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Chicks cry. That's what they do.

Posted by Dr.Vermin (aka Dr.Vermin) Sep 11 '09, 10:31

Okay, that's a little pot-stirry.

But jeebus. Hardly major trauma. Just makes the proposal at the hot dog stand even more special.

Life's a rollercoaster, people!

Responses:

Wouldn't you cry if someone you thought you were going to marry didn't love you? -- nm - lileve Sep 11, 10:38 8
- Isn't that what Sugar Daddies are for? - BB Sep 11, 10:45
- Probably. - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:45 1
  - I wouldn't dwell either but when it first comes to realization I would cry. Then move on. -- nm - lileve Sep 11, 10:48
- that's an interesting way of putting it. -- nm - znufrii Sep 11, 10:42 2
  - (though it fits well with the description of her as "desperate to get married") - znufrii Sep 11, 10:51 1
    - Yup. -- nm - lileve Sep 11, 10:56
- actually, i never cried about it - farmer ted Sep 11, 10:41 1
  - Me too but I've never been in love so what do I know. -- nm - lileve Sep 11, 10:45
How does thinking "the man who is now proposing to me just made me sob and walk down the Eiffel Tower alone" make it more special? - TFox Sep 11, 10:34 7
- We're talking about it, aren't we? Isn't the point of such a puffed-up scenario so that you can have a good story to tell the grandkids? - con_carne Sep 11, 10:38 5
  - "THis is how you should treat your future spouse, kids!" -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:39 4
    - And having such high fantasy expectations and letting the man have all the control in a wedding is perfectly fine, I suppose. -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 10:43
    - as if there is a proper way. do you have a manual i could borrow? -- nm - Guy Sep 11, 10:40 2
      - Try starting with "be kind." -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:41 1
        
        Rewind. -- nm - BB Sep 11, 10:47
- i don't think she walked down alone or started crying until after - Guy Sep 11, 10:36
Dude. I am a dick and even I know it was too much. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:33
Exactly, WHY SO SERIOUSSS -- nm - Hotkiss Sep 11, 10:32 28
- "I can't get through the day. I just can't. How does anyone survive this? I just want to die." -- nm - you on march 25 Sep 11, 10:38
- Why does it hurt so badly? Why is love so painful? Is divorce the same as this? *cries* -- nm - hotkiss three months ago Sep 11, 10:35 21
  - (Should we be mocking her for personal growth?) -- nm - Groundskeeper David Sep 11, 10:37 15
    - Though I didn't mock here (I was at lunch)...when I see some evidence of personal growth, I'll stop mocking. -- nm - Jim Sep 11, 10:43 4
      - [deleted] 3
        
        I never, ever want ST to think I'm going soft. nm - Jim Sep 11, 10:46 2
        
        Congrats on nailing the #1 pick in the draft! - Will Hunting Sep 11, 10:47 1
        
        Thanks. I was pretty pleased. Maybe this year I'll NOT have the #1 pick in the draft. -- nm - Jim Sep 11, 10:53
    - Thank you. -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 10:40
    - No empathy at all from someone who's *been there*? Where's the growth? -- nm - Max Sep 11, 10:40
    - I'm not mocking her pain. I'm trying to show her that some things are really serious. -- nm - Inigo Sep 11, 10:39 5
      - Perhaps this is the rub. If a woman gets so worked up over such an ultimately trivial thing, I can't take that seriously. -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 10:51 3
        
        You find a psuedo proposal trivial but hotkiss' psuedo relationship wasn't? - Inigo Sep 11, 10:54
        
        so you can't grasp the meaning of "joke" or "marriage"? - TFox Sep 11, 10:52 1
        
        In a castle on top of a mountain. Don't forget the castle on top of the mountain. So romantic! -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 10:54
      - Moreover, I've met hotkiss. She seems very nice. But even with growth, you need perspective. That's what I was trying to get at. -- nm - Inigo Sep 11, 10:49
    - *shakes head no* -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 10:38
    - This is my thought. - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:38
  - Going from such pain, to appreciating how ridiculous romance and expectations are. We have all done this. -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 10:37 2
    - It's interesting that ST sees me as a case study -- nm - Hotkiss Sep 11, 10:37 1
      - To be fair, you have posted all about it here. :) -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 10:40
  - awe. some. -- nm - kelly Sep 11, 10:36
  - fatality -- nm - TFox Sep 11, 10:35
- Spawn thinks it's too mean. think about that. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:33 1
  - Heh -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 10:36
- You'll pardon me if I don't look to you for the ideal. -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 10:33 2
  - [deleted] 1
    - I move for character reference. -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 10:38
how does it make it more special? Seriously? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:32 36
- Does anyone remember the episode of The Office where Jim was teasing Pam with fake proposals? - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:35 13
  - (1) that's a tv sitcom, they're supposed to do funny things; and (2) that's the dynamic of the characters' relationship within the show. -- nm - farmer ted Sep 11, 10:41 5
    - 1) some people enjoy humor/teasing in real life too -- nm - Guy Sep 11, 10:45 4
      - Guy. When somone cries, it's not humor. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:48 3
        
        Soft. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:50
        
        Never? I'd cry from laughing at your absurdity, but you just told me I couldn't. - Guy Sep 11, 10:50 1
        
        yes Guy, that's when it stops being funny, and you probably want to learn that. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:52
  - Watch that episode again. Pam didn't like it, and I think they were trying to show Jim was wrong for doing it. -- nm - Inigo Sep 11, 10:38
  - completely agree with the last line of your IM -- nm - Guy Sep 11, 10:36
  - don't you think Jim would have stopped before making her cry? -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:36
  - so what you're saying is that there are two kinds of things women want ... - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:36 2
    - Um... no. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:38 1
      - YOU LIE!! -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:39
  - See B2. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:36
- she had expectations building up, which were then dropped swiftly. its like that moment in a movie - Guy Sep 11, 10:35 15
  - You don't have to propose at the top of the Tower, but don't fake making one. -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 10:36 4
    - I admit, in NO I waited until near the end to propose. There were a few moments that would have been memorable but I waited and did my own. - Spawn Sep 11, 10:39 3
      - but i bet her anticipation was building (with at least a little letdown) each time, no? - Guy Sep 11, 10:42 2
        
        Maybe. But there was no Eiffel Tower moment, so the letdown was minor. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:45
        
        ah, the "why is he only putting the tip in?" method of proposing. -- nm - TFox Sep 11, 10:44
  - yeah, "Lowered Expectations" is a dick move. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:35 9
    - If it never rains, you'll never appreciate the sunshine. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:36 8
      - if sunshine is the proposal at the hot dog stand, I'll pass. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:38
      - Fine, you go "make it rain", then. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:38 1
        
        *splurt* -- nm - Hotkiss Sep 11, 10:38
      - The hubby is supposed to be the umbrella (ella, ella), not the rain. -- nm - TFox Sep 11, 10:37 4
        
        He ended up being the sun. - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:40 3
        
        after he made the rain. i don't make rain for SheFox on purpose. - TFox Sep 11, 10:41 2
        
        That's great, for you. - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:47
        
        there's enough bad shit in life. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:43
- I mean, "he proposed at a hot dog stand in paris" is nice and special. - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:33 5
  - again - i'd bet good money she tells this story to her grandkids and relives here delight every time -- nm - Guy Sep 11, 10:37
  - ...with the tower in the background - * le sigh* - Epiphany Sep 11, 10:36 3
    - the doorman is getting better and better looking, isn't he? -- nm - 'lia Sep 11, 10:38 2
      - at this point he looks like Gabriel Aubry - Epiphany Sep 11, 10:51 1
        
        somebody i've spent time in a relationship with pulls a stunt like this loser *ALL* men would look like Gabriel Aubry - 'lia Sep 11, 10:56
Don't pull this move on Glenn Beck, or he'd throw himself from the tower. -- nm - Max Sep 11, 10:32 1
- *fake proposes to Glenn Beck* -- nm - znufrii Sep 11, 10:36
around you, I have no doubt. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:32

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