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Mary B's avatar

Score for you! Wow. I could say so many things but as I say them to myself, they're all puns on the related subject. You could hold a master class in how to handle awkward dating situations!

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Wendy Martin's avatar

🤔Hmmm , that’s a great idea! I’ll have to figure that one out. Thanks for your input.🦕

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Margie Shattuck's avatar

I suppose his proper British upbringing didn't allow him to verbalize his "finish" in the vernacular. Just as well; you came out the victor with your quick retort. Good for you!

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Wendy Martin's avatar

Thanks, Margie! 🦕

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Thalia Toha's avatar

Wendy- Thanks for sharing this. I haven't revisited the pingpong v. table-tennis nomenclature, so this is a welcomed read. Hope you're well this week-

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Ororo Munroe's avatar

Rolling on the floor. Laughing. My. Ass. Off. What the ever-loving HELL?? Seriously? For a microsecond, I thought he was talking about table tennis and letting him finish a game. Dude, if you can't even say the word--the ACTUAL word--I've got nothing for you here, sir. Lordty...

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Joyce's avatar

I love your stories!! I have a question for you and/ or your other readers. At what age, if ever, does sex ( outside of a committed relationsip) become a non- issue for men?

I'm really curious about this since a few ( female) friends of mine have been looking for male companionship, to go out for coffee/dinner/ drinks, online and otherwise and the strange men they have made the brief acquaintance of are in their late 60's to late 70's. These guys are hornier ( and more forward) than hormone crazed teenage boys! What's up ( pardon the pun) with that??

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Wendy Martin's avatar

Thanks for that great question! From my experience and many girlfriends that are, or have been in relationships or marriages to men of that age…wait for it…viagra. I also have my opinion, I’m not a psychologist, it is their ego that needs tending to. Any other answers out there? I would love to hear from men, too. 🦕

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Cheryl Yarborough's avatar

He went from charming to gross after one meeting?? Good for you- you finished him after all! lol. Ping pong my ass!!

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Bravo! Gaud, some of these guys are just turtles poking their heads out long enough to get scare of the light. Another bullet missed. I love these stories, Wendy. Tally-ho!

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Wendy Martin's avatar

Thanks, Sue. This was hard one. I wasn’t sure about the word choice, but went with the truth. 🦕

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Jane Harrison's avatar

Well that charm soon wore off!

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Wendy Martin's avatar

True! Just because it’s shiny, doesn’t mean it’s gold. Thanks for commenting. I love to hear what people think. 🦕

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Teàrlach's avatar

You do meet them….. on the first meeting. These guys aren’t looking to meet a person. It’s a deal breaker🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 and can’t even express it.

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Wendy Martin's avatar

Absolutely! Men rarely can say what they mean. 🦕

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Gail Sawyer's avatar

Thanks for the morning chuckles! I loved the thought of him squirming at his end trying NOT to say what he “assumed” you already knew. And I loved how you “finished” with leaving him hanging.

I think for the vast majority of men, whether intelligent sounding or not, another term for ‘dating’ for them is ‘sex’ and all that implies. That particular Britt hadn’t advanced much further than the fifteenth century and the double standard is still alive and thriving in the 21st.

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Wendy Martin's avatar

Thanks. I couldn’t even keep repeating the number of times I had to ask again for an explanation. It was a very long conversation. I really didn’t know what he meant. Once I figured it out, I cut him off, so to speak. lol

I love reading the comments. Thanks for writing. 🦕

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Dee Rambeau's avatar

😳 I have never equated being a good finisher with swallowing. “She’s a pretty good player—steady throughout the match—but has had a hard time finishing”

😂

We’re obviously not up to his Professional Porn Pong standards.

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Wendy Martin's avatar

And he was so specific about the rules of the game. He just picked the wrong game for me. 🦕

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