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Thursday, November 29, 2007
Call me crazy…but at least call
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When the movie “Clueless” came out in 1995, it was a little silly, but there was a lot of truth revealed within its ditzy hijinks. After Cher goes on a date with Christian, the cute new guy at her school, her voiceover expresses her surprise when the telephone rings and he keeps his word:
“Christian said he’d call the next day, but in boy time that meant Thursday. So, you can imagine my astonishment to hear from him [the next day]”. (Christian later turns out to be gay, which further supports Cher’s theory about heterosexual male calling patterns, as Christian is exempt from them.)
When I first saw this movie, I don’t think I was old enough for men and women to be playing the phone call game yet. I just thought it was a funny quip that reflected an old dating joke.
But here I am, more than ten years later, and I’ve met more and more men who follow that pattern. Most recently, this week.
He didn’t call.
He said he would, but he didn’t. At least, not yet. But I can’t just wait around all week, hoping hoping hoping that he’ll call and maybe maybe maybe schedule a date for this weekend. I just can’t! I have concerts to go to, movies to see, parties to attend. And if I don’t hear from someone early enough in the week, I just make plans. HIS LOSS!
Do you call people you’re dating when you say you’ll call them, or is it all part of exciting someone’s anticipation? Is Cher’s analysis pretty accurate when it comes to the calling game?
If someone doesn’t call when they say they will, do you assume it’s part of the game, or is it a reflection of the integrity/honesty of that person?
If you’re waiting for someone to call you for a weekend date, how late in the week will you put off making other plans? Have you ever broken plans you made with friends because your love interest finally called?
If you’re the one making the dates, how early do you try to call to make sure someone can “pencil you in”?
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