In the morning I really regretted not getting her number, because it was one of those times where everything felt right. I seldom say this, but we got off to a great start, we really got a long well.

Last Wednesday at a nightclub I saw her on the dance floor, and said Hi, but she didn't remember me. I left her alone at that stage, but every time she saw me in the club she kept saying Hi Joe and shaking my hand.

Outside the club at kick out time I was waiting for a friend and Aisling is standing with her friends not far away, she waves and says Hi Joe and I go over to her. I made a good impression in front of her friends. I was sober and so was Aisling and them. I tell them I'm waiting for a friend, and Aisling says 'Where is he?' and I say it's a she, and Aisling says 'Oh a girlfriend' and looks away. I say no. Anyway I'm getting bored waiting for my friend, so I say to Aisling 'Can I have your number?' and she says 'Yeah', I hand her my phone and she keys it in. One of her friend smiles and gives me two thumbs up.

Then I go and get my friend, walking past Aisling, Aisling says 'Oh is that your friend' and she starts talking to her. My friend told me 'She's nice, you should definitely text her.'

The following day I text her and my message delivery report an hour later tells me it's undelivered, I send another and get the same story. I send another in the morning and that's undelivered also. I call her at 1pm but it doesn't even dial it just repeats "The person you are calling is unavailable at the moment. Please try again later." I highly doubt she's had her phone off or been out of reception since Thursday night.

In a rush of blood to the head, and being a man of action, thinking she would be at lunch now I go to the Student centre hoping to 'accidentally' bump into her at the coffee shop. Not doing so, in an even longer shot I go to the Humanitarian Sciences building where she would be studying to see if I can see her and maybe do something, what I don't know. I invent a half true story of meeting my flat mate who studies nursing to get my iPod back. Amazingly 30 seconds standing in the hall, Aisling comes through double doors. She waves, and I think she's waving at me. Then she says 'Oh hi' and this guy in a suit, mid to late 20's is talking to her. I walk outside the building, trying not to look like I was in there for her. I wait outside at the steps, expecting to come walking out. 5 minutes pass and she doesn't. I go back in and she's gone. Maybe she waved at me, or maybe she waved at the guy in the suit. I don't know if she even saw me.

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I'm at a bit of a loss guys. Like I said I'm a man of action, and I like to do things to progress things. But what can I do now? I can hardly go hanging round the Humanitarian Sciences building hoping to bump into her every lunch time. I've got what I'd say is an invalid number.

But you know, what bothers me most, and this rarely, rarely happens, is I actually kind of liked her. I mean I was thrilled when I got her number. We got along well, and we did just hit it off straight away. I mean you know how things just seem to unfold like they're meant to happen? It's not that she's not very good looking either, she's no model, but it was her personality that drew me. She has this funny sense of humour that I picked up on straight away and she's such a nice person.

Anyway from the above details, do you think I got rejected as a few people have replied in other topics?

I don't think there's anything I can do. I mean I don't want to start keeping an eye out for her around the campus. I don't want to start hoping I bump into her at nightclubs. I don't want to be going to the humanitarian sciences building at lunch time hoping to bump into her. Of course, I could offer to hang out with my annoying, possibly gay roommate who studies nursing at that building, and if I bump into that way... but its Friday now...and will it really matter to her after the weekend?

I hate how nothing, absolutely nothing can just be easy and straightforward when I really want something to just work.

edit: theres 25,000 students in my university. We all go clubbing in Dublin City Centre. needless to say, I dont think the chances of bumping into her any time soon by chance are very high.

Post edited at 4:13 pm on Nov. 14, 2008 by ElephantStone

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Punctured bicycle on a hillside, desolate,
Could nature make a man of me yet?

To give her the benefit of the doubt, maybe she keyed in a misnumber by mistake. It could happen, and it could have been accidental.

Wait and see what happens, maybe she will materialize again, it has happened before right? I would say its time to let it go, and see what happens. Stop obsessing, and just do your thing and see if you cross paths again.

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Do not abandon yourselves to despair.
We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.

Pope John Paul II