Another Win for Television

Submitted by Gregory:

Angie and I met on an online site. Things went well enough for a month or so for me to ask her out. She seemed really into the idea at the time, which confused me, given how things ended up.

We had agreed to meet at a restaurant and I arrived there early. The time for our meeting came and went, but I gave her an extra ten minutes. Maybe she was caught in traffic.

I called her and she picked up. A TV blasted in the background. She asked who it was. I told her it was me. She gasped and said, "Oh my god... I completely forgot! Give me a half-hour!"

Nevermind that we had made these plans a week ago and that I had called her the prior night to confirm. Still, she sounded really upset, and I had really wanted to meet her. I told her to come as soon as she could. She thanked me a whole bunch, then hung up.

A half-hour later, she hadn't arrived. No phone call or anything. I called her for a status update, expecting her to be in her car, on her way.

The TV was still blasting in the background when she picked up. This time, she sounded more angry than upset. She said, "My show is on, and I never miss it. Can't we just postpone?"

Amazed at her behavior, I asked, "Didn't you realize that we had made plans on the night of your show?"

Someone laughed in the background. It sounded like an older woman.

"Look," she said, "I can't meet up tonight. I'll call you soon? All right," and hung up on me.

She didn't call me, of course, and I didn't call her.