So, a long time ago I met this girl who was really cool and different and gay. Despite that last one, I foolishly decided to develop a serious crush/obsession with her - thinking I was in love with her, crying over the phone to her, the whole deal. Once I finally accepted it wasn’t gonna happen, some time passed, I got over it, and we’re good friends now.
Then later I got a cool girlfriend (remember the “falling down in love” thread?). I was hugely in love with her, and quit doing drugs altogether, having found something more satisfying. We eventually broke up, I spiralled in to speed addiction, cleaned up, and have stayed entirely clean, except for one night, since August. This girl and I have become really close friends.
Now recently my (previously straight) ex-girlfriend developed a similar level obsession with the first girl, and seeing as they are my two best female friends, I tried to set them up. It seemed to be going well, but girl A pulled sort of a 180 and decided she didn’t want to get in to this relationship. Ex girlfriend was crushed, called me up, I did my best to console. She decided to call Girl A.
A couple of hours later, I get a call from ex-girlfriend, same veign as all previous calls- “but I think I love her”, “it’s not fair”, etc. The catch was, Girl A was secretly on the line and made herself known. Apparently ex-girlfriend had succeeded in seducing Girl A over the phone and after hours of talking they had decided to call me and mess with me out of boredom. I congratulated them both and went to bed. Ex-girlfriend is spending the night at Girl A’s house on Friday. Yay for them. I can’t even imagine how much more Soap Operatic this is going to get if this doesn’t work out. My first guess is that ex-girlfriend will be a lousy lay, having had no experience with girls, and that Girl A will realize she doesn’t want to hold someone’s hand through their first lesbian relationship. That’s just a guess from knowing her very well, and that’s something she’s said a lot lately (the holding someone’s hand thing). Anyways, I wish them luck and congratulate them, but whoah!
Let me just say though, that if someone were messing with my head like that… with someone else involved listening in on the conversation, I’d be pretty miffed.
Well, I thought about being mad at them, but it was really pretty innocent. They just had nothing better to do. Besides, they both know that I’m a very truthful and open person with my good friends, as do I. If I thought there was potential for me to be caught in a major faux pas I would be angry.
As it is, I talk to both of them about my conversations with the other, excluding only what I’ve been asked as a friend not to reveal, and I’m sure they talk too. The basic truth is that if I were telling them different stories, they’d know about it before this. So there wasn’t much chance for humiliation, nor do I think it was an attempt to trap me and make me incriminate myself. They just thought it might be entertaining, which it wasn’t, particulary.
Eh, I wouldn’t be quite so harsh as some of the other responders, myself. I think most people have done things that they thought would be funny that weren’t, and in the realm of that, this one wasn’t so bad. YMMV.
That’s being awfully harsh. They were NOT trying to trap me in a lie or anything, they just thought they’d call me and have a little joke based on the fact that I didn’t know they were together. It didn’t last that long and they both apologized, saying that it wasn’t funny like they thought it would be and it was mean to do. I told them not to worry. I make the same suggestion to you.
In addition, you’ll constantly be dressed in fashionable clothing, speak in hushed, intense tones, and everything will be dimly lit. Also, you’ll have an evil twin.
Don’t forget about aliens, demons, vampires, and rock musicians…they seem to be very popular in today’s soap operas (Passions, Port Charles, All My Children).
Oh, and for some reason, people who shouldn’t be will start speaking in British accents around you for no fucking reason. There’s always at least one of them.
And let us not forget, one typical soap opera day lasts anywhere from three to five years. So, if it’s still December 5, 2002 three years from now…[dramatic organ music] you live in a soap opera! :eek: [/dramatic organ music]
Children that you know will age at unpredictable rates, being cute and young for quite some time, and then becoming a sullen teen completely overnight.
Occasionally someone you’ve known for years will look TOTALLY different. Like they were a completely different person, but they’ll treat you as if they had known you all along and will have the same history, name, relationships, etc. Everyone else will simply accept this transformation, so I guess you should too.
On a real note, hopefully when the pain of rejection/loss wears off you will be able to accept what happened as two people who are simply trying to find love and companionship in this crazy-mixed up world. It’s not a reflection on you that you weren’t the person for either of them. If their relationship blooms, be happy for them and be their friend.
It just strikes me as a VERY callous and selfcentered thing for two people to do… Especially considering the history of what’s going on that you gave us.
This happens to me regularly. Should I be expecting organ music and mood lighting in my future?
Signed,
A Concerned Citizen
(apologies for the hijack, but I simply must know)
Ahem… pardon me for butting in Mr.Rojo but I find your reference to my country somewhat not my cup of tea what! I would thank you to mind your P’s & Q’s or I’ll set Liz (and her corgies) on you.
Whoa, there ralphthemuppet, I meant no offense, I was just pointing out that, if you watch American soap operas, there’s always at least one person who, for no reason what so ever, has a British accent. They can be born and raised in a small little town in Boston, but for some reason, they speak with a British accent. And it’s always a really bad one. So don’t take it up with me, take it up with the stupid people that write the shit.
Indeed, more information is needed before we can resolve this very troubling and trying issue for you, Lucki. That being said, I would like to volunteer to collect said information. I will require the following: Girl A’s phone number, turn-ons, a yellow rain coat, two quarts of Wesson Oil, and some spending money (in USD). I’ll pick up plane fare and meals.
