Jesse

So my phone rang about 11:30 this morning. The caller ID said “Jesse - cell.” I let it go to voice mail.

I called him Wednesday. Today is Saturday.

He left me a message, apologizing for not calling sooner and said he felt “horrible.” He was in a meeting last night until midnight and it will be the same today. He doesn’t think tomorrow will work to get together but he’d “love” to see me next weekend. He “really” wants to see me again.

To be fair, he sounded sincere. But he sounded sincere the last time he called, too.

What the hell?

Is so busy that he’s been traveling to places with no cell reception? I don’t think so. Even with my crazy-ass schedule, he could have called and left me a message earlier in the week. He could have sent an e-mail. There’s no excuse for waiting nearly 72 hours to call me back.

But that’s what I’m going to do. I’ll call him Tuesday. I don’t know if he’s just really busy or just doesn’t want to see me all that much … but if he doesn’t want to go out, he doesn’t have to keep calling. And I’ll tell him that. He needs to straight-up about his availability and his interest, because if it’s more than minimal in either case he needs to make some changes in his actions and his life.