Posted by tabitha on January 13, 2004, at 17:38:10
In reply to The e-mail » NikkiT2, posted by Susan J on January 13, 2004, at 11:59:11
My goodness. It's just so sad. How can anyone be *that* ignorant of social protocol?
I had a friend who was similar-- not nearly that bad, but he would leave multiple messages before I'd get back to him. He would also do things like, when I'd already agreed to see him Sunday, call on Friday and want to get together that day. He just couldn't wait. This was an otherwise normal guy with a lot going for him, and generally socially successful (except in dating). I tried gently explaining that if someone had left a message, I liked for them to wait for me to get back to them rather than leaving another message. My lesson fell on deaf ears. He insisted that women want to be pursued and expect the guy to do all the work. OK then. Maybe by now he's happily married to someone who loves to be called 5 times in a row.
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