A little "slip"
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A little "slip"
Maybe I'm being to harsh too hard on myself. So, the ex texts me last night, apparently I would have gotten it just as I was walking in the door from work based on the timestamp, but I was busy chatting here and didn't work yesterday, the phone was in the bedroom charging, I didn't hear it buzz on vibrate mode.
Asking me if I needed a ride to the airport, eight minutes later complaining I'm ignoring her. Background, we all travel in the same circles, I know her Dad, her Dad and the skipper of the boat I crew on for racing are friends/acquaintances, they've know each other for decades. Saturday I'm at my skippers house, he casually mentions going to Mexico for a regatta at the end of the month. Wow! Didn't know he was doing it this year, I knew her DAD was going to be there.
I figure her Dad must have talked to her sometime between last night and Saturday when I talked to my skipper, and maybe mentioned the fact that I was going to be there. My ex knows I'm doing this regatta, I had already arranged for a lift to the airport with my Dad, she works during the day and I wouldn't dream of asking ANYONE to take a day off work to do something as mundane as that.
Any hook will do, I guess. I texted her back, explaining that I had left the phone in the other room and didn't hear it buzz, and that I wasn't expecting to hear from her in any event-not so soon anyways, but I didn't mention that. This was probably 2 hours after she sent her messages.
The slip? Have been reading that post "Are you wondering when the pain stops?" I sent her an email early in the am with a copy, nothing else.
Her first response was:
Are you experiencing pain? Is that why you sent this?
The second, 13 minutes later:
I offered you a ride and this is your response? I guess you don't need a ride. Take care John
And I feel better, I realize that I didn't send her this to effect some kind of change in her, but to tell her in no uncertain terms where I'm coming from.
I deserve better, but if I stay in these types of relationships then that IS what I deserve.
Asking me if I needed a ride to the airport, eight minutes later complaining I'm ignoring her. Background, we all travel in the same circles, I know her Dad, her Dad and the skipper of the boat I crew on for racing are friends/acquaintances, they've know each other for decades. Saturday I'm at my skippers house, he casually mentions going to Mexico for a regatta at the end of the month. Wow! Didn't know he was doing it this year, I knew her DAD was going to be there.
I figure her Dad must have talked to her sometime between last night and Saturday when I talked to my skipper, and maybe mentioned the fact that I was going to be there. My ex knows I'm doing this regatta, I had already arranged for a lift to the airport with my Dad, she works during the day and I wouldn't dream of asking ANYONE to take a day off work to do something as mundane as that.
Any hook will do, I guess. I texted her back, explaining that I had left the phone in the other room and didn't hear it buzz, and that I wasn't expecting to hear from her in any event-not so soon anyways, but I didn't mention that. This was probably 2 hours after she sent her messages.
The slip? Have been reading that post "Are you wondering when the pain stops?" I sent her an email early in the am with a copy, nothing else.
Her first response was:
Are you experiencing pain? Is that why you sent this?
The second, 13 minutes later:
I offered you a ride and this is your response? I guess you don't need a ride. Take care John
And I feel better, I realize that I didn't send her this to effect some kind of change in her, but to tell her in no uncertain terms where I'm coming from.
I deserve better, but if I stay in these types of relationships then that IS what I deserve.
Last edited by sailorjohn; 04-01-2008 at 02:47 PM. Reason: typo
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