I was listening to Chico & Delamar's Top 10 Rejection Lines the other day and on #4 were:
"You know what, I'd love to... but you're too good for me."
Chico aptly said that it's probably "THE BIGGEST B.S.". Delamar thinks that it's like punishing someone for being good.
"You deserve somebody much better than me"
As Chico said, if you found somebody who's way too good for you, you'd hold on to them!
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I can soooo relate. Grabeh.
Guys' feeling intimidated by me can be cute at a certain point (uhh maybe if we were still in high school?! duh. what, he has no spine nor balls at all?! for pete's sake, we're above-25 yrs old already! grow up! *rolls eyes*) but it's too bullcrap a reason to drop somebody-- ok fine, me -- like a hot potato just like THAT.
I mean, why do people say stuff like: gee, you're perfect/so beautiful/so mabait/smart/successful/you're god's answer to my prayers/lahat na nasa 'yo/.... aaaaaalll that B.S.... and then they suddenly disappear?!?! *poof*
I just can't get this hackneyed euphemism at all.
It's like, what, I deserve to be miserable like this because I am TOO good for you?!?! Wow. Gee. That's really logical.
I remember that line that Joey said to Pacey (Dawson's Creek) when Pacey was letting her go: "You break my heart into pieces and you say that this is for the best?"
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Excuse me, it must be the rain. DQ mode! :P