Case in point:
A guy I met through a mutual friend who seemed way more interested in me than I could ever be in him in such a short amount of time. But, liking that someone liked me, I played along. For weeks I played along. Until a few nights ago when I got a text at 2:30 a.m. Mind you, I was sleeping. Peacefully. When my restful sleep was interrupted by the twittering of my cellphone, I was already grumpy. It was only when I read the text that I went far passed grumpy and into the pissed off category.
Sex?
I couldn't believe he was serious. I almost didn't believe the text dancing before my eyes. I will not transcribe the rest of the conversation but I will say that it ended quickly with a "no." The next day I felt incredibly stupid. It was a feeling that would not wash away until my phone twittered once more. A text from him.
Hey
No punctuation. No a period, or an exclamtion point. That was something else I learned through this whole mess -- never trust a person who does not use punctuation! It determines the tone of the sentence. Periods are your friend! However, I digress. I ignored the text message and felt a little more powerful than I had the day before. But then my phone went off again.
U awake?
Chat speak! He didn't even bother with the other two letters. I'm sure that typing out the entire word "you" was an arduous task and better left undone. Never trust a lazy fingered texter! This time I replied with a simple "Yes." so that he was aware that I was ignoring him.
What's up?
Oh, so this time he bothers with the punctuation! This time he goes through the trouble of finding the freaking apostrophe. Well, fuck him and his apostrophe.
I think he got the message, because he hasn't texted me back.
