To text or not to text? That is the question
Arrggghh, I hate texting. Gone are the good old days when you had to phone potential love interests if you wanted to communicate with them. Now we have texting which is open to all sorts of interpretations.
We’d be a tad annoyed, I guess, if a guy phoned us every day after only just meeting. But if they don’t text for a couple of days we start to have panic attacks.
I haven’t heard from Chappy since Saturday - four whole days - and don’t know what that means. In theory it’s my turn to text first as he text last but I don’t really play those sort of games.
I want to text him. Let’s face it I have nothing to lose and if he says no or doesn’t reply then at least I know where I stand. And I’m used to rejection so that’s no problem. But I need to have something to say to him. I hate it when a guy sends a pointless text asking how I am ‘cos the answer is only ever gonna be “Yeah, I’m fine thanks, you?” Riveting conversation it is not.
I don’t like dilly-dallying in pointless chit-chat because it achieves nothing. Let’s face it, I want to see this guy again and preferably jump his bones, but I don’t want to waste all my text credit if he’s just gonna dip out of a date again, like he did on Saturday.
So, I’m free Friday week and am thinking of asking if he wants to hook up. He can only give me a yes/no answer and it keeps things simple. If he says no, then I’ll move onto a fresh victim. And if he says yes, then we can engage in a bit more texting and I can get nervous about meeting up with a guy I had random sex with a few weeks ago. God, I hate dating.
A work mate suggests not giving men too much credit for their texts or lack of them. “They’re all stupid,” she said. “They don’t know what they’re supposed to do when dating so we shouldn’t have high expectations.” No problem there. I’ve been let down plenty of times and never get excited until it’s safe to do so. Which isn’t very often.
So, I’m gonna text Chappy and suggest hooking up. Hopefully he’ll give me a straight answer ‘cos I can’t be doing with lies. My brother will never tell a girl the truth: that he’s just not that into her, but instead has a list of reasons which he thinks are acceptable - just got back with my ex girlfriend, not ready to commit to a relationship, too much work going on at the mo etc. I would honestly rather know the truth. It’s fine if they think I’m fat and ugly (well, it’s not actually, I’m exaggerating) as long as they’re honest. We can’t be interested in everyone we meet or date so it’s okay to say “Sorry, this just isn’t working for me.” It’s truthful and perfectly acceptable. It’s only fair to let potential love interests know you’re not interested and at the earliest opportunity. That’s just good dating manners me thinks.
Right then, need to knock out this text…





