I personally am a giant fan of it. Almost too much. It's quiet. No awkward silence on the other end. You respond when you can and have the time for it. You don't respond at all. You have time to think of a witty comment to respond back with. Admit it, most of us are much funnier when given the time. By most of us, I mean most of you. I am just plain funny all the time. Hell, texting even lets you behave a little.....naughtier than normal...if you're into that sort of thing of course. All in all, I don't have too many bad things to say about texting. Key word: Too many.
There are of course times when texting is not my friend.....let's take a step back to a last week. Wednesday to be exact. I was minding my own business reading my emails on OkCupid when I received and IM. I am not sure how, seeing I know I clicked off this application b/c I think it's intrusive and see no issue with an just emailing someone. This way the person can respond or not. An IM, is there in your face, blinking at you all pink and white. I find it offensive when I am trying to read an email and this happens. This flashing light keeps taking away my attention from a guy who was polite enough to send an email. Needy if you ask me. I suppose I should have known better...
So here I am staring at this blinking IM...right at a naked stomach. His profile picture is of his abs. Being the smart ass that I am, I can't help but respond to this. "I feel like I am talking to a belly button. Please put some clothes on and then maybe I will consider talking to you." I figured this blunt approach would offend him and his abs and he would disappear. Wrong. Instead he responds with "Sorry, I just wanted to tell you that you're profile is funny and I enjoyed it." So his belly button just told me something I was already aware of. Suddenly his profile picture is of his face. Ok...he changed his picture. The least I can do is talk to him for a bit before I play the "worked 11 hours, I'm really tired, yaaaawn" card.
I ended up talking to B.B. (belly button, keep up) for about 30 minutes. He seemed fine, we shared the same music taste and laughed at everything I said. Smart guy. He then gives me his number, even though I didn't ask for it. I take it and continue talking. I politely get off and tell him I will talk to him later. Whether that was true or not I wasn't quite sure....Of course I forgot to turn the IM application off again and he caught me the next night. I talked to him and decided to make plans with him. I figured worse comes to worse I'll have yet another humorous blog to write about right? This fella is so talented I didn't even need another date....
After making plans with him I give him my number so he has a way of getting a hold of me in case plans need to change. I generally think this is a smart thing to do....generally. He takes my number and decides I am his new texting buddy. Awesome. I get my first text the next day at work. "Have a great day!" Suddenly I start hyperventilating b/c it makes me think of the last guy that wouldn't stop texting me every two seconds. I politely thank him and explain I have a busy day ahead of me and I will talk to him later.
He texts me that night that he just got of work and he's "reaaaaal tired" and asks if I will make the rain go away. You're kidding me. If this is some form of flirting I am nothing but annoyed with you. I don't need updates on you, I don't know you. And please don't ask me to do impossible tasks...those text are reserved for my friends. Thanks. I don't have a response to him so I don't respond at all. This brings up his next text. "Do you still like me?". EXCUSE ME?? "LIKE YOU"? I don't know you! At all. Who are you??? I can already tell this guy is just going to annoy me before my date even begins. This also happens to be the same time I remember my work schedule has changed and I can no longer go on a Monday night date. Hallelujah!! I text him that I unfortunately(complete lie) have to cancel our date for Monday night b/c my schedule at work has changed. If I could even prepare you for his next response I would, but I can't. I think the only way to best explain it is to actually type out word for word his response. Keep in mind I responded once and then he took the rest from there...Also keep in mind that it came into my phone in 6 installments. Are you ready...I sure hope so!
B.B. "So do you want to see me or do I bore you"
Me. Beyond annoyed now and not holding back "You've asked me that more than once. I just said I'm working. You seem like someone that needs a lot of assurance and attention. I don't think I'm the right person for that."
B.B. "Umm sorry didn't know u couldn't text gosh." Yes he said gosh.
B.B. "I hardly talk to u. Not like ur making an effort to get to know me. Not like I could possibly know ur schedules. You are hard to read and I don't intend to be a bother. So if u feel like that its your loss. I've tried to get to know u. It wasn't a big deal that u can't see me. I'm not sweating it. And yeah I mean u don't text me randomly to say hi so I didn't want to feel a bother. I get that ur busy. I'm busy too. Geez. We hadn't had a convo in a few days so I didn't know if I was forgotten about or not. If ur gonna act like I'm a bother then whatever. U blow it out of proportion. I thought u were playful and flirtatious. Was just trying to hear u say sumthin nice I'm not an attention whore." Phew. That was a lot to type!
Well I had no response to that. At all. But I have to say that my favorite sentence out of that train wreck was his last one. The contradicting one that was looking for a compliment but was mentioning that he in fact was not an "attention whore". I don't know about other women, but this one doesn't date men that use the term "attention whore".
To the next guy that says women are needy and crazy...this blog is for you. xoxo.
Ahhh.. another day/date in your social experiment.
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