So The Roommate strikes again.
Since last weeks' excitement, things have been pretty normal between The Roommate and myself. He still comes over every day and we still have an absolute blast together. True, sometimes I must be on my toes about not being overly friendly (aka obviously flirty), but that was it. I even let myself believe that everything would die down and come to naught.
Well, today I received an interesting ending (temporary?) to The Roommate and his interest in me. How did this happen? TEXT.
This specific texting conversation was the classic "I'm trying to tell you how I feel without actually saying it so as to not make myself vulnerable" one. He cryptically apologized for his "post-relationship-weirdness" and hoped he hadn't made me feel uncomfortable.
Interpretation#1: The Roommate has decided that he was rebounding and that he, in fact, was not interested in me. This was his way of telling me so.
Interpretation #2: The Roommate was still very interested in me and hoped to discover my feelings by observing how I would respond to said apology.
After texting for awhile and trying to decide WHICH interpretation was correct, I'd had enough. A direct approach was the only way.
My response: "Are you trying to tell me in a round about way that you were rebounding and aren't interested anymore?"
His answer flowered around the idea that he was, in fact, still interested. However, he wants to be in the friend-zone right now as he still doesn't know if he's rebounding. (Yes, he ASKED to be in the friend-zone after telling me he was interested. There's a first for everything.)
So, today I tucked The Roommate safely into the friend zone.
There are many morals of this story and I invite you to learn from them. As for me, I'm just relieved that I can stop worrying about whether The Roommate is going to make a move or not.
For now.
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