Yeah.

So apparently my awkward and rambly voicemail was not endearing, and my current potential future wife is now none of those things. This after getting vaguely excited about her but then realizing that none of the girls my parents have set me up with have actually liked me.

They've given up and have decided that a girl from India is more likely to accept me in alfm sdkl thgggdfion

Shit, I'm crying, and I'm supposed to be working and being productive.

I'm sorry, P-C. Did you two even meet? Remember all the people who do like you, don't go thinking we're all wrong!

Did you two even meet?

No.

Remember all the people who do like you, don't go thinking we're all wrong!

Yeah, but you don't want to marry me. Well, Trudy might, for the lulz.

Women who have never met you not wanting to marry you doesn't really say anything about you, is all I'm saying. Having a good cry and being a little bitter I can understand.

Yay Erin!!

{{{ Nora & G'ma & family}}}

Happy b-day gamemeister Billy Tea!!!

Shir, shifting from interview~ma to get-the-gig~ma!! Sounds encouraging!!

P-C, can a family member lobby for you. Try to arrange a f2f? Maybe that will help her see you are a swell guy. Say to family "I really like her, but I think I messed up".

I'm sorry, P-C. I was thinking the voicemail was a bad idea. Didn't you ever see the movie Swingers?

No, not yet.

The official answer is that she's not ready yet, she wants to focus on her studies, so it could just be a coincidence that she's backing out after I leave a stupid voicemail.

And now I'm being told to grow up and only leave "Hi, please call me back" voicemails and also have a regular voicemail greeting because wanting a creative voicemail greeting is not a grown-up thing. I don't know why I bother to fight them on this since no one ever calls me but them anyway, so it's not like anyone ever gets to appreciate my voicemail greetings.

I think you should just leave a "Hi, call me back" message. Be a little more Don Draper and leave some room for things to unfold. Being set up is uncomfortable enough, wanting someone to know all about you right up front is not gonna help.

I think you should just leave a "Hi, call me back" message.

Well, yeah, I'm definitely doing that next time. I just had no idea what the hell I was supposed to say, and "Hi, call me back" didn't seem like enough. It seemed like it didn't count.

No, not yet.

Well, rambly voicemails can go horribly awry.

I just had no idea what the hell I was supposed to say, and "Hi, call me back" didn't seem like enough. It seemed like it didn't count.

Stupid humans with all their tricky protocols and expectations!

But for future reference: "Hi, call me back" is fine. Preferred even, especially if you don't know the person well.