"Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous." Carrie Bradshaw

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Coming back for more . . .

So I knew he would call/text/email . . . I'm just that irresistable (ha ha . . . just kidding!).

But the day after the big date, I recieved an email telling me how great I am and how much fun it was and how we should do it again soon . . .

And I'll pause to admit that I did the classic female, "sure, let's hang out again" ending to the date. I don't know what it is but I have a really hard time telling a guy that I'm absolutely not interested in person. Maybe I need to practice. Suggestions? It's so much easier to leave on good terms and then email later. I have the one date email rule. If you've only been on one date, you can definitely end things over email. Completely acceptable!

Anyway . . . then he sent me a text picture of himself (which seriously made me want to puke thinking about how the rest of him looked on that date . . . I had to erase it from my phone immediately for fear of it contaminating the rest of my phone) so I decided I had to be honest and let the guy down.

His response to my let down was "yeah, I didn't feel any chemistry either, just thought I'd give a second date a shot." REALLY? To me, this kind of screams "trying to save face." Maybe I'm wrong . . . does anyone really think that he would have emailed, texted, etc. if he didn't think he had a shot? Maybe I really don't understand guys!

I thought things were done; I'd washed my hands of guy number 1 . . . on to the next one in line but no . . . I just got a text from him wanting to hang out . . . "as friends or something :)."

Did he not get the memo . . . "Good luck on your future dating endeavors" as a closing line really means, I have no interest in hanging out/dating/being your friend, etc. If I'd wanted any of those, I would have said so. Guys . . . lesson to you all . . . this girl says what she means in an email (in person I might not, but you WILL get the truth in writing!).

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