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I love my BB and stuff, like I always have information at my fingertips with the browser and roadtrips are a lot more fun and stuff, but there's one thing that makes me mad! BBM! I actually like talking to people face to face or at least over the phone but not through text messaging.
For example, I go to nightclubs and I get chatting to girls and then they wanna swap PINS and I'm like "No, I'll take your number" and they're like "What? But you've got a BlackBerry?" They don't understand why I don't wanna have a text relationship!
I mean, I have spoken to girls on BBM before, and then when you meet up with them, it gets all awkward all of a sudden. The conversation dries up and you actually find that you're not really comaptible. I mean, there are just some things that have to be done in person: body language, touching, smiling, using your 5 senses you know.
Anyway, whenever somebody asks me for my PIN I just look at them like they're a meth addict and walk away... Don't Tell Me BBM (DTMBBM) Is this wrong? I don't care anymore.[IMG]//
[/IMG]06-20-12 08:06 AM - True, but when I ask for a chick's number I take out my phone and she sees its a BB and offers her PIN instead. I guess it's easier to block someone via BBM than it is to block them from calling you, but my thing is that: texting just kills the possibility of any physical chemistry.Don't tell me you can't keep the phone out of sight, while at the club.
06-20-12 02:30 PM - The thing is, I find that when you meet a girl, it's better to not have any "deep" conversations any other way other than face-to-face. Anything other than face-to-face kills the impulse for me. It's like a quick fix. (don't even get me started on my deep hate of sexting)
For instance, last week I went out on a proper date. Met the girl, swopped numbers and I called her to arrange a date. We went out for coffee and just talked and talked for ages. It was so fulfilling learning about each other, flirting
, seeing realtime reactions in person. It all got me thinking about how BBM robs you of all that richness.
Don't get me wrong, for family and friends who live miles and miles away, BBM is a great tool to keep in contact. But for relationships, it's pretty damaging.06-20-12 02:39 PM - :: Bingo!true, but when i ask for a chick's number i take out my phone and she sees its a bb and offers her pin instead. i guess it's easier to block someone via bbm than it is to block them from calling you, but my thing is that: Texting just kills the possibility of any physical chemistry.
06-20-12 03:45 PM - I think women just tend to play it safe. The nice boy/girl they're chatting up in the bar/club and seem to have a spark with could turn out to be some bat crazy stalker. I speak from experience!!! I know I can block them from calling me once I give my number out, but who's to say my name won't be written in bathroom stalls across the country. I play it safe and give out an email addy or IM handle. I don't think I've ever given my PIN number to someone I just met in person, but I've had BBs a disproportionate amount of time compared to other platforms.
On the subject of BBM, it can definitely be used as a flirting tool!! You can have some meaningful conversations over BBM, get to know someone, and decide you trust them enoguh to take it to a face-to-face level.06-22-12 09:09 AM - For me that's insane. I find their phones to be all tapped out. They need something new. They are just milking their original reputation to the max.70 + Million Blackberry subscribers and a lot more Isheeps.
Did anyone see a recent @Uberfact Tweet this week: more iphones are sold daily than new babies are born
Man, waiting for a new phone feels like forever.
I really think I'm going to like this BB.
I wonder who'll be my first contact on BBM.
Sent from my HTCEVOV4G using Xparent Green Tapatalk 206-22-12 01:30 PM - Check out my recent thread
http://forums.crackberry.com/social-...erious-730471/
Looks like a few people thought I was serious.. I suppose I asked for it when the title mentioned 'serious' though! That aside, I would be privileged to be your first contact. No marriage strings.
Back to topic. I think I agree with the opinion that BBM should be used as a tool, not the be all and end all. It's only damaging to a relationship if you let it be.
Sent from my BlackBerry 9900 using Tapatalk06-27-12 05:35 AM
