LaLa in Seattle

I recently had an experience where I was waiting for a guy I had recently met to call me. He was the first single, attractive and seemingly stable guy I had met in ages so naturally I was a little excited about it. Three days passed...still no phone call or text message. It got me thinking about the 'phone call waiting game.' How long after you meet someone do you wait to contact them? After asking around, I found that men and women have different ideas about the waiting period. Judging from the few opinions I got from the women's point of view, some women believe that 2-3 days is the standard time to wait to contact someone...at least that's what they expect from the guy who got their number. Some women even believe that if a guy doesn't send you a text message that same night simply saying something like "Glad I got to talk to you," they are just plain rude. The men I spoke to on the other hand say it depends on a couple of different factors: A) What day they met you. Say for example if they met you on a Friday, some guys will wait until that next Friday to call you so they can set up a time to hang out with you. Waiting for the weekend can be seen as more convenient. And then there's B) Whether there is any sports on that week. Now I know most women think this is a bs excuse (that was my first reaction), but the guys I talked to take it seriously. Once again, if you met on a Friday, any major televised sports events happening over the weekend could hinder them from dialing your number. But the general consensus I got from every guy I talked to is this: There is no standard time you wait to call someone after you've met them, contrary to popular belief.

By the way, the guy I gave my number to ended up being a tool and gave my number to his friend who in turn tried to text me for a booty call on Christmas Eve no less. Needless to say he got an ear full from not only me, but my friends as well. Until next time...