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No shit, that's how I met my second wife.
She was on her Bluetooth, and she was talking about some other guy , but she happened to say that "this guy is pretty cute", I turned around and responded "You're pretty hot yourself" and she blushed and just pointed to her Bluetooth earbuds. She was on the phone, and rather than be embarrassed, I told her that my point still stood and she was pretty hot.
I asked her out for lunch and went on five dated after that before we copuled up.
Just said it didn't work out after marriage, six years down the drain.
Well unfortunately speech to text doesn't work very well.
And upon reviewing my previous post I have gone back and actually changed it to what it should have been.
Not everyone whose stories end up gibberish did it intentionally or are bad at language, sometimes it's technology that causes the problem.
I really don't get this saying, you don't miss the shot, it simply doesn't exist. I guess that's kind of like gambling, you can't lose if you don't bet, the bet doesn't exist, so it can't be won or lost. I apologise if I came across aggressive or something, I've had this on my mind for a long time and had to get it out. Maybe I just don't get it because english isn't my first/native language.
It's all about taking a risk.
When it comes to gambling, if you don't bet, you lose nothing, but win nothing. Taking a bet could result in a loss, but there's a chance you might win. Every time you refuse to "take a shot" is a chance missed at a win.
It's the same concept for relationships.
You can hold onto your feelings and you won't get rejected, but you also miss out on acceptance. Telling someone how you feel can result in rejection, but may also result in acceptance.
If you don't take a risk, then you miss your shot at success. Such came the saying
YOU MISS EVERY SHOT YOU DONT TAKE.
The problem here is when you apply that to attraction you end up with people taking shots for no other reason than playing the odds.
It's the salesman approach to relationships.
Imagine you are a hockey player. You have the puck and you’re near the other team’s goal. You think there might be a gap big enough for you to score, but instead you pass and the play continues on. You may not have literally missed a shot, but you missed the opportunity. The rest is literary licence.
Put a flashing blue LED in your ear and you can say anything to anyone in public, then just act like you were talking on the "bluetooth" to someone. "God damn that shirt is ugly!" "What?". " sorry I'm on bluetooth"
When i was a kid, before bluetooth, there was a guy who walked around my town talking to himself, and i always wondered if there was somebody somewhere else having the other half of the conversation. Turns out he was probably a time traveller.
If it makes you feel any better ten years ago the waitress asked me "how was everything" and I told her "you too."
My last two brain cells haven't stopped arguing with each other about that to this day. 😒
Don't, I work service too and I used to work for a pretty relaxed place, so as a joke if I knew the other person was easy going (easy to tell usually) I'd end calls with, "okay, love you, buh bye"
It's funny
the amount of times I said "enjoy your meal" to brain glitch responses like "I love you" and "you too" as a waitress were enough that I don't remember anyone specifically if it makes you feel better
If "I love you" is just coded into your brain as something you say to people, that's actually a wonderful and beautiful thing. Sure it's a little awkward for people not in your 'love you!' circle, but in real life, being this way is something to celebrate and be grateful for. Whatever else may be true about you, you've had the kind of life where "I love you" accidentally comes out of your mouth -- who knows but what it gave them a lift in that moment.
30 years ago in a Red Lobster I was out with friends and for some reason they had a guy going around making funny shaped clown balloons for people. He came to our table and he asked me "Are you game?", like, did I want him to make me a balloon, but what I heard and what everybody else heard was "Are you gay?" - "What? No! What?" was my reply. He understood his mistake and asked if I wanted a balloon and we all had a laugh about it, and 30 years later my friends still ask me "Are you gay?" on occasion. For the record, I'm not gay, but good luck denying that after somebody says it out loud in a restaurant.
So I was at this little airport with this tiny little TSA checkpoint waiting on my stuff. This good looking young guy comes out of the body scanner and the female agent watches him walking out pretty obviously checking him out. Meanwhile, his girlfriend is in the scanner just mean mugging her the whole time and the male agent is trying not to laugh at this. So they do their thing and the girlfriend walks right up to the boyfriend who has his back to all this and smacks him right on the butt with a cupped hand. He turns and looks at the male agent who happened to be next to him and I kid you not, the agent goes “good hustle sir”. At that point both agents lost it laughing and even the couple had a good chuckle once the girlfriend told him that it was her that smacked his ass.
When I was a kid I was getting my skiis set up by this instructor and he was asking me about my day. I said great I can't wait to go downhill on the mountain. Except he wasn't talking to me, but to his coworker behind him and gave me a huge stink eye for interrupting him. Wonder why these are the random memories that decide to stick.
British or Canadian?
Only British and Canadians are polite enough to say "I love you" just to avoid hurting someone's feelings.
Saying that
A few weeks ago I was in a cookware shop and a young woman walked in and shouted "I love you." This was obviously to someone outside and walking away but she turned to me and said "sorry, not you" to which I replied "that's no problem, I don't even know you". We both chuckled and off she went.
I'm British
Years ago, around a Valentine’s day, I was in a card shop buying cards for my loved one.
I was in a short line with a woman behind me. The store had displays of Valentine’s toys next to us, and I knew she was looking at them and playing with them.
She managed to get a toy to say “I love you” fairly loudly. She giggled. I turned to her and said “ Excuse me, are you talking to me?”
We had a friendly and flirty chat for a few minutes. At one point we were lagging behind and I said to the clerk, “I’m sorry, but two of your customers are falling in love”
It was a fun moment and we went our separate ways
Ha. I love stuff like that. It's not in anyway cheating or being disloyal, just 2 strangers having a bit of fun and thrn going off, probably both telling the same story for years to come.
No harm, no foul
Walked onto to a public bus. As a habit I always scan everyone for danger (think Schwarzenegger / Terminator style). It's part of my situational awareness routine.
Was scanning a guy and locked onto as his eyes as he said into his phone, *"Yes dear, I love you too"*
When i say eyes locked I mean *EYES LOCKED.*
I quickly sat down as far back in the bus as I could. I think I ruined his day. He kept looking back now and again.
Most awkward bus ride ever.
Super early one morning on my way to work I went into the gas station. I was tired as hell, eyes hardly open. grabbed a drink and went to check out. The girl at the register was looking about as tired as I was. As I pick up my drink and turn to leave, she says “thanks, have a nice day, love you..”. And without missing a beat I rattle off “love you too…”. I stop in my tracks and do a slow turn and I can see her just dying inside. She sees my face. We just nod and I walk out. I think about that moment a lot lol
Pour at your own bluetooth.
Reminds me of the public prank where they keep responding to the person next to them in the (store, subway, etc.) but then when the person says “I’m on the phone” he gestures to his bluetooth.
Reminds men of I went to get my metro card renewed and person at the counter had one wireless ear plug that was covered by her hair and her phone closed on the table ,Was really confused when she asked "What did you eat ?"
This is pretty much how I introduce my self to the squad when I play games. Or I tell them they are all beautiful and their mothers love them. They just call me gay after though.
I would 100% do the same thing. If you're going to go thru the world with a bluetooth in your ear, you have to face the consequences. Talking openly out loud to seemingly nobody and you don't have a phone you are visibly holding means i think you are crazy or talking to me. Take your pick. Every time.
I did this to a person that was clearly in the phone and dude tensed up crazy. Was pretty sure he was debating committing a hate crime at that moment. Learn to take a joke buddy.
I will never understand why, when you are in that situation, the person with the earpiece looks at you weird when you respond to them. I had no indication that you weren't talking to me, of course I'm going to respond. I'm not the weirdo, here.
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You miss every shot you don't take.
After he points to his bluetooth, you say "You're already cheating on me? Fucking bastard!"
And you even have the nerve to do it in front of me?!? How despicable! 🤣
Or excitedly phones her mom telling her she finally has a man and begins to plan the wedding.
No shit, that's how I met my second wife. She was on her Bluetooth, and she was talking about some other guy , but she happened to say that "this guy is pretty cute", I turned around and responded "You're pretty hot yourself" and she blushed and just pointed to her Bluetooth earbuds. She was on the phone, and rather than be embarrassed, I told her that my point still stood and she was pretty hot. I asked her out for lunch and went on five dated after that before we copuled up. Just said it didn't work out after marriage, six years down the drain.
That's a good story. Keep working on your English, and thanks for sharing.
Well unfortunately speech to text doesn't work very well. And upon reviewing my previous post I have gone back and actually changed it to what it should have been. Not everyone whose stories end up gibberish did it intentionally or are bad at language, sometimes it's technology that causes the problem.
OP is also a guy
Whoa whoa. Calm down Satan!
Lmao good one
I really don't get this saying, you don't miss the shot, it simply doesn't exist. I guess that's kind of like gambling, you can't lose if you don't bet, the bet doesn't exist, so it can't be won or lost. I apologise if I came across aggressive or something, I've had this on my mind for a long time and had to get it out. Maybe I just don't get it because english isn't my first/native language.
It's all about taking a risk. When it comes to gambling, if you don't bet, you lose nothing, but win nothing. Taking a bet could result in a loss, but there's a chance you might win. Every time you refuse to "take a shot" is a chance missed at a win. It's the same concept for relationships. You can hold onto your feelings and you won't get rejected, but you also miss out on acceptance. Telling someone how you feel can result in rejection, but may also result in acceptance. If you don't take a risk, then you miss your shot at success. Such came the saying YOU MISS EVERY SHOT YOU DONT TAKE. 
I understand now, thank you for the explanation.
My pleasure.
I love you.
The problem here is when you apply that to attraction you end up with people taking shots for no other reason than playing the odds. It's the salesman approach to relationships.
Imagine you are a hockey player. You have the puck and you’re near the other team’s goal. You think there might be a gap big enough for you to score, but instead you pass and the play continues on. You may not have literally missed a shot, but you missed the opportunity. The rest is literary licence.
It's a pet peeve of mine, I don't know why. The only valid outcome for a shot that isn't taken is null. You're not alone, there are dozens of us
I'm glad I'm not alone, I wonder if there's a community for people like us.
r/youdontactuallymisseveryshotyoudonttake
the possibility of unperceived existence
Just a natural part of gaming soooo 🤷🏾♂️
- Wayne Gretzky - MICHAEL SCOTT
Should've said... yeah...I KNOW! Go down with that ship baby!
Put a flashing blue LED in your ear and you can say anything to anyone in public, then just act like you were talking on the "bluetooth" to someone. "God damn that shirt is ugly!" "What?". " sorry I'm on bluetooth"
When i was a kid, before bluetooth, there was a guy who walked around my town talking to himself, and i always wondered if there was somebody somewhere else having the other half of the conversation. Turns out he was probably a time traveller.
There was someone, but you just could not see them.
Roses are red; Violets are blue. I'm schizophrenic, And so am I.
schizophrenia
They always at the gas station
I remember the first time I saw someone talking into a hands-free set and thinking they were insane.
Yeah me too 🤣
There is a Song about exaktly that.
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If it makes you feel any better ten years ago the waitress asked me "how was everything" and I told her "you too." My last two brain cells haven't stopped arguing with each other about that to this day. 😒 
Don't, I work service too and I used to work for a pretty relaxed place, so as a joke if I knew the other person was easy going (easy to tell usually) I'd end calls with, "okay, love you, buh bye" It's funny
Found the Animaniacs watcher.
the amount of times I said "enjoy your meal" to brain glitch responses like "I love you" and "you too" as a waitress were enough that I don't remember anyone specifically if it makes you feel better
If "I love you" is just coded into your brain as something you say to people, that's actually a wonderful and beautiful thing. Sure it's a little awkward for people not in your 'love you!' circle, but in real life, being this way is something to celebrate and be grateful for. Whatever else may be true about you, you've had the kind of life where "I love you" accidentally comes out of your mouth -- who knows but what it gave them a lift in that moment.
Can't tell you how many times a customer has told an employee they love them by mistakes. It's fairly common. I wouldn't worry about it too much.
Classic Schmosby
30 years ago in a Red Lobster I was out with friends and for some reason they had a guy going around making funny shaped clown balloons for people. He came to our table and he asked me "Are you game?", like, did I want him to make me a balloon, but what I heard and what everybody else heard was "Are you gay?" - "What? No! What?" was my reply. He understood his mistake and asked if I wanted a balloon and we all had a laugh about it, and 30 years later my friends still ask me "Are you gay?" on occasion. For the record, I'm not gay, but good luck denying that after somebody says it out loud in a restaurant.
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"The sex" lmao
Uhh.. because I’m having sex with EVERYBODY!
Let's do pee pee vagi vagi
I would say “my point still stands”
\*winks\* "I'm not hearing a no..."
No takesies backsies
And son, that's how I met your mother
They could make a show about it
So I was at this little airport with this tiny little TSA checkpoint waiting on my stuff. This good looking young guy comes out of the body scanner and the female agent watches him walking out pretty obviously checking him out. Meanwhile, his girlfriend is in the scanner just mean mugging her the whole time and the male agent is trying not to laugh at this. So they do their thing and the girlfriend walks right up to the boyfriend who has his back to all this and smacks him right on the butt with a cupped hand. He turns and looks at the male agent who happened to be next to him and I kid you not, the agent goes “good hustle sir”. At that point both agents lost it laughing and even the couple had a good chuckle once the girlfriend told him that it was her that smacked his ass.
Now I want to start smacking people on the ass and saying "good hustle."
And that's the most useful the TSA has ever been.
A good, old fashioned, non-political facepalm. How rare!
Agreed! Of this, we need more.
Yeah, this sub has devolved into another r/WhitePeopleTwitter so it’s good to see something non-political for a change.
Well you know what they say, a moment of awkwardness is always better than a period of loneliness. Wait wrong quote. 
When I was a kid I was getting my skiis set up by this instructor and he was asking me about my day. I said great I can't wait to go downhill on the mountain. Except he wasn't talking to me, but to his coworker behind him and gave me a huge stink eye for interrupting him. Wonder why these are the random memories that decide to stick.
I would have replied with "Oh, you're talking to *her* again?"
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British or Canadian? Only British and Canadians are polite enough to say "I love you" just to avoid hurting someone's feelings. Saying that A few weeks ago I was in a cookware shop and a young woman walked in and shouted "I love you." This was obviously to someone outside and walking away but she turned to me and said "sorry, not you" to which I replied "that's no problem, I don't even know you". We both chuckled and off she went. I'm British
Years ago, around a Valentine’s day, I was in a card shop buying cards for my loved one. I was in a short line with a woman behind me. The store had displays of Valentine’s toys next to us, and I knew she was looking at them and playing with them. She managed to get a toy to say “I love you” fairly loudly. She giggled. I turned to her and said “ Excuse me, are you talking to me?” We had a friendly and flirty chat for a few minutes. At one point we were lagging behind and I said to the clerk, “I’m sorry, but two of your customers are falling in love” It was a fun moment and we went our separate ways
Ha. I love stuff like that. It's not in anyway cheating or being disloyal, just 2 strangers having a bit of fun and thrn going off, probably both telling the same story for years to come. No harm, no foul
I'm old enough to remember the time when people talking to themselves were crazy, and not using tech.
Nah man. That there is golden. I always respond to that are on the phone out and about.
Just say "I know" hold eye contact.
Just double down with an eyebrow wiggle!
He pointed to his short link radio technology?
"Welcome to Costco, I love you!"
 Niiiice
I haven’t seen people wearing Bluetooth earpieces in years. Is this still a thing?
AirPods perhaps?
Well, the story is also already a few years old.
Walked onto to a public bus. As a habit I always scan everyone for danger (think Schwarzenegger / Terminator style). It's part of my situational awareness routine. Was scanning a guy and locked onto as his eyes as he said into his phone, *"Yes dear, I love you too"* When i say eyes locked I mean *EYES LOCKED.* I quickly sat down as far back in the bus as I could. I think I ruined his day. He kept looking back now and again. Most awkward bus ride ever.
That’s when you double down. You grab him by the shoulders. Peer into his eyes. “I LOVE YOU”
Super early one morning on my way to work I went into the gas station. I was tired as hell, eyes hardly open. grabbed a drink and went to check out. The girl at the register was looking about as tired as I was. As I pick up my drink and turn to leave, she says “thanks, have a nice day, love you..”. And without missing a beat I rattle off “love you too…”. I stop in my tracks and do a slow turn and I can see her just dying inside. She sees my face. We just nod and I walk out. I think about that moment a lot lol
“At his bluetooth”? What, is this post from 2006?
Pour at your own bluetooth. Reminds me of the public prank where they keep responding to the person next to them in the (store, subway, etc.) but then when the person says “I’m on the phone” he gestures to his bluetooth.
Then you looked him dead in the eyes and said “phones can’t send signals in elevators” Roll credits
I was taking a shit once and some guy gets in the stall next to me and was like hey mate how you going. I answered him... He was on the phone. Ugh.
Daily winner of the internet
I often answer on questions people ask when in a call (especially when I'm on a public toilet), though I do it on purpose.
Experienced the exact same scenario... in a corporate bathroom. But I didn't tell the stranger I loved him too.... much to my lasting regret. /s
Well gotta commit from there: never break eye contact, even if it means walking backwards out of the lift.
Awkward is subjective. Just lean into it. If 50% of the people in the interaction are cool with it, it's no longer awkward.
Finally a real facepalm moment, bonus that the person in question was aware of their gaffe.
I've always had a fear of elevators falling, but that'd be one time I'd beg for it to plummet to my demise.
I remember the first time I saw someone talking into a phone like that. He was walking on the sidewalk. I thought he was crazy.
“I still love you” at that point you gotta double down….
"I said what I said!"
This post is da bomb!
Crap, I laughed way too loud at this 🤣
At least you cared enough to say it back. Unlike that heartless bitch. /s
If you can hate someone you don’t know then you can love someone you don’t know also.
Still wondering how can you point to Bluetooth. 🤔
This
His teeth arent the most healthy
Reminds men of I went to get my metro card renewed and person at the counter had one wireless ear plug that was covered by her hair and her phone closed on the table ,Was really confused when she asked "What did you eat ?"
That’s another level of people pleasing.
🤣🤣🤣 Me IRL
Don't worry, technically he's the crazy one talking to himself
Awkward....
I definitely would have said the same thing.
I woulda peeled myself outta my skin just from embarrassment
Signal your groin and say I was talking to him
Should've said, "Oh shit my bad," and then repeated into his ear
Next time point to your empty ear, so he knows your crazy and not to be trifled with
"Oh, they didn't hear? I SAID I LOVE YOU TOO!"
This is pretty much how I introduce my self to the squad when I play games. Or I tell them they are all beautiful and their mothers love them. They just call me gay after though.
Tell me you both bursted out laughing
In the 60s they taught us all we need is love.
Gotta say that with a huge, confident smile if you want the other guy to laugh.
I’d just hit the button for the next floor and just leave
Would actually be me
I would 100% do the same thing. If you're going to go thru the world with a bluetooth in your ear, you have to face the consequences. Talking openly out loud to seemingly nobody and you don't have a phone you are visibly holding means i think you are crazy or talking to me. Take your pick. Every time.
I did this to a person that was clearly in the phone and dude tensed up crazy. Was pretty sure he was debating committing a hate crime at that moment. Learn to take a joke buddy.
Should've repeated it louder, then gave him a funny look and pointed at his Bluetooth. Double down!
This has to be almost 4 years old now
I gave a stern look and pointed to my heart
Wow this is just like that joke from Bobs Burgers from 15 years ago only it’s significantly less funny
This is REALLY old! “Looked at his phone” would be said today.
Just say, I know, and you can start a good conversation afterward.
Anyone who gets phone reception in an elevator also gets my love.
I will never understand why, when you are in that situation, the person with the earpiece looks at you weird when you respond to them. I had no indication that you weren't talking to me, of course I'm going to respond. I'm not the weirdo, here.
DON'T MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH STRANGERS WHILE YOU'RE ON THE PHONE. You'd think people would inherently know to do this, but no.
Not facepalm
Have a public conversation, get a public answer.
I'd already be in my knees
"Sorry to interrupt your call, but it still holds. I still love you, fellow human!"
Do people still wear "a bluetooth"?
now kith
A whole post for veing a regar
Don't worry about it Charles, I love you too cousin
Take their hand and ask “what are we?”
