Remember the guy from poetry night that I went out to dinner with a few months ago? Well, he's back. Sort of. He emailed me saying that he had question about my religion and asked if I could meet with him sometime. Well, with this training schedule and new Young Women's calling, I haven't had much extra time. I sent him a link to Mormon.org and told him if had any questions to email them to me, because I didn't have time at the moment, but would be happy to answer his questions. He never emailed me backed.
The next poetry night he shows up (had hadn't come since our date) and we talk for a little bit. I ask if he saw the website and he said yes, but still wants to go out with me to talk. I say okay, but I need to check my schedule. After a few days (can you tell he's not very high on my priorities list) I let him know when I'm available. Thinking that we'll be going to lunch somewhere, I tell him it doesn't matter where we go and to let me know where and when. He emails me back to say he's booking a room in a hotel.
A hotel???
He says he misunderstood me and feels ashamed for it. Part of me wants to ask him what exactly lead him to think that I would be comfortable with him in a hotel room. That part of me also thinks he might be sincere in wanting to know more about the LDS Church. But then I'm also thinking that he never actually asked me any questions, and he's had ample opportunity to. Another thing, after our date, he stopped sending me poems to spell check and critique. It may be that he's just using the poetry and religion to try to get closer to me. Or it may be that I'm reading way too much into this and am acting like an idiot.
What do you think?
2 comments:
This is interesting. I do think you have reason to be suspicious, cautious, and careful. No need to get a hotel room when you can just catch a bite to eat at a much more public space. Maybe you could get the missionaries to go with you when you meet, that should be a pretty clear message that you are happy to answer questions about the gospel and that is all you are interested in.
With no other hints from you he just books a hotel room for a second date?? I would run, hun. He was probably looking up your religion to find out how restrictive it was (in the second-date-booking-a-hotel sense).
If he's geniuinely curious (and I am 100% sure he's NOT), you've given him the resources he needs to research on his own.
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