# As a man, would you write a love letter to your mother's best friend for 50k? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 11, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484 "2012-03-11T20:35:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gerund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@gerund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gerund)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/1 "2012-03-11T20:35:58Z")
As a man, would you write a love letter to your mother’s best friend, in which you profess your undying love, for 50k? Assume that you would have to suffer any and all consequences, and stand forever by the letter. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/2 "2012-03-11T21:36:32Z")
Need answer fast? Why would one do such a thing? Joe ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/3 "2012-03-11T21:56:02Z")
For 50k, I wouldn’t bother with a letter and just fuck the old biddy. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/4 "2012-03-11T22:38:30Z")
Hell I’d write one to her worst enemy for 50K. ---
**Author:** ![wheresmymind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/5 "2012-03-12T00:43:37Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > For 50k, I wouldn’t bother with a letter and just fuck the old biddy. Ha! Couldn’t have said it better myself. The note would be a momentary embarrassment, and I’m sure it would come up occasionally for years to come (“Hey, remember when wheresmymind professed his undying love for Mrs. Xyz? Bwahahaha!”), but frankly I’ve given my family a LOT of fodder for making fun of me over the years. I’d probably do it for $100. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/6 "2012-03-12T00:45:38Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > For 50k, I wouldn’t bother with a letter and just fuck the old biddy. Oh God. I’m wiping tears from my eyes. Perfect! hahahahhaha!!! ---
**Author:** ![gracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/7 "2012-03-12T00:52:36Z")
Right now 50k is totally worth it. Plus, my mum’s friends are all pretty nice ladies. I do presume that as a clause, you can stand by your letter and profess your undying love while claiming to want to remain chaste and keep your love pure? Then again. **DrFidelius** makes a good point… ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/8 "2012-03-12T04:18:27Z")
For 50K I’d write **your** mother, claim to **be** you, **and** profess my undying love. (Who says I can’t Oedipous flex?) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/9 "2012-03-12T09:01:52Z")
My mother is deceased, and so are all her close friends. So yeah, I’d write the letter and drop it off at the cemetery. Now where’s my 50K? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/10 "2012-03-12T10:33:00Z")
That would be my aunt. No. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/11 "2012-03-12T10:49:16Z")
Is she hot? ---
**Author:** ![gerund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@gerund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gerund)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/12 "2012-03-12T12:00:26Z")
> [@Ephemera](#): > > That would be my aunt. No. Ohhh boy, that’s a whole other topic. How much would it take then for you to write the letter to your aunt? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/13 "2012-03-12T12:15:51Z")
So that would make your mother’s friend a **MILW**? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/14 "2012-03-12T13:32:16Z")
I can’t see how just writing a letter is such a big deal. Maybe it’s different for men. I can imagine exactly what would happen, say, if I were to write a proclamation of undying love to my father’s best friend: he would take me aside, very gently tell me he doesn’t feel that way, and encourage me to look more at men my own age. He’d be flattered, I’d be embarrassed, and have $50,000. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/15 "2012-03-12T13:44:33Z")
She’s a good-looking woman in her sixties. She’s also divorced. However, she’s also my godmother and used to change my diapers. There’s… something not quite… hold on, $50K you say? \*Dear godmother, I hope this letter finds you well. I’m your surprise will match the difficulty I had in writing this. However, I trust you will take this letter in the spirit in which it is intended. I have always thought of you fondly, ever since I was a little boy…\* ---
**Author:** ![gerund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@gerund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gerund)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/16 "2012-03-12T15:16:33Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > She’s a good-looking woman in her sixties. She’s also divorced. However, she’s also my godmother and used to change my diapers. There’s… something not quite… hold on, $50K you say? > > \*Dear godmother, > > I hope this letter finds you well. I’m your surprise will match the difficulty I had in writing this. However, I trust you will take this letter in the spirit in which it is intended. > > I have always thought of you fondly, ever since I was a little boy…\* MUAHAHAHA!!! I seem to be in the minority here…I just couldn’t get myself to write that letter. Granted she probably would not take me seriously, but still…just couldn’t do it… ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/17 "2012-03-12T16:03:07Z")
My mother’s deceased but I think I could/would have. The embarrassment for me I could handle. The embarrassment for _ **her** _ needing to see her colleagues daily? That would have been a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Accident](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/18 "2012-03-12T16:10:30Z")
For 50k? Yup, I’d write the letter in a heart beat. Even if my mom’s best friend is my aunt. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/19 "2012-03-12T16:34:32Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I can’t see how just writing a letter is such a big deal. Maybe it’s different for men. I can imagine exactly what would happen, say, if I were to write a proclamation of undying love to my father’s best friend: he would take me aside, very gently tell me he doesn’t feel that way, and encourage me to look more at men my own age. He’d be flattered, I’d be embarrassed, and have $50,000. You hope. There’s always the chance he’d stare deeply into your eyes and say, “I never dreamed you felt this way too,” and then lean in for the kiss. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484/20 "2012-03-12T17:04:24Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > You hope. > > There’s always the chance he’d stare deeply into your eyes and say, “I never dreamed you felt this way too,” and then lean in for the kiss. Shit, with my dad’s best friend there would be no way I’d be able to stand by that letter without sleeping with the dude. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484.md?page=2)