Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Waning Interest

I have a keen sense of when things are cooling off between me and a guy. Last summer I was dating an actor for a few weeks, and there was a point that I realized he had lost interest in seeing me. It was a very casual relationship so I didn't really mind when it ended. His behavioral patterns shifted into a more passive set, and I knew it was over. I stopped calling him. He stopped calling me. It was easy. Marc is now about to add himself to that list of men. After 2 weeks of consistently texting, calling, and making plans I watched him opt out twice in one weekend. Friday night he was invited out to a dinner with extended family, which I expect not be invited to, and I didn't think much of it. Saturday night, however, he was invited out to go drinking with his brother and some friends (when we planned to be together that night), and left me to go with them. While family dinners are not something that an outside guest is easily included in drinking with friends certainly is. By making an excuse to go out, and not including me in those plans I realized that Marc may be drifting already. On Sunday I text messaged Marc during the day a few times, and he responded. That night I didn't get a call. Yesterday I didn't get a call, or text either. I have a feeling today will be the same. Perhaps he was not as fantastic as I originally thought.

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