Picture this. It's the late 90s and the dot-com craze is in full swing, no one cares about the Y2K bug, and boy bands are making girls cry/swoon. My sister, Adrienne, was in high school. Being so smart and pretty, she had many admirers. Her milkshake didn't necessarily bring all the boys to the yard, but it brought a lot.
There is one admirer in particular that stood out. He fancied Adrienne so much that he actually set up a website for her fan club. The website had a biography of her and some pictures. Adrienne made it clear from the get-go that she did not want to date Walter. In fact, she dated one of his friends for the majority of her high school years. I don't think Walter ever really got the message. When Adrienne took an interest in learning the guitar, Walter learned how to play so he could teach her. He would hang out at our house, whether Adrienne was there or not. Of course, my parents adored him. They were always telling Adrienne to be nicer to Walter.
Adrienne graduated high school and went off to college in New Orleans and we moved to Texas. Walter helped us move. He would come down and visit us all the time. Adrienne would tell my parents that it weirded her out that Walter was still hanging around trying to date her. My parents insisted that Walter was part of the family and enjoyed hanging out with us, that it had nothing to do with Adrienne.
Adrienne started dating the amazing guy, that would later become her husband, when she was a freshmen in college. Walter still hung around. My parents immediately detested Adrienne's new boyfriend. They had their hearts set on her marrying Walter.
A couple of years later, when we moved from Texas to Tennessee, Walter helped us again. And he kept coming to visit us regularly.
When I was 17/18, Walter sent Adrienne a rather peculiar email. Essentially, he broke up with her. He told her that he had loved her since her was 15 and since she, obviously, was not going to reciprocate those feelings, he couldn't see her anymore. After this email, he quit coming to visit and cut off all contact from the rest of the family. My parents were flabbergasted that he would stop talking to them too.
A couple of months ago, he sent Adrienne an email asking for some help with a work project. No explanation, no apology. He wanted her to give him some information that he could have easily googled. She was civil and directed him to someone more knowledgeable. It was strange. Strange how he found her, since her name had changed.
Then today, he sends me a friend request on Facebook. No explanation, no message.
We think it is completely creepy , but maybe we are just being dramatic. So what do you think is he being a total creeper or not?
There is one admirer in particular that stood out. He fancied Adrienne so much that he actually set up a website for her fan club. The website had a biography of her and some pictures. Adrienne made it clear from the get-go that she did not want to date Walter. In fact, she dated one of his friends for the majority of her high school years. I don't think Walter ever really got the message. When Adrienne took an interest in learning the guitar, Walter learned how to play so he could teach her. He would hang out at our house, whether Adrienne was there or not. Of course, my parents adored him. They were always telling Adrienne to be nicer to Walter.
Adrienne graduated high school and went off to college in New Orleans and we moved to Texas. Walter helped us move. He would come down and visit us all the time. Adrienne would tell my parents that it weirded her out that Walter was still hanging around trying to date her. My parents insisted that Walter was part of the family and enjoyed hanging out with us, that it had nothing to do with Adrienne.
Adrienne started dating the amazing guy, that would later become her husband, when she was a freshmen in college. Walter still hung around. My parents immediately detested Adrienne's new boyfriend. They had their hearts set on her marrying Walter.
A couple of years later, when we moved from Texas to Tennessee, Walter helped us again. And he kept coming to visit us regularly.
When I was 17/18, Walter sent Adrienne a rather peculiar email. Essentially, he broke up with her. He told her that he had loved her since her was 15 and since she, obviously, was not going to reciprocate those feelings, he couldn't see her anymore. After this email, he quit coming to visit and cut off all contact from the rest of the family. My parents were flabbergasted that he would stop talking to them too.
A couple of months ago, he sent Adrienne an email asking for some help with a work project. No explanation, no apology. He wanted her to give him some information that he could have easily googled. She was civil and directed him to someone more knowledgeable. It was strange. Strange how he found her, since her name had changed.
Then today, he sends me a friend request on Facebook. No explanation, no message.
We think it is completely creepy , but maybe we are just being dramatic. So what do you think is he being a total creeper or not?