a thought on relationships (you will most probably have an opinion on this) and an encouraging thought about support
a)
A friend of mine (Friend A) has major girlfriend issues on a regular basis. This is publicly known, because he announces it through his facebook profile (ie. in a span of 48 hours, the following can occur: In a relationship -> It’s complicated -> Single -> It’s complicated -> In a relationship).
I was talking to another friend of ours (Friend B) and asked why Friend A doesn’t just take his relationship status off his profile. Friend B attributed this lack of discretion to Friend A’s desire that everyone know that he is in a relationship. With a girl. And she’s hot.
Friend B was quick to note that this isn’t an unusual phenomenon. Many people think it necessary to announce their relationship or, in extreme instances, to bring it up repeatedly in everyday conversation – "Oh, you’re drinking coffee. You know who loves coffee? My girlfriend. I wish she was here – we’d laugh and go do couple stuff. Oops, sorry, forgot, you wouldn’t understand, because you’re single and lonely".
To be fair, I don’t really believe that this is actually a major part of my friend’s intentions. And, to defend some of those people, I could imagine if you were in a good relationship, you’d want to announce it to the world; or shout it from on top of a mountain like Ron Burgandy. But I would agree that there are some individuals who rub it in a little too much.
What say you? Are these "Oh, it’s four o’clock. That’s six hours before I usually call my girlfriend!"-type people really that common? Or are they like the fat, hairy, shirtless guy in your neighbourhood – everyone knows one, and one’s enough, and you really really wish that they’d stop? Or are they the figment of unhappy, single people’s imaginations?
b)
Day three of support went well! Two people officially committed to supporting me and I’ve got two more appointments and two phone appointments for next week. And I’ve just been really enjoying the opportunities its given me to catch up with friends. Its my job to find out how people are doing! Isn’t that sweet? But I realize I’m in the honeymoon phase, where the process is really fun, so I’m trying to have an attitude that will work in the long run.
A friend of mine (Friend A) has major girlfriend issues on a regular basis. This is publicly known, because he announces it through his facebook profile (ie. in a span of 48 hours, the following can occur: In a relationship -> It’s complicated -> Single -> It’s complicated -> In a relationship).
I was talking to another friend of ours (Friend B) and asked why Friend A doesn’t just take his relationship status off his profile. Friend B attributed this lack of discretion to Friend A’s desire that everyone know that he is in a relationship. With a girl. And she’s hot.
Friend B was quick to note that this isn’t an unusual phenomenon. Many people think it necessary to announce their relationship or, in extreme instances, to bring it up repeatedly in everyday conversation – "Oh, you’re drinking coffee. You know who loves coffee? My girlfriend. I wish she was here – we’d laugh and go do couple stuff. Oops, sorry, forgot, you wouldn’t understand, because you’re single and lonely".
To be fair, I don’t really believe that this is actually a major part of my friend’s intentions. And, to defend some of those people, I could imagine if you were in a good relationship, you’d want to announce it to the world; or shout it from on top of a mountain like Ron Burgandy. But I would agree that there are some individuals who rub it in a little too much.
What say you? Are these "Oh, it’s four o’clock. That’s six hours before I usually call my girlfriend!"-type people really that common? Or are they like the fat, hairy, shirtless guy in your neighbourhood – everyone knows one, and one’s enough, and you really really wish that they’d stop? Or are they the figment of unhappy, single people’s imaginations?
b)
Day three of support went well! Two people officially committed to supporting me and I’ve got two more appointments and two phone appointments for next week. And I’ve just been really enjoying the opportunities its given me to catch up with friends. Its my job to find out how people are doing! Isn’t that sweet? But I realize I’m in the honeymoon phase, where the process is really fun, so I’m trying to have an attitude that will work in the long run.
posted by Adam @ 8:52 PM
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