National Ass Hole Month
The tales of being the unintentional 'Other Woman'

I always feel the need to talk about something somebody has done to me in order to understand why. Sometimes I write to remind myself so I can relive it, and sometimes I write to let my frustrations out. I know that as soon as I finish the words on this screen, I will feel relief and I will no longer dwell on the past, but move on to the future.

Today, as in most days, my topic of discussion is boys, not men, but boys.

The first fella I would like to look at is a guy I have been talking to for the past 4 years off and on. We met at a bonfire in the back yard of a friend’s house and I guess he was instantly drawn to me. He said I had the most beautiful smile. The conversation we had that night was minimal, but very friendly. It wasn't until the next week, when I received an e-mail from him saying that he would like to get to know me better, when I actually started to take an interest.
We continued on the random e-mail path for a couple years, every now and then throwing in a phone call or two. But nothing ever went further. Recently, as in the past 2 months, we have been talking weekly on MSN and through e-mail, exchanging pictures of our friends and planning a reunion the next time I am home. Things have been going really well, sometimes getting a little X-rated, but still innocent and fun.
So we have been planning this reunion for a while now, and clearly some fun (meaning kissing and whatnot) has been discussed, but today I found out that he has been seeing a girl for the past couple weeks and even took her to a wedding this weekend. He just neglected to tell me this, and lead me to believe he was single. What an ass! I hate being the other woman.
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This next guy is just as bad. So Halloween night we get all dressed up and looking pretty hot. The girls and I go to this bar and we're having a great time. I decide to take a breather and sit down on these huge comfy couches with some of my friends and we're talking. Suddenly this guy approaches me and asks to sit down. He starts chatting up my friends and I but mainly focusing his attention on me. My friends leave, leaving us alone to talk. We talk for an hour at least about everything. He seemed so nice and normal and genuinely into me. His buddies come over and won't leave, so he asks me if I want to go for a walk to get some fresh air. I know this is the code word for 'let’s go outside and make-out'. I say yes anyways and I try my best to play hard to get, but to no avail, it didn't work.
So I saw him at the bar last night, he happens to be a bouncer there. I go up and talk to him and he seems so distant and uninterested and I am left utterly confused; until this morning.
I was talking with my co-host and she said that she did some dirty work and found out that he has a girlfriend! That little rat! I wonder what his girlfriend would have to say about his actions on Tuesday. I fricken hate being the other woman!
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As I was sitting here writing this blog, I received a message from a friend of mine who happens to be a guy. Now this friend and I don't talk often, I tried to proposition him in the summer but he was straightforward and said he had a gf. Finally an honest man!

Anyways, I stopped writing this blog to chat with him and he restored some of my faith in the male gender. He just wrote to me to say that he's been hearing good things about my radio show and to keep up the good work and to check in to see how I'm doing. As pessimistic as I can be, something always hits me up the side of my head to throw me back into reality. So thank you to all those nice guys out there. You are a dieing breed.