Tuesday 15 June 2010
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Wing woman or...?
Thursday 13 May 2010
A strange affair
This story is a caution to women everywhere.
About a year ago, I began to have an affair. It wasn't too intense at first. We would see each other during work days but would never dare to be together in the evenings or on weekends.
As unusual as it may seem, I met my fling in the mall. I found him to be rather dull and somewhat square in nature. He didn't say much either, though I quickly observed that we were good together. I had always liked to get a rise out of people by pushing their buttons and he was a willing and responsive participant.
And while I was feeling guilty of the new arrangement, I accepted it. What else could I do? But as weeks crept into months, I started to make him take a more active role in my day-to-day life and even my friends started to resent him.
Whether it be running errands, watching television or eating dinner, he was omnipresent. It was as though he was joined to my hip.
My friends attempted many times to talk to me about it but I no longer had their ear — only he did. If we were at a large gathering of any kind, they needed only look to a quiet corner and find us together — he pressed tight to my ear, whispering sweet nothings; me gently touching him, listening attentively.
I've now come to the painful conclusion that there is little hope that I will end the affair anytime soon. But I don't want other women to have to go through this nightmare, so I implore you to heed the following advice:
If a store clerk, friend, boss, relative or co-worker ever offers to introduce you to a man named Mr. BlackBerry, firmly say no!
** Adaptation from the story by Rose Cairney "That's life: a strange affair" published in Gulf News on May 1, 2010, http://gulfnews.com/life-style/people/that-s-life-a-strange-affair-1.620031