Enough is enough.

Don't get me wrong, I love my girlfriends. Some of whom have been with me when life was a summer breeze, but also when the scene became hideously ugly. Remember the Marriott Marque, NYC on New Year's Eve 1997; you know who you are. These chicks are smart, independent, and attractive. Yet some remain single. For most, this is by choice. For a couple, not so much. One particular friend, for the sake of concealing her identity, shall furthermore be lovingly called "Dumbass. DA has a "friend" of the male persuasion. This guy is nice enough, likes Nascar, Bud Light and has a job. All the prereqs for single women in the South rapidly approaching 40.
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She updates me constantly with their "status". I receive multiple texts and voice mails at various times. This information rolls to me like the NASDAQ stock quotes at the bottom of CNN Headline News, whether I want it or not. Mostly they say things such as, "he hasn't called since Sunday"; "he was supposed to come over for dinner, but I haven't heard from him"; my favorite is "he said he really misses me and needs to come over to talk" received at 2:45am. Really DA?!? He needs to come over and "talk"?? Alrighty then. If that's what he "needs" to do, of course you should let him. Completely disregarding the fact that he just took a total skank out for dinner and drinks, but she had to be back home to sober up before going to her job at Fantastic Sam's on Saturday morning. It's not like I have never been in DA's situation, it's just that I haven't been in her situation since I've been old enough to know how pathetic it really is.
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Thankfully, my "don't say anything that would hurt someone's feelings" filter got clogged around May 2001. Because of this, I tell her what I think when asked. "But my friend Brandy said he likes me TOO much, and he's scared", she says...you mean the same Brandy that just got out of rehab and was ordered by the court to remain 100 yards away from her ex-husband at all times? Gotcha. Heeding her advice seems like a good plan.
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It is what is it, DA. He will keep coming back as long as you will let him. You are better than that...it's not you, it's him. I'll loan you my copy of "He's Just Not That Into You" after Jennifer Aniston gives it back.

eHarmony may not be a bad idea...just a thought.

~j