I'm guessing this entry isn't going to win anybody over on texting guy, and that's ok. But for your amusement - One reader who came to my birthday party said that she had no idea texting guy would be such a huge tool. Another couple of readers said that they expected him to be less attractive. In any event, he's still around though I haven't seen him since the bday party. Here is an example of me not doing the Rules in a telephone conversation between me and texting guy.
After 35 minutes on the phone...
Texting guy: We should go out again sometime.Rulebreaker: [pause] Okay.Texting guy: Cool. Do I have to say when right now?Rulebreaker: No, you don't, but I'm performing next weekend if you want to come.Texting guy: Oh really, when?Rulebreaker: [explains performance] There's a facebook event but I can't invite you.Texting guy: Right, because we're not friends. [note: we have bantered about the fact that we're not facebook friends before, but neither of us has suggested making that happen]Rulebreaker: Yup. We're not friends.Texting guy: Well, I suppose we could become friends. But that would violate my rules and policies.Rulebreaker: Your rules and policies, huh? And what are those?Texting guy: [laughing] Not to facebook friend people I date.Rulebreaker: [laughs] Yeah, I have that rule and policy too. But it's getting in the way at this point, because I have to tell [Rulebreaker and Texting guy's mutual friend] to invite you to events. [Note: by this I meant Jewish events I'm in charge of, and that was fairly clear, although it was the case for my birthday party as well.]...Texting guy: [reads screen out loud as he adds RB as a friend on facebook] I suppose we could always just defriend each other.
