It's amazing how much one person can disappoint you completely in a two minute conversation. I got him alone (for once) and we were chatting amiably, maybe not the most interesting chat, but it wasn't bad. He sees someone he knows and just..leaves without saying a word to me, mid-conversation.

Yes, that is exactly what happened. I thought at first, "Oh, he's just going to say 'hi' or something, he'll be back."

He walked out of the room without a backward glance.

I held it together this time. No big act of anger or frustration. I went to my film club meeting with FmRS and Prissy, and left halfway through to go sit outside and try to mull over what had happened.

And I decided I'm done. I won't asked to be kicked again, thanks. He's demonstrated that he'll never give me an ounce of self-respect, never take me out on a date, never think of me as more than engaging "internet banter."

I didn't delete him as a Myspace friend yet because I don't want to be that obvious. Whoops, nevermind. Blocking him DID delete him as a friend. No matter. I doubt he'll notice with the way he treats me currently, but if he does, I will tell him something along the lines of, "I don't want to talk to you any more because I feel like I'm being treated badly by you," only I might substitute 'badly' with 'like shit," just to give the whole ordeal an element of finesse that's been lacking so long.

One more guy down, dozens to go. My, my, I do move through them quickly. Now I'll just have to resist the urge to kick his car (actually his dad's car) on my way into school.