Wednesday, 25 February 2009

• How Can I Get A Psycho off My Back?

  I recently started an internship with a company that everyone else would associate with a certain character. So far, I love my job and because it's a big company, I'm still meeting my fellow coworkers. For the most part, they've all been very nice, friendly and helpful. I even hung out with a few outside of work and I haven't had a problem...that is, until yesterday.
  
  I was ending my shift and "Henry," a fellow coworker, was leaving as well. As we were clocking out, he asked about my plans after my shift, which I totally thought was normal because all of us were pretty friendly like that. I told him I was going out to eat - "Oh, with your boyfriend?" he asked. I replied, "no, broke up with my boyfriend a while ago and the boy I'm meeting is just someone I'm interested in." Then Henry started asking me about why I was single and why I broke up with the boyfriend. I, at the time, still didn't think much about the topic and started talking to him about my ex. The conversation continued as we walked from the clocking in area to the lockers so I could get my stuff. I told him I was going to change into my normal clothes (versus my work uniform), thinking that I was going to end the conversation there because he knew I had plans afterwards.
  
  Big mistake! He started walking me towards the locker room, but he kept on talking and talking! I was being nice at first and thought maybe he just wanted to finish the conversation at hand and then leave. But he kept asking about my ex and then he started talking about his exes and somehow we started talking about a common hobby we have. As the conversation permitted I mentioned the current boy that I was seeing a couple of times. I kept reminding him that I had to go meet up with my boy to eat and he was waiting for me. Next thing I know we were talking for close to two hours! I finally told Henry I really had to leave because not only did I still have to change, I had to drive to see my guy.

  As I was walking away, Henry asked if he could call me sometime. And I know it's one of my faults because I'm too nice and can never say no. I nicely told him I am never really free to talk on the phone anymore. Because not only do I have my internship that takes up 30+ hours of my week, I also have a second job and school - that's the honest truth. But Henry kept persisting and he said he'd just call me at night.
  

  I told him the times that I'm free at night; I am with my friends or my boy, so again, I would not have time to talk. But I felt a little bad and I was trying to rush him away, so I told him "I guess you can text me sometime". Yes, I know I shouldn't have done that, but he didn’t seem that bad when I was talking about him.

  So as I’m going to my car I get a text from him saying how we had a nice conversation and he felt like he's known me for a long time. I didn't think anything of it because it was a friendly enough gesture, but then the texts kept coming one right after another. He started saying how he thought I was very pretty and he loved my lips and couldn't help but stare...and how I'm this and that, etc., etc., and he was, like, "can I ask you a question? Will you go out with me?"
  

  WTF. At the same time I'm already on the phone with my boy freaking out. And because I didn't text Henry back, he gave me a call. I didn't want to switch over, so I let the phone go to voicemail. Silly me, I totally thought, maybe he’ll leave me alone now. But he kept texting, asking me if I was still there and if he'd said anything wrong...and he had to ask me something, so is it okay if he calls me? I finally replied, telling him sorry, I was driving, but I couldn't talk because I was out with the boy.
  

  The creepiest text I got all night was his asking me to send him a picture because he'd told his family about me and they wanted to see what I looked like. Mind you, this was the second time we'd really met at work and the first time we'd actually talked. I gave my phone to my boy and told him that this guy was freaking me out.
  

  So the boy ended up calling Henry asking why he was calling and texting me so much and if he could stop because I was hanging out with him. Henry promptly hung up the phone and texted later asking what that was all about. My boy ended up texting him back saying I was still with him and, in my boy's words, "he should go kick rocks". Ha.

  However, this morning he texted me again to say hi; I didn't reply back because I was sitting in class. Of course, that didn't stop him; he texted me about an hour later asking me what happened last night. I still haven't replied and I honestly don’t know what to say to him.

  Have any of you guys met someone who was totally chill at first, but then started acting all psycho on you? How did you handle it?
    And what should I do about Henry?

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