Giovanni Casanova
Master Don Juan
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2002
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- 5,550
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- Age
- 44
- Location
- Hiding in Penkitten's Linen Closet
About a month ago, I got the phone number for a girl in my class who seemed at least semi-interested. I called her later that week, and set up a date for the weekend. The next day, she called and left a message saying that her brother was coming into town to help her work on her house, so she would be unavailable that weekend and the next two weekends she was going to be out of town.
I figured she was just blowing me off, but one of my (female) friends told me that she thought the girl was sincere and to give her another shot. I decided to listen to that advice, because I felt I really didn't have much to lose.
I called her up on Friday, and she sounded pretty excited to hear from me. Here's the conversation:
"Hey, it's Gio, from class."
"Hey! How are you?"
"Good," I said. "Are you still booked up until the end of eternity?"
She laughed and said, "Well, like when are you talking about?"
I said, "I don't know, I was thinking roughly... May."
She said, "May is tomorrow."
"Yes, well, I understand that it goes on for a couple of weeks."
"Well, what day are you talking about?"
I figured if I gave her a specific day it would make it easier for her to come up with something else she was doing. So I said, "Hey, look, I'm not the one that has a calendar that's just booked solid with crap to do. I'm spontaneous. I never know from minute to minute what I'll be doing next."
She said, "Well, I'm trying to be like that too. I've got my calendar right in front of me. I don't have anything going on the 7th, that's next Friday. What day do you guys usually have your poker game?"
"Well, usually it's on Fridays, but this week two of the people didn't want to do anything this weekend, and then two others kind of hate each other right now."
"Uh oh."
"Yeah, well, they dated, and that just ruins everything."
She laughed. "True."
"So if we do the poker thing on Friday you want to do that?"
"Sure."
"And if we don't do the poker thing on Friday, did you want to do something?"
"Sure."
"Okay, you go ahead and put that on your calendar. In, like, Magic Marker."
She laughed. "Magic Marker? I don't think I have any of those. But I did write it in ink."
"Well, I'm a man of compromise, I suppose. All right, I'll see you on Monday." (We have class Monday and Wednesday).
"Okay, see you Monday!"
I guess the point, among other things, is that there is something to be said about persistance.
I figured she was just blowing me off, but one of my (female) friends told me that she thought the girl was sincere and to give her another shot. I decided to listen to that advice, because I felt I really didn't have much to lose.
I called her up on Friday, and she sounded pretty excited to hear from me. Here's the conversation:
"Hey, it's Gio, from class."
"Hey! How are you?"
"Good," I said. "Are you still booked up until the end of eternity?"
She laughed and said, "Well, like when are you talking about?"
I said, "I don't know, I was thinking roughly... May."
She said, "May is tomorrow."
"Yes, well, I understand that it goes on for a couple of weeks."
"Well, what day are you talking about?"
I figured if I gave her a specific day it would make it easier for her to come up with something else she was doing. So I said, "Hey, look, I'm not the one that has a calendar that's just booked solid with crap to do. I'm spontaneous. I never know from minute to minute what I'll be doing next."
She said, "Well, I'm trying to be like that too. I've got my calendar right in front of me. I don't have anything going on the 7th, that's next Friday. What day do you guys usually have your poker game?"
"Well, usually it's on Fridays, but this week two of the people didn't want to do anything this weekend, and then two others kind of hate each other right now."
"Uh oh."
"Yeah, well, they dated, and that just ruins everything."
She laughed. "True."
"So if we do the poker thing on Friday you want to do that?"
"Sure."
"And if we don't do the poker thing on Friday, did you want to do something?"
"Sure."
"Okay, you go ahead and put that on your calendar. In, like, Magic Marker."
She laughed. "Magic Marker? I don't think I have any of those. But I did write it in ink."
"Well, I'm a man of compromise, I suppose. All right, I'll see you on Monday." (We have class Monday and Wednesday).
"Okay, see you Monday!"
I guess the point, among other things, is that there is something to be said about persistance.