So and so is dating so and so. And one of them happens to be your friend. But so and so is also attracted to so and so who is NOT the original so and so that he is dating. Confused yet? Who isn’t.
When do you draw the line when it comes to mutual attractions that play out more like a tangled up game of cats-cradle than a budding romance? What happens when two friends are attracted to one person, and that person who maybe enjoys being fought over a little to much eggs on the situation?
This situation inspired the story "Pool Parties", where two of the characters decide to play out a little romance in plain sight of boyfriends, friends, and guests.
Believe me, it happens in the straight world a lot as well. Oh the times I have been at a club being fabulous over a vodka when out of the corner of my eye I see the same scene that I have seen over and over again being replayed. You know what I’m talking about. The girl that has two men in her vicious little grasp and plays them against each other, without either of the men realizing it. Sometimes it escalates into a full on physical fight. The worst part? The girl is usually not into either guy.
But I digress. I’m talking about when you are into someone who is in a relationship. Regardless of what the status of the relationship is, maybe its going stellar, maybe its fizzling. Do you take the risk? Do you expect people to understand your actions? And how much responsibility for your actions is placed on the target of your emotions, the guy who is actually in the relationship?
Also, in the game of cheating and non-monogamy, are people allowed to get away with more because they already have that personality where their friends already know him for being... a mess? And kind of well, expect them to act that way, so that when they do, people don't really react. "Oh, its just so and so. Up to the usual."
Read the story "Pool Parties" here.
Thoughts?
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-The Fruitfly
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