Hi Talia,

I had something like this. I think these guys keep trying to contact us because they’re bored or they honestly believe that at one point they’ll wear us down. I mean nothing will happen now that you live several hours away.

What I would do is casually not answer his calls. AND THEN RETURN HIS CALL. He will hate that you broke the “rules”. Say, “Tough. These are my rules now. When you call and I’m unavailable I WILL CALL YOU BACK.” Better: Contact his wife and say, “Your husband tried to call me??”

What’s he going to do? You live several hours away! And bonus! You’re showing him what a real friendship looks like!

Keep it Real,

Inky