Falling for a Much Younger Guy (5) (Why even a handsome guy gets blocked on LINE after the first date)

He was definitely closest to me at our part-time job.

Yet, he always gets my name wrong.

He always confuses me with the 73-year-old part-timer, which makes me angry, as if he just lumps me into the 'elderly woman' category.

He made excuses, saying it was because either I or that person was always working the closing shift with him, but I actually work the closing shift with him more often.

Besides, he always complains about being scolded by the 73-year-old, saying 'I can't take it anymore!', so why does he confuse me, the person he's actually closest to, with her?

Well, this is the reason he's a klutz, and even when I tell him 'Don't get my name wrong,' he does it again the moment I say it.

He even gets his best friend's name from middle school wrong, and he doesn't even remember the name of the person at the convenience store who took care of him.

What's more, that convenience store worker even gave him a letter at the end, but he thought they were a woman the whole time just because they had long hair. And then, at the very last moment, he finally realized they were a man, which shows just how dim-witted he is.

'I think I know why you don't have a girlfriend.'

I said that to him.

'Huh! Why is that?'

He seems to have absolutely no self-awareness.

How should I put it, he's a 'disappointing handsome guy.'

He tells me everything, so I've heard his love stories too.

'I had a girl I fell in love with at first sight in high school...'

'Oh, is that so?'

'She was a classmate of mine in middle school, though...'

(You met in middle school, but fell in love at first sight in high school?)

'And, she didn't pay any attention to me at all.'

That was the end of the story, and I didn't even know what he was trying to say.

Furthermore, there's also this story.

'I went on a date with a girl I liked, but...'

(Is it the same girl?)

'After the first date, I tried my best to send her a LINE message, but it never even showed as read.'

And then?

And that was the end of it.

Even though he thought it was strange, it seems time just passed by.

So, about half a year later, when a friend looked into it, it turned out I had been blocked.

Oh, I see.

I looked at him with plenty of sympathy, but he seemed completely unfazed.

My friends who were there tried to comfort me, but I was totally fine.

Well, I would find out later that he was lying, but for now, I let him put on a brave face.

I really think I understand why you can't get a girlfriend.

I said it once more.

First of all, change your clothes. Your style doesn't match your personality. You should just wear overalls and a straw hat.

Yes, he is actually quite fashionable and likes trendy clothes. He is tall, and if he kept his mouth shut, he might even be considered handsome. But inside, he is a simple, rustic, good-natured boy, or to put it bluntly, a bit of a klutz.

Also, didn't you say something unnecessary during that date?

Yes, he lacks delicacy. He constantly blurts out unnecessary things, gets people's names wrong, and repeats the same mistakes even after being warned.

Basically, what he talks about is boring.

Or rather, he doesn't provide topics that girls would enjoy. He isn't good at listening, and he certainly can't take the lead. But I think that's just how young boys are.

However, young girls are demanding as it is, and they are especially harsh toward the incompetence of boys their age.

In any case, it is certain that he failed to satisfy his date on that first outing, and I could easily picture how it went.

That much was clear from our own first date.

Yes, I wonder if that was even a first date. We went out to eat together many times after that, but I wonder if it was something like 'mama-katsu' instead of 'papa-katsu'.

However, would a girl involved in 'papa-katsu' really smile with such bashful, awkward shyness?

If she had the shrewdness to act shy, he wouldn't have had to be so nervous.

I wish she could have been a little more cunning.

I wish he had just thought of our date as nothing more than a 'mama-katsu' arrangement.

Then I wouldn't have ended up falling for him this hard.