double the fun
i recently heard of a woman who googled her boyfriend’s name to only find “wedding registry” as the first match. no, this is no coincidence. richard james is in fact engaged to shirley madison. shirley madison is, in fact, not rachel scott, girlfriend of richard james. are you lost yet?
well let me tell you more. richard james and girlfriend rachel scott have been dating for three wonderful years, falling hot and heavy in love with one another, ready to lock it down and share last names. little did rachel scott know, richard james led a second life with shirley madison - college college sweethearts, dating for ten years! are you with me now?
i know, i know. what a jerk. what a sleeze ball. but really? is he the one to be blamed? what about these two women who put their utmost trust in this one man to love, hold, in sickness and in health, in holy matrimony? what about these women who let their guard down and put their trust in this man?
ok, i see. who wouldn’t, right? you think you know someone and BOOM you get smacked in the face. but let’s take a look at his point of view. maybe richard james and shirley madison have been together since college. maybe richard james and shirley madison are deeply in love. maybe they’re so much in love that it’s almost boring. is love not interchangable with boring? maybe, shirley madison isn’t everything richard james wants, and in comes rachel scott.
maybe, it was supposed to be harmless flirting that got carried away with rachel scott. maybe, richard james should have been honest with the two of them, but found that well, rachel scott doesn’t know, and neither does shirley madison - everyone is happy - no one is hurt - what is the big deal?
okay richard james — i’ve got sympathy for you, but for future references, consider being honest with the two women in the beginning. you could try using some of these lines:
“honey, i’m not 100% happy in this relationship, maybe we need a break”
“rachel, i need you, want you, but i’m never going to love you” (thanks, meatloaf)
“well, can i have the both of you?”
i mean, if he is going to be honest about everything he might as well say he is interested in staying with the both of them, are we not in a progressive era? smh…