Load o'Bull
Dear Claire,
I'm a 25-year-old single mother and need some
advice about a man I may want in my life. This
guy and I met almost two years ago and we were
dating. When I got pregnant, I didn't want him
to know so I kinda disappeared for a while
because I was not sure if the baby was his. I
got back in touch with him when I was seven
months pregnant, but by then he found a
girlfriend that he was living with.
I put him through hell those last months of
my pregnancy and when a paternity test showed
the baby was not his, his girlfriend called me
and left me a nasty message. She said that if I
ever tried to contact him again, she would "F"
me up. I totally understood her, so I did not
try to contact him.
Then like two weeks later, he ended up
calling me, and before we knew it, we were
calling each other all the time. We would talk
for hours about everything under the sun.
Now my problem is that he is still with the
girlfriend and we have been sleeping together.
He keeps telling me that he is going to leave
her but in a way I don't want him to. I'm not
with anyone else, but I am not ready for a
relationship.
What do I do? Should I cut off all ties with
him?
Other Woman Drama
Dear Other,
Wow. So you screwed around while dating this
sucker, disappeared with no explanation, treated
him like crap even though you knew he might not
be the father of your baby and got in the middle
of his new relationship…and to crown this classy
act, you are going to break it to him that there
are no real feelings on your side. Spank my ass
and call me Judy.
The one thing you owe this guy is the very thing
you haven’t given him: honesty. It’s a
wonderful concept, really. Tell him how you
feel and let this guy be. You’ve tortured him
enough.
Weapon of Choice
Dear Claire,
On a recent cruise, the evening table was set
up with the regular forks to the left, knives
and spoons to the right and above the charger
another set of two forks, one knife, one spoon.
I took the setting above the charger to be for
appetizers, if one ordered such, as they were
all taken away before the salad or soup was
served. My table guests said they were for
dessert. Who's right here? I don't think I
would ever do such an overkill setting at a
dinner party; is this normal?
Scrimmaging with Silverware
Dear Scrimmaging,
It does seem a lot of weaponry, as one would
normally expect a dessert fork and spoon. I did
a little research, just in case the utensils had
played musical chairs while I napped with my
mouth open at the opera, and the traditional
place setting is all I could come up with.
Perhaps some of our very chic and well-traveled
readers can offer suggestions as to what the use
of this setting is. Ideas, anyone?
Regarding your own dinner party, I would stick
with the tried and true.
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