(Sorry for any gramatical mistakes, English is my second language.)
I (18M) did something incredibly stupid, or more precisely, I let something stupid happen to me.
So this just happened recently. I was chatting with my friend and we were talking about girls (keep in mind that I was rejected by another girl a day earlier – I didn’t want to be rejected again).
Randomly, he brings up this girl he knows (we’ll call her “N.”) and says I have to follow her on Instagram and speak to her. I wasn’t interested whatsoever — I didn’t know her, never spoken to her, and wasn’t even looking to date anyone at the moment.
But he kept insisting:
“Ask her what year she was born, what kind of music she listens to, what shows she watches…”
He kept on interrogating me.
I was saying “no, I don’t even know her like that,” but he just wouldn’t stop until I caved in. I still
So then he’s like: “Okay, fine. Give me your phone. I’ll write something for you.”
What could possibly go wrong?
And like the idiot that I am, I hesitated… but gave him the phone.
He refuses to hand it back while he’s typing and literally says:
“I’ve seen you around the neighborhood a few times. You really caught my eye. I like you a lot.”
AND HE SENDS IT.
I literally froze. Bro… WHAT??
I tried to snatch the phone away from him but I couldn’t get it until he sent the message.
Not only is this a complete lie — I’ve never seen her “a few times”, but this is also WAY over the top for someone who’s never spoken to her, doesn’t follow her, and isn’t even in her school.
And guess what?
She texted a friend of mine (who is also her friend) a few minutes later with:
“Tell your friend to stop texting me. It’s weird.”
I couldn’t say that I didn’t write the message, who would believe that?
And boom, just like that, I’m unofficially branded as the neighborhood creep who confesses love to strangers through mutual friends.
What’s worse is that now I look like some thirsty dude who DMs with “I’ve seen you around and I like you,” which makes it even more agonising. I did not want to message her, I did not want to follow her, and I definitely did not want my friend sending love letters in my name.
Now I feel like I couldn’t even walk down my own neighborhood street without wondering if she’s warning her friends to stay away from “some weird guy who’s obsessed with her.”
And the cherry on top? My friend laughs it off as a joke.
“Bro, chill. At least I tried.”
Tried WHAT exactly?! Ruining my life???
Now, when I open Instagram, seeing that conversation again and again makes me cringe so bad I want to delete my account.
TL;DR: My friend forced me to text a girl I didn’t even know. When I wouldn’t, he grabbed my phone and sent a cringy message pretending to be me. Now she thinks I’m a creep and I want to die (not quite).