I've done it. Everyone I know has done it. You've done it. I'm sure we've all done it.
And by "done it" I mean lied to get out of or maneuver around some kind of social event (sheesh people, mind= out of gutter)
However, my lies do not require a participating lie
from other people for them to fly. My little white social lies do not rely on putting
disinterested parties in the middle of the lie.
*sigh*
I hate when people involve me in their drama.
Here's the deal, we have a group of friends: me & J, G & T (ha.now I want to refer to them as gin and tonic for the rest of this post. okay?) and D & JC. More often than not a "night out" involves some or all of the group. Recently added to the outings are K and H (separately. they are not a couple. ha. hahaha) (I'll explain them in a minute)
D & JC are getting divorced. Okay most people could see where it might be awkward as none of us want to really pick one to keep and one to ..... well not keep. Then they went and made it easy on us by each of them going out and finding a new (same sex) significant other. The 4 of them usually get on splendidly! I know it is somewhat amazing.
Anyway the group- 2 married straight couples, and now 2 gay couples (no, it doesn't matter. it's just funny.) have been getting along fishingly. Then D & JC had to go and have a huge argument last weekend. JC came over to Gin and tonic's on wednesday and told us about it. Me & J are all "pffft. whatever. they are getting divorced, I'm sure arguments will happen". I mean it wasn't something huge like a physical fight where the friends would have to be like "okay that's just wrong".
God, this story is longer than I expected. Are you confused yet?
So to shorten it- here's what's going on: It's Gin and tonic's turn to host friday night poker. They do not want D to come ( side takers!). I am FINE with that because it's their house.
I am NOT FINE with Gin and tonic calling to tell us that they are going to tell D that they have to work so there will be no poker at their house. Okay really, I am fine with that part cause whatever, that's your deal.
So, what I am
really not fine with is them then telling us that if D calls us- We need to be "busy" doing something so that we can really go to Gin and tonic's and play poker on the DL.
What? You
saw that look of "fuck off" from all the way over there?
I am so not with that. I can't stand people who do that shit. If I don't want someone at my house I will clearly tell them. And it doesn't even have to be in a rude way(although I have no problem with that either). How hard is it to say "Look D, you and J are fighting right now and we really don't want to be in the middle of it. Give me a call when you guys get stuff worked out".
I'll tell you how hard it is- it's not. You just have to grow a pair.
D called me earlier to see if I was playing poker tonight, and if I knew if it was supposed to be at his house or Gin and tonic's. I told him I plan on playing poker somewhere and that he should call Gin and tonic to find out what is what.
They need to deal with this because I for one am not going suddenly turn up "busy" every Friday night.