Pop Advice: Don’t Let a Guy Turn Your Swimfun Into ‘Swimfan’

[media-credit attachment_id="attachment_653229" align="aligncenter" width="635"][/media-credit] Don't let your relationship turn into a Swimfan sitch.[/caption] Pop Advice is a new column by author/comedian Sara Benincasa in which she doles out inspirational life lessons gleaned from years of pop cultural immersion. To submit a question for this column, please email PopAdviceObserver@gmail.com. I started seeing this guy a few weeks ago. At the beginning it was lots of fun. He was very attentive and wanted to hang out all the time. It has since cooled quite a bit, but he continues to sporadically text or make plans with me. Last night I realized I'm being strung along by somebody who I don't think likes me that much. I felt disappointed, but oddly relieved. A tiny part of me hangs onto the hope that he’ll change his mind. Isn’t that lame? I feel like some stereotype of a clingy girl. Anyway, I need coaching on how to respond the next time he reaches out. Embarrassed in Ottawa