Sad Saturday…

[Eldorado2k]

As we get older I know everyone can relate to friends growing apart and people not hanging out like we once did because life gets in the way. There’s people who actually ##### about things like that, right?

So I decided to try and plan a fun memorable night out with what I consider 1 of my best friends since childhood, we haven’t hung out in a while, and keep in mind this guy played high school basketball so it’s not like it’s something he has no interest in… And this is the response I get.



Oh btw he didn’t know, but I already bought the tickets. Damn good seats too! Ahh man this bummed me out just now. Just had to vent that out.

Cold world we live in.

[Flash Gordon]

Sorry to hear. The older you get the more regret you'll have looking back at missed opportunities.

I'm going to be in SoCal for a couple of weeks next month if you'd like to meet up. Maybe go to a car show or practice wet sanding on the rental car if you'd like.

[Eldorado2k]

Sorry to hear. The older you get the more regret you'll have looking back at missed opportunities.

I'm going to be in SoCal for a couple of weeks next month if you'd like to meet up. Maybe go to a car show or practice wet sanding on the rental car if you'd like.

If the time is right yea, we’ll see what’s up.

[Flash Gordon]

If the time is right yea, we’ll see what’s up.

Cool. If not I understand. Sorry again for the depressing news. Tomorrow is a new day

[Coatingsarecrack]

As we get older I know everyone can relate to friends growing apart and people not hanging out like we once did because life gets in the way. There’s people who actually ##### about things like that, right?

So I decided to try and plan a fun memorable night out with what I consider 1 of my best friends since childhood, we haven’t hung out in a while, and keep in mind this guy played high school basketball so it’s not like it’s something he has no interest in… And this is the response I get.



Oh btw he didn’t know, but I already bought the tickets. Damn good seats too! Ahh man this bummed me out just now. Just had to vent that out.

Cold world we live in.

Nah I get it. Maybe he’s got stuff going on in his life that’s got him down. Maybe he had to work.

Still friends since childhood I would give a better response. You only get so many good friends and that was dope of you to do.

It’s funny… I had the opposite happen. Guy I got pay in a fantasy league with some friends in AK that I know and that he knows. We’ve never met but communicate through a group chat.

Calls me up Saturday and had a friend who cancelled so he called to offer me his SeaHawks ticket to a box suite. He had other guys already in his group and coulda invited another friend or even some other guys from the group. He just thought we should meet and calls me 1st.

Black Friday weekend and I work retail so I couldn’t take off but I was wowed by jesture.

So if he ain’t got time for you it’s all good. You seem like a solid dude and there’s plenty of people out there who want to enjoy life…..


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[Flash Gordon]

Nah I get it. Maybe he’s got stuff going on in his life that’s got him down. Maybe he had to work.

Still friends since childhood I would give a better response. You only get so many good friends and that was dope of you to do.

It’s funny… I had the opposite happen. Guy I got pay in a fantasy league with some friends in AK that I know and that he knows. We’ve never met but communicate through a group chat.

Calls me up Saturday and had a friend who cancelled so he called to offer me his SeaHawks ticket to a box suite. He had other guys already in his group and coulda invited another friend or even some other guys from the group. He just thought we should meet and calls me 1st.

Black Friday weekend and I work retail so I couldn’t take off but I was wowed by jesture.

So if he ain’t got time for you it’s all good. You seem like a solid dude and there’s plenty of people out there who want to enjoy life…..


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If you haven't responded back yet hit him with this:

"Man, that's a shame. I won these tickets on a radio contest that jergens lotion is sponsoring. Part of the deal (besides court side seats) is me (and whoever I bring) gets to rub lotion all over the bodies of the cheerleaders between breaks! I will try and send pics if my hands aren't too slippery.

Tallyho Mate!!"

[Eldorado2k]

Nah I get it. Maybe he had to work.

Umm, no. We’re talking about a guy who hasn’t had an actual job in years and basically lives rent free. He hasn’t owned a car in 20yrs. and the work he does do is odd jobs such as plumbing & construction alongside other people when they could use the extra help. But basically he has all the time off in the world and never actually “has” to go to work.

Btw I just realized that the title of this thread may have been a bit much. While I did feel bad about being rejected like that it’s not something that I spent alot of time being unhappy about and I was actually able to sort of laugh about it later last night when I realized that I’ve probably never been turned down for a date with a girl to that extent, because if I had it surely would’ve felt worse than last night.lol.

The reason I picked this title was because I saw another thread with the same title and I almost posted this in there but I didn’t want to completely hijack and change the subject, but at the same time I almost didn’t want to garner so much attention because I simply wanted to get this off my chest real quick.

Regardless, I’m glad I decided to go ahead and make this thread because it ended up getting alot of good replies. You guys are great for that. A highly underrated bunch of people on this forum, that’s for sure. Appreciate it.

[Don M]

Umm, no. We’re talking about a guy who hasn’t had an actual job in years and basically lives rent free. He hasn’t owned a car in 20yrs. and the work he does do is odd jobs such as plumbing & construction alongside other people when they could use the extra help. But basically he has all the time off in the world and never actually “has” to go to work.

Btw I just realized that the title of this thread may have been a bit much. While I did feel bad about being rejected like that it’s not something that I spent alot of time being unhappy about and I was actually able to sort of laugh about it later last night when I realized that I’ve probably never been turned down for a date with a girl to that extent, because if I had it surely would’ve felt worse than last night.lol.

The reason I picked this title was because I saw another thread with the same title and I almost posted this in there but I didn’t want to completely hijack and change the subject, but at the same time I almost didn’t want to garner so much attention because I simply wanted to get this off my chest real quick.

Regardless, I’m glad I decided to go ahead and make this thread because it ended up getting alot of good replies. You guys are great for that. A highly underrated bunch of people on this forum, that’s for sure. Appreciate it.

If I'm right, the "Same Name thread" you referred to was mine. Kind of a tongue-in-cheek way of me saying that for the first time ever, I was putting the Camaro up for the winter and was sad, because I wouldn't get to drive it for a few months.

I'm glad you made your own post. Not because it would have 'hijacked' my thread, but because by making your own, you could see just how FRIENDLY and SUPPORTIVE this forum really is. It's actually more like a MILDLY dysfunctional, but otherwise caring family, than an anonymous internet forum.

On this forum, we talk, teach each other, learn from each other and occasionally we will bicker. But when one of us is in need, either regarding detailing, or life, SOMEONE, usually several someones, will step up either in the post itself, or by PM, making sure you are OK & if maybe you just need someone to vent to.

[DFB]

Sorry to read that, I know how that feels.

I drifted apart from my friend group at high school. I got busy prioritizing work in the years after school, and I was not into parties and staying up to all hours drinking. So, we gradually just lost touch.

A couple of years ago, somehow, I reacted to a Facebook post from my closest buddy, who had since left town and had been working and living in the capital city. We had a bit of a chat via messenger and agreed to catch up over lunch when he was home for the weekend. I was pumped, we both got along so well, laughed a lot, he somehow brought me out of my shy self during the last two years of school.

Well, the morning of said lunch get together, he sent me a message saying that he was going home early and wouldn't be able to make it. I played it cool, said I understood, but it certainly hurt. Have not heard from him since.

I have always been of the opinion that friendships work both ways, it can't be a single sided effort to maintain one. This is one of the reasons why I love dogs, they just love you with all of their heart, never judge, always there for you when you are down.

[opie]

I have always been of the opinion that friendships work both ways, it can't be a single sided effort to maintain one.

Man this is such a true statement! You find out who your real friends are with that quote. I bet i could only count on one hand of the actual friends i have...that i could call if i needed a hand in some way that would come help if they were not already committed to something else in some way, and not expect something in return.

Your quote also rings true for family too. For me.. my brothers are this to a T! They will whine that we dont get ahold of them and ask if i even care to have a part in there young kids lives...so i told them the phone works both ways, so its status qoe..see ya at the holidays. I hate when they invite us to the kids birthday parties cuz tgere will be no relationship with the kids cuz their moms and dads are asss holes. They also never get ahold of us either. We used to hang out almost every weekend and had some of the same friends. But they were the ones that pulled away (from the friends too) when they both got together with their now wives. They are self centered, onesided, love drama, both have a gaggle of kids. We are the exact opposite of all those things, so we keep our distance and to ourselves. Drama with them goes deeper but this is not the place to be reading that book.

Im happier in life when we stick to just our true friends group and real people

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