Have you ever realized that friendships are a lot like romantic relationships without the romance part? Like sometimes you have to break up with friends. Sometimes you get jealous when your best friend is "cheating" on you with her other best friend. Sometimes when you are lacking in the friend department you are lonely and long for a new friend relationship. Sometimes in the beginning of the friendship you have the awkward "new relationship" drama.
For example, new neighbors moved in a few months ago and they have a baby that is only two weeks older than Adelyn. And I thought, "Oh, yay, we can all be friends!" We met at church while nursing our babies at the same time in the mother's room and found out she was living just two houses down from us. So I suggested that we all go out on a triple date (me/Jared, her/her husband, Adelyn/their baby boy). A while later I saw her outside and so I invited them to go out that weekend. We went out to dinner and then went back to their house and played Wii. We really liked them and thought it went well. But now we're not so sure cause they've never talked to us again. So sad. We all share a driveway that goes right past their house and we always see friends over with them, and so I think they must not have wanted a "relationship" with us. I told my sister and she said, "You should just call and invite them again!" But we invited them first and I kind of feel like the "ball is in their court" now...you know what I mean? I don't want to be one of those crazy pushy girls that scare guys away (or in this case...married couple friends!)
I feel like I'm 18 years old and I just went out with a guy I have a huge crush on. Why didn't he kiss me goodnight? Is he going to call again? Should I call him? What if he lost my phone number? And then I see him out with a new girl a few weekends later.
REJECTED! I'm going to blame it on Adelyn. Their baby must not have liked her because she could sit up already and he couldn't. She's SO advanced! :)
Amanda I know we're already friends, so you don't have to worry...I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! Let's do lunch next week. xoxoxo
I was just waiting for an excuse to share this video. I think it's hilarious!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Will You Be Our Friends?
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And friendships can be hard. I recently "broke up" with a friend of 8 years, which I do not take lightly, at all. It finally got to the point where it was unhealthy and emotionally draining.
My new coworker and I have become very good friends, and I remember the first time I asked if she wanted to go shopping or go to lunch. It was like asking a guy out on a date!
You are so reading my mind! I feel like I had a new friend, and then about 2 months in for no reason she quit talking to me. No rhyme or reason! I'm so lost and confused by it all.
This is so awkward. The exact same thing happened to me when we first moved into this neighborhood. I met a mom in the mother's lounge who lived a few houses down, kids the same ages, she seemed nice. Then I had a "I just moved here, my husband is gone for a week, and I am kind of freaking out moment". She was the only one I could call. Let's just say she's not that kind of girl. I have since learned she has never freaked out about anything in her life.
But the relationship finally settled down. We are play date friends. NOT date night friends.
This is exactly what I was talking about in my last post. I lOVE that video. I laughed so hard I almost wet myself!
Game night was cool before marriage too.
hahahahaha. elliot and i have this conversation all the time. if a couple doesn't call us for a long time then I always blame it on him and he blames it on me. sometimes we don't notice but we do it to other people too. sometimes it's just not meant to be!
I've always said that making friends that really "stick" any time after high school (maybe college) is a nearly impossible feat.
Making friends as a couple is probably even more difficult--there are just too many personality factors.
That video was HILarious! So true. The rest of the post was funny as well. Our two best married couple friends (or whatever you call them) have moved, so we know what you're talking about; it's like having to jump back into the dating game when your forty.
we're having a game night with like 5 couples saturday.. daring i know!
Ha ha ha. That was a classic video.
You should just call them again. They may be the type it takes awhile to warm up to new people. Espeically if they already have a lot of friends, they may not be actively looking for new friends. Is it weird that that description of friendship sounded like an exclusive club?
this actually has a name - couple envy, I think. I've been married (this time) for nearly 6 years. No solid couple friends that we hang with all the time despite all of our invitations and efforts. it's hard though - we're so busy and by the time I make the effort, I think people move on. Some just never reciprocate. It's their loss.
I have one couple friend but we don't hang out that much. Its either I like the girl and my husband doesn't like the guy or vice versa.
oh i feel special :) haha. friday night was fun- but chris is worried that you guys are going to think that i just come over to see adelyn. i know you know- but it's so not true. she's just a super freaking cute bonus. haha. love you babe
oh and ps. i just realized that you don't make people type weird combinations of letters before posting. and i appreciate that. i suck at those things.
Maybe they couldn't handle Travis's charming personality. You know he is almost too easy to get a read out of.
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