"11. Can a man and a woman ever just be friends?
For a short time perhaps. Making the friendship last requires that you find each other at least vaguely repulsive. Good luck!"
For good measure he then told me:
"I'd just like that say that I'm glad I find you repulsive. In fact, I think I find you repulsive enough for a lifetime of friendship. If I knew how I would kneedlepoint this on a pillow for you."
Do you think this answer is true? Greg says, "yes" but I'm on the fence. And I don't believe in kneedlepoint pillows in my house - just in case you were wondering.
12 comments:
Wow! That sounds like a really good friend. You're lucky to know him.
(and Yahoo is awesome)
First, yahoo is NOT awesome, and second, I think it helps if you find the ex slightly repulsive. At least for your spouse's benefit.
I think that if you are that good of friends, you will naturally be attracted to each other and will continue to want to take it to the next level. The check on that is if you are mildly repulsed by that person - then, you don't have the desire to take it to the next level. The article is right on. And Yahoo is for the 90s.
Oh, Ross, if Yahoo is for the 90s then why are you totally in agreement with what they have to say? Kitty makes me so sick that sometimes I want to throw up in my mouth, or as she likes to say TUIMM (that's for you, Carrie. I know how much you like that phrase.)
I didn't mean Yahoo as a website, I meant people that still use a Yahoo email/IM account. It is kind of like having a Zack Morris brick phone to call people.
I don't even know who Zack Morris is.
I still use Yahoo. It's my SPAM and junk email account. That's why it's the only email address that Lindy has for me.
And needlepoint pillows are awesome. I have several around the house. My grandma made them, and if she were still alive I'd ask her to teach me how to make the "repulsive enough for a lifetime" pillows for my family and friends.
Lisa, I don't know you, but I hope you are repulsive because I already want to be your friend for two reasons: (1) you really know how to get Lindy good, and (2) you know that pillows needle-pointed with sassy sayings are the epitome of class.
Well, well, well. It would appear that you guys think you got me good. Real, real good. You're wrong. All you've done is compliment me. Tremendously.
Lindy, you are doing an excellent job of pretending not to feel the sting of that vicious verbal slap. I wish you were more like Teresa from Real Housewives of New Jersey, flipping tables while screaming obscenity laced accusations based on a book you've probably never read.
Hey ToddCat, thanks for sending me a shout out, but I must admit that I have an inherent distrust for anyone who claims to not know who Zack Morris is. I take my SBTB very seriously. So seriously that I even abbreviate it.
Totally true. The only exception to the "repulsive" is if one of the parties is gay...and even then, it's possible that the non-gay party will be attracted to the gay party and that causes its own complications.
There are several movies that have been made about this particular conundrum...although I don't know that I'd recommend any of them.
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