Sunday, April 02, 2006

Naïve or is it really possible to be friends with a guy?

No one else posts but me. Oh well. It annoys me that people think it's impossible/not allowed to be friends and go out (as in go places) with a guy without dating. So you go out with a guy, not a date, just going out like you would go out with a girl except (gasp) it's a guy?? Is it a date just because it's a guy, not a girl? I don't think so. My family does. Tell me what you think. (Jennifer, I may need some help on this one.)

31 comments:

Tom said...

Ok, I don't know if Rachael was just asking Jennifer, or what. But, coming from a guy who has never gone on a date, or just go out (not dating) with a girl, I would say it would be a date. Rachael, if it is just you and a guy, I would say, I don't know, it would be a date. But once again, my disclaimer is I haven't been on either. So, if it is a group, no, it is not a date, you know, because Kenric, you, Sarah, and I have been on these kind of things. It isn't a date. But yeah, you might hate me for saying that, but that is only my opinion, and it doesn't matter too much, because like I said, I have never been on a date before. And I am done rambling on!

Rachael said...

Ok, here's what I think. For someone who isn't too outgoing (sorry, but like you) and hasn't ever been on a date, going out with a girl (even as a friend) might be a date. For someone who is a little more nonchalant and has been around guys more often, it's just going out.

Tom said...

So, man, I am going to go on a date no matter what.

Rachael said...

this is true.

Jenn said...

no... guys and girls can go out on non-dates. what i've been doing with kevin rnt dates... we go to movies and eat food and hang out, but they rnt dates. the thing about non-dates is... sometimes they lead to real dates. BUT, not always. i've been shopping with my friend matt and we certainly dont plan on dating (no, he is not gay). If you are going out somewhere with a guy and he doesnt pay, its not a date. (unless u have loser guys who dont pay for things, in which case u get rid of him) lol. also, as a note to the tom who commented about groups... sometimes groups go out and it IS a date, so the group rule isnt very fool-proof. its the intent... a date implies more than just friend (maybe not much more.. but still, i think we all know the difference) and guys and girl can go out without the "more-than-a-friend" factor, so therefore, girls and guys can go out on non-dates.

Jenn said...

i hope that was sufficient... but probably not.

Jenn said...

as a side note... sometimes i go out and the guy pays and it isnt a date... guys with lots of money (like my friend tim) just like to pay for things. sometimes girls and guys will also take turns paying on non-dates.. much like girl-girl friends might also do. or something like "i'll drive if u pay for my ticket" etc.

Rachael said...

thanks jennifer ;) very well said. i can't add much to it except yeah, like you said, even if the guy pays, it's still not a date, because some guys want to pay, not to try to win over your heart, just because they want to.

Jenn said...

yeah, but watchout if he pays... sometimes lines can get blurred easily. i should write an advice column...

Jenn said...

hey, by the way... have u all noticed how nice it is not to have a varification word on this site? (hehehe) lol

Rachael said...

darn tom's. i always get the two confused.

Rachael said...

tom (f), for all grammatical purposes, i meant "toms" not "tom's".

Jenn said...

since tom S doesnt exsist (much like tyler S) i will only talk about tom F... tom, get a date.

Tom said...

man, Jennifer, I didn't notice that there are no verification words, I was so used to them, I am suprised I didn't catch it. So you are the one that changed the template?

I should put the "older Tom" instead. Or not, Dang it, there will always be confusion, until, well until the person who doesn't exist who takes the name Tom Shannon changes his name to Tommy.

I should get a date, Jennifer.

Rachael said...

guys! the BISHOP waved at me today!! that seriously makes my day.

Jenn said...

i didnt change the template... i usually blame feldpausches for those kind of changes...

Tom said...

Jennifer, you ARE a Feldpausch.

Tom said...

Jennifer has said a lot in this post, what did you agree with?

The date thing, me getting a date, tom s. not existing, that she blames Feldpaushes for the template change?

Tom said...

normal people only exist.

Jenn said...

there isnt room for more than 1 tom, and tom was here first.

Rachael said...

you guys kept me up too late! i'm dying here at work and it's only 9:30ish. the whole day is still ahead of me :(

Tom said...

"This town isn't big enough for the both of us." Name that movie.

Rachael, think about it, Daniel had it worse...or does he? He gets done sooner.

Jenn said...

well, i made a new post! and rachael, i have a theory about u being the only one who posts on this blog... i think its because u dont have your own blog where people complain when you've gone to long without posting, so u dont have to keep one up. whenever i have an idea i have to put it on my own blog or else i get a big NEW POST comment. thats all. thanx for posting! i love u!

Rachael said...

some western movie?? yeah, daniel does have it worse. my apologies to him for being a jerk and telling him to stop complaining about wanting to leave...i hope he's at home taking a nap right now. i might have it worse because all morning, i've been processing generic binary data and that's what i'll be doing all pretty much all afternoon. my brain isn't working very well and i look stoned. i even had instant coffee this morning! gross. anyway, sorry you didn't sleep well tom...hehehe. that's just funny.

Tom said...

Well, Rachael, you are sort of right. It is from Toy Story.

And Jennifer uses the latest post on here to tell everyone that she has a new post.

and Tom, aside from looking in "empty" dark rooms, I had no problem with being scared. Who's stronger now? Oh!

Rachael said...

yeah, well toy story definitely ripped it off of some old western. i'm sure of it.

Tom said...

I have dreams all the time like that. But they were of you after I beat you up. Oh ok, maybe not, but that was what I thought about.

Tom said...

I will be like Jennifer for a few seconds and say, I have a new post.

Tom said...

new post, Rachael!

Rachael said...

my dearest cousin tom:
you can hide,
but you can't run...
who changed the title of our blog? you're the one.
my blog, my site- this is not.
voice your thoughts!
have you forgot?
now take some time,
ponder a few, (post if you care,)
this life is passing,
the night's so sublime.

Sarah said...

yeah that is a um great poem...and for the record i agree with you and jen and joel on the whole not a date thing