My sister just got hold of a book that's apparently all the rage in the states, and which I hadn't encountered on my side of the pond. It's basically called something like "He's just not that into you." According to her, it's a book that encourages women to quit trying to puzzle out the deeper meaning of someone's actions and get to grips with the fact that if they're not responding the way you'd hoped...they may just not be all that into you, so it's time to move on with you life and find someone who is.

I have NO idea what to tell you about the whole Krystal thing, or whether that's even relevant to the Amy situation. I'm not Amy, and I have no idea what goes on in her head. But it's all sounding like she may just not want to persue a relationship with you for whatever reason. WHY that might be true, I dunno. You're probably never really gonna know. All you DO know is that this doesn't appear to be working out, and luckily you found that out pretty early on in the relationship.

The way I see it, unless there's a truely manipulative person in the mix, both sexes really do try to play it straight with each other. But sometimes we don't want to hear what they're trying to tell us. In this case, the message might be as simple as "you seem like a nice guy, but I don't want more with you." Ironically, it sounds a lot like what you said to Krystal. Funny that.

In all cases, welcome to Pixies!! There should be plenty of salve for your spirit here.

G