Another one bites the dust

I was supposed to go on a date on Saturday. I didn’t.

I knew he had a busy Saturday planned, which was fine. I would have had a serious problem had he prioritized meeting me for a second time over time with this daughters and one of their birthday parties! So our meeting would be later, at night. “8 or 9 o’clock”. I agreed, and didn’t expect to hear much from him that day, if anything. Though I did hope to hear what plans he came up with so I could dress accordingly.

On Friday we were talking when someone showed up at his house. He said he’d call back in a little bit, asking if I’d be up. I told him I would be, and then didn’t hear from him.

Not a big deal. Things happen. I’m not always able to follow through on what I hope to do and even say I’ll do. So it wasn’t even a huge deal that this wasn’t the first time. Things come up, and I just really am not into drama.

Yet when I didn’t hear back from him Friday night, and then he didn’t find 20 seconds at any time to at least touch base with a text message all morning/afternoon/evening on Saturday, yeah- that is a definite problem.

So when he texted me at 8:22 asking whether 10 o’clock would be too late (he was still with his daughters) and that his big plan was to meet at the same karaoke bar we met at the first time, where I did not participate, I was less than humored.

I ignored the text and continued with my alternate plan I had fetched an hour previously to go (finally) see the 9:30 showing of Avatar in 3D if I hadn’t heard from him by 8, which was the time I was to be ready for.

Avatar was enjoyable. Much more so than I’d planned on, given the Avatar storyline problem that really bothered me. In line for tickets I even saw my favorite doctor ever. I hoped since I was alone that he would invite me to join his wife, son and himself, but he didn’t. Oh well. I’m used to seeing movies alone.

I didn’t get it because my phone was on vibrate and in my purse in the next seat, but he also texted me at 10:26 “Guess we have to try another  day. Take care.”

Which is nice that he’s not getting all dramatic, but damn! No acknowledgment of your totally fucking up the night AND the previous night? I did have a girlfriend asking what I was doing that evening- I could have actually not been alone for once!

Yet I was. So after the blatant disregard for his serial acts of inconsideration, I didn’t bother texting back once I left the movie at 12:30 even though I knew he was probably still at the bar.

I’ve yet to hear from him still. And I’ve got no intentions of getting a hold of him. I’m way too tired of people wasting my time who don’t really want it. I’ve got better things to do with my life, thank you.