I feel so old....

[EverythingIsRENT]

Posted: 4/17/05 at 11:36pm

A good friend of mine that i've known since 6th grade just told me she's pregnant and is getting married. I cannot believe i'm old enough to be friends with someone who is going to be a MOTHER! It really scares the crap out of me ::sigh:: Sorry, just had to share!

[liotte]

Posted: 4/17/05 at 11:37pm

welcome to my life 8 years ago, and it gets worse...

[EverythingIsRENT]

Posted: 4/17/05 at 11:39pm

it gets worse?? Ugh! It doesn't help that i'm the *only* virgin that I know...literally! okay that was probably TMI! Sorry =P

[TheatreGrl]

Posted: 4/17/05 at 11:41pm

do not be ashamed of being the only virgin in your group of friends..be proud...i wish i was still one

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 4/17/05 at 11:46pm

Eep! How old are you? I'm 20 and one of my friends is engaged, and he's only six months older than me...

[LaeloftheLakes]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 12:31am

Believe me, I understand. My little sister's best friend had a baby two years ago. I mean, it was clinically very dangerous, given that the girl was thirteen, but still...

And I'm also the only virgin in my circle, and I'm at college! Take heart!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 12:32am

... and in an earlier conversation, I thought *dating* at 13 was scary.

[EverythingIsRENT]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 12:36am

Thirteen??? THIRTEEN?? That is messed, man. Very sick. Wow. Lael, we need to form a Virgin Club! or something like that.

It was bad enough that my big sister is getting married in the fall (she's 22) but i'm only 18 and i'm too young to be an auntie!! Well, not really, but it still freaks me out LOL but my friend is older than me, she's 20, so it's really not that bad. It was just a shock. It was funny, because when I answered the phone, I was like, "hey sweetie, how's it going, been staying out of trouble?" and she goes, "um, not really..." LOL! =-D She's happy though, so that's all that matters.

I worry about her though, because she's only known this guy since December...

Updated On: 4/18/05 at 12:36 AM

[shira467]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 12:36am

Liotte, you're not old!

Emcee, that reminds me - who remembers the NYT Magazine article about "friends with benefits" and such in middle schoolers?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 12:37am

I still have those. It's part of my fear of committment.

[EverythingIsRENT]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 12:43am

Emcee, you slut! =P

It didn't make me feel any better when my best friend in the world told me she was sleeping with my cousin...talk about weirdness...

[liotte]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 12:44am

I have lots of friends with benefits. But I'm not in middle school. And I am old compared to everyone else in this thread...

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 12:45am

Well, it's not like I have 20 of them. :-P
But after a few really painful experiences, you have to handle me with a lot of care, and I scare very easily. So, in a way, rather than having to worry about finding someone and inevitably wanting to run, sometimes it's easier to just avoid it altogether.

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 12:46am

She's 20?! Good lord, I cannot imagine having a baby now. Hell, I can't imagine having one in 10 years.
Emcee, I share that fear of commitment. The last time I had a boyfriend, I felt so suffocated and trapped I ended it after four days. I mean, he wouldn't leave me the hell alone! He was always in my room, always had to be touching me...yet when I broke up with him *I* was the emotional mess. How is that fair?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 12:51am

I'm just afraid of getting hurt. I had a really bad ending to a pseudo-relationship over a year and a half ago now, but there was a LOT of emotional baggage involved. And, I was young. The guy was almost three years older than me, and in a way, forgot that he was still dealing with a child. It made me afraid to get involved in anything with emotional attachment. I have another friend (former relationship, but we've stayed VERY close) who is the clingiest thing on earth. *sigh*

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 12:54am

My fear comes from lack of experience, I think. I didn't really date in high school and I never had a boyfriend, and the one I met at my last college was just WAY too much for me. There was also his oh-so-charming habit of carrying me around like his personal Barbie every time he saw me. *shudder*

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 12:56am

eep, that's no fun. I didn't date much in high school, either. I have little experience, but that's not what scares me. It's just that the ones I have had haven't ended well. But when the right guy comes along hopefully I won't run.

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 12:57am

Cheers.

[liotte]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 12:58am

I wish you all much luck as you go through life trying to find a good man. It's tough but someone's got to do it!

[shira467]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 12:59am

All I have to do is pick up another dog or so for company, head over to Hustler for the rest - I'll be set for life, eh?

[liotte]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 1:01am

lol shira

[LaeloftheLakes]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 1:25am

Fear of committment? I'll let you know after I have my first date.


Yeah. For real.

[feinstein9]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 3:09am

i'm still trying to figure out how you get to be emcee's "friend"...

[Jwei123]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 6:32am

feinstein- if you want to become emcee's "friend," if you know what i mean..., just talk about raul and adam all the time. It worked for me- and now we're ENGAGED!

[QueenMuppet]

Posted: 4/18/05 at 7:51am

Is it me or is it extremely worrying that people are happy to discuss their virginity on a public message board???

QM