Willow: You know what they say. The bigger they are... Anya: The faster they stomp you into nothin'.

'The Killer In Me'


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.


beth b - Aug 11, 2010 4:03:56 pm PDT #28261 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

I think the lesson is don't hide it . it will be a mess no matter what, so just do it.

And if my boyfriend wasn't willing to admit I was his girlfriend to his parents ( that he was in contact with ) , I wouldn't be living with him. Man up, don't make me live in the middle of the explosion.


-t - Aug 11, 2010 4:10:15 pm PDT #28262 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Good luck, P-C. Maybe once it's all out in the open and the world doesn't end, your parents will be a little less rigid. Could happen.

That used furniture store sounds like kind of a nifty idea, Hil. Hooray rocking chair!


omnis_audis - Aug 11, 2010 4:15:43 pm PDT #28263 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

My brother joked that they're pretty much never going to believe any of us ever again.
Nah, just tell them the brutal truth. Then say "what? Would you rather I hide the truth and LIE to you for all this time? You didn't take that well with [brother]." either way, good luck to you and him! I wonder what your sister thinks?


Zenkitty - Aug 11, 2010 4:15:59 pm PDT #28264 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

And frankly, it's been very very difficult to not feel like my window of finding any kind of long term relationship has closed as well.

Sean, I feel like this sometimes as well. I hope we are both wrong.

P.-C., man. I wish good luck and strength and a hardy sense of humor to all your mother's children and all their present and future significant others. Mother of P.-C., for future reference, if you're not totally prepared to know what's in the closet, don't open the door!


lisah - Aug 11, 2010 4:20:08 pm PDT #28265 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Seriously, beth! Exactly!

I would Never say "there's a pot for every lid" because I think that's bullshit but, Sean, take it from me, you never know what's going to happen. I certainly felt the way you did overthe years and, then, suddenly, everything changed.


-t - Aug 11, 2010 4:22:00 pm PDT #28266 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Eh, my grandmother got married in her 60s. And my MiL met the guy she's now living with when she was in her 60s. Neither Sean nor Zenkitty have expired in terms of LTR potential.


beth b - Aug 11, 2010 4:27:17 pm PDT #28267 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

-t, that is what i was comming back to say . I've been to a number of weddings of people in thier 60s recently. and I know a number of people closer to my age ( 47) that have found people that love them partly because of their quirks. And I know of one childless couple that 'adopted' a whole family. I think there is a lot of room for life to surprise you in some unexpected ways , Sean and Zenkitty.


Polter-Cow - Aug 11, 2010 4:28:04 pm PDT #28268 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Man, does he need to drag you down with him? I mean I know you 2 are close, but it's not like it'll be easier on him if you're outed as a co-conspirator.

He has no intention of dragging me down with him. We agreed that I should be shocked—SHOCKED I TELL YOU—to find out that there is gambling going on in this establishment. But I've got his back.

OMG, you didn't tell us that your bother had a secret shedevil girlfriend!!!

Because I am the best brother ever!

He was LIVING with her and keeping her secret?!? That's crazy.

They're not officially living together, but she's basically there all the time. Thankfully, not when this happened.


hippocampus - Aug 11, 2010 4:28:41 pm PDT #28269 of 30000
not your mom's socks.

huge helpings of nothing~ma Raq.


Dana - Aug 11, 2010 4:30:08 pm PDT #28270 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

P-C, I totally thought that your mom was going to open the closet door and discover the girlfriend.