How is one supposed to avoid all one's single friends in order to avoid a mistake? And doesn't avoiding friends inevitably lead to having no friends?
Let me tell you about my friend N. His birthday is this weekend and I know that if I go, he'll try to pull some bullshit like trying to kiss me, or worse. We had crushes on each other since high school but never acted on it because we were friends, and not much has changed since then, besides the obvious. So as you know, I never initiate these things, but when someone starts to get that look in their eyes, sometimes my usual good sense fails me and I turn soft, partly because they are friends and it's hard to reject a person who has already made themselves necessary in your life.
I love my friend to death and I want nothing more than to celebrate his birthday with him, but my husband won't be there, alcohol will be flowing, the party is hours away from home, and I don't know any of N's friends. He wants me to go early, before the others get there. Yeah, that doesn't sound like a slick idea to me either. I need to think of something and quick.
3:22 p.m. - 2006-06-26