Update for Everyone VI: What Is and What Should Never Be

[MAINEiac4434]

In my political science class, someone asked the professor who the last Republican representative from Maine's 1st district (Portland) was. Prof didn't know.

I immediately said "Jim Longley Jr., son of the former independent governor Jim Longley, swept into Congress in the 1994 Republican Revolution of Newt Gingrich. He lost reelection in 1996."

I was then called an encyclopedia.

I was pretty proud of myself.

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Got a call today saying that my bone marrow is a match for a leukemia patient. Looks like I’m going to have to put off suicide for a couple more months.

[MAINEiac4434]

Got a call today saying that my bone marrow is a match for a leukemia patient. Looks like I’m going to have to put off suicide for a couple more months.

If you’re a good enough person to go through such an arduous process just to give up your bone marrow for anyone (stranger or not), than you’re worth keeping around on this earth for a while, even if it isn’t always a walk in the park.

Seriously, God bless you dude - people like you are desperately needed in a world filled with actual dirtbags like me.

Thanks, Sanchez. That means a lot

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My biopsy results came in and it turns out that what was removed is indeed cancerous my doctor has scheduled surgery for next Thursday.

Jesus. Sending positive energy your way.

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Looks like my convo with some person in a class before mine has dried up. Oh, well. Too stressful anyway. Somewhat related, one of my friends wants to set me up.

Gah, tinder sucks. I was having a nice conversation with a cute girl who was into 1960s history (my favorite, as you can tell by the only timeline I’ve ever made any real progress on) and she hasn’t replied in a week.

Tinder sucks.

Good luck with your blind date if you go through with it.

So, now I'm gonna dump some BS that's happening in my life right now.

Alright, so my Ex-Girlfriend, let's call her E, broke up with me last week, after 3 months of what seemed to be a good relationship, to get together with her ex (one of her many exes), and one of my friends (call him S).  Now, I wasn't that mad at first, but that's just the start.  So, one of my other friends, (Girl, call her R) had a crush on S and was getting ready to ask him to be her boyfriend, so E got in the way of R being happy.  Along with that, E is turning S against one of my other friends, (Girl, call her A) who has been good friends with S since last year.

Now, after all that BS you'd think that's it right?  Nope, apparently E is spreading a rumor that I told her to kill herself after she broke up with me.  So... yeah that's my life right now, thank god I have friends who can vouch I'd never say that.

tldr:  My ex broke up with me for one of my friends and started a whole load of sh**t, along with saying I told her to kill herself.

Wow. Cut E and S our of your life is my recommendation.

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This sounds like it could potentially be a good step for you if the teacher is supportive, no? Are the teachers in your school generally tolerant?

My learning lab teachers are, for sure (if the liberal complaints we share with one another are any indication), but I'm not sure of the general consensus. Probably because I was too scared of outing myself to ask. (Guess I don't have to worry about that anymore, oops!)

Really hope this works out for you.

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Just found out I scored very, very well on the SAT.

Interesting. If you don’t mind me asking, exactly how well?

1590.

HOLY SHIT

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So, yesterday this girl gave me one of her hairs.

This isn’t a euphemism: she pulled a hair out of her head and gave it to me.

So, some context is necessary: she had texted me before class and asked to copy some pages of a book I had. I agreed, and did it for her. We ended up sitting next to each other in class, and we were very giggly. Eventually a long, brown hair ended up on my desk, probably from the girl sitting in front of us. I held it up to ee and jokingly asked her if it was hers. She laughed and said no. Two minutes later she gives me one of her hairs. “It’s frehly washed,” she says. I couldn’t help but laugh.

Is she into me, and crazy? Not into me and crazy? Into me and not crazy?

[MAINEiac4434]

So, yesterday this girl gave me one of her hairs.

This isn’t a euphemism: she pulled a hair out of her head and gave it to me.

So, some context is necessary: she had texted me before class and asked to copy some pages of a book I had. I agreed, and did it for her. We ended up sitting next to each other in class, and we were very giggly. Eventually a long, brown hair ended up on my desk, probably from the girl sitting in front of us. I held it up to ee and jokingly asked her if it was hers. She laughed and said no. Two minutes later she gives me one of her hairs. “It’s frehly washed,” she says. I couldn’t help but laugh.

Is she into me, and crazy? Not into me and crazy? Into me and not crazy?

She is either crazy or has a great sense of humour. And sounds more likely to be into you than not.

She is quite funny and tends to laugh at my jokes. I feel like she’s just extraordinarily awkward and may not know how to flirt (I’m also extraordinarily awkward and also can’t flirt, so...)

There is one drawback here: she’s a foreign exchange student and will be moving back to the UK in a matter of weeks.

[MAINEiac4434]

So, yesterday this girl gave me one of her hairs.

This isn’t a euphemism: she pulled a hair out of her head and gave it to me.

So, some context is necessary: she had texted me before class and asked to copy some pages of a book I had. I agreed, and did it for her. We ended up sitting next to each other in class, and we were very giggly. Eventually a long, brown hair ended up on my desk, probably from the girl sitting in front of us. I held it up to ee and jokingly asked her if it was hers. She laughed and said no. Two minutes later she gives me one of her hairs. “It’s frehly washed,” she says. I couldn’t help but laugh.

Is she into me, and crazy? Not into me and crazy? Into me and not crazy?

She is either crazy or has a great sense of humour. And sounds more likely to be into you than not.

She is quite funny and tends to laugh at my jokes. I feel like she’s just extraordinarily awkward and may not know how to flirt (I’m also extraordinarily awkward and also can’t flirt, so...)

There is one drawback here: she’s a foreign exchange student and will be moving back to the UK in a matter of weeks.

Depending on your... intentions, this may be an incredibly opportune time.

Knowing my luck we’ll fall madly in love and the never see each other again and we’ll start talking every day and slowly devolve to every other day, every week, every month until we stop communicating entirely but I still hold out hope for the relationship and refuse to move on

[MAINEiac4434]

So, yesterday this girl gave me one of her hairs.

This isn’t a euphemism: she pulled a hair out of her head and gave it to me.

So, some context is necessary: she had texted me before class and asked to copy some pages of a book I had. I agreed, and did it for her. We ended up sitting next to each other in class, and we were very giggly. Eventually a long, brown hair ended up on my desk, probably from the girl sitting in front of us. I held it up to ee and jokingly asked her if it was hers. She laughed and said no. Two minutes later she gives me one of her hairs. “It’s frehly washed,” she says. I couldn’t help but laugh.

Is she into me, and crazy? Not into me and crazy? Into me and not crazy?

She is either crazy or has a great sense of humour. And sounds more likely to be into you than not.

She is quite funny and tends to laugh at my jokes. I feel like she’s just extraordinarily awkward and may not know how to flirt (I’m also extraordinarily awkward and also can’t flirt, so...)

There is one drawback here: she’s a foreign exchange student and will be moving back to the UK in a matter of weeks.

Have you talked to her about Corbyn?

She LOOOOOVES Jezza.

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I'm asking Hair Girl out tomorrow. Wish me luck.

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Hair Girl? That's a new one, LOL.  Also, I assume this thread is for random comments and all?

For reference:

So, yesterday this girl gave me one of her hairs.

This isn’t a euphemism: she pulled a hair out of her head and gave it to me.

So, some context is necessary: she had texted me before class and asked to copy some pages of a book I had. I agreed, and did it for her. We ended up sitting next to each other in class, and we were very giggly. Eventually a long, brown hair ended up on my desk, probably from the girl sitting in front of us. I held it up to ee and jokingly asked her if it was hers. She laughed and said no. Two minutes later she gives me one of her hairs. “It’s frehly washed,” she says. I couldn’t help but laugh.

Is she into me, and crazy? Not into me and crazy? Into me and not crazy?

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OK, random thought time...the subject is romance and relationships. 

I'm thinking of jumping back into the dating pool.  The only problem with that is that I find myself in a strange place, romantically speaking. 

A few years ago, I fell head over heels in love with a really nice girl.  Honestly, I really thought she was "the one".  However, I found that communication between us broke down; she didn't answer my calls, or talk to me much.  Realizing that she wasn't interested in me, I've been trying to move on....ah, but "there's the rub". 

I feel like I'm ready for another relationship; I've even found someone that I may ask out on a date.  Nevertheless, this is weird for me.  You see, every time I tell myself that I'm going to make a move (so to speak), I find that I delay doing so.  Whether this is a psychological thing with my last relationship, I can't say....but it seems that it might be. 

So here's the part where I ask for some good advice, LOL.  How should I approach the possibility of dating this girl? And psychologically speaking, how do I convince myself to ask this girl out? Is it time to get "professional advice" for the psychological aspect of this?

Ah yes, the old "I'm really going to do it!" the night before and then the "maybe next time..." when the time actually comes. I know this situation well.

My advice would be to just nut up and do it. As for the relationship itself, should it become one, just approach it as fun and casual. Don't overthink everything. Don't even think about where the relationship could go. For the first few months, just have some fun.

[MAINEiac4434]

I'm asking Hair Girl out tomorrow. Wish me luck.

Good luck MAINEiac.

Thanks!

I'm asking Hair Girl out tomorrow. Wish me luck.

This is the most heterosexual I’ve seen the forum in years. What happened!?

I did what every normal, functioning person does: I consulted with my psychologist.

I'm also between cars, so my mother was picking me up from school on Thursday. So, my mother saw Hair Girl and I walking out of class together. On the ride home, she said "between you and me, that girl looked like she was dying for you to ask her out." So...mother knows best, I guess.

[MAINEiac4434]

I'm asking Hair Girl out tomorrow. Wish me luck.

Good luck!

Thanks. Now that the days actually here I’m a bundle of nerves.

[MAINEiac4434]

I didn’t do it after class. Please proceed to mock me.

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It's not an easy shell to break out of, most especially in public. Would you be able to message her in another way to discuss very privately? No need to turn it into a grandiose show as it probably doesn't help. Even a secluded one where other parties might unexpectedly appear can be difficult. Just steer the conversation that way behind a screen.

There was another girl who was talking with her the entire way out of class...

I may just message her or something.

[MAINEiac4434]

I asked her. She said yes. As friends. "I don't want to tie you down, I'm only here for a few more weeks."

She then proceeded to say "as friends" approximately a dozen more times.

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I asked her. She said yes. As friends. "I don't want to tie you down, I'm only here for a few more weeks."

She then proceeded to say "as friends" approximately a dozen more times.

As terrible as it all is, (1) she’s being forthright with you; (2) the latter part you knew. Do you think you were/areprepared for a transcontinental relationship?

I don't know, I thought we could have fun for the short time she's here. But I can totally see why she wouldn't want to fall in love with me and then move an ocean away.

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Update on bone marrow donation: the patient’s doctors have decided that the patient does not need a transplant at this time. So, I don’t have to donate for the foreseeable future.

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Currently my school is in a hot bed of controversy because our prom king identified as female.

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On that note: why are proms even things still?

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Just got a call from a number in New York telling me the IRS has issued a warrant for my arrest.

Naturally, I hung up and blocked the number. The IRS can’t issue warrants and if they need to talk to me they know where I live.

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I’m 95% sure tinder just exists to depress me