Tuesday, February 3, 2009

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Do No evil?

First of all, SHADOW, whoever you are, you're clearly a guy and you sound like a bad guy.

We need to hear more from you on a regular basis! Women need to understand why guys like you do what you do.

Or is it just the simplest truth...because you can?

Ok, so Truth raised a tricky situation most people might have been unfortunate enough to find themselves in. What to do?

Well, remember most women will always shoot the messenger.

Before you even think about doing anything, be crystal clear on what you saw. 
If you didn't see any actual wrongdoing, you could well have the wrong end of the stick. Inappropriate flirting is never ideal but its not necessarily a dealbreaker either. So if you just see a friend's beau flirting in a big way, it could just be an ego trip. I'd recommend you have a word with the beau but leave your friend out of it.

BUT, if you see some serious wrongdoing...(and in a situation like this, unless you see them having around of tonsil tennis remember, there might not be any wrongdoing) I'd dodge the bullet with the messenger's name on it and go straight to the source of trouble, i.e. the man and stick your flippin' oar right in.

1. Out him in front of his date (no guarantee she cares but if there's any chance you might burn his cables, take it!). When I say out him, ask him, where is your girlfriend? 

2. Talk to the skank (if she knew he was attached) lady if not. Wait until you can catch her alone, when he goes to get a drink or better yet, if she goes to the bathroom. Just be honest, say "If it was me I would appreciate someone telling me, he lives with someone. just thought you should know." You can't control what she'll do with that information but at least she knows.

3. Talk to him and ask him what the f*** he's doing. He might feel bad, he might not but at least its a I see you, you see me situation.

4. Tell your friend. This one is tricky as I think many women know their men have some unsavoury extracurricular activities but are quite happy to play their role. So you marching up with your 'new' information, might 
a. not really be new
b. force her out of her f***ed up comfort zone and have to at least pretend to address a situation she'd rather ignore.

Keep the conversation as brief as possible, stick to the facts and don't meander with the story.
And be super sensitive to if she wants to talk in which case do, or not, in which case leave her alone and she can call you back when and if she's ready.

And back to what Truth said, the best liars know the most effective lies are the half truths. You're not as likely to mix up the details, and by saying he saw you before you speak to her, he's effectively squashed the situation......

10 comments:

  1. Why do we all feel the need to be bastions of justice? Crap happens all the time and sometimes its best to just let it be. I have had women cry and swear their affection when actually they were lying and I knew it. So rather try and point out the lie or whip out evidence, I went along with it and and had fun (with serious protection) until it was time to move on (meaning I met someone else). When they found out later I knew about the lies all they were pissed off with me for not reacting, not embarrassed (funny eh?). They were good looking women and I was one cheap lucky dude so why should I care that they were dishonest. Once you understand the nature of a person you simply accept it (or in my case use it) or reject it. Don't try to change it.

    SHADOW

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  2. Sorry one more thing. I am actually not one of those bad guys,I am just lazy and kinda easy (if you get my drift).

    SHADOW

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  3. @anon..aka SHADOW. Interesting. Good point about not trying to change people. Very rare is the person who's bad and is happy to say it and show it, which is why i guess is why the women were so upset they were rumbled.

    But I guess the thing that keeps people trying is that sometimes tricky to define difference between a bad person and someone who occasionally does bad things?!

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  4. @anon...aka SHADOW. What a beautiful lie. Being lazy and easy is exactly what makes you a bad guy.

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  5. Good point about defining the difference between a bad person and someone who occasionally does something bad. The definition depends on the individual though. Most people emotionally involved would prefer to believe the person is just bad when they are hurt.

    Most of the so-called scoundrels are just plain weak and selfish men or women. They are pitiful in many respects but not necessarily bad. That is why I try real hard not to judge too harshly or invest too much emotion in seemingly fleeting relationships.

    SHADOW

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  6. hear hear Shadow! you actually hit the nail on the head. Insecure and selfish people!

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  7. uhmm, interesting. See, I think it is every friend's job to make sure a cheating boy/girl friend; husband/wife doesn't have a good time when you see him/her in the act. It is your job to make sure they are both miserable the entire time. In fact, you don't leave before they do..ever! You should stay at the party, club, cookout, wedding, funeral, etc. until they leave ...very uncomfortable –This is the price he/she has to pay for disrespecting you and your friend or for causing your friend a possible "hurt". :-).. Again, your sole purpose at the event, moving forward --should be to make sure they both have a crappie time. :-)

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  8. HABA! FIS relax I beg... Kai!!!! Why so tough?

    SHADOW

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  9. @FIS...hahahahaha. Too funny. Your sole purpose at the event is to make them miserable! I'd love to see a cheating spouse caught by you!

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  10. You best --believe it!! hahaahaaha! FIS

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