suggested that I 'enjoy my freedom' and get over it. That was two days after Bartleby died.

She's lucky she still has her teeth.

"Friend", hell. bonny, sounds like what you've lost is the illusion of a friendship, not an actual one. Still painful, of course, but dang. That woman sounds like a toxic reality-impaired personality, and who needs that shit? Not you, and not now.

What everyone else said. Sounds like you stood up for the right member of that former couple.

I suggest you enjoy your freedom now.

This actually made me laugh out loud so hard, I could hardly type.

Yeah. I think that's the plan.

She will talk smack about me to the neighbors, but whatev. If people want to join her in the hate corner because I officiated a wedding...yeah...whatev.

She threw my struggle with our mutual friend K in my face as proof of what I terrible friend I am. (You rejected her just because she moved away and got busy.)

Apparently, she missed the part where K called me after Bartleby died...arguably as upset as I was, partly because she really loved him and partly because she was going through the same thing. We resolved our stuff completely, as far as I know. If not, then it's up to K to bring it to me, not the 'friend' who badmouthed her so badly to me for YEARS that her sudden loyalty is starkly funny.

What everyone else said. Sounds like you stood up for the right member of that former couple.

The thing is, she isn't wrong about what a terrible person he used to be. Seriously, TERRIBLE. But, he's got his shit together in a pretty amazing way. His wife is an absolute doll and they are extremely happy.

I would not trust him with some of the stuff that we struggled with before, but he's different now and I value what he is, rather than what he was.

Like that boy Namond on the Wire said "With all due respect, fuck you." Um, I mean her, not Bonny.

suggested that I 'enjoy my freedom' and get over it. That was two days after Bartleby died.

WHAT. Wow, I suddenly have an urge to go find this person and shake them like an Etch-o-Sketch.

What everyone else said. Sounds like you stood up for the right member of that former couple.

nods vigorously

ION, this probably should go in Lit, but: Teppy, get your hands on the new (last!) Vampire Kisses novel. I think it would be good, distracting fluff for you right now. It's adorable. (And I only knew about it coming out because Amazon emailed me and said, "Hey, you've pre-ordered all the other ones to get them on release day. Want this one?")

"Bet it's not on his birth certificate."

I've never seen any indication that's not his real last name. And since all young actors and actresses seem to be named Taylor (like, can he date Swift now that she's way past Lautner?) I'm sure if it wasn't his name before, it has to be now. Like, by law or fiat or something.

Teppy, get your hands on the new (last!) Vampire Kisses novel.

I just checked and my library branch has it in. I think I need to swing by at lunch!

Never thought about that, ita.