Mike (10:49:26 PM): when you IMed me for the first time that night, what got you to do it?

Halmooky (10:49:36 PM): er...you imed me?

Halmooky (10:49:40 PM): didn't you?

Mike (10:49:42 PM): no.

Halmooky (10:49:46 PM): oh i don't know

Mike (10:49:49 PM): on saturday night.

Halmooky (10:49:59 PM): i was just going through people in the chat room

Mike (10:50:03 PM): oh.

Mike (10:50:35 PM): well now after meeting you, learning about you, your band, your poetry, I can't get you out of my mind.

Mike (10:50:44 PM): meeting you online, I mean.

Halmooky (10:50:50 PM): eek don't say that

Mike (10:51:05 PM): what? what?

Mike (10:51:13 PM): what'd I do?

Mike (10:51:20 PM): a come-on?

Halmooky (10:51:23 PM): thats just kind of an odd thing to say.

Halmooky (10:51:25 PM): yea kinda

Mike (10:51:31 PM): oh.

Mike (10:51:41 PM): I was speaking the truth.

Mike (10:52:00 PM): I'm sorry.

Halmooky (10:52:17 PM): it's okay

Halmooky (10:52:22 PM): but just don't think that way

Mike (10:52:26 PM): I'm getting choked up in here.

Mike (10:52:46 PM): what do you mean don't think that way?

Halmooky (10:53:20 PM): just don't be getting attatched or anything

Mike (10:53:32 PM): oh.

Mike (10:53:37 PM): gee thanks.

Halmooky (10:54:03 PM): i know...but i don't want to jerk you around. i'm seeing someone now, and i started seeing someone on the side of him today

Mike (10:54:19 PM): oy.

Mike (10:54:26 PM): wonderful.

Halmooky (10:54:38 PM): i'm sorry....

Mike (10:54:48 PM): don't worry about it.

Mike (10:54:53 PM): but I should probably go now.

Mike (10:55:15 PM): I'm such an idiot.

Halmooky (10:55:18 PM): okay...i'm sorry....

Halmooky (10:55:19 PM): bye

Mike (10:56:02 PM): you showed some real compassion there after my self-deprocating comment...good luck with your band and in life...best wishes...god bless...goodbye.

Okay. i know i wasn't the nicest in this situation. but i think i've learned a lesson from this.

Today, i realized the danger of leading people on. if i nipped this in the bud today, when it was young,he'll forget me by next week...but letting it drag on when i'm not interested....is just cruel. why put other people through what i've been through with so many others. i can't do it. starting tomorrow, i tell the truth