Dear Janine:

I am trying to understand: the two of you are not friends and have no relationship. It is just that you wanted to make a connection with him, but none was made. You lived in the same dorm building. You’d see him once in a while”running into him on the stairs” of the dorm building you shared, and you’d see him elsewhere.

At one point you expressed to him that you were angry at him for ignoring you and you asked him: “why wouldn’t you just say you’re stressed/ busy/ have to go?”.

He answered that it was much to expect of of him (or anyone), to  stop for every person he comes across on his way down the stairs and everywhere he goes, and explain why he doesn’t have the time to talk to this person and that person (i.e., that would be too many people to stop for and he’ll be late to class or  the bus or whatnot if he stopped for everyone).

Did I understand correctly?

anita