Following on from my Manopause story, I thought this one would be appropriate. Yesterday, at the metro I was about to go through the ticket barrier here in Moscow, when an attractive young girl came up to me. She spoke to me in Russian, I told her I was English so she spoke to me in broken English. She said, "I have no money" but with a sexy Russian accent it sounded like "I khave no monyee'. I let her use my ticket to go through the barrier so she could take a train. Any normal person would have done the same.When I arrived in the pit of hell, down the huge escalator, I stopped to read the sign for the correct train, she came up to me and asked me if I needed help. I said I did and she showed me to the correct train. She then told me she had no money because she had spent all her money on a visa for Italy and had travel to Moscow to get it. I felt sorry for her and I'll be honest, lust for her. (Did I just say that!) then she said she had no where to stay or go and asked me if I was staying in a hotel or hostel, (a hostel, me, at 43 years of age). She said "I show you around where you go now" I told her I was going to teach English, she said she would come with me and wait for me at the school. She told me she came to Moscow by bus and that she lived over 1,000 km outside Moscow. I felt sorry for her but also a bit suspicious. She did not look like a prostitute, was she just foolish? This question, played on my mind.
I got on the train and she followed me and sat next to me. I tried to flash my wedding ring at her as although, I felt movements in the "forbidden zone" and the dragon began to wake, my brain was screaming "you are married", "time out"," back off". I got off at my stop and after having taken a cold mental shower, I told her I had a flat here and a wife and child but she still followed me, my brain said get thee behind me devil. Then I said to her (with a reluctant heart), bye I can't help you and I rushed away up the escalator as fast as my feet could take me. It felt like walking past a shop window full of cakes when you have no money or are on a diet. I am happy I showed good moral fortitude and threw the devil back down to hell. It hurt but was the best choice.
A sad but true story. It was a tough, but had I been 15 years younger, 8 kg lighter and single, I am sure I would have gone for it, was her story true? who knows? but maybe she was just a girl who was down on her luck, was she stupid to get into such a situation? in my opinion, yes very stupid.
Dear reader, temptation often taps us on the shoulder throughout our lives, we must be strong and say no. Did I tell my wife about it? yes I did. I continue to fight my manopause on a daily basis. Follow my manopasic journey on this blog.
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Interestingly men are easily blinded by the stirings in their loins, women know this well and often use it to their advantage, I think you made a lucky escape.
ReplyDeleteYour post could not have come at a more appropriate time. I recently fell for such a trap and I am now suffering the consequences of it. I'm an expat in my early thirties, while I was here I had a girlfriend back at home who was waiting for me to return. I travelled every month or so for a few days but distance and absence was taking its toll, creating friction between us. I am now in view of the 'landing strip' for my permanent return home, a time I waited for so long to pick up my relationship from where I left it and make an honest fresh-start and dreamt of having a family...
ReplyDeleteMy girlfriend, doubting my integrity, decided to 'test' me, a test I was not aware of. So this beautiful young girl approaches me out of nowhere and contacts me on social networking sites that I use. She was incredibly beautiful and hot. Her provocations I resisted at first but could not go unnoticed. The story was too good to be true but I still wanted to find out more, not knowing that my girlfriend had set up a professional trap, a trap I fell into...
As I said, the story was not entirely sound but I looked into it to find out what/who is behind it. I played the game, chatting with a complete stranger and arranging to meet. Soon the true identity was revealed and I was blackmailed to pay $2000 to stop all our conversations been delivered to my girlfriend. I ignored the blackmail. However the conversations were delivered, as part of a service my girlfriend had requested and paid for already...
With the wounds still fresh, contemplating the loss of a relationship and hurting someone that loved me dearly I can say: Well done, you have been a brave and decent man. I, on the other hand, am truly ashamed of myself for the pain I have caused, I am sorry but it is too late.
I love women even if they are like that. Without women us men would be nothing !! Respect.
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ReplyDeleteMama Mia!! IMO your girlfriend was a bit nasty and sly to do such a thing to you. It maybe better that you find another girl. Women can be very sly and can turn men round their fingers if they are attractive. We can be like panting dogs waiting for a bone (if you forgive the analogy).
Hi Englishman,
ReplyDeleteYou did the wise and right thing... why add such confusion to your life, and wife? I only get coquettish glances when I am wrapped in my heavy winter coat and wearing my Ushanka hat with flaps and don't look 67... so I can't wait for the full blast of winter.
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Everyone likes honesty in writing, so that is one reason you are getting some good responses.
Good for you! But my my are beautiful women tempting!
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