On the internet, no one knows if you're a dog... but everyone knows if you're an asshole
So, there was this guy. He responded to an ad of mine and seemed interesting, so I wrote back. He responded to that with his IM handle. Cool. Then, he wrote again 10 minutes later to say that if I wasn't interested, I should let him know. Hmm. This was a bad sign: paranoia and clinginess when I don't write an email right away does not bode well for a casual relationship. Still, it wasn't a deal breaker, so we arranged to talk later in the day on Thursday:
cluechick: hey
random dude: hey, how's it going?
cc: okay, thanks, you?
rd: okay
cc: still catching up on sleep from last weekend
rd: yeah? what did you do that you're so tired?
cc: oh, I had a big weekend with friends
cc: it was really busy, and I didn't get a lot of sleep
rd: what were you doing?
cc: *launches into explanation of the weekend*
rd: can I say something?
rd: just lay off all this shit and talk to me, we're not getting any younger
cc: uh. I'm sorry, I assumed when you asked me a question, you actually wanted me to answer your question
cc: my bad
rd: lol what question? I didn't ask you anything!
cc: *pastes his question back to him*
rd: Yeah, I asked what you were doing and you just started rambling on and on
cc: ...
cc: I'm sorry, this whole exchange is really rubbing me the wrong way
rd: well, chill out! lol you don't have to take it so seriously
cc: wow, condescending much?
rd: only when people don't understand my yankie sarcasm
cc: I'm not feeling motivated to continue this conversation
rd: what??
I can't make this shit up.
Comments
*blink*
To quote my husband, "Fucking Asshole."
Posted by: ghislaine | October 16, 2006 7:00 PM
Y'know, maybe I'm turning into George Will or something, but I am lately coming to the conclusion that at least three out of four Americans need remedial civility lessons. What an asshole.
Posted by: jacflash | October 16, 2006 7:04 PM
Er, what?
And the worst part? He's absolutely certain that you're the bitch and that he did nothing at all wrong. *head, meet desk*
Posted by: GreyDuck | October 16, 2006 7:18 PM
GreyDuck: Yes, that's what I figure, too. Well, he's half right: I am a bitch ;)
Posted by: Cluechick | October 16, 2006 7:20 PM
I would enjoy to take a dump on his lawn.
Posted by: Mike | October 17, 2006 6:26 AM
You know... I can sort of understand his side of the conversation, if I put myself in his shoes. Your conversation didn't conform to his warped idea of what a casual getting-to-know-you conversation is. So he lashed out at you.
And it doesn't change the fact that he's completely fucking wrong and is an asshole.
Posted by: Zachary Gray | October 17, 2006 9:56 AM
On the plus side, you found out rather early on. The real assholes know how to act civil for just long enough to get what they are after.
Posted by: jketts | October 17, 2006 12:26 PM
The sad part is that this guy has probably gotten some poor women to fuck him using the same approach and working a lot less harder than I do! :)
Posted by: G | October 17, 2006 6:49 PM
Zachary: Yes, it occured to me that he was expecting flirtation and coy, sidelong looks, or the IM equivalent, so when I actually started having a conversation, he didn't know what to do.
jketts: good point!
G: I hope not! Actually, it woudln't surprise me if he's a bitter guy who never gets any and is, therefore, preemptively jerky so he can blame the woman for being a bitch rather than examine himself.
Posted by: Cluechick | October 18, 2006 10:44 PM