A lil long story.
My friend introduced me to this guy last December because my family has been looking for a match for me, and I'd had some pretty unpleasant experiences with arranged marriage prospects. I used to vent about all of it to her.
One day she said, "I know this guy, he might actually fit what you're looking for."
So we got in touch. He lives in another city, and we talked on the phone for about a month. Pretty early on, I realized he wasn't what I was looking for. I told him a clear no.
He felt it was too early to decide and asked me to give it another two months, but my mind was made up. To be honest, I don't think I got nearly as invested in that one month as he did.
That said, we were friendly. I also want to start a business of my own someday, and he has useful contacts, so staying in touch didn't seem like a bad idea. But he continued giving me the same level of attention he had when he was trying to pursue me.
Then in March, my parents introduced me to another guy. I told the first guy about it, and we pretty much stopped talking. The second match didn't work out either, and I called it off within a week.
About a month ago, the first guy came back with the exact same intensity. At this point, I mostly keep conversations focused on business-related things I'm trying to set up.
The other day we were having a casual conversation, and I told him, "We really aren't going anywhere romantically, and I hope you've swallowed that pill by now."
And this man says:
"I don't want to lose you. If you don't want to get married, I'm happy to stay single all my life, as long as you stay single too."
And I was just sitting there like...
Bruh. What the actual WTF?
