After a bit of a lull in my social life I decided to take the bull by the horns and rev things up a bit.
I saw a play I liked the look of and asked a newish friend if they’d like me to buy tickets for us both and what date would suit. They said Yes! Let me check my calendar.
This was a week ago and haven’t heard back. I met him on a dating site and we had a good time but for me there was no chemistry so I said could we stay in touch as friends, he was disappointed but said friends would be fine.
He’s since called a few times and we get on well. He chastised me for not responding to his first message quickly enough after our first date, but this was because I was dreading having the ‘I like you but only as a friend’ convo.
To repay him for dinner which he generously paid for I thought a nice theatre outing would be a nice recompense.
so given this play is only on for a short time and thinking he wasn’t interested I then invited a flaky but fun friend. To my amazement she responded the next day and said she’d love to come. I gave her a couple of dates but predictably 2 days later no response. Meanwhile tickets are selling out fast.
Dear charming but flaky people of the world; I would just like to remind you that coming out for an idea for an outing then inviting you and booking it is a bit of a bloody effort and could you please respond in a timely fashion.
if not, please don’t complain (as some do) that nobody invites you to anything and come sobbing to me because you fear dying alone having been savaged by Alsatians 🐕
As it is, I’ve bought tickets and secured a reliable old pal who is similarly enthused (A Man For All Seasons), the best screenplay in the history of the world, to accompany me.