Reply #20: Better that you check and be there to help,

[ThomCat]

just in case, than not. :hug:

It was a bit rude of him to not say anything or offer any thanks for being there to help look after his dog. But there might have been a reason for not saying much, I guess.


hell, just off the top of my head I can think of lots of hypothetical reasons:

I often don't talk so that I don't reveal that I stutter when my pain levels get to high.

He might have been upset about something, or angry, distracted, whatever, and didn't want to take out whatever he was thinking or feeling on you. Better to just be quiet.

He might be dealing with something that interfere with relating to people. From as simple as depression or as complex as Aspergers.

He might have been drinking, and some people get quiet when they drink.

He might have been worried that you were interested in taking his dog, and didn't know for sure what to say.

Or, he might just be a rude person.

Even a simple encounter has a whole lot of possibilities behind it. Geez, Now I've made it sort of sounds like a intro to an exercise for a creative writing assignment. "Imagine this scenario, and write the rest of this scene..." :P