This post is about a girl. We shall call her Beulah. If you’re reading this, Beulah, I wish you well.

Beulah was interested in me. Of that I am quite certain. On one occasion, a friend said “You know, Beulah really likes you” and I thought “Well, duh”. It was that obvious.

The attraction was mutual, but were we really compatible? I wasn’t sure, but after several coffee outings (mostly with other friends, but some without) I decided to throw caution to the wind and just go for it.

Nothing was official yet, but we had been on this path for a few months now, to the point where we were almost boyfriend and girlfriend by default, or so I thought. Time to set up another date, then.

So I sent her a text message. She responded, “I think it would be better if we don’t hang out together too much. I don’t want to give you the wrong idea. I’m sorry.”

Huh? What “wrong idea” might that be? The same idea you have been trying to drill into my head on every occasion for the last four months?

How absurd. How funny.

I’ve seen this happen a few times now. It works like this:

1. Girl X is interested in Boy Y
2. Boy Y, who hadn’t been interested, then becomes interested
3. On noticing this change, Girl X promptly changes her mind

You have to laugh. I know I do.

The alternative is the following:

1. Girl X is interested in Boy Y
2. Boy Y isn’t interested and stays that way
3. Girl X eventually gives up

How does anyone get together?