Scotty Riggs Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 I got talking with a girl at my grocery store who seemed very interested in my job. She approached me a few times and I decided to ask her if she'd like to hang out. We agreed to go cycling sometime, and she asked for my number. I got a text message that same night. Here's what ensued: Friday Her: Hey, this is Jenny, how are you? (8pm) Me: Hey, just arrived at my parents, going to a flea market tomorrow (8:45pm) Her: Have fun (8:50pm) Me. Dog threw up in my lap... maybe she was car sick? :\ (9:15pm) Her: Ew (9:20pm) Her: Did you feed her chocolate? (9:25pm) Me: No, when that happens you cant make her throw up no matter what, just pay the vet a slim $250 to do it! (11:35pm) Her: Huh (12:00am) Her: Night (12:30am) Saturday Her: Hey (2:00 pm) Me: What the hell ya doin?! (7:00 pm) Her: Watching movies with this guy I like (12:30am) Sunday Me: John C Reilly? I like that guy too (9:00 am) Me: Well Im taking my bike home, just lemme know if you wanna go cycling sometime (12:50pm) Me: FYI most of my messages are littered with sarcasm, in case you werent sure (1:00pm) Her: Who huh (1:30pm) Me: Er, what are we talking about now? :/ (2pm) Me: So, uh, how was your weekend? (6pm) It seems like she got bothered by something, but I don't get it. Now when I see her in the grocery store, I don't know what I'll do. Maybe I'll approach her and suggest that maybe there was some misinterpretation and that I'd still like to go cycling if she's interested. God, this is weird. I don't get why it's so hard to make friends.
MooBear Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Me: FYI most of my messages are littered with sarcasm, in case you werent sure (1:00pm) Her: Who huh (1:30pm) Me: Er, what are we talking about now? :/ (2pm) Me: So, uh, how was your weekend? (6pm) . The "littered with sarcasm" comment confused me a little bit - maybe that confused her too?
KathyM Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Sarcasm is not something usually admired by people. It's a form of passive aggressiveness. I'd suggest you drop that style from your conversations and keep things light and upbeat. 1
SpiralOut Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) I notice that she asked you how you are, but you didn't ask her how she is doing. That's not a huge mistake in itself, but women usually respond better when you show interest in them. It's also possible that she was turned off by the topic of vomiting. And I don't see anything wrong with being sarcastic. Some people are turned off by it, but other people (like me) are able to appreciate it, so if that's your style don't let others tell you to stop it. Edited June 23, 2012 by SpiralOut
spiderowl Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 I presume you've missed out lots of texts as I can make little sense of what the convos were. I can't imagine she was happy to get a text about the dog vomiting - yes, that would put me off someone! "What the hell ya doing?" Did you need to use the work 'hell'? She told you she was watching TV with a guy she liked. That sounds to me like a hint that she's spoken for or would like to be by said guy. I just don't see anything that would keep a woman communicating there. You don't ask much about her except what she's doing. It sounds like the convo fizzled out. She may still be interested in going cycling though. Just be friendly when you next see her and see how she responds.
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