New to this Community seeking advice

[MichelleLT]

Hah. I can't count the number of times I heard "too late."

It's like they resent the fact that you are willing to put in the work. Must make them feel guilty.

It's great that she called, but I wouldn't go along with the "you called" bit too much if you didn't. She could get the idea that you are calling more frequently than you really are, and that may lead her to believe you are pursuing, when in fact it's probably the fault of her caller ID not being cleared out recently.