The Callousness of Lads

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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:54 am

The story: my character has been writing to this Love Lad for nearly eleven months. The Love Lad turned into a penpal after my character met 'the woman of his dreams' locally. Character and DreamWoman married. DreamWoman got pregnant. The Lad appeared to get emotionally caught up in the pregnancy. Which then went all wrong. It has now resulted in DreamWoman needing an emergency ceasarean delivery. The baby is very premature and may not survive. DreamWoman, also, is barely hanging onto life.

So what does Lad write? I'm sure nobody is surprised:

Quote:

I hope your wife will be okay because I have never stop praying for her and the church of God are also doing that so I hope and have faith in god that she will be alright.

So kindly try and send the money today and then forward the information.

Thanks I'm waiting for the information from western union. I need to rush to do some things bye have a wonderful day.

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:05 am

You just want to cuddle them don't you, knit little booties for their little feet, give them sweets and icecream.

Love lads are so charming, considerate, they are a beacon of hope in the sea of despair.

I hope you are giving him a right royal screwing Branwen. With pointy sticks.

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:07 am

His sympathy is just so touching. Rolling Eyes

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:35 am

irishemigrant wrote:

I hope you are giving him a right royal screwing Branwen. With pointy sticks.

Or perhaps the vigorous use of an electric cattle prod, then blunt rusty nails hammered into their feet.

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:06 am

I don't see what's wrong... This one seems genuinely concerned about you, judging from the fact that the request for money isn't in the same sentence as worries and prayers for you.

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:17 am

It's great that your love lad has stuck with you, in spite of the fact that you've found someone new. He must have no other prospects besides you. Laughing

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:19 am

^Or invested too much time to be able to let go now... Wink

Master Baiter Joined: 07 Sep 2004 Posts: 209

I've had a couple of tries at baiting love-lads and I just can't do it. Not a chance, I just don't have the stomach for it. All that 'Password'= 'Honey' crap, no chance.

Now, church baits I have no problem at all with as I'm an life-long atheist who regards every church as a state approved scam anyway...

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:49 pm

@solomongrundy I know what you mean. I've tried a couple of love scam baits and I just can't do it. It makes me feel dirty. For some reason I do best when I "act" as a grumpy old man...

Who'd have thought it.

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:59 pm

Actually, I turn all Love Lads into penpals. My dating site characters start off 'interested' in getting to know this lovely young thing that's come their way .... but I can't do all that love-stuff! And so I ignore that, and get chatty. And then, after a month or so, if the Lad still insists on writing love lines, my character tells them straight out that they are not their type ... but they'd like to stay friends.

The Greedy B*stards don't really care, as long as there's still a chance of money coming their way. Which, of course, there seems to be: I have charitable characters.

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:57 pm

I can't do love lads either, even though I'm a girlie, just can't pretend with the love stuff for some reason.

Now pretending to be a Reverend and churning out the church stuff? Comes to me naturally.

Real life Vicar's daughter, me!

Smile

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:17 pm

Master of Puppets wrote:

I don't see what's wrong... This one seems genuinely concerned about you, judging from the fact that the request for money isn't in the same sentence as worries and prayers for you.

It´s even a different paragraph. So he does seperate kindheartedness from business.

I find the stuff they write increasingly annoying. By now ghost.f.G. has more patience in romance baits than I´ve ever had, I think. I can´t do any straight bait with them any more, it´s just too...annoying. To know they do make money with that.

Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:10 am

I turn my love lads into soap operas! And pile it on thick! Am about to start on a new one, I think I've found a lad posing as a marine in Iraq.

If he is, game on. Twisted Evil

Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:37 am

Wow, there seems to be a theme here....

I can't imagine doing a romance bait for most of the reasons posted. I don't think a lad is even deserving of the energy it would take for me to email off an emotional sentiment, no matter how fake.

I'm now hot and heavy on running my church...although I'm also an atheist. It's kind of fun spinning the usual religious dogma to another purpose.

On topic: I'm sure you're still loved, why else would the lad have stayed in contact for so long.... Rolling Eyes