I know I am letting this get to me way too much. About three years ago, I stumbled across a web site regarding daily updates on game shows, trivia, etc. I love classic game shows and e-mailed the webmaster. He and I exchanged e-mails back and forth for a while and then we started instant messaging back and forth, sometimes several times a week. I really considered this person a friend and although we never met in person, we seemed to have a good rapport. We both work at universities, love trivia, etc. He even called me at work a few times, just to chat. Perhaps I was totally blind to his motives! This past weekend I went thru my buddy list on yahoo and was seeing if my friends were on-line. Most of my friends go under "invisible" status but have never had a problem until Saturday. I received a nasty response back from him "why are you instant messaging me at night?" "my daughter saw the instant message and was asking about it" "she wanted to know what it was" "I nearly got in big trouble" "I had to really explain that one away" "From now on don't im me, let me im you...blah blah blah." It was simply a smiley face and he reacted this way. I told him to stop being so testy and he got even more rude. I have e-mailed him and told him I don't want any part of his game and I will not contact him via IM anymore. I have removed his name from my buddy list. I think this is the best way to avoid future hostility. It's just that for 3 years it has been a friendly tone. To turn hostile in one instance blew me away. I can't believe I did this, but I was reduced to tears. Please tell me guys, am I crazy or what?
