YAGT/POLL - Communication Protocol - PIC ADDED

[Mears]

*EDIT* - Pic

OK, I hooked up with a girl a couple of weeks ago. At the time, I figured it would be a one night stand since she lives pretty far away. I ended up getting her number the next morning and we hung out again the next evening (she left for home the following day).

After she left, I figured that would be it, and I had no intentions of making an attempt to keep in touch. However, she text messaged me after she got home and we've been text'ing ever since.

Here's the dilemma: I hate text messaging on my phone. Not only do I get charged for it, but it is a huge pain in my ass to type out thoughtful messages. I have a feeling that straight up calling her would make her uncomfortable, and I also think she may have a boyfriend (possibly live in).

I'm considering asking for her email address so I can actually use a keyboard to converse, but for some reason that seems less personal and a demotion from cell phone messaging. What do you guys think?

Cliffs:
1. Hooked up with a girl
2. Girl lives sorta far away
3. Girl apparently likes to text message
4. I don't like to text message and would prefer email
5. I feel like email might seem less personal

 

[Schadenfreude]

Continue text messaging - if she has a BF, just slowly let it go, IMO.

 

[JonnyStarks]

Keep calling it communication protocol and she'll end things soon enough, no more dilemma

 

[alimoalem]

fool she can txt ur email account and u can reply back to her phone. same romance/cuteness for her, savings and ease for you

 

[BrianH1]

rule #1.

 

[Mears]

Originally posted by: alimoalem
fool she can txt ur email account and u can reply back to her phone. same romance/cuteness for her, savings and ease for you

How does this work?

 

[toekramp]

Originally posted by: JonnyStarks
Keep calling it communication protocol and she'll end things soon enough, no more dilemma

:thumbsup:

 

[Mears]

Originally posted by: BrianH1
rule #1.

Is?

 

[Fenixgoon]

if you're interested and what to keep talking, go to something you like better (email) or hell, call.

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Originally posted by: Mears

Originally posted by: BrianH1
rule #1.

Is?

Never get high on your own supply

 

[Mears]

Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure

Originally posted by: Mears

Originally posted by: BrianH1
rule #1.

Is?

Never get high on your own supply

And in this context that means?

 

[mugs]

Holy shit I didn't think ATOT could get this pathetic.

 

[Eeezee]

You think she has a boyfriend? You should probably find out

Never speak to her again if she does, it doesn't matter how hot she is. She's playing you, and you will be in for a world of hurt if you get involved with her. Once a lying cheating whore, always a lying cheating whore. Besides, you don't know where that thing's been if that's the case.

 

[BrianH1]

rule #1 states "when posting a YAGT, you must provide pics".

 

[Mears]

Originally posted by: mugs
Holy ****** I didn't think ATOT could get this pathetic.

That should bother me, but strangely it doesn't.

 

[Mears]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
You think she has a boyfriend? You should probably find out

Never speak to her again if she does, it doesn't matter how hot she is. She's playing you, and you will be in for a world of hurt if you get involved with her. Once a lying cheating whore, always a lying cheating whore. Besides, you don't know where that thing's been if that's the case.

I'm not pursuing this as a relationship. Just merely trying to keep the doors open. I have friends that live near her hometown.

 

[cerebusPu]

why dont you call her and ask her? dont assume she's uncomfortable with phoning..maybe she just doesnt want to bug you too much.

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: JonnyStarks
Keep calling it communication protocol and she'll end things soon enough, no more dilemma

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: cerebusPu
why dont you call her and ask her? dont assume she's uncomfortable with phoning..maybe she just doesnt want to bug you too much.

Agreed. And what's this "communications protocol" BS?

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: BrianH1
rule #1 states "when posting a YAGT, you must provide pics".

This took far too long!

 

[mundane]

I'd suggest UDP. If you loose a message here or there, no big deal - and it makes you seem less desperate / clingy. Only transition over to TCP if you think she wants a dedicated connection to you, and you both can afford to tie up your resources.

 

[Mears]

Originally posted by: diegoalcatraz
I'd suggest UDP. If you loose a message here or there, no big deal - and it makes you seem less desperate / clingy. Only transition over to TCP if you think she wants a dedicated connection to you, and you both can afford to tie up your resources.

Thanks for the suggestions. I was considering token ring, but maybe I'll reconsider.

 

[Mears]

pic added

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: diegoalcatraz
I'd suggest UDP. If you loose a message here or there, no big deal - and it makes you seem less desperate / clingy. Only transition over to TCP if you think she wants a dedicated connection to you, and you both can afford to tie up your resources.

I posted something on this a while back.. A relationship is, after all, much like TCP in that it's a mutual understanding that there's a connection between two endpoints. Even the process is similar:

SYN (Let's go out!)
SYN ACK (Let's go out? Ok, let's go out!)
ACK (We're going out! Woohoo!)

Once the connection/relationship has been successfully established, data can be transferred from one party in the connection to the other, much like the HTTP protocol:

The request:

GET / (I wanna get some!)

You can even try a different method. For example, go for the oral...

HEAD /

Possible responses:

200 OK (woohoo!)
403 Forbidden (boooooo!)
404 Not Found (Damn girl has no sex drive..)
500 Internal Server Error (that time of the month again, I guess..)

Sometimes you get fun responses:

206 Partial Content (she's a tease..)
302 Moved Temporarily ("This is my friend Suzy..." :thumbsup: )

Note that we're not even going to talk about responses that contain the TCP push flag (PSH)...

As with all things, relationships end (as do TCP connections):

FIN ACK (We're breaking up...)
FIN ACK (Yep, we've broken up )

Sometimes breaking up isn't so graceful, like if she catches you cheating. If that happens, expect a TCP RST packet (along with divorce papers and/or a psychotic ex..)

 

[mundane]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: diegoalcatraz
I'd suggest UDP. If you loose a message here or there, no big deal - and it makes you seem less desperate / clingy. Only transition over to TCP if you think she wants a dedicated connection to you, and you both can afford to tie up your resources.

I posted something on this a while back.. A relationship is, after all, much like TCP in that it's a mutual understanding that there's a connection between two endpoints. Even the process is similar:
[snip]

Excellent expansion of the analogy.:thumbsup: