While lying in bed for the first 5 minutes after I am awakened by the harp arpeggios that are my iPhone alarm clock, I checked my email as I do each morning.

Yup, he had emailed me, AGAIN AT THE DATING SITE, not at my normal email address, to say he really was sick and only canceled so I wouldn't also get sick. And that he understood why I didn't reply.

Do you really? If you understood, gentle internet dater, you WOULD HAVE CALLED ME instead of sending email #2 to the seldom-checked internet dating email.

I'm sure this man has much to commend him. He's not an ogre, or a prude, or mean. He spends his workday on the computer, so I can understand him using that means for most communication. Hell, I do the same a lot of the time.

But when canceling a date, or handling time-sensitive messages, one calls when one has the other persons' phone number.

I'd like to hear how you all think I should handle my response. I will respond. Suggest the content and the method, if you will. Even if I don't use your suggestion on the internet, you might win fabulous prizes.