My life has reached a new low. I know this thread is long, but I really need some help.
Last weekend, I went to a party and asked this girl out. She accepted my offer and gave me her number. So that was all well and good.
For the past two days, I've been trying to call her to arrange a little get together. Each time I've called, she wasn't home.
Then today, my friend dropped a bomb on me on the way to class. We had a little conversation that went like this:
friend: Hey, did you call that girl you asked out at that party?
me: I've been trying to
friend: Oh. I went out with her last night.
me: (speechless)
I was too shocked to really say or do anything and we continued walking to class. I thought maybe I mis-heard what he said, so I just sat through class like any other day. After class I pulled him aside and we had another little conversation that went like this:
me: ok, I need to get a few things straight here. You went out with her last night
friend: yes
Ok, so maybe he didn't know I had asked her out. I'd be willing to believe that, but just to make sure, I pressed further:
me: Did you know I had already asked her out
friend: I knew she gave you her number, but ...
What he said hit me like a ton of bricks. At that point, I just walked away.
Ugh. I feel aweful right now.
There are two main issues I need advice on.
1.) This friend of mine and I are going for the same major and scheduled the same classes together. So I basically have to see him every single day until December (although I no longer care to). What is the most appropriate way to deal with the awkwardness and tension that now exists between us.
2.) Should I even try contacting this girl to ask what happened? I've been trying to call her before I knew about all of this, but she was never home. This seemed legitimate because she commutes to school and is not home much, but she also may have been avoiding me. But I can't imagine why she would let this all happen after she agreed to go out with me. She seemed like a very sweet person, which makes this all even more difficult for me to understand.
Please post here, PM me, whatever. Thanks.