So last night, I was out with JB, and we ran into some mutual friends, one of whom was a girl I had hit on rather unsubtly* shortly after I became single. Since that initial meeting I have still been friendly with her, since a) well, she's pretty cool and b) we share many of the same friends and c) well, why not? Since that initial meeting I have actually taken pains not to make a pass at her though. I only like looking like a fool once ... until I get to know you and then I pretty much look like a fool all the time.
Well, last night JB and I run into this girl, and within minutes -- through some sort of super-secret female mental telepathy -- JB turns to me and says, "You're never going to land that one. It just ain't gonna happen."
Immediately a list of things ran though my mind.
- I wasn't trying to get the girl anymore, so what?
- Wait, why isn't she into me?
- Wait wait, what is she saying about me that people know she's not into me?
- My ego! My precious fragile ego!
So, even when you're no longer after the girl, "she's just not into you" is still a pretty big blow to the ego.
*I out-and-out asked her if she wanted to take me home and she, eyes open wider than a Grecian discus, politely -- and smartly -- turned down my offer.
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