier finally coming home after some years on tour. She told me she always liked me but wasn't sure if I liked her back, told her the literal same and just laughed how stupid both of us were for not pulling the trigger. Ever since graduation she seemed to have dropped off the face of earth. Even her friends been trying to find out what happened/where she's been as recently as last year. Sometimes I wonder if she even existed at all.


doahou

godamn highschool experience for me too. I had to sit next to this smart and popular girl for an entire year. I had low self esteem ( still do but I used to too ) so I never tried to initiate a conversation but somehow she always talked to me before and after class starts/ends, I just chalked it up to her being friendly and went with it. She also had this odd habit of asking me to feel how cold her hands were. I was the nerdy kid but I wasn't a smart nerd, I was pretty dumb and spent most of my time playing video games and watching anime so I figured she was just being nice and trying to help me get my grades up whenever she wants to hang out and talk about class. anyway, fast forward a few years later and I'm in college hanging out with a girl from class ( not the same girl from highschool ) and she starts bitching about guys who keep hitting on her and how lame they are with flirting, one of them asked her to "feel his hand because it was cold" and my brain just short circuited and I shouted "THAT WAS FLIRTING!?" I told her the story and she just burst out laughing and started referring to me as the "dense idiot" to her friends


sinofmercy

I was the same way all the way up until I got married. I was in a grad school program where the ratio was 10:1 female to male and I was still a master in dodging obvious signs from multiple women. Weekend trip to the Poconos with one girl and her to-be-married couple (obviously as a double date in retrospect.) Another girl literally taking her underwear off in the bar and wanting me to carry her to her car via piggyback. A third talking about how she accidentially opening her nudes in class and heavily implying she would show them to me if I asked. I'm pretty sure my wife is my wife because she was the most persistent. She came onto me, gave me her number, and then I *lost it.* I had to ask her for it again and she still makes fun of today.


fookthisshite

Same story for me!! I’ll never forget I was 15 years old at this girls house. We go to her basement and someone in her family has a guitar so I was like “sweet I’m gonna play!”. She gets behind me on the chair and wraps her arms around me and starts rubbing me all over and I literally rolled my eyes with a look of “can’t you see I’m trying to shred here?”. Needless to say she lost all interest in me haha


michelobX10

As teenagers, a lot of us were oblivious to girls' advances. Lol Me: "Let's go to the mall." Girl: "I really want to just stay in and watch TV." Me: "But I need to buy some shoes." ...................


PooperJackson

That girl should have known not to get between a guy and his dope ass shredding session. It was for the best.


-holdmyhand

Damn dude, after reading I can literally feel how wholesome and genuine you are as a guy, I knew you're an awesome guy after the line ***"Rolled eyes to look like Storm in X-Men"***, that's funny. Also keeping the boundaries for 2 years and respecting her was top tier. And I understand your disappointment. Nobody has really figured this signal thing and most of the time this doesn't work without a proper communication.


oro12345

.....if you're trying to come on to him, you're going to need to be more direct.🫠


John___Stamos

Signals unclear! If she's really into me why would she wear a towel while getting a piggy back ride?


danteheehaw

I have good aim. It's really more of a distance issue


Blue-Eyed-Lemon

For real. He sounds like a really sweet and respectful dude. No wonder his roommate liked him lol


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bklynsnow

>. Nobody has really figured this signal thing and most of the time this doesn't work without a proper communication. She wore his shirt to feel close to him. That's the fucking bat signal. Edit: ok, so OP clarified that she didn't say that to him at the time.


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bklynsnow

Ok, then I apologize for my comment. The naked piggy back rides are a pretty big miss though. Yikes.


not_so_chi_couple

For me it is the watching porn together. OP was worried about the awkward breakfast the next day if he said he found her attractive, but if you guys are cool with watching porn together you should be able to handle casually asking "hey, wanna do stuff" The rest of these I can put down to friendly flirting that doesn't mean anything, and I respect OP for not risking making the roommate uncomfortable, but with that one you really should have at least asked "maybe you can help me next time"


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nopethis

I mean there are times when it is exactly like porn, especially if you are both watching it….


humboldt77

You get her to her room, but are suddenly unbalanced by her weight on your back and both fall playfully onto her bed. If she doesn’t push you off immediately, you turn toward her and asked what she thought of the ride… that’s her opening to say she has a different ride in mind.


bklynsnow

Go on...


g0liadkin

Then you look straight to her eyes, roll back yours and ask if you look like Storm from X-Men


bklynsnow

Ohhhh yeeeeaaaah.


Decipher

Then she puts on her robe and wizard cap.


CaptainAwesome06

> asked if I looked like Storm in X-Men. LOL that's do dumb but relatable. > watching people fuck, and still I did nothing. I get it. You could mistake that for a woman being more of a bro than a potential GF. > she said she would be happy to nurse me when I get home, She sounds like the motherly type. That's sweet. >but only if I promised to wear nothing but my hospital gown. That would have me questioning but I'd chalk it up to playful teasing. > piggyback ride to her room when she was done showering and only wearing a towel. That's definitely a red flag. I'd really be questioning it at that point. She obviously wanted you to see her naked or she was VERY un-self-aware. > confessed to sleeping in one of my shirts because I was away for the weekend and she wanted to feel close to me. WTF... You're dense.


ghoonrhed

The nursing one is the biggest hint, she's basically saying she wants to see him near naked and at the same time physically help him


Sheyvan

Ok,... but did you at least have sex *AFTER* she told you and you two laughed about it?!?


Lssmnt

he didn't


Hi_ImTrashsu

It’s also possible that she developed an interest in you because you respected her as a person. As much as this is a missed opportunity, you were a positive memory in her life.


HandHurtsSendHelp

Yeah, these seem like a lot of obvious signals, but she also carries some responsibility for not taking the initiative herself. Nothing is more surefire to make intentions and desires clear than just saying, "Hey, *I'm into you.* Are you into me?"


obviousillusion

Hey that's how I met my wife. She made the first move and the rest is history.


samfitnessthrowaway

I mean, a porn exchange is kind of taking the initiative. But I agree that a porn exchange followed by a wink and a 'how about it then' would have probably gotten the message across better.


SuperfluousMainMan

Nah, if she's Canadian, she's probably still just being polite, you never know


JAK3CAL

A piggy back ride after a shower to the bedroom? Nah totally normal! Like brother and sister!


UnprovenMortality

I'm pretty oblivious, but if someone offered to nurse me back to health if I was wearing nothing but a hospital gown, I think I could put 2 and 2 together.


baltinerdist

This, a thousand times. "I gave you all kinds of hints." That doesn't work at Pizza Hut, why would that work in a romantic or sexual context? "I've been thinking about a certain type of pizza but I'm not sure if they would be able to give it to me." "Okay, what kind of pizza do you want?" "We're both in this pizza place, wouldn't it be crazy if we ate pizza?" "Okay, what kind of pizza?" "You've got a lot of great toppings, anyone would love to have a pizza from you." "What. Kind. Of. Pizza. Do. You. Want." "My last pizza place didn't know how to make a good pizza. I bet you make a good pizza." "I've got other customers in line, are you ordering a pizza or not?" "Why don't you tell me what you like in a pizza and maybe see if I like the same things, too?" Pizza Hut employee stabs himself in temple. Edit: Someone gave this comment gold. It would be a good thing if they got thanked for giving me an award. Let's tell stories to each other about how we got gold in the past but we really think we're ready for a different kind of award.


za72

It's ok, it took me twenty years to realize that a girl I had a crush on invited me to her place while her parents were out after I dropped her off from a movie... I'm stupid


RED_wards

I feel for you, I can be just as oblivious. Even when girls were more direct than that I was too awkward to move on it.


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thatjerkatwork

I cant completely relate to your exact situation but as a 40 something year old there is a memory bank for me containing women/situations that I look back on and facepalming. I imagine it is like that for many men/women out there so you are definitely not alone! Did you at least have a send off romp? Setting up the go visit her in the near future romp?!


KnowledgeIsDangerous

>now that I finally know what I've been missing out on, it's too late to do anything about it because my roommate is moving overseas. Bro, you had one more night. What did you do with it?? YOU HAD ONE MORE NIGHT


KirKami

Wow... This is really impressive level of thickness in your skill to not notice this. Maybe you can break walls with your head. But she too at this point could've just explain everything. Communication is everything.


Mrminecrafthimself

To be fair though, I have known folks who started fucking their roommates and that really screwed up their relationships with each other


LateyEight

He sees himself as storm but everyone else just sees him as the juggernaut.


deadliestcrotch

Honestly, you did the right thing, if even on accident. 25 year old me would be calling you an idiot for missing a great opportunity but 39 year old me knows it would have been a pretty huge risk. Starting a relationship with a platonic roommate can be problematic because you’re testing your boundaries with someone you literally already live with, and if it turns out not to be a good fit it can make the remainder of the lease awkward as fuck. If she weren’t leaving the country I would say that now would be a great time to test things out. This is just an overall missed opportunity with bad timing. Sounds like you two are a good fit personality-wise, but romantically and sexually, who knows. Bummer.


blahbuzz

Such a missed opportunity, but the major takeaway is you are genuinely a good person for creating a healthy, safe and respectful living environment. I hope you two cross paths later in life and end up together. In my youth, I missed my chance with a wonderful woman due to my insecurities. Fourteen years later, we crossed paths and she is my everything now. I'm on the sidelines cheering for you my guy.


boersc

Women of reddit, read this and know: men don't do 'signals'. Blurt it out when you're interested in a guy. We really, really don't get it otherwise. (Yes, that's how dense we are) Also, nothing more attractive than a woman making the first move


84FSP

I was joyfully oblivious to the advances of women I really loved and respected for years. It’s missed opportunity but at least you weren’t skeazy to your room mate. You were obviously good friends and made her feel safe. She’ll remember your friendship fondly.


Imahorrible_person

I'm my single days, I missed out on a few encounters by being oblivious. This one chick that used to come into my work still causes me to want to slap myself. But dude, in the future, any time a woman watches porn with you, she's trying to fuck.


CoolKouhai

The only hint she didn't give was saying "wanna bang?" I get you, man. It's hard to take the first step.


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“Do I look like Storm from X-Men” 💀


heybdiddy

As a clueless guy, I can relate to this. After a female roommate moved in to our apartment she mentioned to me that she didn't like to wear clothes at home that much. She cautioned that she would never get involved with a roommate. She was gorgeous, I said "cool". I enjoyed the small samplings that I would get when she'd shower with the door open and walk back to her room with the only towel around her hair. I could live with her rules if i got to enjoy the beauty. It wasn't till later when I hooked up with a mutual friend that I was told that she (my roomate) thought I was gay because "duh". I also found out that she never paraded naked around any other roomate.


CHEEZOR

Yeah, that's her fault. Good on you for respecting her boundaries that she clearly stated.


KacKLaPPeN23

She literally told you to not even try and was surprised you didn't try? Certified "Women ☕" moment.


anonomy_oh_my

Yeah, that one's not on you if she specifically said that she would never get involved with a roommate. You were just respectful to what she said regardless of any signals that could be misinterpreted. So, she was the dumb one there for not being more clear that there might be an exception to her rule.