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Tiffany & Earl
Making PC an emotionally stable place, one letter at a time
Issue date: 3/22/07 Section: Portfolio
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This week...Friend or foe?
Dear Tiffany & Earl,
I am extraordinarily confused. I really like this guy, and it seems as though he likes me. The problem is that first semester he made out with one of my friends. They didn't date or anything, but I just feel awkward pursuing him knowing who he had previously made out with and the fact that I am friends with her. Please give me guidance because I don't want to miss my opportunity, and the end of the year is rapidly approaching.
-Confused
Dear Confused,
There was this one time when I was a sophomore in high school, and I really wanted to date a guy who drove a car. Luckily, there was a guy who seemed perfect to me-perfect because he had a car, and not only did it drive me places but it was cute, red, and I looked good standing next to it. The only problem was that he was driving his girlfriend-one of my best friends-in the car.
Unfortunately, I was young and na've, and forgot what the word "friend" meant. The next thing I knew I was the girl riding in the front seat and she stopped coming around.
We are still good friends today and that boy and his red car are nothing but a shudder-filled memory. Regardless, she will never let me forget the time I hooked up with her boyfriend right after they had broken up. To this day, when his name comes up in conversation, I leave the room and fake an incessant need to be elsewhere.
While it did not destroy our friendship completely, it did take a long time to rebuild the trust. The question you must ask yourself is: Is this worth it?
If you believe that this boy is someone who will change your life, and without whom you will cease to fully develop as a person, then please go for it. But, if he's just another fling then consider what is most important: A boy or a friend?
-Tiffany
Dear Confused,
I believe in the theory of creation. As a result, I believe that we are all descendents of Adam and Eve. Bearing this in mind, one must realize that every person we meet is technically in some way related to us. Now thinking about making out with your long-long-long-long lost cousin twice removed from your great grandmother's side is a much more disturbing fact than this kid making out with your friend a semester ago-that is unless you are into inbreeding and incest.
I have no particular problem with some extraordinarily distant relative, but the reason I brought this topic up is to explain what I call the "Adam and Eve Complex." The complex explains that if you really try, you can trace back the person you are seeing to someone else-sort of like the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. According to this, everyone will have at one point or another dated, or at the very least, liked someone else. If you cannot track your potential mate to anyone else then I wouldn't worry about him or her because it means he or she is not worthy.
There is always going to be something in a person's life that you won't like. If you can't accept that, then enjoy your lonely life. Ultimatesly, your friend won't care and you shouldn't miss out on the opportunity.
-Earl
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Dear Tiffany & Earl,
I am extraordinarily confused. I really like this guy, and it seems as though he likes me. The problem is that first semester he made out with one of my friends. They didn't date or anything, but I just feel awkward pursuing him knowing who he had previously made out with and the fact that I am friends with her. Please give me guidance because I don't want to miss my opportunity, and the end of the year is rapidly approaching.
-Confused
Dear Confused,
There was this one time when I was a sophomore in high school, and I really wanted to date a guy who drove a car. Luckily, there was a guy who seemed perfect to me-perfect because he had a car, and not only did it drive me places but it was cute, red, and I looked good standing next to it. The only problem was that he was driving his girlfriend-one of my best friends-in the car.
Unfortunately, I was young and na've, and forgot what the word "friend" meant. The next thing I knew I was the girl riding in the front seat and she stopped coming around.
We are still good friends today and that boy and his red car are nothing but a shudder-filled memory. Regardless, she will never let me forget the time I hooked up with her boyfriend right after they had broken up. To this day, when his name comes up in conversation, I leave the room and fake an incessant need to be elsewhere.
While it did not destroy our friendship completely, it did take a long time to rebuild the trust. The question you must ask yourself is: Is this worth it?
If you believe that this boy is someone who will change your life, and without whom you will cease to fully develop as a person, then please go for it. But, if he's just another fling then consider what is most important: A boy or a friend?
-Tiffany
Dear Confused,
I believe in the theory of creation. As a result, I believe that we are all descendents of Adam and Eve. Bearing this in mind, one must realize that every person we meet is technically in some way related to us. Now thinking about making out with your long-long-long-long lost cousin twice removed from your great grandmother's side is a much more disturbing fact than this kid making out with your friend a semester ago-that is unless you are into inbreeding and incest.
I have no particular problem with some extraordinarily distant relative, but the reason I brought this topic up is to explain what I call the "Adam and Eve Complex." The complex explains that if you really try, you can trace back the person you are seeing to someone else-sort of like the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. According to this, everyone will have at one point or another dated, or at the very least, liked someone else. If you cannot track your potential mate to anyone else then I wouldn't worry about him or her because it means he or she is not worthy.
There is always going to be something in a person's life that you won't like. If you can't accept that, then enjoy your lonely life. Ultimatesly, your friend won't care and you shouldn't miss out on the opportunity.
-Earl
Do you have a burning sensation? A burning sensation to heed advice from us? Then send an e-mail. Please.
Write to Tiffany and Earl!
AskTiffanyEarl@yahoo.com