I feel bad for turning this woman down to watch the boxing tonight. Advice needed?
marc_p88
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I met her a few weeks back, we've spoken on the phone etc, but she's 42 and has 3 teenagers. She is a nice person and we have been meaning to meet, but our schedules have made it difficult for us to meet up. Tonight she invited me over to her's and I was going to go, but I decided to go to a friends and watch the boxing instead.
I spoke to her this morning and she was really cheery and happy to see me, but now she's not responding to my texts. I feel quite bad and need to make it up to her somehow. The problem is, every two weeks her kids go to her mum's for the night and so that is why tonight was perfect for her.
I text her saying hopefully we can meet up in two weeks and I'll definitely come see her. It is just tonight I really wanted to watch the boxing and it's a once in a lifetime event tonight; biggest boxing event in history and 80,000 at Wembley.
How do I make this situation between us cool again?
I spoke to her this morning and she was really cheery and happy to see me, but now she's not responding to my texts. I feel quite bad and need to make it up to her somehow. The problem is, every two weeks her kids go to her mum's for the night and so that is why tonight was perfect for her.
I text her saying hopefully we can meet up in two weeks and I'll definitely come see her. It is just tonight I really wanted to watch the boxing and it's a once in a lifetime event tonight; biggest boxing event in history and 80,000 at Wembley.
How do I make this situation between us cool again?
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To be fair, if Bernard Cribbins was reading this out loud it'd at least be slightly more bearable.
Turn on some of that foolproof daygaming charm, she'll forgive you in no time.
It sounds to me like the problem is more that that's what she ISN'T going to do.
No, because it's on PPV. I'm not inviting her to watch boxing with me and my mates.
I do feel bad, though. She was looking forward to seeing me this morning.
She may be annoyed at you for a bit though.
Am I right in interpreting this as you changed the original plans you had with her? If so that is bad, if not then it'll prob work itself out if you were meant to be.
I know, it's nowhere near as big as the Balboa v Lang rematch.
Nah, Drago vs Balboa pretty much single handedly ended the Cold War so I'll go with that one. ;-)
Don't say that, that makes feel even worse. I think she has been doing all of that today as well.
If this story isn't Jackanory, a woman as described is the one being "blown off" and OP isn't worth her valuable time. The flowers idea is hopeless, OP should go mow the lawn or paint the garage door at least.
Why don't you turn up and take her out? I mean, its only a boxing match.
She has 3 teenagers so obviously doesnt get much alone time. I would be pissed off too!
Totally agree with the flowers idea. That would make her feel special and show you are interested.
What's the old expression "treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen" ;-)
I honestly wouldn't worry OP. Treat this as a test. If she's really interested in you, she won't let this put her off.
Problem is, I have cancelled on her twice before this. One time I had some family issues and a couple weeks ago I to fill in at work for a colleague who called in sick. Both were genuine reasons, but this one just seems like I don't care. I text her about hour and half ago and she hasn't answered with anything yet. To make it worse, when I said I would have to cancel, she said "I was half expecting you too anyway" and what she said there is what made me feel bad. I told her on the phone earlier that when I go over I could stream the fight online and she was fine with it, but then my mate invited me to watch it at his with a couple mates and it would be in HD. So it was either watch it on a low quality stream or HD on a nice tv.