Texting Is The Devil!

Text messaging is the devil. Whoever invented it oughta go straight to hell, dipped in crisco, wearing gasoline speedos LOL.

Now I will be the first to admit that I am a text junkie. I have had all-day textasations with people, and it could be for any number of reasons: maybe Im at work and texting is easier to do while still doing my job, or maybe just to spare my anytime minutes. Whatever the reason, there is no doubt that texting has totally come in handy on several occasions.

But you know what, one main reason texting is so great is the same as why it's the damn devil: its a lot easier to say certain things via a text message than it is to speak it out of your mouth. People do things via text message that they dont have the heart (read: balls LOL) to do in person and some of that shit is just unacceptable - like breaking up. Are you fucken serious? I wish a dude would try to break up with me via text message LOL. It would not be a good day for him LOL. Thats no better than breaking up with somebody on their answering machine. Get some damn balls!

I thought that was as bad as it got until today when I realized that it does, indeed, get worse. I got an out-of-the-blue text from somebody I really just reconnected with recently online. At first it was "hey, how you doing?" and other insignificant chit chat, and then it was "so how come I never got the time of day?"

*staring into the camera*

"What?"

He repeated the question.

Now ladies and gentleman, understand where Im coming from - this wasnt a rhetorical question and it wasnt just some lighthearted joke meant to get a giggle outta me and then segue to something else. He was really asking and really wanted an answer. Do you know what thats like? Thats like...... thats like somebody you've had sex with asking you if they were in your top 3. If they werent, you are forced to either lie or be the asshole when you hurt their feelings, when they should have never even asked the question in the first place, because grown people should know if they had to ask, they were not it LOL.

I tried to let the question roll off of me, not wanting to go down that road, but he came right back to it.

"We already discussed that [before]."

"We did?"

"Yes."

"Oh... I still like you - what did you say?"

*staring into the camera*

My guess would have been that whatever the reason was had either not changed or wasn't what he wanted to hear the FIRST time, otherwise we may have ventured to travel that path upon the emergence of the topic, no? I guess he didnt think about that so I was left center stage with the mic in my hand - again. I basically told him, in a more concise way, the same thing I told him before - different places, different paths, yada, yada, yada, but Im still thinking to myself, why would you wanna ask somebody that via text message? Am I the only person who feels like that's kind of cowardly? Let me back up, cause my initial irritation came at the fact that this was his first time hitting my cell in almost a year and this was one of the first things he chose to get into, but following closely behind was how do you even expect a woman to take you seriously when you cant even CALL to speak to her about how you supposedly feel? I cant respect your inquiry. Would you say yes to a man who texted you a marriage proposal? LOL Unless he is off in Afghanistan fighting for freedom or some shit like that, you better not LOL. Would you accept a texted apology for something that really hurt you? I wouldnt.

Now dont get me wrong, there are exceptions and acceptions to everything, but certain things just should not be discussed via text message. Be a grown ass man or woman and SPEAK to people sometimes and stop taking the easy way out. Me and homey just aint built for each other IMO, so it wouldnt have affected the outcome of the situation, but at least I would have taken his interest seriously as opposed to sitting here feeling like I just got called in from recess.....

I should go on to say that dude is cool, we've always been cool, so if he is reading this, he should not take any of this as a personal dig - its just the behavior that needs to be reassessed. My blog is about my life experiences and as such, anybody I interact with could potentially find themselves a topic of conversation, and you made me go hmmmmmmm. I hope reading my reaction will in turn make YOU go hmmmmm so you can never do that bullshit again LOL.