I had a very interesting weekend last weekend. The insanity, debauchery, and wildness were legendary, even for me. All that without any nudity or sex (at least on my part).
But there was one part of the weekend that was just plain weird.
Sunday evening I'm hanging out with Little Red, both of us nursing two day hangovers, both of us struggling through. For some reason I am scrolling through my cell's phonebook, and come across a name that is screaming at me that it should ring a bell...but I can't place it. It was a relatively common name with an uncommon spelling. For the sake of anonymity, let's say the contact read "Sarra (Maryland)." (It didn't. But you get the idea.) I was sitting there wracking my brain trying to figure out who it was and how I knew her. I was sure it was someone I had met while working at The Bar, but I couldn't place it. I should point out that I often find contacts saved into my phone that I can't place, for both guys and girls. But this one really bugged me.
I mentioned it to Little Red, and one of us thought I should text Sarra. So after some thought, I did. I texted: "Hey, I'm sitting here looking at your number in my phone, and while I remember talking to you because of the unique spelling of your name, I am having serious trouble placing you. It's probably because I'm an idiot, but can you help jog my memory? Thanks! [Jester] from [The Bar] in Key West."
A short time later, I received a reply: "Correct...you are an idiot! Do not text me again."
Little Red and I were both stunned. What the hell could I have done to this woman to receive such a stinging rebuke? The worst part to me was I still had no idea who it was. Trying to be polite, I texted: "Um, ok. Sorry to bother you. Won't happen again." And went back to my utter confusion.
And then suddenly it dawned on me. Sarra was Cute Blonde from this thread. The married one who had told me I was a "temptation" just two nights earlier. For some reason, I had thought the contact had been in my phone longer, and that it had bothered me for a while. It hadn't. Actually, the reason I even had her number was because at one point on Friday night, CB had lost her phone, and I had texted the phone pronouncing it missing and that there was a reward for its return, hoping whoever found it would return it.
And as this all dawned on me, I got mad. Really mad. I had done nothing but be a perfect gentleman. I had entertained CB and her friends. I had not made any passes or moves on CB, though I was tempted, and she knew that. (I had told her early in the evening that had she not been married, I would have been hitting on her.) Not even when her friends did everything they could to get us to hook up. Not even when we ditched her friends for a while and just talked, alone, and she told me I was a temptation. That entire time, I was a gentleman, respecting her wishes and her marriage. And helped her look for her phone. And even walked her back to her hotel room at 2 am where I did the only physical thing of the whole night...gave her a friendly hug. And left.
For that I was rewarded for this vicious and bitter text that I (and Little Red) viewed as an attack. I could understand if she had merely agreed with me that I was an idiot, and we had a laugh over it. Or if she had politely requested that I refrain from texting her again, due to her marriage. Or whatever. But she acted, in the words of Little Red, "like a scorned lover." Or as if I had taken advantage of her, say by sleeping with her then blowing her off. Or as if I had made a move on her and not been the gentleman I was. And the more I thought about it, the madder I got.
So I fired off one last text: "I had a brain fart. Just realized who you are. Sorry for being a bit spacey, but ya know what? I was a perfect gentleman the other night, & did not deserve the viciousness of your text. Don't worry...you won't hear from me again."
And that was the last I heard from her.
So, am I nuts? Is Little Red wrong? Did this woman act like a complete bitch towards a guy (me) who absolutely didn't deserve it? Or was she warranted in her actions. I am just looking for some impartial opinions, since I am partial, being me, and Little Red is partial, being my good friend. What do you guys think?
But there was one part of the weekend that was just plain weird.
Sunday evening I'm hanging out with Little Red, both of us nursing two day hangovers, both of us struggling through. For some reason I am scrolling through my cell's phonebook, and come across a name that is screaming at me that it should ring a bell...but I can't place it. It was a relatively common name with an uncommon spelling. For the sake of anonymity, let's say the contact read "Sarra (Maryland)." (It didn't. But you get the idea.) I was sitting there wracking my brain trying to figure out who it was and how I knew her. I was sure it was someone I had met while working at The Bar, but I couldn't place it. I should point out that I often find contacts saved into my phone that I can't place, for both guys and girls. But this one really bugged me.
I mentioned it to Little Red, and one of us thought I should text Sarra. So after some thought, I did. I texted: "Hey, I'm sitting here looking at your number in my phone, and while I remember talking to you because of the unique spelling of your name, I am having serious trouble placing you. It's probably because I'm an idiot, but can you help jog my memory? Thanks! [Jester] from [The Bar] in Key West."
A short time later, I received a reply: "Correct...you are an idiot! Do not text me again."
Little Red and I were both stunned. What the hell could I have done to this woman to receive such a stinging rebuke? The worst part to me was I still had no idea who it was. Trying to be polite, I texted: "Um, ok. Sorry to bother you. Won't happen again." And went back to my utter confusion.
And then suddenly it dawned on me. Sarra was Cute Blonde from this thread. The married one who had told me I was a "temptation" just two nights earlier. For some reason, I had thought the contact had been in my phone longer, and that it had bothered me for a while. It hadn't. Actually, the reason I even had her number was because at one point on Friday night, CB had lost her phone, and I had texted the phone pronouncing it missing and that there was a reward for its return, hoping whoever found it would return it.
And as this all dawned on me, I got mad. Really mad. I had done nothing but be a perfect gentleman. I had entertained CB and her friends. I had not made any passes or moves on CB, though I was tempted, and she knew that. (I had told her early in the evening that had she not been married, I would have been hitting on her.) Not even when her friends did everything they could to get us to hook up. Not even when we ditched her friends for a while and just talked, alone, and she told me I was a temptation. That entire time, I was a gentleman, respecting her wishes and her marriage. And helped her look for her phone. And even walked her back to her hotel room at 2 am where I did the only physical thing of the whole night...gave her a friendly hug. And left.
For that I was rewarded for this vicious and bitter text that I (and Little Red) viewed as an attack. I could understand if she had merely agreed with me that I was an idiot, and we had a laugh over it. Or if she had politely requested that I refrain from texting her again, due to her marriage. Or whatever. But she acted, in the words of Little Red, "like a scorned lover." Or as if I had taken advantage of her, say by sleeping with her then blowing her off. Or as if I had made a move on her and not been the gentleman I was. And the more I thought about it, the madder I got.
So I fired off one last text: "I had a brain fart. Just realized who you are. Sorry for being a bit spacey, but ya know what? I was a perfect gentleman the other night, & did not deserve the viciousness of your text. Don't worry...you won't hear from me again."
And that was the last I heard from her.
So, am I nuts? Is Little Red wrong? Did this woman act like a complete bitch towards a guy (me) who absolutely didn't deserve it? Or was she warranted in her actions. I am just looking for some impartial opinions, since I am partial, being me, and Little Red is partial, being my good friend. What do you guys think?
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