Revelations
Everyone has some sort of summer fling when they’re growing up, mine was just ostensibly late in my life. It occurred last summer with a guy named Joe. He was the friend of a friend and he had just broken up with his fiancé. Naturally, I was attracted to that wounded puppy quality he had going for him. I knew it was a doomed relationship that would go nowhere but he was funny and smart and I enjoyed hanging out with him.
Almost a year has lapsed since I saw Joe and being that he was no great love of my life, I hadn’t really thought about him. This Saturday happened to be the first time since then that I was able to talk to our mutual friend. In curiosity, I asked how he was doing since he broke up with his fiance.
“It has been a long time since I’ve seen you! Didn’t I tell you about Joe?”
No, she hadn’t.
She shook her head and proceeded to tell me the tale of Joe, and his double life.
Apparently my fling was part of a much bigger story in which he had two quasi-live-in girlfriends. It was something out of a Lifetime movie. Everything he did revolved around keeping these secrets from everyone, including his friends. He had plotted the day-to-day down to the smallest detail, which included changing pictures off the walls to be sure the appropriate girlfriend was represented.
When the truth finally came out to his friends and both girlfriends (one of which he was indeed engaged to), Joe was not regretful, but rather tired.
“He was said he put a lot of effort into his double life,” my friend said. “He had no shame at all. I was a little disgusted.”
Yes, I am too. Now I can add nearly polygamist sociopath to my dating ledger.
Lesson learned: Seriously, my life is a Lifetime movie waiting to happen.
i think jennie garth or kellie martin should play you! ha. and WHY do neither of these girls spell their name with a Y.
that is kind of scary. thankfully it was only a summertime kinda of thing
People are seriously crazy, I don’t understand it. I’ve dated some odd people, but I think this one might top the cake. Sorry to hear about it, but maybe a movie deal will make you feel better lol
He was definitely interesting. I’m lucky I got out before I got too involved.