I had a great game going, when I had just joined, but when I developed a passed pawn he took the whole 3 days to make each move. I asked him why he was taking so much time when we had been rattling off moves, and he snaps off an answer and resigns. I think if he had a legitimate reason he wouldn't have been so defensive, he was just trying to drag it out.
Lots of people offer draws when they are losing- I tend to offer draws if we are about to enter the endgame and are even, or if I have a slight but uncertain advantage. Endgames are a little boring when you're playing at one move a day, as sometimes happens with different time zones.
Often people will refuse these draws, and (sometimes) I go on to win. I wonder if they get used to people offering draws when losing and think that if I am trying to draw, there must be something wrong with my position that they just haven't seen yet.
I figure we've all had a game or two where our buttons were pushed by some sub par manners. I figure we also need a place to just let those stories fly! Get 'em off your chest and forget about 'em!
So I started a game with another player about the same rating as I am. I pushed my King's pawn and the game began!
Around move 20, in terms of material and position, I was winning. I had 26 pts to his 10. I was about to put him in check mate in a move or two when he offers a draw.
Personally, this incident upset me a little bit. If we were on par with eachother in either position or material, I would oblige without thinking twice. I rather enjoy just a friendly game to a high-stakes cut-throat game. But when you're losing as badly as he was and offer a draw, it irritates me. To me, it says "Hey, I'm losing, but I'm a sore loser. I don't want this to blemish my record as a player in rating, so let's call it even."
ahh... that's better.
Well, your turn. Get it off your chest and be done with it!
Good luck in your games.