My fucking roommate

[Radical Activist]

Ok, my roommate is my best friend and I love the guy. But, anytime he thinks I'm interested in a woman he hast to ruin it. He gets in the way, starts talking to her, getting in between me and her. He'll say "go for it man" and then gets in the way so its impossible to go for it. He even does this when he has someone of his own that night. He did that tonight and its seriously pissing me off. I'm tired of not getting action because he blocks me every time we go out together and I find someone I'm interested in that I might have a chance with.

[RevolutionaryActs]

1. Tell him to stop doing that?

:shrug:

[Radical Activist]

6. um...that raises issues

I don't know. We get along by avoiding conflict, and he would just deny that he does it. He may not even be doing it on purpose. asshole

[Huckebein the Raven]

2. I've had that happen to me

it sucks

[northamericancitizen]

5. Don't go out with him anymore.

And when you think you will be coming back with someone make a point of telling him to fuck off.

[dorktv]

3. Go out with women he thinks are unattractive.

[Radical Activist]

8. We have similar tastes in women

except that he likes women that are a little bigger and i dont'.

[dorktv]

12. Date a skeleton.

[CubsFan1982]

4. Let him know in no uncertain terms...

To fucking back off, or he'll end up with a face full of fist.

[Radical Activist]

10. I don't know

he's my best friend. I don't want to be like that.

[Fleshdancer]

7. use reverse psychology...

tell him you're not interested in her and see if he gets out of the way next time.

[Radical Activist]

9. hmm....that may work.

[CanuckAmok]

11. Here...

[fleabert]

13. go to her place?

a playboy friend of mine refuses to hook up at his house, only her's. He gives reallys shitty reasons, because he's an asshole, but it might work out best for you for a good reason. Best friends who become roomates seldom remain best friends or roomates! ;-) Get some space soon.

[punpirate]

14. Next time...

... it happens, just walk around him and have a nice, pleasant chat with his date.... :)

[MnFats]

15. knew a guy like that in college...

...it was all due to some weird sense of competition that this guy could not leave alone....he had to compete in every area of life, including women.....His car was faster, he was smarter, his record collection was better....or so he had convinced himself.

Oh,and the women in his life were more beautiful and sexier and willing to do all sorts of crazy shit.

and when you came around with a really good looking women, his sense of competition dictated that he turn her from you to him. i figured out eventually that he did this with all his close friends.

we were good friends for a while.we are no longer friends and i haven't spoken to him in .... god, many many years.

[Radical Activist]

17. I'm sure competition is a part of it

There have been a couple women that he was very attracted to that I ended up dating. That wasn't intentional on my part though. And they weren't interested in him at all.

[mark414]

16. just tell him straight up

but just talk real calm and rationally, don't sound like you're mad; in the sort of way like "dude, next time could you put the cap back on the orange juice, oh, and i need your rent check, and oh, stop cock blocking"

just be real casual but firm about it.

if he's your best friend then it'll work eventually. if he flips out or gets really mad at you then he's probably not your best friend.

[Radical Activist]

22. That may be it

I'll probably have to do that tomorrow.

[Buddyblazon]

18. Oh...he's a "cockblocker".

Call him "cockblocker" as much as possible. Explain to him why you call him "cockblocker". Call him "C.B." WHILE he's doing it. That way the girl doesn't know what you're talking about...but he does.

I lived with my best friend when we got out of college. He did the same thing. I called him "cockblocker" and "C.B." until it was no longer funny...at least to him. I'd laugh...but eventually it pissed him off enough...he stopped doing it. But I stopped calling him by his first name for about a month, and ONLY called him "cockblocker". In front of all our buddies, when I called him, when he called me. "It would've been a great night...but old 'cockblocker' here (*point thumb at my buddy standing next to me) had to become the 'blackhole of my game' again. Seriously...if my 'game' comes within a mile of this guy...it gets sucked into the abyss, never to be seen again.".

We're still best friends. He lives with his wife a few houses down from me and my g/f. If you can rib this guy (like me and all my guy friends do) it shouldn't ruin the relationship.

Now...go out there...and call him "cockblocker".

[Allenberg]

20. Damn...beaten.

:P

[Radical Activist]

21. hehe I was trying not to use that word

But I may try that with him tomorrow. We're going to hang out with the same girl and her friends.

[Buddyblazon]

24. Well....drill it into his head...BEFORE you meet up with the girls.

Than one simple "C.B." while he's doing it will get his attention.

And I always smiled when I was saying it. I just always gave that body language that it didn't REALLY piss me off...it just bothered me. And I made sure he knew it wouldn't destroy our friendship...I'd just like him to be more aware of what he was doing.

"Dude...I'm happy when I know you're going to get lucky. Now be happy for me when you know I have a shot...and stop doing that."

[Allenberg]

19. Sounds like you're getting

[TrogL]

23. Have you considered fucking your roommate?

That would solve a lot of problems.

Granted it would start a whole new set of problems but at least they'd be different.

[Radical Activist]

25. Yuck

Umm...No. Not going to happen.