Ex-Rating (8 page)

2.
He says he’ll see you at a party, then doesn’t show. When you ask him where he was, he says:

a
his car wouldn’t start.

b
he just didn’t feel like going.

c
he was there—where were you?

3.
The big dance is coming. You let him know you don’t have a date yet. He says:

a
he wishes he could take you, but another girl asked him first.

b
too bad for you—only losers go to dances alone.

c
he’d ask you but he’s allergic to whatever detergent it is you wash your clothes with.

4.
A friend fixes you up with a cute guy. At the end of the date, he says:

a
We should do that again soon.

b
I had more fun than I would have if I’d just sat home alone.

c
I’d love to get together again, but I’m moving to Iceland in the morning.

5.
You ask how you can reach him. He:

a
says his cell phone service was cut off, but he’ll give you the number when it’s working again.

b
says he doesn’t believe in technology—but you can mail him a letter if you want.

c
gives you a phone number with a Mongolian area code.

6.
You run into him on the street and ask if he wants to go get some ice cream. He says he’d like to, but:

a
he has to get home to baby-sit his sister.