[Help!] The Girl I Like Won’t Respond to My Emails (´・ω・`)
About:
A tale from 2ch of girls, emails, and hamsters.
Fiction or real? You be the judge.
(Posts from the thread-starter are labeled #OP, the people replying to him are labeled #2ch.)
The Girl I Like Won’t Respond to My Emails - Part 1
#OP
There’s this girl I’ve had feelings for since high school, and now we’re in college together. We’ll call her Denko.
Once we hit second year, we went out drinking, and I worked up the courage to exchange numbers.
We started out talking often, but she hasn’t answered me in three days now.
I’m getting depressed just thinking that Denko might be sick, or that something happened to her… (´・ω・`)
Please, somebody give me some advice.
#2ch
SHE DOESN’T LIKE YOU.
GIVE IT UP.
#2ch
Maybe it’s ‘cause email’s a pain in the butt.
#OP
Well, I called her too in case she was sick or something happened… (´・ω・`)
Maybe this last email I sent did something to hurt Denko’s feelings? Give me your opinion here…
“Yahoo! Good weather today. You haven’t emailed me or called me, so I’m just sending this since I’m worried.
Did I do something bad? PS. The stars were pretty last night.”
#2ch
[RAMEN POSTS]
#OP
Wh… This isn’t a thread about ramen, okay?!
I’m begging you, I need advice!
I haven’t slept for an entire day…
#2ch
Just hypothetically, what would you think if you got an email like that from an ugly girl you don’t have any interest in?
#OP
Umm… Well, I wouldn’t like it.
But I’ve had my eye on Denko since high school, and…
I don’t know how to say it, but I think it might be mutual… (´・ω・`)
#2ch
Pretty sure she hates you and is too shy to say it… ///
#2ch
I’ll divine OP and his girl’s love from her birthday.
Post OP’s birthday too, if possible.
#OP
My birthday’s March 10th, Denko’s is September 7th…
#2ch
To be perfectly honest, your emails sound incredibly shifty.
That’s why everyone is talking about ramen instead…
#OP
Sorry, I haven’t had much experience talking to girls… (´・ω・`)
#2ch
So you got responses before?
What kind of emails are you sending?
It could be, you know, interesting…
#OP
At first, we just talked about how strange it was we only started emailing in college despite being in the same year of high school.
What I’m sending… well, I’m worried about her lack of reply, so I’ve sent her around 600 emails.
They’re mostly reports on my current mental state, I guess…? (´・ω・`)
#2ch
Sending 600 emails out of worry from the lack of response… How spammy can you get…
#OP
Don’t make fun of me, okay!
I don’t have any friends, so you’re the only people I can ask about this!
#2ch
…(゜д゜)
#OP
600 emails and still no reply, so I’m really thinking something might have happened… (´・ω・`)
And I really don’t think they’re anything that would displease her. They’re like this:
“I’m drinking jasmine tea right now, thinking about what to have for dinner.”
Maybe they’re a bit too incidental?
#2ch
Troll sighted.
And if you’re not? Give it up.
#2ch
Knows he doesn’t have any friends.
Oozes human filth right down to his emoticons.
And sending 600 emails in three days is stalker-level creepy…
#OP
Alright, alright, maybe people think I’m creepy!
But even so, I’m really, honestly in love with this girl!
You understand, right? I’ll try not to be as creepy about it from now on!
So please, give me advice on how to get Denko to respond!
#2ch
You seriously sent 600 emails in three days? lol
#OP
Well, I think it was only around 50 the first two days… (´・ω・`)
#2ch
Why wouldn’t she respond if she wasn’t dumping you?
If something happened, maybe her power went out!
Try calling her up, it should at least get her attention.
#OP
All right, I’ll try calling her. But I’m awful at talking, so give me something to talk about.
#2ch
I want to see what your conversations were like when you got replies.
#OP
Me: “What do you do for fun? What do you listen to? I like watching lots of movies and reading lots of books, I guess… (´・ω・`)”
Denko: “Umm, I dunno. You sure use a lot of emoticons, huh?”
That sort of thing.
#2ch
LOL, wow did she cut things short…
Did it ever go on any longer than that?
#OP
Me: “Do girls do the thing where you turn socks inside-out to use them for a week?”
Denko: “No, that’s too dirty. I usually wash them after a day.”
Me: “Well, Denko’s socks can’t possibly be dirty! Unlike mine… (´・ω・`)”
Denko: “Do you really wear the same socks for a week?”
Me: “No, uh, I heard about it from a friend.”
Like that.
#OP
I’M CALLING HER NOW
#OP
SHE’S ON
#2ch
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, DENKO!!
#OP
OH GOD I WAS SO NERVOUS I PANICKED AND HUNG UP ON HER (´;ω;`)
#2ch
The cherry blossoms! Invite her to go see the cherry blossoms, OP!!!
#OP
Okay, I’ll do that! I’m too tense to use the phone right now, so I’ll send her an email.
I’ve never been so nervous about talking to somebody aaaaaUUUUUGH (´・ω・`)
#2ch
Oh for the love of… apologize for hanging up.
This’ll be your last chance.
#OP
Ohh… do you really want me to call her again?
I sent her an email saying I knew I shouldn’t have hung up, and my heart just wasn’t ready…
#2ch
God damn, I’ve never seen such a revolting sack of crap.
I’ve got a good idea of why you can’t get Denko, or any friends period.
I’m guessing you’ve been bullied all your life?
#OP
I was bullied in grade school, but I’ve been fine since college.
#2ch
(´・ω・`) ← This is starting to piss me off.
#2ch
This should go down as one of the most terrifying incidents to occur on 2chan.
#2ch
Here you go, OP.
1. What classes are you taking?
2. I’m bored -> Can we go see the cherry blossoms at night?
#OP
Oh! You must be popular, huh? (´・ω・`)
Okay, I’m going to try calling again with that.
My armpits are sweating real bad, though…
#OP
YSEYESYES
#2ch
What is this, a romance board?
#2ch
Are you willing to call this romance? lol
#2ch
I had a stalker once too, but it’s even scarier to think he had the same thought processes as this guy.
600 emails? You gotta be trolling. Please tell me that’s a troll.
#OP
I TALKED WITH DENKO! And I invited her to see the cherry blossoms!
Apparently her schedule was packed at work, so she said some other time! Oh well, still good news!
Gotta buy some clothes now… (´・ω・`) Hurry hurry…
I accidentally told her about how I was sweating really bad, haha…
And she said she was sorry she was too busy to reply to my emails. (´・ω・`)
For now, I’m glad Denko is safe. I was worried what might happen since I’m so bad at talking to girls, but I guess I managed…
#2ch
You’re serious.
#2ch
>She said some other time!
>She said some other time!
>She said some other time!
#2ch
WHY ARE YOU GOING CLOTHES SHOPPING IF YOU GOT REJECTED
there is sUCH A THING AS BEING TOO OPTIMISTIC??
#2ch
“Some other time” = “never talk to me again you creep”
#2ch
Okay, she hates you, no doubt.
#2ch
Oh, OP…
If this isn’t a troll, please, give this up now.
#OP
Are you guys trying to trick me since I don’t have much experience with girls?
I’m wondering when I should send another email… (´・ω・`)
#2ch
What were your meetings with Denko like?
What made you fall for her?
#OP
Denko helped me out when I was being badly bullied in high school.
Denko’s smart and kind, so she was like everyone’s role model.
When I sat next to her in class, I often borrowed her notebooks and erasers and we became friends.
We made eye contact a lot in class, too… (´・ω・`)
#2ch
That’s probably because you were the one looking, creep.
Absolutely despicable. After 600 emails, even if she DID like you before, you’ve ruined it.
#OP
I SENT 600 EMAILS BECAUSE THERE WAS A CHANCE SOMETHING HAPPENED AND I WAS WORRIED.
I’m telling the truth here, okay?
Anyway, a reply!! I’m kind of scared to read it, haha…
#2ch
You’re hopeless. Find out her house and her workplace.
Girls love overbearing go-getter guys.
OP, do this if you can: Follow her to her work, her house, and her classes every day.
#OP
THAT’S JUST BEING A STALKER (´・ω・`)
I don’t want Denko to hate me… (´・ω・`)
#2ch
>I don’t want Denko to hate me
>I don’t want Denko to hate me
>I don’t want Denko to hate me
#2ch
I know I’D hate you.
#2ch
Serious post here.
If you don’t get a reply after three times, stop.
If she’s making excuses about work and busyness, she really doesn’t like you.
She’s only not saying it because she thinks it would hurt you.
Denko getting 600 emails from a guy who isn’t even her boyfriend is no doubt going to scare her.
But she’s probably a nice girl if she isn’t admitting it.
There are people out there who just can’t be blunt.
So stop it, please.
#2ch
Even from a boyfriend, 600 emails in three days is scary.
#2ch
Giving girls small animals as presents makes them most happy. ^^
Stuff thirty hamsters in a box and send them to her house, and she’ll be so surprised she’ll fall for OP in a flash!
So yeah, I think a thirty-hamster present would be good. ^^
#2ch
Girls love to get clothes. The price of the clothes and their attraction to you are directly proportional.
#OP
Oh geez, I don’t think I could afford that…
Anyway, we’re making plans for four of us to get together!
I’m so grateful! And so tense! Oh my god….
#2ch
What clothes do you own?
#OP
Plain shirts I wore in high school, and some denim shorts my mom got at Yokado.
Also, I guess I wear sweatjackets a lot.
I wonder if I can get clothes in Harajuku? (´・ω・`)
#2ch
OP’s a super cool guy.
His girl’s just shy.
It’s true love, man.
#OP
The contents of her reply:
I’m not really sure what to say, but sorry I was too busy to reply to your emails.
My schedule is probably too packed to see the cherry blossoms this year. *crying emoticon*
Oh, also, I saw your brother on TV again! [He’s a former actor]
My friend says she wants to go drinking with your brother, me, and you. What do you think?
About:
tl;dr:[Help!] The Girl I Like Won’t Respond to My Emails (´・ω・`) is a series of confessional anecdotes posted by an anonymous user on the Japanese message board 2channel in 2011. Over the course of five threads, a self-declared college-age male poster described his infatuation and obsession with a girl he called Denko. After an English translation was posted to Tumblr in April 2012, the story was turned into an alternate reality game on the site.
In his first post, the original poster (OP) stated that he has had feelings for Denko since high school. At the time of the post, they were both in their second year of college and had just hung out for the first time. After that night, they talked often but then she stopped responding for three days. He was worried and decided to come to 2channel seeking advice. As the story progressed, OP revealed that he sent Denko 600 emails, telling her that he had no idea how to handle “three-dimensional” women. Over the course of the posts, it became evident that OP’s behavior was similar to that of a stalker, with him appearing at her home unannounced and Denko asking him to refrain from contacting her again.
When other posters suggested that he back off, OP threatened them by stating he would never forgive the person for speaking negatively of his love for Denko. However, most of the responses to OP’s questions were troll baiting, encouraging him with bogus advice. Nearly all of OP’s posts were accompanied by the emoticon “(´・ω・`)” to denote his shyness. By the final thread, he had met another girl named A-ko, whom he paid in exchange for a relationship, noting he spent over ¥700,000 Japanese yen (approximately $8727 USD at the time) on her. After posting about A-ko, OP did not return to 2channel and the story was never verified as true.
A tale from 2ch of girls, emails, and hamsters.
Fiction or real? You be the judge.
(Posts from the thread-starter are labeled #OP, the people replying to him are labeled #2ch.)
The Girl I Like Won’t Respond to My Emails - Part 1
#OP
There’s this girl I’ve had feelings for since high school, and now we’re in college together. We’ll call her Denko.
Once we hit second year, we went out drinking, and I worked up the courage to exchange numbers.
We started out talking often, but she hasn’t answered me in three days now.
I’m getting depressed just thinking that Denko might be sick, or that something happened to her… (´・ω・`)
Please, somebody give me some advice.
#2ch
SHE DOESN’T LIKE YOU.
GIVE IT UP.
#2ch
Maybe it’s ‘cause email’s a pain in the butt.
#OP
Well, I called her too in case she was sick or something happened… (´・ω・`)
Maybe this last email I sent did something to hurt Denko’s feelings? Give me your opinion here…
“Yahoo! Good weather today. You haven’t emailed me or called me, so I’m just sending this since I’m worried.
Did I do something bad? PS. The stars were pretty last night.”
#2ch
[RAMEN POSTS]
#OP
Wh… This isn’t a thread about ramen, okay?!
I’m begging you, I need advice!
I haven’t slept for an entire day…
#2ch
Just hypothetically, what would you think if you got an email like that from an ugly girl you don’t have any interest in?
#OP
Umm… Well, I wouldn’t like it.
But I’ve had my eye on Denko since high school, and…
I don’t know how to say it, but I think it might be mutual… (´・ω・`)
#2ch
Pretty sure she hates you and is too shy to say it… ///
#2ch
I’ll divine OP and his girl’s love from her birthday.
Post OP’s birthday too, if possible.
#OP
My birthday’s March 10th, Denko’s is September 7th…
#2ch
To be perfectly honest, your emails sound incredibly shifty.
That’s why everyone is talking about ramen instead…
#OP
Sorry, I haven’t had much experience talking to girls… (´・ω・`)
#2ch
So you got responses before?
What kind of emails are you sending?
It could be, you know, interesting…
#OP
At first, we just talked about how strange it was we only started emailing in college despite being in the same year of high school.
What I’m sending… well, I’m worried about her lack of reply, so I’ve sent her around 600 emails.
They’re mostly reports on my current mental state, I guess…? (´・ω・`)
#2ch
Sending 600 emails out of worry from the lack of response… How spammy can you get…
#OP
Don’t make fun of me, okay!
I don’t have any friends, so you’re the only people I can ask about this!
#2ch
…(゜д゜)
#OP
600 emails and still no reply, so I’m really thinking something might have happened… (´・ω・`)
And I really don’t think they’re anything that would displease her. They’re like this:
“I’m drinking jasmine tea right now, thinking about what to have for dinner.”
Maybe they’re a bit too incidental?
#2ch
Troll sighted.
And if you’re not? Give it up.
#2ch
Knows he doesn’t have any friends.
Oozes human filth right down to his emoticons.
And sending 600 emails in three days is stalker-level creepy…
#OP
Alright, alright, maybe people think I’m creepy!
But even so, I’m really, honestly in love with this girl!
You understand, right? I’ll try not to be as creepy about it from now on!
So please, give me advice on how to get Denko to respond!
#2ch
You seriously sent 600 emails in three days? lol
#OP
Well, I think it was only around 50 the first two days… (´・ω・`)
#2ch
Why wouldn’t she respond if she wasn’t dumping you?
If something happened, maybe her power went out!
Try calling her up, it should at least get her attention.
#OP
All right, I’ll try calling her. But I’m awful at talking, so give me something to talk about.
#2ch
I want to see what your conversations were like when you got replies.
#OP
Me: “What do you do for fun? What do you listen to? I like watching lots of movies and reading lots of books, I guess… (´・ω・`)”
Denko: “Umm, I dunno. You sure use a lot of emoticons, huh?”
That sort of thing.
#2ch
LOL, wow did she cut things short…
Did it ever go on any longer than that?
#OP
Me: “Do girls do the thing where you turn socks inside-out to use them for a week?”
Denko: “No, that’s too dirty. I usually wash them after a day.”
Me: “Well, Denko’s socks can’t possibly be dirty! Unlike mine… (´・ω・`)”
Denko: “Do you really wear the same socks for a week?”
Me: “No, uh, I heard about it from a friend.”
Like that.
#OP
I’M CALLING HER NOW
#OP
SHE’S ON
#2ch
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, DENKO!!
#OP
OH GOD I WAS SO NERVOUS I PANICKED AND HUNG UP ON HER (´;ω;`)
#2ch
The cherry blossoms! Invite her to go see the cherry blossoms, OP!!!
#OP
Okay, I’ll do that! I’m too tense to use the phone right now, so I’ll send her an email.
I’ve never been so nervous about talking to somebody aaaaaUUUUUGH (´・ω・`)
#2ch
Oh for the love of… apologize for hanging up.
This’ll be your last chance.
#OP
Ohh… do you really want me to call her again?
I sent her an email saying I knew I shouldn’t have hung up, and my heart just wasn’t ready…
#2ch
God damn, I’ve never seen such a revolting sack of crap.
I’ve got a good idea of why you can’t get Denko, or any friends period.
I’m guessing you’ve been bullied all your life?
#OP
I was bullied in grade school, but I’ve been fine since college.
#2ch
(´・ω・`) ← This is starting to piss me off.
#2ch
This should go down as one of the most terrifying incidents to occur on 2chan.
#2ch
Here you go, OP.
1. What classes are you taking?
2. I’m bored -> Can we go see the cherry blossoms at night?
#OP
Oh! You must be popular, huh? (´・ω・`)
Okay, I’m going to try calling again with that.
My armpits are sweating real bad, though…
#OP
YSEYESYES
#2ch
What is this, a romance board?
#2ch
Are you willing to call this romance? lol
#2ch
I had a stalker once too, but it’s even scarier to think he had the same thought processes as this guy.
600 emails? You gotta be trolling. Please tell me that’s a troll.
#OP
I TALKED WITH DENKO! And I invited her to see the cherry blossoms!
Apparently her schedule was packed at work, so she said some other time! Oh well, still good news!
Gotta buy some clothes now… (´・ω・`) Hurry hurry…
I accidentally told her about how I was sweating really bad, haha…
And she said she was sorry she was too busy to reply to my emails. (´・ω・`)
For now, I’m glad Denko is safe. I was worried what might happen since I’m so bad at talking to girls, but I guess I managed…
#2ch
You’re serious.
#2ch
>She said some other time!
>She said some other time!
>She said some other time!
#2ch
WHY ARE YOU GOING CLOTHES SHOPPING IF YOU GOT REJECTED
there is sUCH A THING AS BEING TOO OPTIMISTIC??
#2ch
“Some other time” = “never talk to me again you creep”
#2ch
Okay, she hates you, no doubt.
#2ch
Oh, OP…
If this isn’t a troll, please, give this up now.
#OP
Are you guys trying to trick me since I don’t have much experience with girls?
I’m wondering when I should send another email… (´・ω・`)
#2ch
What were your meetings with Denko like?
What made you fall for her?
#OP
Denko helped me out when I was being badly bullied in high school.
Denko’s smart and kind, so she was like everyone’s role model.
When I sat next to her in class, I often borrowed her notebooks and erasers and we became friends.
We made eye contact a lot in class, too… (´・ω・`)
#2ch
That’s probably because you were the one looking, creep.
Absolutely despicable. After 600 emails, even if she DID like you before, you’ve ruined it.
#OP
I SENT 600 EMAILS BECAUSE THERE WAS A CHANCE SOMETHING HAPPENED AND I WAS WORRIED.
I’m telling the truth here, okay?
Anyway, a reply!! I’m kind of scared to read it, haha…
#2ch
You’re hopeless. Find out her house and her workplace.
Girls love overbearing go-getter guys.
OP, do this if you can: Follow her to her work, her house, and her classes every day.
#OP
THAT’S JUST BEING A STALKER (´・ω・`)
I don’t want Denko to hate me… (´・ω・`)
#2ch
>I don’t want Denko to hate me
>I don’t want Denko to hate me
>I don’t want Denko to hate me
#2ch
I know I’D hate you.
#2ch
Serious post here.
If you don’t get a reply after three times, stop.
If she’s making excuses about work and busyness, she really doesn’t like you.
She’s only not saying it because she thinks it would hurt you.
Denko getting 600 emails from a guy who isn’t even her boyfriend is no doubt going to scare her.
But she’s probably a nice girl if she isn’t admitting it.
There are people out there who just can’t be blunt.
So stop it, please.
#2ch
Even from a boyfriend, 600 emails in three days is scary.
#2ch
Giving girls small animals as presents makes them most happy. ^^
Stuff thirty hamsters in a box and send them to her house, and she’ll be so surprised she’ll fall for OP in a flash!
So yeah, I think a thirty-hamster present would be good. ^^
#2ch
Girls love to get clothes. The price of the clothes and their attraction to you are directly proportional.
#OP
Oh geez, I don’t think I could afford that…
Anyway, we’re making plans for four of us to get together!
I’m so grateful! And so tense! Oh my god….
#2ch
What clothes do you own?
#OP
Plain shirts I wore in high school, and some denim shorts my mom got at Yokado.
Also, I guess I wear sweatjackets a lot.
I wonder if I can get clothes in Harajuku? (´・ω・`)
#2ch
OP’s a super cool guy.
His girl’s just shy.
It’s true love, man.
#OP
The contents of her reply:
I’m not really sure what to say, but sorry I was too busy to reply to your emails.
My schedule is probably too packed to see the cherry blossoms this year. *crying emoticon*
Oh, also, I saw your brother on TV again! [He’s a former actor]
My friend says she wants to go drinking with your brother, me, and you. What do you think?