the second one, dude.
So I’ve been doing some dating, internet-style. I’ll be sharing more stories in the future (and even speaking about it on an upcoming radio interview, good lord,) but here’s a quick one that may make you appreciate being married (if you’re married.)
A guy wrote to me and I did not write back. As far as I’m concerned, I am not obligated to respond. I do tend to respond if the message is well-crafted, but when it’s a cut-and-paste job without a lot of review of my profile beforehand, then no. Also if he says his favorite books are the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which is the case with this guy.
So this particular man wrote back alerting me that I had not written him back, and that he would like me to please send him “a yes or no response.”
Fair enough. I very politely said no, I’m not interested in corresponding further.
He wrote back, asking “Is that a MAYBE no, or a NO no?”
Or is it a YES no? Come on Becky, be more clear!
It is amazing the baggage that some people carry around….and then choose to lay at your anonymous feet if you leave any opportunity or sliver of ambiguity for them to exploit.
So, you’re writing him back now, yes? no? I can’t figure it out. How could you not – future correspondence COULD be riddled with Chicken Soup for the Soul wisdom.
This is great – I can hardly wait to hear more of these! Keep rollin’ Becky!
For SURE this guy is a salesman. Look at him trying to close the deal. What’s it gonna take to get you to drive off the lot today in this car?
Um, hell to freeze over?