Today’s Hypothetical Question
May 22nd, 2007
Let’s say you had this friend.
And let’s say this friend was desperately in love with this girl, who happened to be his girlfriend. And let’s say one day you were going to pick up a video at Blockbuster Video and on your way in you noticed the same girl sitting in a Mercedes Benz in the parking lot. And let’s say the Mercedes Benz wasn’t your friend’s car. And let’s say you hid behind a trash bin so you could get a better look and noticed that your friend’s girlfriend was totally macking out with some other guy. And let’s say your first instinct was to just call up your friend right then and there and tell him what was going on. But then let’s say that your second instinct was, “he’s not going to believe me, I’d better take a picture with my cell phone first…” And then let’s say you snuck up right up next to the car with the cell phone and creeped up so you could snap a picture. And let’s say the window to the passenger side door of the Mercedes Benz was open a crack and so the “automated-snap” sound alerted your friend’s girlfriend and she stopped macking out and turned to look to see what was outside the window. And let’s say that your friend’s girlfriend saw you and suddenly got really really worried. And let’s say that your friend’s girlfriend got out of the car and said something like, “Oh please Paul… (just putting my name in here for hypothetical purposes, FYI) …please don’t tell so-and-so that you saw me.” And let’s say that you told her you didn’t know what to do because so-and-so was your best friend and you’d only known her for like ten months. And let’s say that’s right about the time your best friend’s girlfriend said, “well, we COULD get to know each other even better if you want…” And let’s say you didn’t know what to do so you said something like, “I can’t deal with this right now but I don’t know what I’m going to do…” And let’s say that was right around the time you left and rented your video and then went home.
Would you tell your friend and what would you…hypothetically say?
Hi, Paul! Long time no comment!
First, let me say that you - er, um…I mean the hypothetical photo-snapper in your story - is very brave for going in for the picture!
I can only think of this in terms of my closest female friend. If I’d seen her significant other in the throes of an intense SmoochFest with another, (especially in a Mercedes…puhleeze!) I would have to rat.
It’s not like there is any doubt about what was going on…this chick asked you not to tell and then kinda propositioned you. Is this someone you want to have date your friend?
I think not…
Hope all is well with you!
FG
Comment by Flower Girl — May 22, 2007 @ 8:37 am
I would totally blog about it but I would put the picture on my blog to make the story more believable!
Comment by jacquie — May 22, 2007 @ 8:46 am
FG - Nice to see you! I think your advice is good, except won’t the hypothetical friend always associate this horrible news with the friend who told him about it?
Jacquie - Hypothetically, you mean.
Comment by Pauly D — May 22, 2007 @ 8:52 am
Dude - You have GOT to turn snap sound thing off on your camera! Didn’t that screw up your Kristy McNichol encounter too?
Comment by Jeff — May 22, 2007 @ 9:01 am
uh, you tell him. he’s your best friend! wouldn’t you want him to tell you if the tables were turned?
Comment by ms. sizzle — May 22, 2007 @ 9:25 am
Thanks…it’s nice to be here!
Nope, the hypothetical friend will forever thank the friend who was honest. The news will sting temporarily, but it would suck even more to find out about it later and to know that the hypothetical you knew about it all along.
But I might not use the photo as a visual aide in the conversation unless the hypo friend didn’t believe the hypo you…
Comment by Flower Girl — May 22, 2007 @ 9:45 am
Hypothetically, this is what will happen if you don’t (hypothetically) tell your friend - they WILL break up. It is my expert opinion that these relationships never last. And when they break up you will say (hypothetically) “I knew she was cheating on you” and then your friend will be more hurt (hypothetically) that you didn’t tell him sooner. Or you won’t tell him and you’ll have to carry around this secret forever! It’s horrible and heartbreaking but if he’s your friend he deserves better than her (hypothetically).
Unless he doesn’t deserve better than her. In that case, you should totally blackmail the girl (hypothetically) even though you have no intention of telling her boyfriend!
Comment by Trix — May 22, 2007 @ 9:53 am
Okay I have been in a similiar situation, but here is the kicker. I was good friends with BOTH of them, and ALL of the poor dudes friends knew that his girl was sleeping with one of his best friends. I felt so bad for him so I finally took him out to grab a coffee, tell him the truth, and then offered my sholder to cry on.
My friends were totally pissed that I told him as he then learned why all of his friends were acting strange since they all knew. He was more upset with them than he was with her. He dumped her needless to say, and shortly after he found his wife. She is by no means a cheating woman either!
long story short… Tell him NOW or you will possibly RUIN the trust that your friendship has. Also don;t show the picture as that would simply piss any man off to see his woman with another man. Not unless he thinks your off your rocker… Then you show the pic to him. I would also tell him about her suggestion… What a tramp!
Comment by flowercivic — May 22, 2007 @ 11:02 am
Hypothetically I would tell my friend about this really great movie I rented because hypothetically, my friend was trying to scam on my wife just weeks before at a BBQ and hypothetically, while she ignored him, revenge is sweet and when he finally finds out what a hypothetical fluzzy his girl is, he will need me to watch him get drunk and stupid and say things like, “yeah, I never liked her, man. tough break.”
Comment by Jerry — May 22, 2007 @ 11:35 am
So hypothetically, the girlfriend has had a conversation with the picture snapper and now has somewhat of an upper hand. I think at this point in time the only thing to do *is* say something, especially since there is hypothetical picture evidence.
I like Jacquie’s idea too!
Comment by Hilly — May 22, 2007 @ 11:42 am
As some of the other commenters have said, clearly the best option is to make a blog post about the hypothetical situation and if certain people see parallels with their own situations, well, you can’t control how your words are interpreted, can you?
Comment by Homie Bear — May 22, 2007 @ 3:29 pm
I would tell but just the facts, maam ….
“Dude, your girlfriend is cheating on you. And when I tried to take a photo of her with the guy, she tried to bribe me with sex.” Booyah!
Comment by mooiness — May 22, 2007 @ 4:40 pm
Send him the link to this post.
Comment by Amy — May 22, 2007 @ 6:50 pm
You tell the cheating betty “YOU tell him, or I WILL!”. That way SHE is the bearer of bad news and you get to be the shoulder to cry on. Or even funnier, confront her and say “Oh, I guess it’s not so bad because your boyfriend is cheating on you, too!” Mess with her mind. yeah!
Comment by wordmaven — May 22, 2007 @ 7:22 pm
Absolutely tell him..wouldn’t you want him to tell you if it was reversed? By the way, is macking out the same as making out?
I wanna mack out, it’s been a while.
Comment by Chewey — May 22, 2007 @ 9:29 pm
Chewey - Macking out is the same as “snogging” which is a British term for kissing for a long time. Making out could technically also be macking out — making out (in my opinion) is more of a slow kissing while macking out is all-out-chaos.
Just my two cents.
Comment by Pauly D — May 22, 2007 @ 9:52 pm
First of all, I can’t believe you left the door open to bang her. What you should do is go and tell you buddy, show him the picture, let him get mad…then ask him to 2 on 1 her for a week or so (heavy on the anal sex and golden showers), tape the whole thing without her knowing, then get your buddy to gas her at a pary he is hosting as he plays a copy of the sex tape in front of all her friends..the other copy goes to her parents.
Easy question. Next.
Comment by Johnny — May 23, 2007 @ 5:30 am
Oh, I know what you should tell your friend! Tell him, “Hey Bob, I rented a movie last night - it was about a guy, who went to rent a movie, and caught his friend’s girl macking out with another dude in the parking lot.” See if he gets the clue.
Comment by wordmaven — May 23, 2007 @ 6:31 am
How hypothetically hot is this friend’s girlfriend?
Hypothetically, would a grainy phone-photo perhaps not be convincing enough, and a secretly filmed videotape of her having intimate relations with her boyfriend’s best friend be required to be 100% convincing of her infidelity? Hypothetically.
Comment by Pierce — May 23, 2007 @ 11:26 am
Regarding “MACKING OUT”. I though the whole I read this they were eating their drive-thru food from McDonalds in the car. I wondered what the big deal was.
Comment by monkeyinabox — May 24, 2007 @ 9:11 am
A: (hypothetically) Ain’t nuthin’ like the word-of-mouth approach…
Comment by Nicoletta — May 28, 2007 @ 3:50 am