melissa #999

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Ugh. I wish I could just not speak with H. I never know what to say or how to respond, and he soooooo knows how to push my buttons.

I texted him to ask if he wants any more of our NBA tickets, because I get tired of asking him about each individual game. As Betsey mentioned above, the Nuggets are TERRIBLE (though Betsey, we need to talk if you think the Rockies are going to offer any relief) and my H is a bit of a fair weather fan, so I was hoping he would just let me have the rest.

He responded, asking whether I was inviting him to the games, or offering him the tickets for his own use.

I responded, "the latter."

So he said . . .

"OK, just so I'm clear here - the friend thing is off?"

and then,

"I mean, that's fine if that's what you want. I'd just like to be clear on where you stand. We're going to be dealing with each other for the rest of our lives. I'd like to make it as pleasant as possible. "

Ugh. I have no idea how to respond to that. It feels like a minefield. Also, if any part of it is genuine, I couldn't possibly identify which part.

And that ^^^^, right there ^^^, is (among other reasons) why we are not friends.