I have an entire summer that needs posting, but before I do that I need your help. Read on!
I don't know about you guys, but often I find the boys I go out with naturally get nicknames. For example: Star Trek Boy, Zack Morris, Dr. Love - you get the idea. Well, this week's boy is "Text Boy." My wonderful aunt decided she needed me to meet her friend's nephew. "He'll be 23 in November" is a nice way of saying "he's only 22." (I'm more than a few years older than 22.) He wanted to know a bit about me, so my aunt had me email her a short paragraph. Already starting off awkward. His paragraph just happened to mention that he played on his high school football team all 3 years they took state. Whoa. NOW I'm impressed. Text Boy (TB) gets my number from aunt. Before he uses it he ads me on facebook. Now I'm even more impressed.
A couple of days later I get a text from an unknown number: "is this alicia"
My response: "Yes, should I know who this is?" (by the way, all spelling and grammar is real and has NOT been changed).
TB: "well no my aunt gave me your number and was wanting me to take you out. my name is andy"
Me: "Oh hi! Yes, she mentioned you might be calling."
TB: "hahah yeah hi i hope it didn't scare you to bad"
Me: "No, it takes more than a random text to scare me."
TB: "haha thats good. so i hear your a teacher thats got to be exciting"
At that point I decided this text conversation was way too awkward so I stopped responding. THREE days later (today) I get this:
TB: "hey its andy" (sent at 1:30 pm)
Before I can respond, he sends this beauty a few hours later:
TB: "hey so i dont want to sound wierd but i was just wanting to get to know ya some so if you want txt or whatever but yep"
Um, did this boy do anything besides play football in high school? Like learn how to form complete sentences?
Me (a few hours later): "Sorry - it's been a crazy day. I might be a bit old-fashioned, but I've never been one for long text conversations."
TB: "well i can call i just want for you to be okay with it and not like you know just doing it cuse someone said too. you know what i mean"
And now it's your turn to tell me how to respond. Thanks in advance for the help.
5 comments:
Ummmmmmmmmmm. Wow.
Well let's give him something- MAYBE he is having a hard time adjusting to being off the mission?? I'd tell him that you don't really have time for text messaging and if he'd like to go out sometime to give you a call to set something up. The end. And add an LOL somewhere, I think that is what text people do :)
Sorry, I'm not much help. But it did give me a good laugh!
Oh Alicia, you should write a book! I'm with Amber, tell him to call you and set something up. A free dinner and another funny story could be something we all would enjoy. Who knows maybe he is amazing and this all is a test to see how you respond.
Ha ha way to be optimistic Abbey! Yeah, I agree with Amber as well. He sincerely believes that texting is a good way to get to know you. Bless his little 22 year old, born-in-the-digital/texting-age heart.
thats how the youngins do it these days ;) No but really my sister would die without her unlimited texting plan :: she has friends that have had entire relationships over text :: I really think the poor boy knows any better :) Maybe you should call him??
Ok, so I checked this story out with my Young Women. Cause I was flabbergasted. (is that even spelled right? give me a break, I watch barney all day...). I thought maybe this was a generational thing- b/c you know 22 yrs old are so not my generation :) Anyway, I asked them if it would be weird to just text someone you had never met and didn't know- at all. They said that would be kind of weird. It had happened to a lot of them but they still thought it was a little strange. But having full-on conversations by texting? Totally normal to them.
Really, Alicia I still can't get over the fact that you ACTUALLY HAVE A CELL PHONE! :) I'm teasing...
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