Relationships: How To Do It The Right Way - Monday - Period Three

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“So you’ve guys survived first dates, first kisses and are now in an established relationship. Yay!” Marshall said, clapping his hands together. “You now have a person to share everything with and spend every waking moment with. Okay, maybe not every waking moment, cause you don’t see Lily in here right now, but close.”

“Part of your responsibilities when you get into a relationship is integrating your girl or boyfriend in with your friends or family. Mixing your friends with your significant other shouldn’t be too hard. After all, you and your friends have stuff in common and you and your girl/boyfriend have stuff in common. The logical assumption would be that your friends and your boy/girlfriend would have stuff in common,” Marshall said. “Easy. My wife and I have all the same friends. Except for Brad. But he and I have a weird relationship…”

Marshall coughed. “Anyways. Family is not as easy. Your friends are protective but your family is super, super protective. And your family is also more likely to tell embarrassing stories and break out pictures of you. No, they don’t really hate you. They just care in a mean fashion.”

“And it’s just as nerve-wracking when you meet someone else’s parents for the first time. The most important thing to do in that situation is relax and be yourself. The first few times you meet your significant other’s parents you should treat them like you would treat your boss,” he said. “Be polite but be interesting. If they make a mean comment to you just pretend to ignore because you don’t want to get fired. And no sex stories.”

“So today we’re going to watch a movie about somebody meeting someone’s parents for the first time. This is pretty much a “what not to do” video,” he said. “Have fun!”

[OCD up]

Comments

Re: Listen To The Lecture

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Anemone looked up at the movie and shook her head. "I don't have parents," she said simply. "I don't think I even know anyone at home that has parents, so I don't know if this is a real-movie or a fake-movie. Families couldn't possibly be this bad, could they?"

Re: Listen To The Lecture

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"This is a preposterous concept," Worf agreed as he crossed his arms. "I don't understand why any one would take this actions."

Re: Listen To The Lecture

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"If they yell or insult you, you can't just stand there and take it," Anemone agreed. "No one respects a doormat. A vase or two to the head would stop the abuse. Has Mr. Marshall ever actually been in a relationship? If I didn't have Miss Lily for another class, I'd think he was making it all up."

Re: Listen To The Lecture

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"His expertise seems to be highly idealized," Worf replied. "And very Earth-centric."

Re: Listen To The Lecture

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"Idealists are cute, and fun to chase," she answered cheerfully. "Although really, it makes you wonder how he got hired. Shouldn't someone a bit more, ah, practical, be better? Or someone who has experience with different types of relationships? How does he know his way is best?"

Re: Listen To The Lecture

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"He is using his own personal frame of reference," Worf replied. "Which to him is an ideal relationship. It may work well for humans though I doubt it would be helpful in my case."

Re: Listen To The Lecture

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"What's your 'case' like?" Anemone asked. "Is it that different from humans?"

Re: Listen To The Lecture

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"We certainly don't ask for 'dates' in Karaoke bars," Worf replied gruffly.