3rd-wheels

The first word that comes to mind when I hear "3rd wheel?" AWKWARD! You've all been there, I know: you want to be alone with someone, but there's that other person there who WON'T LEAVE regardless of how many not-so-subtle hints you give them. It's so annoying! What's even worse is realizing you're the 3rd-wheel and having to figure out a way to get out of the situation as fast as humanly possible (or at least, that's what we would all hope you'd be doing).

Tonight I had 2 encounters with third-wheelers. The first was at a super awkward dance I went to for St.Patrick's Day. (Happy St.Patrick's Day by the way!) My roommate BS, a guy I like who has a girlfriend (TB), and I all went to this dance together. (TB's girlfriend, JT was sick so she didn't come with us) TB and I are really good friends, so we talk to each other about lots of things we might not talk about with other people. So we would be trying to talk about something, when BS would pop up next to us and start trying to figure out what we were talking about. I mean, I like you and all BS, but can't you tell that this is awkward?! Please stop! My other encounter tonight was after the dance. The dance was lame, so we went back to TB's to watch a movie. JT joined us. Curfew at my apartment complex is at midnight on Saturdays, so we took the laptop outside to finish the movie. Too bad BS left, leaving just me, TB and JT on a park bench, watching a movie. Thus making me the awkward 3rd wheel - great............I would have just left and let them finish the movie, but the movie was mine. Pretty much as soon as the movie ended I put it back in the case and left RIGHT AWAY. I didn't want to be "that guy".

So here's the deal with TB, JT, and me and our little love triangle. First of all, I'm the only one who even knows it exists. At the beginning of this semester TB started hanging out with our apartment a lot. My roommate CW and I both decided we liked TB at the same time, which made for some incredibly awkward situations. It brought out the competitive side in both of us, and it felt like we were fighting over him every time he came over. Yuck! Then within the first few minutes of Valentine's Day we saw TB coming out of his apartment, holding hands with JT :( ya, that Valentine's Day was fun. After that I still talked to TB a lot, and we would hang out and everything just like normal. CW dropped him, and was just mad at him - immature if you ask me. TB never found out that I had ever liked him, and I hope he never does. I don't think we would be able to stay as close as we are if he knew. Especially not if JT knew. She's actually super nice, and I will admit that they make a cute couple. She's totally good with TB and me hanging out alone, which is awesome. We've become friends, which is nice. I just don't think she'd be ok with TB and I hanging out alone much if she knew I like him. I know I really ought to just let him go, especially because once this next month is over I'll probably never see him again :( I've tried to get over him, but it's hard when we're still such good friends. I'm sure there's something I'm supposed to learn from all of this, I just haven't figured it out yet. One day!

Well, it's officially 2am and I have to get up in 5 hours....oh goody. I get to see my family tomorrow though, so it'll be worth it! I'm excited! See ya tomorrow!