Convenience Dating Part I
Some may call it a “booty call.� But, if no “booty� is had, then…can it really be categorized as that? What do they call it when the conversation goes something like this:
Caller: Hey Girl.
IrritatedAndSpentGirl: Hi Anti-CommittalGuyWhoPlaysGames… how are you?
ACGWPG: Good… I was just wondering if you’ve talked to MutualFriendGirl yet? She’s having a party and I was just wondering if you were going to be there?
IrritatedAndSpentGirl: I wasn’t really planning on it… I’m about ready to head home. Were you planning on going over there?
ACGWPG: Oh… well, I thought I might drop by if you were going to be there; otherwise it would be a waste.
IrritatedAndSpentGirl: Oh really. Why is that?
ACGWPG: Oh wait, hold on…. [Insert pause and muffled conversation in background] Oh, well give me a call if you decide to drop by.
It seems as though it’s the setup to something promising… or at least a little bit of drama to appease the parties involved.
Why is it these phone calls only seem to come after there has been a (long) gap in communication? Is there genuine interest left on either end? If there is, is it even worth a continued pursuit?
Obviously given the long and complicated names, both parties have had more than enough opportunity to take their situation to the next step. It makes me conclude that situations like these develop (or maybe regress) into something that’s alive only when it’s convenient.
To be continued…
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