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THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17, 1975
Page 5
Turning down dates—excuses
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By DOUG KIRK
Graduate Psychology Student
Q. Last week I asked a girl to go out
with me and she turned me down
saying that she had to work on some
other things and would not be going
out that evening. That same evening
I saw her with a guy at the place I
wanted to take her. What do you
think I should do in this case?
A. There probably isn’t a whole lot
you can do to rectify the problem. I
would say that the girl was wrong in
telling you she would not be going
out and then going out anyway. She
may have had a good reason for what
she did — like she had a date pre
viously but forgot that she had it, or,
finished what she was planning to do
so decided to go out. I would be
skeptical at accepting these reasons
however. The only way to find out for
sure is to ask the girl for her honest
reason explaining her behavior. But
if you do ask her, don’t attack her out
of anger — that would not accom
plish anything.
In all likelihood the girl did not
want to go out with you and did not
know how to tell you without hurting
your feelings. Sometimes a girl
hasn’t learned how to courteously
turn down a date, so may tend to
prefabricate reasons to prevent hav
ing to turn you down.
You can probably take one of two
courses of action. 1.) You can forget
about the incident and act as though
it never happened. This may have
the effect of perpetuating the prob
lem, though, reinforcing the girl for
what she did. 2,) You could confront
the girl, stating what you observed
and asking why she went out after
telling you that she was not going to.
This may have the effect of setting
the girl straight in the future — get
ting her to consider what she is about
to do before she does it. If you choose
this alternative, be sure to exercise
diplomacy. The setting exists for a
knock-down drag-out fight, which
would only serve to produce
additional problems. If you approach
the girl with the attitude that you are
willing to help her (say to teach her
how to turn down dates), then I feel
you and she will learn a good deal
from this unfortunate incident.
Q. I once dated a girl that hates the
girl I just dated. To make along story
short, the first girl has now told the
second girl that I am spreading
rumors about the second girl that she
gave me mononucleosis. The second
girl called me on the phone and
cussed me out. I have spread no such
rumors, nor did I even know the girl
had mono. How can I convince the
second girl that I spread no rumors
and that I am not a liar?
A. You should call the second girl on
the phone and explain to her that 1.)
You did not spread any such rumors,
2. ) you did not know she had mono,
3. ) you once dated the girl who is her
enemy, and, 4.) you believe that it is
possible that the first girl made the
statements about you as an attempt
to start a fight.
It is possible that the first girl is
jealous and is simply trying to get
you to break up with the second girl.
If you can get the second girl to
understand this, perhaps she will
cool off and apologize.
Q. My girlfriend and I are very
close. The coming holidays will sepa
rate us and we dread being apart.
Is there any way we can reduce
the anxiety?
A. Get married. That way you will
not have to be separated. As a more
serious note, perhaps you can reduce
anxiety by thinking about when you
will be reunited with your friend.
Plan to write often and perhaps plan
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an occasional phone call. Discussing
these modes of communication will
tend to reassure each of you that sep
aration does not mean total disunion.
Some anxiety about being sepa
rated could be good — a sign that
your hearts are in the right place.
For present, you will have to live
with the separation, but bear in mind
that it has often been said that dis
tance makes the heart grow fonder.
Have a Merry Christmas.
Q. Somehow I have gotten myself
into a viscious circle. What do you do
for the “Final Blues” mixed in with
the “Woman Worries”?
A. Take two aspirins and go home for
the holidays.
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