Whoa!
Wow...so...yesterday was kinda weird! It was all just a bit surreal; this woman came into the bookshop and we ended up talking for quite a while, and about 10 minutes into it we started talking about pretty personal stuff and I think I mentioned something about my parents being divorced...and she goes "How's life with your parents divorced? Sorry, I'm only asking because I'm thinking of getting a divorce and I don't know what to do and I need some advice!". So I was stood there in shock for a few seconds looking at this woman and looking at her adorable little 4-year old girl and trying to figure out what the hell to say! Finally I was just like "Look, seriously, have a think about it and see how you feel and at the end of the day just do what makes you happy, because if you're going to be miserable, she's going to be miserable (her daughter)". So she starts telling me about how she's been thinking about it for the last 3 years and how she doesn't want her daughter to hate her when she's older and accuse her of being selfish because it's not like her husband's a bad guy - he doesn't drink, gamble, beat her up, stay out till odd hours of the night - it's just that there's no "passion or spark" there anymore. Haha she even pulled out a copy of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus out of her bag and was like "LOOK AT WHAT I'M READING!!!". Poor woman...she kept saying she was scared of a divorce, not because she'd be strapped for cash or unable to support her daughter (she's an interior decorator and fairly financially independant) but because she'd be alone. She's only 28, I was trying to convince her she was still young and she'd still have time to get married again if she wanted - and trust me, she'd have no problem finding a man, she's really pretty as well! Bless her soul though, she started crying in the middle of the bookshop...I honestly didn't know what to do! I was like "Er...I'm pretty sure this isn't in my job description!". Anyway, I managed to calm her down and tell her it'd be okay and everything would work out for the best, she just needed to figure out exactly what she wanted and consider all possible consequences and that was that. She was like "Thank you SO much! Are you going to be here next week? I might pop in to see you!" Haha so there ya go, I made a new friend...and I'm like the female Dr.Phil! Disturbing.
It weirded me out though, she was telling me how much she loved her husband when they were first together...they've been together for 11 years, so since she was 17! She said she married purely for love and well, there we go. I've always said I don't want to marry someone unless I love them, but this is a bit disconcerting really...do all your feelings for a person just disappear just like that a decade later? Working in that bookshop's turning me into a cynic, I don't like this!
Last night was cool, went to The Alamo with Jacky for a couple of drinks, then met up with Andrea, Gemma and Zayed at Long's Bar and stayed there drinking and dancing with random sailors for a while and then was dragged off to Jimmy Dix for the rest of the night by the rest of my friends which, I'd just like to make clear, I HATE. But overall it was a pretty good night and I got to spend some time with some cool people, which was great!
Also, I watched Top Gun the other night. I am officially in love with that film and have started to find fighter pilots extremely attractive! Just stick on a pair of Aviators and I'm good to go! x
It weirded me out though, she was telling me how much she loved her husband when they were first together...they've been together for 11 years, so since she was 17! She said she married purely for love and well, there we go. I've always said I don't want to marry someone unless I love them, but this is a bit disconcerting really...do all your feelings for a person just disappear just like that a decade later? Working in that bookshop's turning me into a cynic, I don't like this!
Last night was cool, went to The Alamo with Jacky for a couple of drinks, then met up with Andrea, Gemma and Zayed at Long's Bar and stayed there drinking and dancing with random sailors for a while and then was dragged off to Jimmy Dix for the rest of the night by the rest of my friends which, I'd just like to make clear, I HATE. But overall it was a pretty good night and I got to spend some time with some cool people, which was great!
Also, I watched Top Gun the other night. I am officially in love with that film and have started to find fighter pilots extremely attractive! Just stick on a pair of Aviators and I'm good to go! x