Why did I invite her in, for god’s sake?
December 17, 2006Today, the previous renter of my apartment dropped by to ask if I had some mail lying around here for her. I invited her in (common custom here, you don’t let people stand out in the cold for no reason).
Why did I invite her in, for god’s sake?
I’m a control freak. My house needs to be tidy, clean, and organised. Of course I lead a busy life; study, job, social life, you name it. Hence, I simply don’t always have the time to stay organised. And on top of that, I picked up a lot of my stuff from my parents’ house.
In other words, my house was one big disorganised mess. I fcuking hate it when people see my house like that. Seriously. I hate comforming to stereotypes (single man, student, messy house, unable to keep clean). I felt like a total disaster. Especially since she’s a, well, she.
Damn.
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A messy house can be understood as “I didn’t know you were coming”.
Not letting her in has no such explanation.
Therefore, you did the right thing.
Comment by Dan Brokeau — December 18, 2006 @ 4:19 am