Anyhow, i've indentified as bisexual for a long time now, however one of his best friends (female) has recently been making subtle hints that she'd like to perhaps test the waters re: starting some kind of relationship with me. Despite the fact that this ex of mine doesn't seem to be real interested in maintaining a friendship with me, I still don't want to hurt his feelings or make his life anymore uncomfortable than it already is.
So obviously, the question is should I keep entertaining the idea that I could have a nice healthy relationship with this woman or would it be mean and inconsiderate to my ex?
― anonymous poster, Friday, 25 June 2004 02:24 (twenty years ago) link
― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 25 June 2004 02:32 (twenty years ago) link
I mean, sure, you should be able to get your freak on with whoever you want, but life's unfair and you're only going to make this guy feel like shit and that could end in ugliness.
Actually, hey, it's your call - can you handle this guy tearing him up inside and possible ugliness?
― Mike Stuchbery, Friday, 25 June 2004 02:34 (twenty years ago) link
x-post
― E.S.P (ipsofacto), Friday, 25 June 2004 02:35 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 02:37 (twenty years ago) link
― anotheranon, Friday, 25 June 2004 02:37 (twenty years ago) link
― E.S.P (ipsofacto), Friday, 25 June 2004 02:38 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 02:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Michael Stuchbery (Mikey Bidness), Friday, 25 June 2004 02:41 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 02:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Michael Stuchbery (Mikey Bidness), Friday, 25 June 2004 02:42 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 02:44 (twenty years ago) link
That's cool, Colin.
― Michael Stuchbery (Mikey Bidness), Friday, 25 June 2004 02:45 (twenty years ago) link
Anyway, don't let your ex decide your future. It sounds like he's gonna have issues no matter what. Do what you want, you don't owe him anything. But don't, like, rub his face in it by making out with the galpal in the club where he and his friends hang out. That stings.
― Huk-L, Friday, 25 June 2004 02:47 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 02:48 (twenty years ago) link
YOU: I’ve been going through things, over and over. And I dissected it all, and looked at it a thousand different ways. [Same Sex Friend] - there’s friction between us for the first time in our lives. You hate me dating [EX] and you want me to sign off on this M-TV thing. [EX] - you and I hit a wall, because I don’t know how to deal with... your past, I guess.
EX: That’s a nice way of putting it. I’d have said the whole double-stuff thing...
YOU: I’m only going to say it once: shut up. Now - I know I’m to blame one way or the other on both accounts. With you, [EX] - it’s my fault because I feel inadequate. Because you’ve had so much experience, had such a big life; and my life’s been pretty small in comparison. And with you [SSF] - I know why you’re having such a hard time with [EX], and it’s something that’s been obvious forever, but I guess I just didn’t acknowledge it. You’re in love with me. You’re attracted to me. Just as, in a way, I’m attracted to you. I mean, it makes sense - we’ve been together so long, we have so much in common...
― j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Friday, 25 June 2004 02:49 (twenty years ago) link
Gold-plated foxfur pussy isn't worth that.
― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 25 June 2004 02:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 25 June 2004 02:59 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 03:01 (twenty years ago) link
My opinion onlee, tho.
― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 25 June 2004 03:04 (twenty years ago) link
― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 25 June 2004 03:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Huk-L, Friday, 25 June 2004 03:07 (twenty years ago) link
― E.S.P (ipsofacto), Friday, 25 June 2004 03:08 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 03:11 (twenty years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 25 June 2004 03:13 (twenty years ago) link
― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 25 June 2004 03:15 (twenty years ago) link
xpost
― Huk-L, Friday, 25 June 2004 03:16 (twenty years ago) link
― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 25 June 2004 03:18 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 03:20 (twenty years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 25 June 2004 03:25 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 03:28 (twenty years ago) link
I don't understand this comment. It's as though you're saying it's okay to hurt someone's feelings if they've hurt yours.
― E.S.P (ipsofacto), Friday, 25 June 2004 03:37 (twenty years ago) link
― David Allen (David Allen), Friday, 25 June 2004 03:42 (twenty years ago) link
That's a bit severe, surely?
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 03:57 (twenty years ago) link
*brain complodes*
― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 25 June 2004 04:01 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 04:05 (twenty years ago) link
― Michael Stuchbery (Mikey Bidness), Friday, 25 June 2004 04:24 (twenty years ago) link
― E.S.P (ipsofacto), Friday, 25 June 2004 04:32 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 04:43 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 04:45 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 04:55 (twenty years ago) link
Which is why I never dated any gothbois I knew. Drama? Days of Our Lives got nuttin' on that lot.
― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 25 June 2004 04:58 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 05:09 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 05:11 (twenty years ago) link
a) Dating agencies would do much better than they dob) Many of us would not be here (or we'd be someone else, spawn of the milkman, perhaps)
― Momus (Momus), Friday, 25 June 2004 05:13 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 05:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Momus (Momus), Friday, 25 June 2004 05:15 (twenty years ago) link
B: No!
A: Seriously! But wait, it gets worse! One of those mutual friends was a former partner of the husband-to-be!
B: Well I never!
A: Of course we won't be attending the wedding. Unless there's mint cake. I love mint cake.
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 05:20 (twenty years ago) link
Some time ago, after much angst and deliberation, a friend of mine broke it off with her boyfriend of 3 years, with sadness but glad she did it as they needed to move on.
He went right out and started shagging some lil goth girly they all knew. She was LIVID. I did not understand this - she wanted to leave this guy, he was moving on, whats the problem?
If the girl had been this girls best mate it might have been weirder though. I think all in all, its context and levels of respect for various persons involved that come into play.
Also, if it's gonna put you off your game from all the angst why the hell bother.
― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 25 June 2004 05:20 (twenty years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 25 June 2004 05:21 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 05:22 (twenty years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 25 June 2004 05:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Momus (Momus), Friday, 25 June 2004 05:34 (twenty years ago) link
You: Aww, our ma, look!
(Cheetah does a backflip. They both laugh. Fade)
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 25 June 2004 05:50 (twenty years ago) link
Yeah, there's plenty of other fish in the sea, ya know. Why choose one that might cause some pain for someone who's feelings you care about (I assume you do, or other wise this wouldn't even be an issue) and massive inconvenience for you?
― oops (Oops), Friday, 25 June 2004 06:33 (twenty years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Friday, 25 June 2004 06:34 (twenty years ago) link
"testing the waters" = girl best friend (GBF) meets a bi girl (BG), as consequence of knowing a mutual bloke (MB). GBF likes BG, and thinks "if I was to have a same sex experience, I could imagine this girl would be a nice experience".
I think GBF is being disingenious offering a possible relationship at this stage.
If you (anonymous poster, are you any relation to adrienne poster?) want to GTB with this girl then hey fine. If a long term relationsip ensues, then that should be taken on on its own terms.
That's how it seems to me. I'm a bloke and reasonably honest.
― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 25 June 2004 10:33 (twenty years ago) link
That's why I said -- in the first response on the thread -- that the issue had nothing to do with whether or not the ex would be upset; it had to do with the way the situation stacks the deck against that potential relationship.
― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 25 June 2004 12:34 (twenty years ago) link
I own the copyright to this song, and to my post:
http://www.thelollies.co.uk/lyrics.htm#susan
I find it incredibly ironic that someone who is so proud of being the subject of a song as to boast so voiciferously on the "Here Is The Thread Where..." about having a song written about them, even going so far as to Googleproof the name of the author has objected to the selfsame song being posted.
― He wants to be me (kate), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 14:38 (twenty years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 14:44 (twenty years ago) link
I'm trying to find one single reason on the FAQ that warranted the deletion of my post.
― He wants to be me (kate), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 14:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 15:45 (twenty years ago) link
― He wants to be me (kate), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 15:59 (twenty years ago) link
― Player Piano Gamelan (ex machina), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 16:01 (twenty years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 16:08 (twenty years ago) link
There’s something wrong withThe kinds in my cul de sacTheir always goin to churchThey dress well and they’reSpeaking articulateThey show eachother respectThey’re never late, don’t jokeOr break rulesThey eat right, study hardThey like school
There’s something wrong
― ¥¤±²£¢Ð¼æ®ª«¶Þ÷³¹ß½Øש§¾¿¥¤±²£¢Ð¼æ®ª«¶Þ÷³¹ß½Øש§¾¿¥¤±²£¢Ð¼æ®ª«¶Þ÷³¹ß½Øש§¾¿ (ex , Tuesday, 29 June 2004 16:18 (twenty years ago) link