Wednesday, July 23, 2008

This woke me up.

It dawned on me that I never really explained why I needed to stop talking to you for a while. It's kind of silly, really.

She read our conversations and told you it seemed like you were contributing...almost as if you felt like I did. You assured her that you just "didn't want to be a dick" by not responding. You probably didn't mean it. Maybe you did. Next time, if that's how you feel, I'd rather you not answer me.

I'm not sure why "yeah I responded, because we're friends" wouldn't have been a reasonable response to her questioning.

Anyway, it's not a big deal, and it's in the past now. I just think about it once in a while and it makes me feel a little shitty. I'm sure you understand.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I understand.

I've had this problem my whole life. I try to say what I'm thinking without realizing how else it could be interpreted. So when I say, "I don't want to be a dick." and I really mean, "because we're friends." no one knows but me because by the time I realize what they took from my statement, it's too late.

If I were an orator I'd be terrible, luckily they let you proofread writing.