I’m absolutely shocked… This I what Katie sent me today (grrr!) .. and below is my super-nice-i’m-still-slightly-in-love-with-you-but-you-need-to-keep-away-from-me response…..
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Hi Adam,
I’ve been thinking about the phone bill (I’ve paid it now because they put a barr on my phone) and I know that money will be very tight for you for a while.
So, instead, of cash, how about I just use the Red Balloon Days voucher?
It’ll also offset some of the cost of getting someone to look at my laptop.
Sorry about the email, but I don’t really want to discuss this by phone, I’ve got enough stress at work at the moment without any more.
thanks
Katie
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Hi Katie,
Firstly, I hope things settle down for you soon at work, it appears everyone is having a crazy time.
Onto the phone thing, I have to admit i’m more than a little shocked that you’ve suddenly come to me requesting money in relation to something that you and I had discussed verbatim when we were both seeing each other. From a purely financial perspective I am confident that I spent sufficient funds to balance off the money you spent on the phone bill, however that really delineates from the point that we had discussed this and come to an agreement.
I’m also very shocked that you’re now asking me about the Red Balloons Day voucher (note: ironically I actually *finally* booked this in yesterday because I know i’m moving to Brisbane v. soon), as you said, and as we both agreed, these were gifts for each other when we were seeing each other.
Onto the laptop, i’m not sure how that impacts on me or how i’m somehow responsible? In all honesty, I gave you miles of time and a licensed copy of Office to fix an issue that realistically needs you to purchase a copy of office to resolve. It was a ten minute installation that is user-focused so it would have ‘run itself’?
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I’m ranting already so i’ll stop now*, however from my perspective, you’re digging up old stuff now and to further excasebate the issue you won’t answer the phone when I either a)call you with a happy demeanour to confirm i’m picking up the CD or b)returning a call to an SMS which i’m pretty shocked to be receiving in the first place because you’re accussing me of some nasty deeds.
I may have been overzealous in my relationship with you Katie, and I am absolutely confident i’ve seen the errors of my ways in that department. However I took the time-out to understand what I did wrong, and from that point i’ve been honest, respectful and upfront with you about both how I feel and how the most respectful way to manage that going forward was.
Quite frankly, I expected far better of you than this Katie. I really am disappointed that you’d jump to assumptions and think so little of me and then attempt to guilt or belittle me into something that we’d discussed previously.
Onto a lighter note (because while i’m writing this, it still makes me feel like sh!t), I hope that everything settles for you Katie. I have my own thoughts and opinions on things and (thankfully for everyone involved) i’m not going to share them with you, however, I wish you the most amount of happiness in this world, you absolutely deserve it.
You’re a great person Katie (and who, like the rest of us, can do crap things from time to time! :P), and I care about you immensely and while I don’t particularly don’t like you right now, I do still love you.
Axx (like I keep saying, the x’s are hugs, right? :))
