Patience is a Virtue

So there I was, about to throw the towel in with Match.com – well when I mean throw in the towel I actually mean fold the towel and carefully place to one side for a while – when I finally got a reply from the person I was chatting to. It was all quite apologetic, but she had been busy decorating her house then having a short holiday with friends.

Although I always try to look on the bright side of things (I was going to take a break from Match.com for a number of other reasons), I guess that since my good nature has been taken advantage of over the years, I’m still a little suspicious of women. Perhaps I spend too much time worrying and looking for that ulterior motive. Still, a single message was enough to make me pay for another months membership.

I’m not a religious person, but I often wonder whether the big guy up stairs will ever pull my file and turn to St. Valentine and say "Right, we’ve screwed around with this guy for long enough, perhaps it’s time we gave him a break. Anyone for a game of tennis with Beethoven?".

Never the less, I’m still not dumb enough to believe that she’s only chatting to me and when there are these long delays in between messages I always fear the worse. However, since my last message to her I’ve not heard anything back for four days. See I’m at it again...