Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 46173
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2007/4/2-3 [Recreation/Dating] UID:46173 Activity:moderate
4/2     I'm single but my buddy got married 2 years ago. My buddy says
        his wife is trying to weed out all of his single friends, including
        me. Why? why why why? What's wrong with me? I didn't do nothing
        to her, why is she doing this to me? Bitch!
        \_ Likely she just feels left out when he hangs out with you.  If
           you're married you'll have a wife to entertain her.
           \_ Are you just trying to understand what is going on, or do you
              want to affect the default trajectory.  This seems to be a
              simpler case since it appears your friend understands what is
              going on, so it's up to him to explain or change.  Or is your
              real point, your friend is a loser for "letting" this happen
              and you are just venting your frustration?
        \_ Dirt common.  There's nothing you can do about it.  It is up to him
           to keep his friends.  I'm married but I prefer not to do couples
           events so the same thing has happened to me several times.  It's
           just the way of things.
        \_ Amusingly, after years of doing this to me, my wife recently asked
           me why I don't have any friends I hang out with.  She said my lack
           of friends is "weird."
           \_ what's "weird" is you begin by calling this "amusing".
              I suppose there is something to be said for not losing your
              sense of humor as you lose your friends.
              \_ Eh, I've always been more family oriented than friend
                 oriented.  It wasn't that big a deal for me.  I'm odd.
                 \_ Then she didn't do anything to you.  You didn't care about
                    your friends.
                    \_ Ok, I guess?  So, forcing the choice between 2 good
                       things doesn't count as doing anything?
                       Or, to put it another way, caring more about A than B
                       means you don't care about B at all?
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