Dating Tales

The fight that my boyfriend (BF) and I have is about the telephone. With cell phones our lives are so much easier, but yet he still doesn’t call. Below is a list of reasons the BF gives me in order of frequency. Please comment and add to the list. I know I’m not alone.

1) I didn’t want to tell you no. Socially, I’m overbooked. The BF is under booked. We both know and enjoy this about ourselves, yet it doesn’t stop me from wanting him to go with me to the cocktail party, or the movie, or yoga, or whatever else I must do on a random Tuesday night. He gets tired of turning me down, so he just doesn’t pick up.

2) I forgot my phone in the car. This one is a biggy. The BF insists on using the phone during his commute. As a result, the phone is left in the console, he ends up on the couch, and I’m across town wondering where the hell he is!

3) I fell asleep. Lazy bum.

4) Phone wasn’t working. The phone might not be working for a variety of reasons. There is the very common dead battery, the even more common poor reception, and then the not so common occurrence of dropping the phone in the toilet.

5) It was too late. He knows I won’t pick up once I’m asleep, but in the morning when I see he still hasn’t called it only makes matters worse.

6) I knew you were mad. I don’t have huge anger issues, but I have my moments. When the BF’s phone is turned off, my moment turns into an event.

7) In the hospital. This only happened once and is not as horrible as it sounds. Apparently any minor flesh wound prohibits the use of cell phones.

Why can’t he say that he just didn’t want to?