Valentine's Disasters!

[Eric Renderking Fisk]

The Fedora Chronicles Question Of The Week: What are your most memorable Valentine's Day disasters?

[Blackthorn]

That would be the time I gave my first wife her annual card and box of See's Candies, after 16 years of marriage. She opened the card, read it, then opened the box of candy, looked at it, then went over and threw both of them in the garbage. We separated 7 weeks later, and were divorced shortly after that. Ah...great memories!

Her name was Wanda, and crossing me was nothing personal...no, wait, that wasn't Wanda. Wrong story...

[n11pilot]

That would be the time I gave my first wife her annual card and box of See's Candies, after 16 years of marriage. She opened the card, read it, then opened the box of candy, looked at it, then went over and threw both of them in the garbage. We separated 7 weeks later, and were divorced shortly after that. Ah...great memories!

Her name was Wanda, and crossing me was nothing personal...no, wait, that wasn't Wanda. Wrong story...

Ah, friend Blackthorn. I think I see the problem. Was the valentine addressed to Wanda?

[Blackthorn]

That would be the time I gave my first wife her annual card and box of See's Candies, after 16 years of marriage. She opened the card, read it, then opened the box of candy, looked at it, then went over and threw both of them in the garbage. We separated 7 weeks later, and were divorced shortly after that. Ah...great memories!

Her name was Wanda, and crossing me was nothing personal...no, wait, that wasn't Wanda. Wrong story...

Ah, friend Blackthorn. I think I see the problem. Was the valentine addressed to Wanda?

Well, there's that, of course.

[Eric Renderking Fisk]

I gave this girl, Emily, a home made Valentine. We were both in High School, she was one grade higher than me. When she saw it she have me the expression that was closer to horror than appreciation, my heart sank. Not to be deterred I asked her out and she said that if I didn't leave her alone she would file a restraining order with the principal and the police.

I was devastated and cried for about 3 days. I thought that reaching out to another lonily girl would do some good and we could build upon some of our shared experiences but not even her wanted me.

Flash forward 25 years and 50 pounds (of muscle AND fat) and I'm buying a copy of "The Great Gatsby" for someone who never read it. I think it was my brother. I go to the book store in the town where we grew up and there's a woman about my age with the name "Emily" on her work badge. She and I started chatting and comparing notes...

Where did you go to school?
Here in town.
When did you graduate?
Oh, Yea that's the same year I left town, too...

I think... I'm not 100% sure... but I think this is Emily from High School. Like I said it was 25 years ago and only fools are certain. It's getting to the point when the topic of meeting elsewhere for coffee or dinner is about to come up and I say that I'm happily married. I'm involved with a woman that I'm madly, truly, deeply in love with. And the expression on her face is that of... well... horror.

The fact is, I really don't know how I felt about this. Should I be happy for myself and gloat or should I feel bad for her? I mean... she has feelings, too.

[n11pilot]

Interesting question, Eric. If it was the girl in question then the second look of horror was both a vindication of your self esteem and a repair job on the tattered corner of your Man card. In such circumstance it is very hard not to have a minute or so of gloating celebration.

I think that as long as you didn't put your gloating in her face you are fine. Sometimes it is not what we do but how what we do affects others, if it was a private mental celebration no harm, no foul, no problem. Keep celebrating.

[Super Ordinary Guy]

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Raoul couldn't have done it better.....

[n11pilot]

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Raoul couldn't have done it better.....

Damnit man! You know Raoul is going to take that as a challenge!

[Super Ordinary Guy]

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Raoul couldn't have done it better.....

Yeah I know, but it has been really boring around here since he went to Iran,,, maybe this will get him back here...




Damnit man! You know Raoul is going to take that as a challenge!

[Blackthorn]

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Raoul couldn't have done it better.....

Damnit man! You know Raoul is going to take that as a challenge!

Like a red flag to a bull.