Water taxi to Chinatown.

@LadyE exactly. I thought I was weird because I wasn’t getting mani pedis with a girl squad to get over someone. My girls squad is actually my mom and my grandma, we go out to lunch or coffee and we spend a good time together.

@Ange I don’t think LadyE is expecting this friend to walk her through this.
I don’t want people to walk me through anything but it is nice to talk to someone sometimes. I’ve heard my best friends fears and feelings about a million times now. I know them. And I would never be like, oh yeah you’re single get over it! Or “it was only six weeks” that is not a very empathic response. If they come to me for help for the millionth and one time I will be there. And that is why I expect them to be the same with me. But I guess we are all different.

Axe throwing: fun date or weird date?

As much as I think friends should be empathetic to break-ups and dating disappointment, it has limits. The friend I mentioned in a recent comment? She used to call me super upset if a guy didn’t text her promptly after a first date, or crying if a guy just wasn’t that into it after 1-2 dates. And I tried to be supportive, but she was exhausting. I *did* tell her that she needed to get a grip, and because this was a pattern with *every* guy she went out with, I’d drill her to ask if SHE even liked the guy, and what she liked about him, or if it was just about wanting to be liked. I understand that even short relationships ending can be painful, and as a friend, yeah, I do try to be supportive. But I don’t think it’s necessarily inappropriate to tell a friend, “Hey, you gotta snap out of it.” (Not saying any of this necessarily applies to anyone on this thread.)

I was supposed to go maybe a month or so ago wit my alumni association, but tripped and fell on the lakeshore path (like a winner!) while I was out running beforehand and twisted my ankle badly enough that I couldn’t walk. I mentioned the date idea to a friend I was texting this morning, and she told me it was weird and dumb. Ha.

It might be better in a group situation, I dunno! I don’t know what to expect. It was free to reserve a lane so I was gonna come up with a couple ideas and let Awkward Texter decide which he prefers. I’d rather do something active with him at this point, than something passive like a movie.

I’m so excited for a better lit lakeshore path! The path has already been split near where I live, and nobody uses the proper lane!

It took me a few runs to even notice the signs indicating which lane was appropriate for my activity/direction, but once I figured it out, I started using it properly. Last summer an angry biker pulled up alongside of me and matched my pace so that he could grab me by the shoulder and tell me off (I wasn’t running far enough to the right for his liking). I was so surprised that he dared to touch me that I started shouting obscenities at him as he rode off. Not my finest moment, but man, I wanted to throw my water bottle at him!