One of the most often asked questions I get from guy friends is this:

“Jonas, (insert name of prospective lady love here) doesn’t answer my (text message, e-mail, phone calls, telepathic summons, etc.). What does it mean?”

Fellas, take a hint.

If the girl refuses to communicate with you, it can mean either one or all of several reasons.

1. You have done something to offend your prospective lady love and she’s waiting for you to realize it and offer a word of apology.
2. She’s not interested in you so better cut your losses and quit now before you embarrass yourself any further.
3. She’s either somewhere far away where she doesn’t have access to any modes of communication or she’s dead.

In this day and age, it’s the rare girl indeed who plays hard to get by severing the lines of communication. Believe me, if a girl likes you, they will make themselves available.

But if your situation is unique and after much brainstorming and soul searching you are still left without a clue, it will be better to just go ahead and ask directly if there is something wrong.

Running on assumptions will not do you any good. Better to confirm and get it straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak.

Assumptions are the mother of all fuck-ups.

“She doesn’t answer my phone calls. What does it mean?”

“It’s a sign” I answer and walk away to let a friend who asked me the question to contemplate one of the universe’s mysteries.