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Well, I am breaking two of my own rules here.
The first is a pretty soft rule; no posting on LJ. If I can't say it in a sentence or two on Facebook, I'll say it in person.
The second is bigger; no personal dramas on the Internet.
The first rule I'll break, as the story is too big for Facebook. The second I will break, since I prefer a small drama on the Internet to a big one in real life.
So...
I have had a lot of houses (33, 12 in the 10 years I have lived out of home) and a lot of housemates (28). I am not quite at John Birmingham level, but I am getting there.
I've left houses for any number of reasons; house being sold, house being renovated, house being knocked down. Sometimes I just wanted somewhere nicer, or a better opportunity presented itself. In only a small number of cases has there been personal issues involved, where either I developed a distaste for those I was living with or vice versa.
The last was the case for my most recent move.
There are 4 actors in this play; myself, a male exhousemate, a female and a male exhousemates ego. The last, while not technically being a character, is listed as it plays a starring role. The story...well, it involves 2 guys, a girl and a bruised ego. You figure it out.
Now there is another story being stated. I haven't actually read what has been said, but I have the gist of it. And it is, indeed, true, to a point. However, the real reason for my leaving was the events mentioned in the last paragraph. And the reason for the different version? Well, the ego comes into it again.
Throughout the last few months, I have been civil about the proceedings. Not through some level of misguided gallantry, nor through expectations of receiving the same in kind. Just because that's the way I am, and that's the way I deal with people. I am the sort of guy who, if sent to hell, would tell the devil he had something stuck between his teeth. The treatment I have received in return has had me looking for a house for several months now. I have asked a few people about possible houses, requesting they keep it under wraps in case I could come to a solution that didn't involve me moving (a task that, despite my experience with it, is still a stressful procedure).
I am not happy with the way things turned out. I lost a friend, and gained someone who openly spreads mis-truths about me to protect himself. But life goes on.
As I said, I like to keep my dramas off the Internet, and, as a general rule, I prefer to keep my personal life out of other peoples hands. But if rumors are going to be spread about me, I would prefer them to have the ring of truth to them.
The first is a pretty soft rule; no posting on LJ. If I can't say it in a sentence or two on Facebook, I'll say it in person.
The second is bigger; no personal dramas on the Internet.
The first rule I'll break, as the story is too big for Facebook. The second I will break, since I prefer a small drama on the Internet to a big one in real life.
So...
I have had a lot of houses (33, 12 in the 10 years I have lived out of home) and a lot of housemates (28). I am not quite at John Birmingham level, but I am getting there.
I've left houses for any number of reasons; house being sold, house being renovated, house being knocked down. Sometimes I just wanted somewhere nicer, or a better opportunity presented itself. In only a small number of cases has there been personal issues involved, where either I developed a distaste for those I was living with or vice versa.
The last was the case for my most recent move.
There are 4 actors in this play; myself, a male exhousemate, a female and a male exhousemates ego. The last, while not technically being a character, is listed as it plays a starring role. The story...well, it involves 2 guys, a girl and a bruised ego. You figure it out.
Now there is another story being stated. I haven't actually read what has been said, but I have the gist of it. And it is, indeed, true, to a point. However, the real reason for my leaving was the events mentioned in the last paragraph. And the reason for the different version? Well, the ego comes into it again.
Throughout the last few months, I have been civil about the proceedings. Not through some level of misguided gallantry, nor through expectations of receiving the same in kind. Just because that's the way I am, and that's the way I deal with people. I am the sort of guy who, if sent to hell, would tell the devil he had something stuck between his teeth. The treatment I have received in return has had me looking for a house for several months now. I have asked a few people about possible houses, requesting they keep it under wraps in case I could come to a solution that didn't involve me moving (a task that, despite my experience with it, is still a stressful procedure).
I am not happy with the way things turned out. I lost a friend, and gained someone who openly spreads mis-truths about me to protect himself. But life goes on.
As I said, I like to keep my dramas off the Internet, and, as a general rule, I prefer to keep my personal life out of other peoples hands. But if rumors are going to be spread about me, I would prefer them to have the ring of truth to them.