I am terrible at playing "hard to get". This is partially
because I abhor these stupid dating games when I am on the receiving end, and
it's partially because I'm fairly pathetic. The truth of it all is that I am
pretty sure I lack that filter in my brain that tells normal people to tone down
the eagerness when they like someone. I mean, I am a GROWN WOMAN--I don't feel
like I need to act like I'm in high school anymore. Shouldn't I be able to
express my interest in someone if I'm interested?

At the same time, I am told that men like the chase, and that
they like mystery. This means that I should probably not profess my undying love
on the third date, right? This also means that I should not do things like
this:

Last weekend I got a facebook friend request from a guy whose
name I sort of recognized, but couldn't quite place. Once I went to
look at the guy's picture, I remembered who he was - a former classmate of mine
from business school. I accepted his request and then wrote him a short email
asking which class we had together because I couldn't remember. He wrote back a
rather funny reply, which sparked what has now become a multi-day,
multi-email-per-day email exchange that has involved a lot of laughter for me.
Knowing he was single, I started dropping some hints that he should ask me out
(I am so crafty!), and last night he finally did. And would you like to know
what I did last night? I inadvertently invited him to a group game of
Facebook Bubble Words, my new favorite game. And who might this group include? Well,
good question. It includes me, my three sisters, my brother-in-law, and HIM. I
could have just sent him this email instead: "We might go on a date someday, so
you should probably get to know my sisters! Welcome to the family!"

I seriously cannot believe I did this. After I realized what
had happened, I sat there debating my options:

1. Email him and say "Oops! Technology is so confusing!
   Sorry I just added you to a game with me and my entire family
   I'mnotweirdatallIswear."
2. Ignore it and hope he didn't notice.
3. Curl up and die of shame.

I chose option 1 because I honestly don't really understand
how this situation came about so it wasn't a lie, and I figured if I
ignored it he'd eventually realize he was part of a game that involved me and 3
people who look suspiciously similar to me, and that would just be awkward, you
know?
He ignored my email and still asked me out.
There must be something wrong with him, right? That or else
he likes clingy, overly eager girls! To prove how strong I am, I waited until
this afternoon to write him back, something that Steff completely endorsed:

I don’t think it’s a bad idea to wait to write him, though of course
I technically hate playing games and love to behave like a clingy little
barnacle, honestly.

Ah, this is why I love that girl. Our idea of playing hard to
get is waiting 3 hours to respond to an email. We are tough, yo!