The guy is complimenting the girl with the most cliché line and the girl asks how many girls he has said this to before so the guy accepts the accusation bcoz it's true and tells her to concentrate and play along bcoz this is her turn to hear it.
Mate, if it were a known phenomenon for girls to pretend to want a relationship only to actually just want sex, then that would be very valid. But that isn't what happens so nobody's worried about it.
It's not passive aggressive he's just trying to be humorously cocky about it. Like he could have just as easily done something like post some gif of a hypnotizing pendant or something. "Concentrate" - like ok ok but don't worry about the past focus on this opportunity now
Because he could be an ass and ask her, "How many men have you asked to cum in you, pull your hair, called daddy, took birth control/plan B for, sent nudes, etc etc etc". Dating is a dance, and as you age you're well aware your partner has had other dance partners. So you just concentrate on the fact those partners didn't work out for whatever reason. The important thing, is figuring out if your new partner can match your rhythm, teach you a new jig, or will step all over your feet.
She changed the subject from them flirting to an accusation of him being sleazy.
He countered the accusation by admitting he has used this line before.
At this point the conversation is about him being a pig, so he says "it's your turn to hear it" to bring the conversation back to flirting, and then "concentrate" to advise her to focus on the flirting more than accusing him of things.
How is it being a pig to admit he's told more than one woman that he finds them attractive? You think he should come up with a brand new way to phrase it every single time or what? "Concentrate" seems like a flirty joke to me. But I guess I'm used to talking with funny people and not slimeballs on dating apps so maybe I'm wrong, idk.
I'm not sure if pig is the correct descriptor but it got the flavour of what I was going for although I will admit the intensity of the verbiage is wrong
He says it as a bit of playful comedic relief.
If he had just left it on the previous text it may have come across rude or expectant. Far too cocky.
By saying concentrate he is leaving the door open for her to playfully flirt back. If she is not about it then she will likely shut it down. Either way she knows now that he is really just wanting the fun and not necessarily looking for a strong commitment.
Yeah I don't know why people on this thread are so riled up about it. Your analysis is right; adding "Concentrate." there dilutes the brashness of the earlier text, recenters the conversation, and keeps things light-hearted.
Can't say I see any indication of his level of commitment though. It's just good banter.
It's got to be like marmite or something. Your comment seems sincere and you've got good reasoning behind it, but I don't feel the same way about the "concentrate" part at all. I hate it so much. Makes it seem like he's scrabbling a little bc he knows he's made a bit of a faux pas so he's trying to project an image of calm dominance, even if he's not.
Meanwhile I'm over here thinking the joke was that he meant to say "congratulations" instead of "concentrate." Anything beyond that seems like some real "I watched the Pick-up Artist on VH1 and it changed me" bullshit.
He’s implying she’s getting off topic by wondering about how often he’s used the line rather than taking the compliment as part of him flirting with you.
She's being distracted by thoughts of him talking to other girls. She needs to not be thinking about that and only be thinking about him saying that to her.
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u/confused_being02 1d ago
The guy is complimenting the girl with the most cliché line and the girl asks how many girls he has said this to before so the guy accepts the accusation bcoz it's true and tells her to concentrate and play along bcoz this is her turn to hear it.
That's it.