{"id":6046,"date":"2023-05-05T04:53:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T04:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sometimesraw.com\/?p=6046"},"modified":"2023-05-05T19:41:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T19:41:37","slug":"did-you-drain-my-energy-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sometimesraw.com\/?p=6046","title":{"rendered":".Did You Drain My Energy Today."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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1. Whilst meeting for coffee you:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

a) Spontaneously order brunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Ask me repeatedly about my plans to have another child<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Gossip about work and colleagues without taking one breath in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. When you notice the dent in your car you<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

a) Frantically tell me to call the police and find out how to file a report<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Suggest that you had parked in a precarious spot because of the pressure you sensed coming from me<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Turn it into a larger narrative about how nothing in your life is going right<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. After you send an email to your boss\u00a0in a moment of anger you:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

a) Forward it to me with the words \u2018What do I do now?\u2019 in the subject line<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Send me your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and request that I circulate it around<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Insist that the man I just started dating is not a good choice because the only adequate person in my life is obviously you<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. After I\u2019ve lined up a babysitter, put on make-up and\u00a0am pulling out of my parking spot, you send a text saying:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

a) That you\u2019ve decided you need to save money so you just want to come over and drink \u201csome of that awesome wine\u201d instead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) That you\u2019re canceling because you and your boyfriend are in the middle of another big fight<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) That you\u2019re changing the meeting place from a movie theater to a Techno club<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Whenever you tell me I look tired, you:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

a) Suggest I call your Pilates teacher to set up a private class<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Make observations and comment about my diet and vitamin intake<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Wonder if my son\u2019s early morning waking habits aren\u2019t part of a greater psychological issue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. When the man I started dating sends me flowers you:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

a) Identify the low-end florist who \u201cdid a decent job even though they clearly use the same supplier as a bodega\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Recall the uber-bouquet you received from a mortgage loan specialist you dated last year<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Make a list of common allergens against men <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. At the wedding of a mutual close friend\u00a0you took the opportunity to:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

a) Tell me how much I let you down by not attending your sister\u2019s wedding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Guess that I\u2019ll be the last one of us three to marry because I\u2019m so closed that it drives men away<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Reveal that you just made out with the groom and that you\u2019re terrified of it being found out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. After begging me to meet you at a party\u00a0thrown by your work colleague you:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

a) Reveal that it was all a setup to get me to meet the guy from the IT Unit because you\u2019re certain that he and I are soul mates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Call me once I\u2019m already there to say you\u2019re still at home because you can\u2019t find your car keys<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Get drunk and disappear with that IT Unit guy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Whilst meeting for coffee for the last time you:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

a) Frantically search your purse for your cellphone, realize that you\u2019ve lost it and then borrow mine so you can make important calls<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Frantically search your purse for your wallet believing you\u2019ve been robbed and then lash out at the world only to realize that you\u2019ve left your wallet at home\u2026 again<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Ask me if I think you should marry your \u201con-again, off-again\u201d boyfriend<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) Ask me to drive you to the airport<\/p>\n\n\n\n

e) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. When a week goes by\u00a0and we haven\u2019t spoken you:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

a) Tell me that you\u2019re seeing your ex again<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Remind me of the time you were \u201cthere for me\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Recount how many friends you\u2019ve lost to new relationships only to have them crawl back to you when it all goes wrong<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. When a month goes by during which our\u00a0only contact has been through social media you:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

a) Book tickets for us to go on a Wellness weekend retreat together<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Pop by my house with a few bottles of wine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Correctly assess that I am weeding you out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. After I\u2019ve texted the answer to your question,\u00a0\u201cWhat\u2019s your exact mailing address\u201d you then:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

a) Text me your<\/em> exact mailing address<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Text me \u201cAren\u2019t you curious why I\u2019m asking?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Text me a follow-up question which autocorrect has rendered indecipherable<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) Text me \u201cWhat\u2019s your exact email address, cellphone, Insta and Twitter name?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

e). Call me<\/p>\n\n\n\n

f) All of the above<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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