I can't get too rude because it does come out of a place of love
But he lied to her!
I know I'm way too simplistic about these things, but it's such a patronising move.
Anya: We should drop a piano on her. It always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. Giles: Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing fake tunnel on the side of a mountain.
'Touched'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
§ ita § - Nov 19, 2009 9:28:26 am PST #1043 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sparky1 - Nov 19, 2009 9:30:12 am PST #1044 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
And that sucks, and hurts.
I'm sorry, Shir. It does suck.
java, insent.
Unrelated to any of the above: iwillnotstartaflamewariwillnotstartaflamewariwillnotstartaflamewar
Vortex - Nov 19, 2009 9:31:46 am PST #1045 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Then Hubs emailed me saying, "Thanks. I really appreciate it. She called and asked me if I talked to you I said no."
you should "accidentally" forward that to her. And obviously, the wife knew something was up if she asked the husband if he had talked to you.
ChiKat - Nov 19, 2009 9:32:38 am PST #1046 of 30000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
And obviously, the wife knew something was up if she asked the husband if he had talked to you.
Yep.
it's such a patronising move.
And yep.
erikaj - Nov 19, 2009 9:33:10 am PST #1047 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
I could see that, maybe he's Fixer Guy, right? And maybe she got a little spun out, like, "Does Aimee hold it against me for that day my deodorant stopped working? Maybe it's my breath..." And instead of listening, or telling her how fun she is, he thinks he's Making It Okay. But I'm embarrassed for both of them. I hope you have fun anyway, though.
Aims - Nov 19, 2009 9:33:23 am PST #1048 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
But he lied to her!
I know, and while I have an issue with that, I know that sometimes I lie to Joe about some things, too and what he lies to his wife about is not my business nor my marriage, so I try to look at his intentions instead of the whole picture when it comes to stuff like this.
Sparky1 - Nov 19, 2009 9:37:30 am PST #1049 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
So if she asks you, Aims, if her DH spoke to you will you lie?
Ginger - Nov 19, 2009 9:41:15 am PST #1050 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
but I can't get too rude because it does come out of a place of love.
Some of the worst things that have happened to me have been done by people with good intentions.
Aims - Nov 19, 2009 9:42:07 am PST #1051 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
So if she asks you, Aims, if her DH spoke to you will you lie?
In all honesty? I'd probably hedge. This is not the first time that he has called me to say, "Could you call J? She's feeling kind of lonely right now." or "Hey - can you include J in that other thing you're doing with other people?"
I get what he's after, but the more I think about it, the more I'm tired of being put in the place of Social Director for his wife and I'm getting kind of mad about it. There might need to be a Discussion soon about this.
Shir - Nov 19, 2009 9:42:26 am PST #1052 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Some of the worst things that have happened to me have been done by people with good intentions.
THAT.