Hanging Out, Dating, Kissing, Thinking
What are these Indonesian guys thinking? Things become even more complicated when you actually like someone. Jakarta is not the kind of place you casually bump into people you know. Schedules are tight, everyone is busy, the city will not stop for one person. So 'dates' entail planning in minute detail. Or even no planning at all. Take this guy, named him "John Doe" for example. The situation is disturbing. I like him. I think he likes me. We have fun, he practises good personal hygiene, he's intelligent, interesting, and funny. But do I ever see the damned guy? We have a virtual (non) relationship via text-messaging. I have been in a (non) relationship with John Doe for only a month. Hardly enough time to start stamping your feet and whining 'what's going on?'. But I literally don't know what to think. Do I see him so rarely because he spends all his spare time screwing his ex? Is it any of my business? Nope. Why all the text messages? Is this the...