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Deceitful Man Takes Advantage Of Woman’s Crush, Uses Her For Washer And Free Food, She Kicks Him Out
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Deceitful Man Takes Advantage Of Woman’s Crush, Uses Her For Washer And Free Food, She Kicks Him Out

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Having a crush can either be the most magical experience or the worst, depending on whether the other person reciprocates. Sometimes, though, even before things have a chance to progress, folks might lose their crush, especially if they see the other individual’s true colors.

This is what happened to one woman who was willing to go to any lengths to help out her neighbor, whom she had the hots for, until she realized that he was just using her. That’s when she decided to kick him and his trash bags full of wet clothes out.

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    The woman shared that she had been infatuated with her neighbor for months, and that when he mentioned his washing machine was broken, she jumped at a chance to help

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    The poster spent hours deep cleaning her home, buying expensive food, and preparing everything for her crush, but he seemed disinterested when he arrived

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    The man expected the poster to wash his three trash bags full of clothes while he ate her food, drank her wine, and scrolled on his phone

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    When the poster found out the man’s real intentions, she kicked him and his wet clothes out, but he painted her as being “psychotic” to their other neighbors

    Since the poster had been infatuated with her neighbor for almost six months, she jumped at the chance to help him when his washing machine broke down. Even though she was essentially helping him get his chores done, she saw the situation more like a date and began preparing for it in all earnest.

    Although most folks might be pretty sensible in other situations, usually when they have a crush on someone else, all logic seems to go out the window. That’s exactly what experts say, and they explain that such feelings have the capacity to trigger the brain’s reward system very easily, which can result in many behavioral changes.

    It’s clear that the OP was probably experiencing that, which is why she spent two hours deep cleaning her apartment and bought expensive groceries just to impress her crush. Unfortunately, when he came over, he just handed her the bags of dirty laundry, ignored her, and didn’t even appreciate any of her efforts.

    According to professionals, when someone uses another person for their own personal gain or benefit, like this, it often signals that the relationship is one-sided. Even if both folks seem to have a good connection, if one individual is always making an effort for the other, without receiving anything in return, it’s usually a red flag.

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    At first, the OP tried her best to brush off the man’s bad behavior and did whatever she could to make him feel welcome. Only after he ate all the food, drank her expensive wine, and joked with friends about ditching her to come to the club, did she realize that he had been using her all along.

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    That’s when she finally snapped and pulled out all of his wet clothes from her running washing machine and stuffed them back into his garbage bags. She then angrily handed the shocked man his stuff back and told him to get out of her house immediately.

    In situations like this, where a person might have had a bad interaction with their crush or seen their true colors, it’s common for the scales to fall from their eyes. Relationship experts state that this break in their fantasy can help people see the reality for what it is and figure out if they are truly into the other person or not.

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    Since the woman had been so deeply hurt by her neighbor, she was glad to kick him out and lost all feelings for him. Unfortunately, he got annoyed by her behavior and tried to spread rumors in their building that she had invited him over just to trap him, and that she threw a fit for no reason.

    What do you think about the woman’s actions, and do you feel she was justified in kicking the man out? We’d love to hear your opinions on this story.

    Most people took the poster’s side and felt that it was good that she finally saw her crush’s true colors

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    Rika
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YTA. The guy wasn't asking for anything. She's the one who offered to wash his clothes, she's the one who decided to make them an expensive dinner... Sure, the guy was rude not saying thank you, but he had absolutely no reason to invite her to the club. They're just neighbors. He's not responsible for her crazy fantasies. If the genders were reversed, everyone would agree it's creepy to invite someone on a date when they don't even know it's supposed to be a date.

    KatSaidThat
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol. Next time he says you trashed him for no reason, just say "oh, right nothing to do with you coming over with 3 trash bags of clothing, eating all my food and drinking my wine without asking then?"...

    Debbie
    Community Member
    26 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And his reply is that she offered to make dinner. It's on her that she made the dinner a date. He just came to wash his clothes and eat. Yes he was rude by not making small talk and drinking straight from the bottle - although that could be a habit of not making more guess dirty, he finished the wine so how much was left anyway. He felt a little too much at home.

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    Kate Johnson
    Community Member
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Time to go to therapy to find out why you're attracted to total POS.

    Rika
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YTA. The guy wasn't asking for anything. She's the one who offered to wash his clothes, she's the one who decided to make them an expensive dinner... Sure, the guy was rude not saying thank you, but he had absolutely no reason to invite her to the club. They're just neighbors. He's not responsible for her crazy fantasies. If the genders were reversed, everyone would agree it's creepy to invite someone on a date when they don't even know it's supposed to be a date.

    KatSaidThat
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol. Next time he says you trashed him for no reason, just say "oh, right nothing to do with you coming over with 3 trash bags of clothing, eating all my food and drinking my wine without asking then?"...

    Debbie
    Community Member
    26 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And his reply is that she offered to make dinner. It's on her that she made the dinner a date. He just came to wash his clothes and eat. Yes he was rude by not making small talk and drinking straight from the bottle - although that could be a habit of not making more guess dirty, he finished the wine so how much was left anyway. He felt a little too much at home.

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    Kate Johnson
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Time to go to therapy to find out why you're attracted to total POS.

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