Sunday, September 7, 2008

The word 'busy'.


One of the most overly used words in the dating scene - 'busy'. It just cracks me up when you are talking to someone and they tell you - 'I'm so sorry that I didn't call you for 2 weeks. I've been really busy.' Wow. Really?

And here I thought that I was the only one who had a 40+ hour a week job, took 1 educational class, 3 different exercising classes a week, and still managed to go out on the weekends. Hmm...busy huh?

Could it really be that someone is busy or is it more that they didn't have time to put you into their schedule? Let's be honest. If someone wants to do something they will make time for it. I think we can all agree on that. I didn't have to go to the mall yesterday, I had plenty of other things to do however I somehow made time to go to Macy's and spend some cash. Do you know why? Because I WANTED to. Oh! That's it! You make time to do the things that you want to do. If you want to get to know someone you will make an effort to take 5 minutes out of your 'busy' day to drop them a text, email, or simple phone call. Its not like they are asking for your kidney. And if they are then you might want to direct them to the hospital or the black market.

Bottomline is this - If you want to get to know someone make the effort to show them that you are interested. This goes both ways. I know that guys are just as guilty of it as girls. Sometimes we get too caught up in what we are doing that we assume the other person is going to make all the moves...don't. Treat someone the way you want to be treated. Personally I will initially show that I am interested in someone but if its not reciprocated then I just lose interest. No one wants to put effort into something if there is nothing being received in return. Where's the fun in that?

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