It's a little disappointing because I was such a PC fan. He was sexy, he was cool, he was charming, and he showed up right on time--at my birthday party this year.
PC appeared at the table where my friends and I were sitting that night and asked what each of us were drinking. He and his friend bought all of our drinks (and I had a large group of friends) and delivered them to us on trays. He and I danced all night. I had a ball.
We exchanged phone numbers and called and texted each other. But soon, I began to suspect that PC was married, engaged or had a girlfriend. He met several of my criteria, such as mostly calling when he was in transit and taking a long time to respond to text messages and phone calls (and coming up with lame excuses for the delay). Eventually I told him about my suspicion. To prove me wrong, he called me when he got home a couple of nights rather than calling me when he was driving.
Hmmmm. Nice try, but not quite good enough.
PC asked me out twice during the month of October. Both times we talked the day before we were supposed to go out. But when the day of our scheduled date arrived, PC disappeared. No call, no text, no nothing. The first time it happened, I think he called a few days later, and I honestly don't recall what his excuse was. The second time, he disappeared and I didn't hear from him for over a week.
That is, until he sent me a text message in early November, asking if I was going to the same party I'd seen him at the month before. I was already planning to go with friends, so I responded to his text to tell him so. That was the night of the PDA. And again, PC and his friend bought drinks for my friends and me all night.
Things seemed temporarily promising. PC started calling and texting daily after that. We planned another date. I told him that since he'd flaked twice already, it'd be nice if he came through this time. But that day arrived, and this time, PC texted me at about 4:30 p.m. (we were supposed to have dinner that evening) to tell me that he wouldn't be able to make it.
He didn't offer a reason, just said he had "responsibilities." I told him that three chances for a date was all he'd get with me, so there wouldn't be any more opportunities. He said something lame in response, something to the effect of he understood and maybe we're better off as friends.
Like I said, this dude is married/engaged/otherwise taken. I'm convinced of it.
My friends asked if I was certain I wanted to cut him off, that maybe it's worth it to hang in there, feign interest, just to get more free drinks.
But honestly, the free drinks don't mean as much to me as my pride and self respect. So, PC, thanks for helping to make my birthday a great one. Deuces.
TALK BACK: How many chances do you give a guy before cutting him off for good?
LOL. Good for you. I smelled a rat b/c he travelled so far to party in D.C. It always seemed to me that he had something to hide. I guess we'll see what happens...maybe his 'responsibilities' will change at some point. Ha! A little sad about no more free drinks though (*kidding*)....
ReplyDeleteLOL. He is suspicious. But he actually lives in Columbia...so he's not much further from DC than I am. Maybe you were thinking he lived in Baltimore? In any case, there's plenty of other reasons why he's a goner.
ReplyDeleteOh, ok. I thought he lived and worked (i.e. his life, community and ppl who know him) were in Baltimore. Nevertheless, I smelled a rat! LOL.
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