the male mind

Just an update on imPerfect's behavior post-phone foray. Basically, he has contacted me regurlarly since then and asked me to go out finally last night - all over text messaging ofcourse. But he did not just ask me out, it started like this:

im: "How r u?"
me: "I hate that question. Ask me another one."
im: ""What is in my pocket?"
me: "Are you just happy to see me?"

insert an hour break here during which I imagine he spent thinking about me as I did him. Oh, text flirtations...

im: "U free 2nite?"
me:" Nope, have dinner plans"
(this is where it gets hostile)
im: "2 cool 4 school?"
me: "You just wish you were having me for dinner, er, I mean having dinner with me"
im:"u loved saying you already had plans"
me: "ever think that maybe YOU love that I have plans?"

and that was that. No further texting last night. Although I hurriedly wrote that last message on my way out to meet St. Peter, I only really later realized how true it might be. imPerfect loves pursuing me now that it is all 'safe' whether that means him telling me he cannot be in a relationship or knowing that I am not wanting to be in one with him. Why is he so afraid to put himself out there? at risk?

Nothing risked, nothing gained...life is way too short for this nonsense.