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Let's share some stories
My morning show on the radio was talking about the news story (I know it's nationwide, just can't do a link on my phone) at an Astros game, a line drive was hit in the stands, a guy dives out of the way to let his girlfriend get pelted with the ball, and then he picks up the ball for himself.
So on the radio, they were asking women to call in with a story about a time where their guy didn't "man up" in a situation and left them hanging. One girl called in saying she was on her way home from work one night and got a flat tire. She called her boyfriend and he wouldn't come out because he was at the club and he'd get his clothes dirty.
Anyone have a story where a guy (maybe even DH?) flaked out on them?
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One of my exes wasn't a great guy lol. He had just gotten out of alittle stay in jail and was doing some house arrest time. So we had people over at this house. We were out in the yard and I had had 2 or 3 beers already. His friend offered me a um controlled substance. I took a very little bit. But something was up with it, I swear to this day. Cause 2 or 3 beers and that would not have ended liked this. I decided I needed to sit down... right in the yard. Something happened and I started throwing up. Next thing I know I'm waking up... still in the yard and ppl are just still partying around me. He never even thought to take me in! or help me! he was just off drinking. Eventually I did get inside etc. I have no clue how long I was out for so it really might not have been long at.all. But still, I know he was near when i started getting sick and he never helped me once. Jackass. I wised up not long after that and kicked his ass to the curb.
I don't have a story right now..I'll try to think of one though.
But I just wanted to say that I watched that video yesterday on yahoo and it was kind of funny! They had interviewed the guy after and he said something about the lights being in his eyes and he couldn't see where the ball was coming, haha. Trying to make himself not look as bad!
oh boy, back in high school almost the same thing with the flat tire happened to me with DH! He used to be a REAL charm back when we were teenagers lol thank goodness he wised up as he got older.
I was 17, just got my license...hit a curb and got my first flat tire. I called DH from a payphone (when payphones actually existed and beepers were in lol) He was at a friends house and they were playing a video game so he said he couldn't come help since he didn't want to make his friend stop playing to drive him over. I ended up having to call his best friend to come help me! I was sooooo mad!
Two I can think of offhand, both with Ex-H.
He had to go "home" to his parents every other weekend even though it was a 7 hour drive, one way. This was in our first year of marriage until I got help from other couples in the church. One of those weekends, I was REALLY sick, felt horrible and stuff. He left me anyways to go visit his family. Nice.
Again, first year of marriage, my cousin got married over Memorial Day weekend, in Boston. My ex-h wouldn't go because, in his words, "That's a weekend meant to spend with family, it's a holiday weekend. You don't schedule a wedding for those times!" I went without him, rode with my parents. And the worst part? The photog asked when he was setting up a family photo who was single (something about symmetry and how it was set up) and I stepped up without a thought. I felt horrible when I realized that I was thinking I was single. I certainly felt like it.
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Steve's usually pretty good. But last night was priceless.
Above our backdoor we have a light and I went outside with him to walk the dog around while he had a cigarette. And he noticed that the bugs were flocking to the light and he was all "that's so disgusting, omg they're going to get in the house, this is so gross, let's just walk around front so we don't have to go under them." I had already locked the front door so that was a no go so we had to go through the backdoor, which he really did not want to do. So he's all done with his cigarette, Buddy's all done and ready to go in so we go. And Steve all opens the door and rushes in first and is annoyed when Buddy tried to get in front of him. And then he stood in the doorway - with the door open - trying to get Buddy off the chain (we've got a stake in the ground so we couldnt bring it in). And there I am, under the light, not actually being bothered by the bugs or anything, just waiting. And then he turns around and is all "gosh Carrie hurry up you're letting the bugs in" (while he's still in my way so I can't even get through the door). I was like peeing my pants with laughter over this.
Oh, did I mention they were like tiny little bugs? Like fly food bugs. AND they weren't even moving towards the door when it opened. I don't know what got in to him last night but he was being a huge bug baby lol
My story is with DH. I almost broke up with him while we were dating over this. So we went to Seattle for a long weekend to spend with his best friend. Right before the trip I came down with a sinus infection and flying made it worse. I made it through day 1 okay, but by day 2 I wasn't feeling well at all. I took some meds and made it through the day. At night, I suggested we order in for dinner and just hang out since I wasn't feeling well. Well, DH and his friend wanted to go hit a bar and not stay in. I was pretty upset that DH would chose a bar over his sick GF, but let him go. They came home at 3am WASTED. They left at 9pm, mind you.
Next day, I was pretty mad, but again sucked it up and we went sight seeing. The next night I pulled DH aside and said could you please just stay in with me. I'm not feeling well and don't want to be in a strange house alone. Well, they stayed in alright, then proceeded to get wasted at home and DH didn't come to bed until 3am again. I was FURIOUS. On our last day they asked where I wanted to eat lunch and I said anything buy Thai food...Guess where we ended up. That's right, at a Thai restaurant. I was so mad at that point and still wasn't feeling well that I cried in the middle of the restaurant and refused to talk to either one of them for the rest of the day.
DH has gotten much better since then and I guess I saw something in him that I didn't want to lose. But let me tell you, anyone else would have been dumped. What a jerk!
when i first started dating TJ, i had to pick up my mom's mail while she was out of town. I had worked until around 10pm and i was exhausted. I drove to my mom's, got her mail and was heading home (this was before TJ and I were living together).
I get pulled over b/c one of my headlights was burned out and come to find out my license was suspended 5 years ago because of a ticket that was paid late. the cop would not let me drive my car, but the cop was nice enough to let me leave it there rather than have it towed. I called TJ to come and get me and he said he needed another hour at least b/c he was in the middle of his football draft for fantasy football. luckily, i was driving down A1A and got pulled over in front of a busy beach bar, which was embarassing at first, but left me a nice place to sit and get toasty as i waited for him to come get me.