Would you go to a dance just to stand around and look awkward?

[DishLady]

A few people and I host recurring events together and whoever comes comes, obviously, but everyone knows that if my buddies are hosting something, I'll be there and vice versa.

Enter this guy who is ALWAYS claiming that he's stepping away from the community... but then he shows up dressed VERY dramatically to get attention (which he doesn't get) and he always leaves as if he has better things to do (which we all know he doesn't). He's living off some fabled glory day none of us has ever seen.

ANYWAY, he shows up (ratty jeans, high-end designer shoes that don't suit him, cashmere sweater and silk scarf with his jacket draped over his shoulders... very "wanna be"/parvenu).

I mentally register that he's there but don't look at him bc he's proven time and again to be a massive dbag.

As I pass to bring my +1 and myself our drinks, I hear him whine "oh no" in a loud dramatic stage voice, which tells me he's nuts. (A month or so ago he made a very big deal about not addressing one another at all and I agreed it was for the best. He also claimed "we'll never see each other since we travel in VERY different circles" and I agreed i don't hang in brothels then walked away. I've seen him nearly everywhere I go ever since.)

I get that we're not besties, but he really just showed up and stood at the edge of the room all night AS IF we weren't all dancing and having a blast. I was weird be he actually paid rather a lot of money to be there. (For what? A waste of a ticket to a sold-out event.)

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TYPO @ Last Paragraph: "I was weird be he actually paid rather a lot of money to be there." should be "It was..." (Sorry all.)

[MidnightRivers]

I reckon he shows up on the grounds of wanting to be seen, not for enjoyment or for a social kick haha, maybe validation?

[DishLady]

Meh. No one really knows what to do with him. He stands there judging everyone and acting like he's too good to be there.

[MidnightRivers]

😅 So he's the 'self-appointed' human coat rack then with a bit of an attitude?

[DishLady]

Yeah. More than a bit. But he ended up standing with a pile of social rejects from every industry. It was a little funny that they all knew each other.

[MidnightRivers]

Probably got stuffed in a locker with wedgie at school and never got over it

[DishLady]

Lol. I'm trying to picture the guy in a locker. I don't think his ego would fit.

[MidnightRivers]

Ahah, a basement then..

[DishLady]

😂😂😂

[OlderAndWiser]

Sounds like a Delta Dawn, living in some fantasy world.

[DishLady]

Delta Dawn? (This one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6ymXTFFtnc&t=83s)

[OlderAndWiser]

That song, but I was thinking of the version by Helen Reddy.
https://youtu.be/DaFBw8ktAy4?si=4bCUrIsNXOKaOHKP

[DishLady]

Helen Reddy! Wow! Blast from the past. Yes, that's a better sounding version. I never really paid attention to the lyrics before!

[OlderAndWiser]

The situation you described immediately reminded me of this song: a tragic character living a fantasy life fueled by some event from the past.

[DishLady]

I don't know if it's even a real past or just wishful thinking on his part. He brags A LOT.

[OlderAndWiser]

Yes, whatever the source, his fantasy does not comport with the current reality.

[DishLady]

Lol.

[Staximus]

Did you know Tanya Tucker was only 13 when she recorded this and 14 when she recorded "what's your mama's name"?

[DishLady]

@Staximus Yeah?

[worldscolide]

No, but I also can't dance..

Fun fact, my wife and i's first dance at our wedding was Nothing else matters by Metallica, because believe it or not, it's a waltz.

[Spencer10]

Unlikely. I would hit the floor. Its a dance not a stand around...

[goaded]

It beats seeing me "dance", I can tell you!

[exitseven]

It woukld probably be better than dancing and looking like a complete fool.

[Staximus]

I don't go to any dances and certainly would not pay to go. I will dance at a wedding reception if I've been drinking, though

[Alex-Snow]

I think I did in middle school and maybe even in high school. Not any more however

[spartan55]

If I thought it might get me laid, yes.

[DishLady]

Why would anyone want to approach a guy who’s just hanging at the precipice of the room like a sour-faced curmudgeon?

[DishLady]

(Not that I’m saying YOU would, but the fellow in the scenario was.)

[spartan55]

Clearly he lacks self awareness.

[LC75LC71]

Have you watched 16 candles lately?

[DishLady]

Those are supposed to be little high school kids. I think we're past that life phase, no?

[LC75LC71]

Hey I asked because it seems like you almost lifted the third act..

[DishLady]

Me? I'd have to watch the thing again. Haven't seen it in a really long time.

[LC75LC71]

Alright, i just don't see the purpose of your story beyond being Pretty in Pink 2: Silver Reunion.

[DishLady]

I've no idea what you're talking about now.

[LC75LC71]

My bad, I suppose you're 52 working on 70 this year..

[DishLady]

I get it. You're trolling. Ok. Thank you. Have a good life.

[AgentG111]

Nope.