This post is devoid of opinion, and simply relates 4 personal anecdotes. Feel free to respond with relevant opinions.
- A few years ago, a friend suddenly accused me of hitting on his girlfriend. A few days after assuring him I had no romantic interest in his girlfriend, my girlfriend informs me he had hit on her.
- Last summer I was in pretty good shape for a 49-year-old. A team of rugby players asked me about my “regimen”. I told them about my short, systematic workout every morning. They replied “riiiiiight”, then winked. Only later did I realize they thought I was taking steroids as many of them might have been.
- A decade or so ago, my girlfriend asked me whether I ever thought about leaving her. I thought she simply needed reassurance, and I told her honestly that I had never considered leaving her. She left me a few weeks later.
- When I was an innocent 19-year-old virgin, I was in love with a very lovely girl whose father pulled me aside, smirked, then informed me he knew what I was really after. A year later it was revealed that he had been molesting her.
I found 3 opinions:
-”in pretty good shape for a 49-year-old”
-”an innocent 19-year-old virgin”
-”a very lovely girl ”
:-)
Excellent, Bolgoarth!
Keep me honest!
My pleasure :-)
In reading your 4 anecdotes, I’m struck by how often you’ve been in these types of circumstanes and wonder what you’re doing to creat them :-)
Interesting post, Phil. More often than not, when someone tells me something kind of odd or out-of-the-blue or gossipy or hurtful, I assume it’s about them.
Hope you’re well.
I’m well, Paul. Thanks for the comment.