is trying to ask me out... but then he sort of backtracks.
Conversations go like this:
Boy: So... what are you doing this weekend?
Snidge: Nothing
{insert a minute or so of us just nodding at one another and not saying anything}
Boy: So... yeah... I'm probably going out this weekend
Snidge: Where are you going?
Boy: I don't know... somewhere.
{insert pause in conversation}
Boy: So... are you busy this weekend?
Snidge: No... I'm not. (says slowly.. because she doesn't think he understood her the first time)
Boy: Yeah... I'm not either. Nothing really going on.
ARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!! *Snidge beats head on desk*
Boys... boys... stupid boys.
OMG, I hate that! Next he'll be all, do you wanna hold hands. I dunno, do YOU wanna. Well, if YOU wanna...
Nooooooooooooo!! Stay away!!
And this guy doesn't know why he's not doing better with the ladies. How about a club man! Hey I've got an idea (not sure how much he knows about Snidge) I thought maybe I would go to the driving range and hit a bucket and then go to X for lunch, Wanna come? How about I'm going to the M-town Bluedogs game, do you like baseball. You have to get the conversation going before it can go anywhere. That's it....I'm suspending your procreative rights. You're clearly to dumb to fuck! OR as they say in the "blue collar" comedy world "here's your sign"
I used to have phone conversations with DH (when we were dating) that were SO much like that.
After a few minutes I was all, "Um, so why did you call?". He would call me and then not really hold up his end of the conversation. Turns out he's just not much of a talker.