<h4>A Conversation Doomed to Failure</h4>

The following is a chat transcript from earlier today with a guy I was immediately not attracted to from his use of the double Q.

me: hi
him: What's going on?
?
just hangin out
Exciting stuff.
yeah you?
Doing something incredibly nerdy. Trying to get videos from my laptop to play on my Xbox.
nerd aleeert
So? I think it's pretty awesome.
you said it was nerdy
i was just agreeing with you
I think being nerdy is cool.
ok
Apparently you disagree.
what gives you that impression
so far all i've done is agree
You just didn't seem all that interested, I guess.
ohhhh
it actually doesnt sound that nerdy
it's not like youre arranging your star wars action figures
into an accurate fight sequence set up
Nah, I only have a few left and I don't play with them. Just for display.
Most were a gift from my roommate.
ah
At least I admit to it.
um
is that better?
They're bobbleheads and they were a gift.
ok
Is it wrong to have a hobby and things you like? It's not like it's hurting anyone.
ok
ah um ok. What's with the one-word responses?
i dont know what to say
I don't see why I have to defend harmless things. I don't drink. I don't do drugs. I'm a nice guy who has a lot of interests. Why are you asking me "is that better"?
um i'm not really sure what's going on

huh?

well it was nice to meet you but i have to go!

After this conversation took place, I felt guilty. Frankly, I think he was a weirdo and turned what could have been sarcastic banter into an emotional argument, and really who wants to argue like that with a stranger? I was just being me, perhaps an edgy kind of honest that brings out the defensive in some. My buddy told me I'm just "real" and people are "kinda wacky". That made me feel better.

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