Dear Michael - Faux Advice From a High School (Faux) Advice Columnist (Part I)
Dear Michael, My friend and I both like the same girl.
I think she really likes me, too; but, I don't want to ruin my friendship.
What should I do? Sincerely, Romeo Dear Romeo, "You love her, but she loves him.
And he loves somebody else.
You just can't win.
And, so it goes 'til the day you die-this thing they call love, it's gonna make you cry.
I've had the blues, the reds and the pinks.
One thing's for sure-love stinks.
" And, while the J.
Geils Band may have been a little quick and hasty to judge love when they wrote "Love Stinks" in the haze that was the '70s and '80s (who needs love if you're a rock star?), I don't think that there is anyone who envies the situation you're in right now (unless they really like confrontation, of course, in which case they should consider a career in professional cage fighting-either that, or join the fight over Team Edward or Team Jacob in the Twilight series).
The funny thing about friendship is that it is a two-way street.
You are obviously showing a great deal of deference for your friend in this situation by considering his feelings and how he would react (which is amazing, seeing we all know the body part guys utilize during the decision-making process); however, you need to ask yourself this question (or, at least mention it to him, in hopes of really making him feel guilty-all is fair in love and war): Do I want to be friends with someone who does not want to see me happy? There is nothing wrong with how you feel-just like Janet Jackson's clothing, it can't be controlled.
Your friend can't blame you for falling for this girl because there is clearly something special about her if he feels the same way, too.
Still, it wouldn't shock the world if your friend's bruised ego didn't take too kindly to you running off with the girl of his dreams.
However, rejection is just a universal truth to living-not everyone you like will always like you back.
So, just because this girl doesn't like your head-over-heels friend doesn't mean that you both should miss out.
Don't beg permission, beg forgiveness!
I think she really likes me, too; but, I don't want to ruin my friendship.
What should I do? Sincerely, Romeo Dear Romeo, "You love her, but she loves him.
And he loves somebody else.
You just can't win.
And, so it goes 'til the day you die-this thing they call love, it's gonna make you cry.
I've had the blues, the reds and the pinks.
One thing's for sure-love stinks.
" And, while the J.
Geils Band may have been a little quick and hasty to judge love when they wrote "Love Stinks" in the haze that was the '70s and '80s (who needs love if you're a rock star?), I don't think that there is anyone who envies the situation you're in right now (unless they really like confrontation, of course, in which case they should consider a career in professional cage fighting-either that, or join the fight over Team Edward or Team Jacob in the Twilight series).
The funny thing about friendship is that it is a two-way street.
You are obviously showing a great deal of deference for your friend in this situation by considering his feelings and how he would react (which is amazing, seeing we all know the body part guys utilize during the decision-making process); however, you need to ask yourself this question (or, at least mention it to him, in hopes of really making him feel guilty-all is fair in love and war): Do I want to be friends with someone who does not want to see me happy? There is nothing wrong with how you feel-just like Janet Jackson's clothing, it can't be controlled.
Your friend can't blame you for falling for this girl because there is clearly something special about her if he feels the same way, too.
Still, it wouldn't shock the world if your friend's bruised ego didn't take too kindly to you running off with the girl of his dreams.
However, rejection is just a universal truth to living-not everyone you like will always like you back.
So, just because this girl doesn't like your head-over-heels friend doesn't mean that you both should miss out.
Don't beg permission, beg forgiveness!