and they say women are complicated

i ask "so, what time should i be at your house tomorrow?"

he says "just be early."

i say "i know, but what time exactly? i don't want to be too early and my early might not be your early and i don't want to be left behind."

he says "hmmm.. before 9."

the next day i arrive at his house around 10 minutes BEFORE 9.

he says " diba i said before 9?"

i reply "yeah."

he says " so, why didn't you come earlier? if i said be here at 9 then you should be here 10 minutes before 9. but i said before 9 so that means be here by 8:30."

i gingerly reply while controlling my temper "didn't i ask for a time? if you meant 8:30 then why didn't you just say 8:30?"

he says "because, you're supposed to know that."

okay. did i miss anything here? was i not clear and concise when i asked for a specific time and did i not arrive before 9? how is before 9 supposed to equate to 8:30 if you don't say so? perhaps he's used to more telepathically inclined women. well, not me. not this one. if you don't say what you mean, then i won't get it. i'm not going to stand for being penalized for not reading someone's brain and why does he insist on making this relationship a chess game when things can be so much easier by just saying what you mean.

god. men. !!!