Ladies, how many of you have ignored a text because you’re not interested in someone that way? You don’t want to hurt their feelings by leading them on and surely this silence will be enough right? They’ll get the point and you won’t have to go through an awkward rejection… right?
Wrong.
Some men (and women) are oblivious to these hints. That, or they’re just plain stubborn when it comes to getting a date. Although this behavior doesn’t come as a surprise from that one guy at the bar, the hook up from Vegas or even that old friend from high school, it is a bit of a shock to realize that celebrities are not immune to this cringeworthy sort of interaction.
Today, Blake Lively is a happily married and pregnant woman. But a few years ago, she was single and comedian Aziz Ansari was very, very aware of that.
Ansari recently appeared on “The Howard Stern Show” and told the story of meeting Blake Lively, as well as the awkward interactions that followed. Apparently, Ansari discovered that Lively was a fan of his. He eventually met the actress at an event where they bonded over food and exchanged numbers. Without missing a beat, Ansari texted Lively once the event was over.
“Hey, it’s Aziz. The Animal dinners are over now unfortunately, but I will show you photos from when I went. It was very tasty. Are you going to the Met Ball?”
Her reaction? No response.
Weeks later, Ansari ended up spotting her at the Met Ball along with Karl Lagerfeld after all. He decided to text her again.
“Hey, it’s Aziz. Please tell Karl he needs to call me, it’s been too long since we bro’d out.”
Her reaction? No response.
Does this mean Ansari should have maybe taken a hint and stopped coming on too strong? He didn’t think so.
“I’m going to the Boom Boom Room for that afterparty. Hopefully this is your number? Either way, good seeing you.”
At this point, we’re cringing at the clear lack of response, but just when we’ve given up hope, Lively shoots him a text back.
“Maybe I’ll see you. So weird, Karl was just saying how bummed he was to miss you.”
Of course, Ansari jumped at the opportunity. He ended up finding her at the Boom Boom Room and sent her a text the following day.
“I feel so bad you had to fly to North Carolina after that party. It must’ve been rough. Karl and I partied at Boom Boom until 7 a.m. Got tacos the next day after and just had a beautiful spa day. Next time we are in the same city, let’s eat delicious food.”
Her reaction? No response.
We’re not quite sure if Ansari got the hint at this point. A few months later, he sent her an awkward text saying “Happy Holidays.” Yet again, she did not respond. Despite this cringeworthy interaction, Ansari seems to simply laugh about it now. While on air, he very humorously texted her one more time.
“Read these messages on Howard. Hope that’s cool. Doubt you’ll respond to this.”
On the bright side, it’s nice to know that we’re not alone– celebs are certainly capable of these awkward interactions just as much as we are. Who can say whether or not Ansari has learned from his bad text flirting. This stand-up piece suggests he hasn’t.
