Actually, the ex sounds rather manipulative. This is showing up now at a time of stress. Imagine the problem magnified tenfold in a marraige, like what religion to raise kids in, whether to have kids at all, whose work is more important to live near, etc…
Stop returning IMs or e-mails, make any conversation very short. Time may allow you to become friends again at some point in the future. But for now, cut him off. Sorry. Passive aggressive manipulation is a serious character flaw, in my way of looking at things.
What part of Angua should the men here appeal to for to win her? Should they try to stimulate her amazing Mind? Should they try to kindle her passionate Soul? Should they touch the soft skin of her back to inflame her nerve endings to the very heights of ecstasy? Wrong, wrong, wrong.
If I were you, my dear werewolf buddy, I’d put a block on his email so it bounces back to him as refused. Ditto for IM, if you have it. Hanging up on any phone calls (politely: “Sorry, I’m simply too busy to talk to you” or directly: “I told you not to bother me any more. Go away”) is also indicated. Especially if he’s patronizing you for working late?!?!?!? Ye gods and little fishes!
In person, since you’re in the same circle of friends, I suggest a large fish with which to slap him. Dance steps optional.
“Five days of repeated attempts at contacting someone who has broken up with you is a compliment. Six days is stalking. You decide which message you want to communicate.” –frosty silence–
All right, people, if you all, and especially Angua, really think this was a joke gone too far, then I apologize and take it back.
I thought it would be an occasion to have some good fun and throw some funny jokes, and to cheer up a worthy person having a problem.
As I wrote previously I did have my fair share of love stories turning sour, and in those occasions I could have done with a laugh, and this is why I came up with the idea. It was not meant as an attempt to bother people or press on my attentions, and if it was taken as such, I can only apologize again.
Really, I thought it was fun, too. Just got cold feet at some point. And I certainly can’t say for Angua whether this has been fun for her or not (although she didn’t seem to be in too much pain;)) - She’ll have to come along and make her opinion known. I certainly don’t need or expect an appology
Carry on. Don’t worry about a cold fish who is feeling out of the water
Oh, my, Noone Special – would you like to participate in the dance?
Hmmmm… a cold fish out of water… well, it is December, so that explains the cold…
If you’d like to get warmer, I have this cozy round metal dish you could slip into. There! Now let me move it right up against this handy heat source… and how about we soothe your out-of-water skin with this lovely soothing buttery-herbal spread…
Guys, it was fun - to an extent. However, now, for one reason and another, I am going to bow out of this fish slapping dance myself. I think its a joke that’s going too far.
Ok, let’s bail out, then. I explained my motivations a few posts earlier and just hope I made no damage.
What with the PhD scolarship I applied for and everything, count me out of the fish-slapping thing…
