Apologies to All...In Advance

Apologies for this post.  Apologies to you, dear reader, who might find it in poor taste and apologies to the woman who wrote me asking for my advice, in case she feels I embarrassed her.   I'm often asked for advice; I usually respond off-line, but sometimes I post about it.  (See Life's Too Short and Short Stint As An Advice Columnist).  I'm not a professional in this regard, I'm just a woman with an opinion.  This time, though, I was stumped.  Not so much about what to do in the immediate situation, but more about the subtext.  


So, here's what I'm going to do.  Below is the letter.  I'm asking you guys to answer it:

"I'm sitting at a bar by myself and I just ordered a cocktail after a hectic week.   I'm shocked this was my first one in a few days.  That's so unlike me.  That just shows how busy I've been.  I do not mind sitting alone but two really fat women just sat next to me.  Is it wrong if I move?  I'm hoping some cute boy might come along and buy me a drink. That's less likely to happen with [these big women*] sitting next to me." (*I re-worded a disparaging term for something more neutral].


What would you have said, if you received this note?  I'm dying to "hear".






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Life's Too Short...

Following is an exchange I had with a Spinsterlicious fan today.  I'm curious to know what y'all think:

Dear Spinsterlicious,

I have to visit my hometown this weekend and I’m only in town for a brief time.   I usually try to cram in catching up with as many of my family and friends as possible,  particularly since I do not go home very often.   I asked one of my best friends if he had time for me Friday evening.   I’m already somewhat annoyed that we can’t hook up until 9:15pm because he has caipoeira class that evening which, by the way, I think he should skip since I’m only in town twice a year, but on top of that, he wants to bring his girlfriend.   She probably won’t last until the end of the year and now I have to make small talk with this chick.  I really do not want to spend my precious little time with my friend trying to keep the conversation PG because his girl is there.  

Am I wrong for not wanting to hang out with her and seriously thinking about bumping him off the schedule for another friend?

Here's my response: 

I totally feel you.  I would like to say that you should just suck it up and get together with him and his girlfriend, especially since he's such a good friend.  However,  that's the grown-up me talking.  The real me says "blow them off"...but you can't tell him why.  Life's too short to be spending an evening with somebody you don't feel like being bothered with who is not going to be a significant person in your life.  Catch him next time.

Part of me wishes that I'd said something like "oh, you should be bigger than that.  Get together with them both and try to make a fun evening of it"...but I would have been insincere because it's probably not what I would have done.  What would you have done?

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