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Oooh, what a jerk! Men are so insensitive. You fall on your knees and say you love him and he back pedals a million miles and talks about loving you like a sister. What an idiot!

Makes me want to cry just reading it.

SISTER!!! That bastard!

This definitely induced many late night (transatlantic) phone calls……that lasted hours!!! I’m glad I already know how this one turns out.

I hate that awful S word!

Bre…I agree. It should be shot.

Worse. Urgh!
My heart stopped. I just can’t beleive he said “Sister” .. that is so “It’s not you, it’s me …”

sister as in ‘love you like a sister?’

Uh, who did he think he was in that moment? Luke Skywalker? Ugh.

Dawn. Yup. As in.

Buffy, men suck!

I was once told by a man that he sees me as a sister. Two seconds later he told me he was having incestuous thoughts. Sister ain’t always that bad.

The story works, the writing is there. You have us riveted!

Men are such a mess.

Reality? Fiction? That blurry line in between?

Serena…Reality.

Unadulterated. Unfortunate.

I am loving this serial tragedy. It’s your real life, I know, so insensitive of me to say it’s entertaining, but it is.

Thanks for visiting my site. I’ll be reading . . .

man…i needed to read this to feel like we are not alone. thank you. i am going through a bit of a bummer – trying not to give it too much life and power over my emotions – right now as well.

love you! xo

oooh…the “s” word. yuck. this is well-written, and since you said it was reality, I’m hoping it’s a long time ago. my heart broke just a bit while reading it.

Men are stupid, sorry, but they are, they have the girls they should date as friends, and the ones they should avoid-at-all-costs as lovers, ugh! (like your blog by the way, very fun to read)

What a coward!! He had the moment to step up and be a man, and instead he opted to be a ‘buddy’ or a ‘brother’. Yes, I am with you and the poster who said the word sister sucks, and should be shot…

how can you NOT laugh at the truffle shuffle?

Thanks for your comment on my blog. You are a very talented reader. I am sorry to know that this sad story is your reality, though. Don’t you hate falling in love with best friends?

I HATE that sister crap! That phrase should be locked away, never to be heard from again.

Yeah, that guy was a big, dumb jerk. Typical, always missing the signals. Women always know what to say in those awkward moments when someone pours out his heart and lays it on the floor within range of their Manolos; even Britney (cue the “Oops, I did it again” soundtrack), probably because they get so much experience at sorting those guys out who, once again, misinterpreted another set of signals. Say, hypothetically, if the situation were reversed:

“Why, Rhet, lick my face off? I’m sure I don’t know what you mean. You’re so decent and kind and I enjoy our friendship so much its just never occurred to me to think of you in that way. Certainly not in the way that I love Billy Ray. I know you can’t stand him, but he’s only hit me a couple of times and I just know we’ll be happy as soon as his divorce is final!”

OMG. This is the kind of thing that happens in movies. Not in real life. Sister? How much more insensitive could he be? That’s like saying you want to ‘stay friends’.

“Sister”?

What could be worse?

Your blog was referred to my by a a friend. Will continue to browse but wanted to comment on your NotSoSuperModel posts.

Don’t get too discouraged at the word Sister. In some slang it means “close friend”, rather like a man calling male friend “Brother.” However, also like most men, he doesn’t seem to “yet” know the real value of a woman. They want their cake and eat it too for most of their lives. They mature at a slower pace than women for some reason? Does testosterone do that…? If you care to wait out his infatuation with Ms Van Studel, he will be yours – that is if you REALLY want him that badly.

Agreeing, again, with all the ladies who hate the sister thing.

Night Writer….you crack me up.

Gypsy…So glad you found me. Your advice… Noted..noted…noted… Will keep you informed.

Regina…THAT’s WHAT I’M SAYING. I mean it’s Chunk for goodness sake!

oh buffy! it’s like i always say, a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle. sometimes it’s a fantastically packaged bike with a shiny frame and even a flower basket, but then you find out it has a squeaky wheel and you realize that you’re a fish anyway and how would you ride it? oh….did i go too far?

Ouch…but you were quite brave to fess up about it. I have always stayed silent…(wimpy me) Can’t wait to hear more.

Grrrr, I hate being called a “sister” as well.

At least you had the guts to say it. Now you won’t have to pine away for him . . . or maybe you will, but the ball will be in his court. Which can be a good or bad thing . . . but personally I think it’s good that he knows.

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