HOW IT FEELS TO HAVE A THIRD WHEEL
Monday, April 5, 2010
Okay, in response the post over at SG blog about being a third wheel, I would like to say, that the feelings of the people who HAVE the third wheel are often forgotten.
disclaimer : this ALSO, is for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES , so please do not sue me either.
Okay, so you have just invited three friends over to your house, and one of them happen to be your bf/gf. One of the people leaves early, leaving your gf/bf and your other friend behind.
WHAT TO DO NOW ?
You don't want to ditch your gf/bf because you probably won't see them for a while (2 days is a long time) And you don't want your friend to feel like a third wheel either! You flip an imaginary coin in your hand, and in the end, you stay with your gf/bf.
You look over to your friend sitting by herself, and you try to include her in the conversation by making trivial comments on the movie that you are watching together.
' That was shot at a nice angle ..'
Unfortunately, there are only so many comments you can make on the movie. So instead, you decide to ask if they want a drink. You slowly go inside and take 10 minutes to pour out a glass of water and a glass of OJ, trying to buy AS MUCH time as possible away from both of them.
You go outside, and hand them their drinks and it is awkward once again. Then you decide to get some food to go with the drink. You take another 10 minutes to go inside and get some food, and come back outside and offer it to them. Then you sit down again with your gf/bf.
Your friend is obviously feeling extremely uncomfortable as she takes every chance to leave her seat and go inside to 'go to the toilet'/'call her parents' You then feel bad and decide to sit next to her and your gf/bg. Damn, I am smart, you think to yourself, and wondered why you didn't do this earlier. You notice your friend constantly checking her phone, waiting for that call of salvation from her parents. Finally it rings, and she runs out the door, a wide smile spreading across her face ' MY DADS HERE !' , before you even get a chance to say bye.
I am not going to give any warnings, because these situations are completely unavoidable. All you can do is to make the most out of it :
- Do not show any bias between the two people
- NO PDA (as hard as that is for some people)
- Take as long as you can to get them water/food. Heck, bake a cake even
- Make it less awkward by involving them both in a good conversation
Yes. To my dear friend out there. If this happens again in the next few days, I'll know what to do :)
PS. SKIN CHANGE! Had a fight with krishna because he deleted all my codes, and then I said that I'd quit the blog and then he DELETED the blog. But yes, he restored it, and now its all good again, and the c-box and stuff are on the side. Just click the words :) leave a comment xD
- tonia