When I used to go to Sweet 16's, we always used to say stuff like "I wonder if her dad knows that his little girl has hooked up with half the guys here" or "the guy lighting the 16th candle is really her 16th"
I have two daughters now. They're high if they think they're having a party. I'll send them on a shopping spree on Michigan Avenue before I plunk 20K each on a party
Of course
If I don't respond here, just PM me, I don't go on the off topic thread often because I'm pretty busy. I'm usually either working on schoolwork, hanging out with my girlfriend, watching games or getting drunk :p
Thank you It does sound like you'll be pretty busy haha.
You guys are all invited to my sweet 30th party next year. You must be at least sweet 21 though because I am not going to sweet jail.
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Thank you It does sound like you'll be pretty busy haha.
Well, honestly I'll probably just forget to visit this thread 'cause I mainly use this forum for hockey. Last night I'm amazed I came back 'cause I was prettay drunk
I have this friend, used to be great friends but because of some stuff, it's been tough... in a way, looking at the big picture, we're still best friends but it's difficult to enjoy the friendship. We decided to take a break for a while, weeks, months, year, as long as it takes. I have a hard time sticking to these things... meaning I have a hard time leaving the friendship alone. Any advice?
I'll chime in here:
I have three friends for 35, 28, and 25 years respectively. I have spent time apart from all three at various points and for various reasons.
Friend 35 I only saw once between 1998 and 2012 (2003) simply because that was the time he was starting a family and I was trying to find my way in the world. We re connected back in April cause he is going through some major ****.
Friend 28 had a kid at 18. Again we both had our own things, but we still hang out every other month or so. Overall friend 28 is a great guy who has made some poor decisions with his life, but I love him anyway. He is just that guy. The good natured person who can't get out of his own way.
Friend 25 I am lucky is still breathing. He went through a bout with addiction (pills). Of the three I have spent the least amount of time apart from him over the last 25 years, really there was never a period that more then a few months would pass without seeing him. We have always been that close.
Of course there was this one time when I was an impressionable 19 year old (read: ******) and a girl got in the way. I'll cut to the chase here. We stopped talking for a few months. I walked into his job and said something along the lines of "Want to go get White Castle?" and we went and got White Castle.
I suppose the point to this rant is that I love all three of these guys as they have been part of my life for so long at this point, and we have been through an incalculable amount of **** together over the years. But in order to become my own person as an adult I feel that the time I spent apart from them was in some ways required.
That doesn't change the fact that he's just...just awful.
You are the boards curmudgeon. I like that.
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I'll send out a PM in a bit!
Cutting out all forms of communication is as cold turkey as cold turkey can be in these situations but I find that makes it more difficult. For quitting smoking, cold turkey does the job because it's straight up quitting but for a friendship that is resting, I feel as if changing the way I think and feel can help more to curb it and when the friendship picks up again, it'll be on a fresh slate.
I agree, distractions help tremendously. I think a lot of people including myself think too much and swim in the same pool of thought excessively and to try to stop thinking about something is just not possible. On the other hand, distractions and heading toward other bodies of open water helps tremendously for me.
Of course back when there was no social media this **** was way easier.
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Originally Posted by ThatCrazyRangerFan
Same. Perhaps not in this very situation, but my friend(?) And I just quit. She got mad at me cause I didn't want to persue(Dunno if I spell that right, ever.) Anything more than clse friends. Then... out of nowhere she's back again ):<
Oh jeez, not that girl? The one who always wants to be more than friends. For those of you who have not gotten acquainted with her yet, you'll most likely meet her one day.
Here is how it will (kind of) go:
You will meet this amazingly cool girl who you like to hang out with. And she will start to like you, and you will find out that for some inexplicable reason you're just not into her in that way. And then you'll wonder if there isn't maybe something wrong with you, but there isn't.
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Originally Posted by Bob Richards
Over this summer, I have watched the movies
-The Room
-Pearl Harbor
-Whiteout
a combined 13 times. What am I doing with my life?
Like Pearl Harbor with Josh Hartnett? Dear lord why?
I have this friend, used to be great friends but because of some stuff, it's been tough... in a way, looking at the big picture, we're still best friends but it's difficult to enjoy the friendship. We decided to take a break for a while, weeks, months, year, as long as it takes. I have a hard time sticking to these things... meaning I have a hard time leaving the friendship alone. Any advice?
People change as they get older. I'm at the age where all of my friends are getting married, so I've spent the summer reacquainting myself with people I spent lots of time with years ago, but have since lost contact with. I find myself wondering how I could stand them back then, and which one of us changed over the years, or if it we all changed.
Lifelong friends are few and far between for most of us. Some people you just fit with no matter what and no matter where. I have a friend who I've known since I was 2 years old. We see each other once a year and it's like nothing has changed. Give it some time and revisit it when you're both comfortable doing so. Some time apart to grow as individuals will really give you a clear indication of whether or not your friendship will last.
When I used to go to Sweet 16's, we always used to say stuff like "I wonder if her dad knows that his little girl has hooked up with half the guys here" or "the guy lighting the 16th candle is really her 16th"
I have two daughters now. They're high if they think they're having a party. I'll send them on a shopping spree on Michigan Avenue before I plunk 20K each on a party
Agreed. I've been to a couple and while it is fun, it's just an excuse to get drunk and naked.
You guys are all invited to my sweet 30th party next year. You must be at least sweet 21 though because I am not going to sweet jail.
What if I grow a sweet beard and look like i'm sweet 29 but am actually sweet 20?
Also, y'all better let me join fantasy if you're doing it. All my friends flaked and I have to troll DW with my glorious last day of the season win again.
What if I grow a sweet beard and look like i'm sweet 29 but am actually sweet 20?
Also, y'all better let me join fantasy if you're doing it. All my friends flaked and I have to troll DW with my glorious last day of the season win again.
