Last night during our son's baseball game, my W told me she had all the kids away at sleepovers on Friday night, and she asked if I would like to go out to see a movie with her. She kind of made a joke of it, and said we'd be going just as friends, but I knew it was a meaningful gesture on her part. Initially, I was cool to her offer, and didn't really reply one way or the other. At the end of the game as we were leaving I did say I'd like to go, and we made a tentative plan. I wasn't optimistic she'll follow through though. When faced with me saying yes, she backpedaled a little and said she had a plan to watch a movie at her friend's house, and she'd have to see if she could get out of that. She said she'd call me tomorrow to let me know. I said "If you're not going to go, I need to know so I can make other plans." She replied, "I'll let you know as soon as I can tomorrow, if you have another option, take it. I don't mind." She was friendly, not annoyed, but I got the distinct feeling I was being played a bit here. She got me to say yes to her offer, and now she was giving herself an out.
Sure enough, this morning she sent me a message that she couldn't ditch her friend, so she couldn't make it to the movie with me. Gotta love these WAW games! I think it's time I went a little dark again...
