hey ,
does this conversation sound familiar to you?
you: “hey, it was great to see you! let’s do it again soon!”
them: “yeah for sure. it’s a little crazy right now but i’ll text you in a few weeks.”
you: “awesome”
5 weeks later
you: “hey, i just got my schedule. i have some time on sunday and monday morning.”
them: “oh that’d be so great except the in-laws are in town and you know how they are.”
you: “okay, godspeed. i’ll check in when i get my schedule next week.”
rinse and repeat.
this can get exhausting and discouraging, especially when you like the person and would love to learn literally anything about them besides their availability.
but there are ways to keep getting to know each other even when a standing hangout isn’t an option. this week’s blog has some practical ideas for making plans when your schedule keeps changing, plus things you can actually say so the other person knows “i can’t this week” still means “please keep inviting me.”