Ok, what would you do if you were me?
About two weeks ago, maybe a little less, I was talking with the guy and thought it would be fun to go to a baseball game. That's really the only time I pay attention to baseball. It's boring to watch on TV, and I don't have any opportunities to play. But being at a game is kind of a fun experience. Anyway, not a day or two later, a friend texts me - but not just me, probably to all her friends, saying she was selling tickets to an upcoming game. Good seats, cheap prices and if we wanted some, we should let her know the next day. So, I told her I'd take two, since they were good seats at good prices.
I let the guy know and he said it might be doable. He has a class Monday and another on Wednesday, so often, Tuesday nights are prep for Wednesday. As of last week, he was thinking that we were definitely on for the game. But time passes, things happen and he's kind of behind. Completely understandable. He asked if I was still going to go. Was I going to take someone else with me? I said I wasn't sure.
And I'm not - what should I do? I can't stiff my friend, so regardless, I have to pay for the tickets (he said he'd pay me back for them, but naw, I don't think he should. Why should he?). She and I don't really see each other or talk on any regular sort of basis anymore. The crowd going tonight will be comprised of her, the guy she's kind of seeing, her family, and her friends. And then it would be me and my empty seat. For me, the baseball experience is kind of tied to who you are with. My first game was with my mom and some other kids. Second was with my best friend/soon-to-be-boyfriend at the time and we had a great time making funny faces at some kid and completely ignoring the game. The last time was last summer with I visited a friend in New Mexico. We went to some minor league game and laughed at people all night.
So what should I do? Go to the game "alone" since I paid for the tickets? Try to find someone at the last minute who will come to my house to get them at 6 and then try to make the game at 7? Or just not go? My feeling is to just not go, yet I feel like the tickets ought to get used since they are paid for. Ugh-ers. I don't know.
I let the guy know and he said it might be doable. He has a class Monday and another on Wednesday, so often, Tuesday nights are prep for Wednesday. As of last week, he was thinking that we were definitely on for the game. But time passes, things happen and he's kind of behind. Completely understandable. He asked if I was still going to go. Was I going to take someone else with me? I said I wasn't sure.
And I'm not - what should I do? I can't stiff my friend, so regardless, I have to pay for the tickets (he said he'd pay me back for them, but naw, I don't think he should. Why should he?). She and I don't really see each other or talk on any regular sort of basis anymore. The crowd going tonight will be comprised of her, the guy she's kind of seeing, her family, and her friends. And then it would be me and my empty seat. For me, the baseball experience is kind of tied to who you are with. My first game was with my mom and some other kids. Second was with my best friend/soon-to-be-boyfriend at the time and we had a great time making funny faces at some kid and completely ignoring the game. The last time was last summer with I visited a friend in New Mexico. We went to some minor league game and laughed at people all night.
So what should I do? Go to the game "alone" since I paid for the tickets? Try to find someone at the last minute who will come to my house to get them at 6 and then try to make the game at 7? Or just not go? My feeling is to just not go, yet I feel like the tickets ought to get used since they are paid for. Ugh-ers. I don't know.