Re: ?

Jonathan

Any developments on what we talked about last night? I'd like to try to plan how to allocate my time for tonight and this weekend as soon as possible 🙏

Marysue

Hey sorry I’m going to be so honest. I don’t remember much. I know we talked but it’s really blurry I’m sorry

Jonathan

All good 🫰

Jonathan

Come to copperhead

Marysue

Jonathan

Snapping the pickleball court is diabolical just sent me a pic of his bedsheets next time

Jonathan

APS - I'm rambling, I know this is way too much to be an effective communication from me to you. If you don't want to read it to find the important parts, TL;DR: I need you to update me about taking time to fill out our forms, and about your decision regarding your address.

Anyway, to follow up on the interactions pictured in this screenshot -

(And for the record, when I say "you said" here, please consider it shorthand for something like the more thorough "my best recollection of what we talked about and the impression/expectation that I left the conversation with based on what I believed I heard you say" or something equally base-covering.)

- Thursday afternoon, you said you would think about how you felt giving me your complete address and update me with your thoughts. You also said that you would dedicate some time to reviewing/completing the intake form when you could, before the end of this weekend. You offered to complete a little bit with me during that conversation while you were getting ready. We laughed together about the first question and the difference in our answers. You took a hard pass on the second question. You started to waffle with the third question.You seemed to be caught emotionally off guard by my observation regarding the structure of the form and how difficult you might find these questions to answer and didn't say anything for quite some time. I broke the silence by requesting that you spend some time with me completing the dual form together, especially for clarity and context agreement and for our mutual comfort and preparation. You said you probably wouldn't that night because you would be coming home drunk and/or late if at all, I said I didn't mind drunk if you would be open to calling me anyway. You said you would make an effort to at the very least shoot me a quick message telling me that I wouldn't be hearing from you. Friday morning at 01:35, you did call me to make fun of me for answering your call too quickly and to tell me you couldn't go over the form, but that you would let me know when you would be able to take some time to go over it with me. I was very appreciative for you making the effort to reach out to me after I had asked you to consider how much it would comfort me to get that update. Friday night, I hadn't heard from you so I reached out to ask for the next update, which is where you told me you forgot to save your game after the previous conversation and unfortunately wouldn't be having an update because the conversation might as well have never occurred. That's when I said come to Copperhead, and that's when you sent me a picture from your workstation at the cheap whore factory - sorry, **the pickleball courts**, and then stopped responding to clock back in.

I really think it would be easiest and least stressful for both of us if we could do it in person over coffee or a beer or lunch or something. With or without additional friends there to reduce any sense of unease or worry. You seemed more open to that idea than I expected you to be when I floated it during our call. But whether we do that or not, I do need you to give an honest try at finding time to work on this with me, when you can focus on it and be honest, even if we need to break it into chunks.

You also said, regarding giving me your address, that I made really good points but that you didn't want to make any decisions based on things that you only considered because I pointed them out. I had opinions on that, but they didn't matter.

Does that ring any bells? Can you pick some time today or tomorrow, or Monday at the very latest, to go through the form together? Or perhaps a couple chunks of time spread out if you need to?

PS - I had a dream last night that you and Rayna came over to yap and paint canvases with me for an afternoon. It was much nicer than most of the dreams I've been having this last year. But it left me feeling empty when I woke up. If you ever remember what it was like to have whimsy, my door is open to the both of you, and I have plenty of brushes.

Also, she followed me back on Duolingo a few minutes after you hung up with me Friday morning. I panicked at first, but I took a moment and I think there's no real way anything negative could have been meant by it... It's just Duo... So it made me really happy. I felt really happy about that. Also slightly curious about whether you two were talking about anything that might have prompted it and how that might have gone. But either way, happy to have a new Duo friend. You still haven't responded to my last message about Duolingo so I've tried to keep to myself until I get a bit more information about what you're both comfortable with and what you're not. I really do keep myself on a strictly tight leash for you. I'm not a bad dog. I don't hate you. I'm not the kind of creature that will bite you for leaving me behind if you come to visit. I'm just going to be happy to have the time and trying to make the best of it.

Hope you had a fun evening ➰

Marysue

Let’s do Monday!!!!

Carl sounds like kronk from the emperors new groove

Yeah we talk about you duh but she’s a really reasonable person so it

Jonathan

Okay! Monday ☺️

And yeah he super does lol I love it. He's so talented. Isn't it crazy that all those characters are just him, no digital trickery or anything, his game is next level ⭐

And I always insisted she and I would have been good friends if we'd been given the chance. I'm glad she's nice about me. I'm happy to have my two Duo friends :)

I'll be here 🫰

Jonathan

Also it kind of looked like your last message cut off?

When should I expect you to be ready tomorrow?

Jonathan

Because it's Monday

And Carl

Marysue

Hello! It’s going to have to be late for me. I’m thinking 8ish if that’s cool with you

👍J

Jonathan

Hey there! Are you able to provide an updated estimate on your availability tonight?

Jonathan

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