***WARNING: There's a lot of writing here. Anyone belonging to the "TL,DR crowd" may want to turn away.***
Dramatis Personae:
1) My girlfriend of three years/ future wife--- let's call her... Jane.
2) Boyfriend to Jane's roommate/ all around A-hole--- he can be... John.
3) Jane's roommate/ former best friend--- Hmm... since he's John... how about Kate? Of bad reality TV fame.
The following is an email I sent to a friend of mine when I was angry. I had no original intention of sharing it with the Escapist community, but I just hate "John" so very much, and I want you to hate him too.
"... John eats whatever he wants in their apartment, even though finances are limited, and meals are planned out a week in advance so groceries can be purchased accordingly. And he's so far not apologized or offered to reimburse them (there are two other girls living in the apartment) for any of the resources he's consumed. And on one occasion, last year, when Jane and Kate were still living in a dorm together, Jane got locked out of HER OWN ROOM after taking a shower, with naught but a towel for clothing, because Kate and John couldn't wait 10 minutes for her to get back, change, and leave, to start screwing each other. During that same time period, John also had a habit of hanging around the dorm, regardless of whether Kate was present. Jane could come back from class, and John would be there, in his underwear, mindlessly browsing the internet. He also has a habit of taking things that aren't his. Once, he took one of Jane's textbooks without permission, and never brought it back; he just left it out in public (and textbooks are not good to lose. Very expensive, and very important to succeeding in the class.) Luckily she found it before it was stolen. Kate and John also have this habit of making out when other people are around, with no consideration for how awkward and uncomfortable it makes everyone else. There's a lot more, but I think you get the gist of it. Jane has put up with over a year of this shit, and has been nothing but kind and accommodating and respectful. But now, at the limit of her tolerance, she and her two other roommates have told Kate they don't want to live with her anymore, and that she needs to find alternate housing. The surprising thing is, Kate has the audacity to be angry over this decision. She's been doing a lot of yelling recently, and a disproportionate amount has been directed at Jane. Kate is at fault here, and Jane knows it, but so much hostility coming from a friend of so many years plays hell on her emotions. Oftentimes to the point of tears. Before this douchebag ************ John showed up, Kate was a good friend and a good roommate. She's just a moron who lacks the mental faculties and good judgment of a rational adult. John is the root cause here. He's an all around awful human being. And it's not as if he's unaware of the problems he's causing. He just doesn't care. So the bottom line is this: John is making my girlfriend cry. Albeit vicariously, the love of my life is being hurt by this douchebag, and he's not bothered or apologetic in the least. You don't do that. You just fucking don't. Now, understand, I am not a violent person. I've never even been in a fight, but I want to cause him physical trauma. I have this overwhelming desire to smash his trachea and watch him writhe and choke for breath on the floor. I seriously doubt I would ever follow through with that, but I honestly can't say, with 100 percent certainty, that I wouldn't. I can't even be with Jane to comfort her. We talk nightly over the phone, but that can only accomplish so much. She's hundreds of miles from home and I can't do a goddamn thing to make her feel better. This is the most frustrated and angry I think I've ever been..."
Okay. So to make this a viable thread, I posit this to you, Escapist community: I believe I adequately described my feelings of frustration and rage. Have you any situations in your memory banks that made you similarly livid? Do you know of any person/ people that drove you to thoughts you didn't know you could think? Or possibly to action?
So please, vent with me. It'll be cathartic. Just look how stupidly verbose I was.
Also, I apologize for any typos that slipped through.
Dramatis Personae:
1) My girlfriend of three years/ future wife--- let's call her... Jane.
2) Boyfriend to Jane's roommate/ all around A-hole--- he can be... John.
3) Jane's roommate/ former best friend--- Hmm... since he's John... how about Kate? Of bad reality TV fame.
The following is an email I sent to a friend of mine when I was angry. I had no original intention of sharing it with the Escapist community, but I just hate "John" so very much, and I want you to hate him too.
"... John eats whatever he wants in their apartment, even though finances are limited, and meals are planned out a week in advance so groceries can be purchased accordingly. And he's so far not apologized or offered to reimburse them (there are two other girls living in the apartment) for any of the resources he's consumed. And on one occasion, last year, when Jane and Kate were still living in a dorm together, Jane got locked out of HER OWN ROOM after taking a shower, with naught but a towel for clothing, because Kate and John couldn't wait 10 minutes for her to get back, change, and leave, to start screwing each other. During that same time period, John also had a habit of hanging around the dorm, regardless of whether Kate was present. Jane could come back from class, and John would be there, in his underwear, mindlessly browsing the internet. He also has a habit of taking things that aren't his. Once, he took one of Jane's textbooks without permission, and never brought it back; he just left it out in public (and textbooks are not good to lose. Very expensive, and very important to succeeding in the class.) Luckily she found it before it was stolen. Kate and John also have this habit of making out when other people are around, with no consideration for how awkward and uncomfortable it makes everyone else. There's a lot more, but I think you get the gist of it. Jane has put up with over a year of this shit, and has been nothing but kind and accommodating and respectful. But now, at the limit of her tolerance, she and her two other roommates have told Kate they don't want to live with her anymore, and that she needs to find alternate housing. The surprising thing is, Kate has the audacity to be angry over this decision. She's been doing a lot of yelling recently, and a disproportionate amount has been directed at Jane. Kate is at fault here, and Jane knows it, but so much hostility coming from a friend of so many years plays hell on her emotions. Oftentimes to the point of tears. Before this douchebag ************ John showed up, Kate was a good friend and a good roommate. She's just a moron who lacks the mental faculties and good judgment of a rational adult. John is the root cause here. He's an all around awful human being. And it's not as if he's unaware of the problems he's causing. He just doesn't care. So the bottom line is this: John is making my girlfriend cry. Albeit vicariously, the love of my life is being hurt by this douchebag, and he's not bothered or apologetic in the least. You don't do that. You just fucking don't. Now, understand, I am not a violent person. I've never even been in a fight, but I want to cause him physical trauma. I have this overwhelming desire to smash his trachea and watch him writhe and choke for breath on the floor. I seriously doubt I would ever follow through with that, but I honestly can't say, with 100 percent certainty, that I wouldn't. I can't even be with Jane to comfort her. We talk nightly over the phone, but that can only accomplish so much. She's hundreds of miles from home and I can't do a goddamn thing to make her feel better. This is the most frustrated and angry I think I've ever been..."
Okay. So to make this a viable thread, I posit this to you, Escapist community: I believe I adequately described my feelings of frustration and rage. Have you any situations in your memory banks that made you similarly livid? Do you know of any person/ people that drove you to thoughts you didn't know you could think? Or possibly to action?
So please, vent with me. It'll be cathartic. Just look how stupidly verbose I was.
Also, I apologize for any typos that slipped through.
