Well folks, it happened again…Louise went and did it again! Cassie, Louise, Matthew, and I went to this great little Italian restaurant in Cobble Hill and Louise made the entire evening horribly awkward. As the rest of us were engaging in friendly conversation and witty banter, Louise sat by her lonesome text messaging her “boyfriend.” I use quotes when referring to her boyfriend because Louise and Carl met online, no there is nothing wrong with that but here’s where it gets weird, Carl was going to a bar with friends on the other side of town and Louise met up with him, after about ten minutes Carl and Louise parted ways, however, they still talked.
Fast forward a few weeks and somehow they are an exclusive couple…How does that happen? I thought in order for two people to enter an exclusive relationship, as this one seems to be, the two in question should probably spend more than ten minutes together. What scares me about this is situation is the fact that if Carl doesn’t instantly respond to one of Louise’s text messages, she freaks out and becomes the ultimate “psychotic girlfriend.”
Because of the fast paced nature of this “relationship” I will either be referring to Carl as Louise’s’ “boyfriend” or as 10mbf (ten minute boyfriend). From what Cassie and I have observed about 10mbf, we have come to the conclusion that he is simply pursuing Louise for one thing and one thing only…sex, which is weird because the kind of crap she puts this poor guy through would usually be enough for most men to throw in the towel. I’m afraid that Louise doesn’t see this but I’m not going to clue her in on it for fear of her backlash. She's rather oblivious to the gorilla in the room, but hasn't everyone been guilty of that at one point or another?
The question I pose today is this: Has a friend of yours ever entered a relationship that you didn’t approve of and you kept your mouth shut? When said relationship fell apart, did you say “told ya’ so” or did you play the part of the comforting friend?
Hate to say I told you so…
XOXO - Maxine
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So, I am more or less in love with your blog. You remind me of me.... in a totally not creepy way, i promise, tehe.
And yes. I am always the one who informs the friend before AND after of how bad of an idea her stupid relationship was. Tough love, baby.
Yes. I think a good 90% of relationships of friends I disapprove of though honestly it gets a bit biased in the sense that you only usually hear from the side of your friend, who will most likely come crying to you for every fight and disappear in contented bliss during the good times, both of which stack the odds against the ol' bf.
Therefore, I usually play the 'silent' card. I think really, being on both sides of the fence, they're not looking for your approval unless they specifically ask for it. most of the times it's just to have a pair of ears to rant to and to understand and empathize. I trust that my friends are sane adults and can see that they're heading into a shipwreck and are aware of it, but choosing to do so anyways.
What I do get annoyed at are the overdramatic-ness of friend couples who break up and then get back together the next day, which I am extremely prone to but never speak about. However, acquaintances that call me in the middle of the night sobbing and stay up all night chatting and then are lovey dovey the next day.. on a weekly basis. ya. that's my pet peeve. um. hi. my two cents.
Through the years, I have learned to deal with it as such:
I will give a polite warning, and then let hre do what she wants. I will then be a shoulder to cry on when things don't work out.
It's just how I deal...because usually if one of my girlfriends wants to make a bad move on a guy, she'll do it regardless of what I think. That's the way the cookie crumbles, tutz. ; )
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