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miscalculated because it ended very badly. and after awhile the differences were too big.

but i do love the uncontrollable nature of romance. most certainly.

thanks, dale.

lucy.

Ah, that makes sense. Who said, "All things end badly, otherwise they wouldn't end?" Maybe I identify too much with the surfer boy.

perhaps you do. and the girl would relate more to him now than she did at such a young age. she did not appreciate being hidden from all his friends all the time, as it felt like she became something to be ashamed of.

grow up and you see things different, but it is nice to have those memories brought back through music.

lucy.

No, no one appreciates that. So sorry if I scratched too hard. btw, that's not the part with which I identified.

you didn't. it was just the aspect that ended up being the difference that was too big for the girl, and the fact that the boy felt that she was too weird was the difference that was too big for the boy.

discovered some amazing music together, though.

lucy.

I always associate music with times in my life. Good and bad. Thanks for sharing.

you're welcome xxx

lucy.

I always thought they where saying I "wanna be your dog!" LOL!

changes the connotations of the song, don't you think? makes it a lovesong for underdogs, or something like that.

lucy.

I guess? Sorry never really paid attention to the other lyrics, just thought it had a nice melody. nice song... :)

i was teasing you. ;)

lucy.

lol... ;)

I think we have all been there, in a relationship that you know is never going to work out yet you continue to make it try. I had a summer romance like that, and knew it should have ended when she would carry around a suitcase as her purse.

yeah. it does happen. and even when we see glaring signs we sometimes still carry on. maybe out of loneliness, maybe out of hope, maybe out of something without a name.

lucy.

stone roses are the best

mine has always been loneliness, felt that I would never settle down yet always loved the company of the opposite sex. When I found a girl who would agree to go out with me, I tried to make it work. I guess that sounds rather desperate

i think loneliness turns into a false sense of hope.

it doesn't sound desperate to me. it sounds honest and human, really.

for me, it never seemed to be about choice. it was more like if someone was interested then i had to be interested, or figure out how to be interested. there could be glaring signs that it would never work -- or that i would be treated poorly -- and i would look the other way.

took time to shake that perspective, and i'm not completely sure it isn't part of me still.

xxx

lucy.

I am in agreement, if someone has ever shown interest in me, I felt it was in my best interest to show it back. You never know what could happen, and the worse thing you could have is the sense of regret wondering what could have been

the two worst saddest in the universe are "what if".

i think there are good parts of taking a chance with people. i mean, like you said, you never really know what you might find once you get to know someone.

yeah. agreed.

xxx

lucy.

i've been there, not exactly like this, but with someone who "hid me" from their friends, stayed away from me for long periods of time, yet professed deep love for me, yet when we were together, sparks flew and time didn't matter, yadda yadda yadda. It took a while for me to cool off enough to realize, we really had no relationship to speak of. but it still hurts.

Did he end up addicted to crack and homeless. And did she ever wise up and quit smoking?

(BTW, that illustration is gorgeous. And I always favored "Fool's Gold" over all other Stone Roses trax...)

he ended up working at costco and telling his friends she gave great blow jobs, and she only smokes when she is nervous.

i love 'fool's gold', too.

lucy.

"he ended up working at costco." priceless. What other endings I could dream up for my crummy relationships. The fry machine at McDonald's would be a great one. I'd love to see my ex there. . .

i ran into him there. it was fifteen years later. i was in line with my son in the basket and completely distracted. it was my best friend's birthday, and i was there to pick up things for the party i wast throwing her.

he kept staring at me, and i had this weird sense that i knew this person, but i couldn't place him. his name tag was turned around the wrong way, but finally i caught a glimpse of it and recognized the name.

he stared at my card and finally said "i know you."

there was this very awkward exchange and he pulled over a few people who worked with him to say "this is my ex-girlfriend" which i found really odd. now he introduces me around?

weeks later my best friend and i went into costco and received a very strange level of help from various guys working there. one of them eventually approached me and tried to chat me up. being hit on at costco is not something that happens really, so i questioned him. he was young and had this cocky chip on his shoulder. he finally blurted out that the ex had told them i gave a good blow job.

my friend had to hold me back from decking him right then and there.

i think i'd rather have seen him the fry cook. heh.

lucy.

^what a slime Luce!!

yeah.

lucy.