what's wrong with boys?

[go_veg]

So, I went out on that date with Jeff last weekend and he sent me an email saying we should go again *soon*. That was on Monday. Thursday I emailed him and asked if he had any plans for Saturday. I didn't get a reply but then I thought that maybe he didn't get it because I had sent it to his work email and he's not at a job where he's at the

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[alayna]

Here's something I have learned about boys: it doesn't matter how old they are, they're inherently passive-aggressive communicators. It's why women so often experience emotional angst over "mixed signals". Men always say that women play games in dating, but I've found that even the most blunt men become passive-aggressive when it comes to communicating about relationships and emotions.

I've had more than one experience where I thought a date went well, and I didn't hear back from them. And it's never just someone not calling you again...it's a bunch of e-mails or phone calls that say, "Yeah, I had a good time, we'll have to get together sometime..."

I'm not sure why honest communication is so hard for most people. I've become almost confrontational in talking about "mixed signals" with people, because it seems to me people will always choose NOT to communicate honestly when given the choice. :/

[anonymous]

Um, when I am "not interested" in seeing someone, I'll say "But that sounds icky" so they know, clearly, that I am not interested. I stink at playing mind games.