The 3-Times Rule

I was on the phone to an ex-girlfriend, asking her if she wanted to watch NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN with me today, and she said: "Definitely not." Not because of me (I think it's safe to say), but because she's not into that particular OSCAR WINNING movie at all. Fair enough. I reminded her about an invitation to JUNO and she said: "I've already told you I'm going with you." "But if you change your mind, tell me, I don't want to have to call you and find out that way." "But I won't change my mind." "But if you do, and if you do it's no problem at all. Just let me know."

We got onto talking about something else and she eventually stopped me and said: you broke the '3-Times' rule. What is that?
It means if you contact a new person, where friend, colleague, potential shag whatever, you can contact them only three times (in total, adding all mediums) after which, the law states, you may never contact them again.

I said I would do that, as follows:
"Hi, this is Nick. By the way this is phone call number 1 of 3 in total. The trial period is about to expire. How about a movie? Oh I know it's short notice, okay so you can't come, okay no probs. Just a reminder though, this is phone call number 1..."

A few days later.
"Hi, me again. I know this is email but it is total message number 2 (of 3). Feel like getting a quick bite to eat. Oh, you have a deadline. That's cool. No problemo. But before I end this email, just so you know, this is message 2 of 3. Have a great day."

At the end of the week, via sms:
"Feel like going for coffee. (btw this is message 3 of 3)."

Sms back: "Can't sorry. Am at a braai but I might be free on Sunday."

Communications Ends.