People just suck Ginger. They just do. Not everyone but just like finding a partner, finding true friends can be just as hard. I wish I had the answer. At least for now I’m nearly positive OLD is not it. And as I started to say, it’s just gotten worse. It’s become second nature to lie and ghost and treat people poorly. One minute it’s, can’t wait for Friday dinner (or let’s get together and meet for drinks or something) and the next they are off onto something or someone else. The great ones… are still married.
Don, you often sound jaded. Recall the bit about us attracting what we put out into the world. As LH says, if someone's looking for dates and tells you they'd like to give you a try, if you're interested, strike when the iron's hot. If you dawdle, don't be surprised when their date card is full. I hear you that you expect a courtesy response, "I'm busy the next couple of weeks, but thanks for reaching out, I'd love to go on a date sometime! Maybe in the New Year.. (in case the two guys I'm dating NOW don't work out and nobody else appears who's more eager than you)" Expectations. I do strive for courtesy responses, to treat everyone as a human and as I would want to be treated. But I get SO many messages--and I get busy sometimes. Consider extending her the courtesy of the benefit of the doubt (give what you want to receive). How might that change your view of people?
