Should I text him? Call him? Perhaps it would be better to Facebook message?
All these thoughts go through my head on an almost hourly basis when I have a boy I like. Thank god I know MySpace is only for "musicians," pedophiles, and people from New Jersey, or else I would have another medium to worry about.
My friends tell me, "Lea, seriously, stop calling him. He hasn't responded to your incessant calling in two weeks." But then I have to wonder. If I played it cooler, would I still be sitting here with my roommates fighting over the honey mustard in an order of chicken fingers from Lee's Hoagies? Ok, well, revealing that little tidbit will certainly have the guys lining up.
But really, at the risk of sounding too Carrie Bradshaw: in this age where communication is so easy, why is it so appealing to be hard-to-get?
It seemed so much easier in high school. A boy would come up to you in homeroom and say, "Will you be my girlfriend?" Then you'd giggle about him in the cafeteria and break up with him by 3:15 that afternoon. Ok, maybe that was more middle school. Ok, maybe I saw other people doing this in middle school. Anyway, I feel like things used to be more straightforward. I must have missed the boat somewhere when the whole "playing games" thing came into fashion.
I truly believe we are only screwing ourselves (literally) in upping the ante on unavailability. However, I understand that not everyone is fortunate enough to completely lack a social filter. So, I'm ready to lay it all out for you - what I believe should be the new answer to the "should I text, call, or Facebook" question.
The answer is simple, really: do all three. Shameless persistence is the new hard-to-get. If you have a crush, I recommend you Facebook message, wall post, and poke them immediately after you meet them. That way they'll remember you. Then, you should text them a couple of times in the middle of the night, you know, so that you'll work your way into their dreams. Finally, make sure that you pick an "out night," I recommend Thursdays, to get really trashed and call them over and over and over until they answer. These calls should occur after 2 a.m. so you can be sure they have left the noisy bar and can hear their phone.
Any other approach to getting your crush is not only ludicrous, but anachronistic - these technological advances exist to be used. So, join me in this tactic. Maybe it will work out, maybe it won't. But you'll have really made sure, either way. Remember, you're in the clear - because at least you haven't resorted to MySpace.
