I have to meet new people and it annoys me.
I love helping people and serving people but MEETING new people gets on my nerves.
What I hate the most is the part when they ask, “What’s your name?” Then they start asking all kinds of questions about your life and your past. For what?
Then If I say, “I’m a writer.”
And they’ll say, “You should write a book.” or “You should start your own website.”
And then I’m offended because I feel like they’re insulting my intelligence. Like I couldn’t manage my own career before they came along.
Some man called my phone today saying we met a couple of weeks ago. Since I don’t give out my phone number so easily I figured I must have given it to him for a reason. He couldn’t explain the reason so I kept questioning, “Are you interested in helping me with my project?”
“No.”
“Did you buy me lunch one day?”
“Um. No.”
“Then I don’t understand why I would give you my number. What is it that you are interested in?” I asked.
“I…I want to get to know you,” he said.
I was confused. “For what?”
“It’s alright,” he said and hung up.
I’m not interested like that.
One time I told this guy, “How many questions do I ask you?”
“None,” he replied.
“Yeah. Please do the same.”
I feel like saying, “Just google me and if you like what you read and feel we’ll have something to talk about then holla at me.”
I just don’t like explaining myself and my life to get shocked faces and have to try to convince people that I’m good with my life how it is.
I never question anyone about what they decide to do with their lives. If I don’t like it then I just won’t be around them or I just wait until they volunteer information. I don’t care too much to ask questions because its none of my business and I am not into judging or criticizing. That doesn’t make me feel good. I don’t offer opinions that people don’t directly ASK for since I don’t value opinions that I don’t directly ask for.
Today this man got mad at me because he smiled and waved as I walked by and I said Hi. He stopped, I guess he wanted to talk but I didn’t. I don’t even KNOW him.
“Damn! I was just trying to be friends!” he called out after me.
I shook my head and ignored him.
I ain’t friendly.