Who was it that called Facebook "the modern apple of eden"?
I can't quite remember who stated that here, but I'm sure they will pipe up soon. Anyway I go onto Facebook today and a chat window pops up. An exgirlfriend sent me a message. I had forgotten that Facebook even had chat! She typed the following:
"Hey I was wondering if you still have your pickup truck. I need a huge favor and I will pay your gas, but I need to get my bed and headboard out of my parents house by the 27th! I have ppl to help me move it, I just dont have a truck lol. Besides, maybe we can do lunch or dinner afterwards if you are ok with that. Just let me know, miss ya:)".
Mind you she is quite aware that I'm married. She got really ill a few years back and a high school teacher that I ran into told me so. She had to stay at her parents' house so they could take care of her. I visited because I was concerned and was there for maybe 30 minutes. After that she ended up with my phone number again (I'm guessing from either her parents or my old high school teacher). She called me quite a few times and I had to ask her to call my work phone because I didn't want the wife to get suspicious. Shortly after I told her that I couldn't talk to her anymore because I was starting to have feelings for her again. None of our conversations were about "us" or sexual. They were mostly her talking about things that bothered her, or that involved her rather complicated personal life (if I remember correctly, as that was back in 200[8?]). Nothing for a while after I said that we needed to stop talking. Then a friend request on Facebook, then a sprinkling of comments on my posts there, now this.
My comment was the following, but things could have gone differently given my circumstances:
"Wow, that is hilarious. I didn't even know that I was logged into chat here. I thought I disabled it ages ago. Unfortunately I don't have a truck anymore, haven't for over seven years now. I've had a lot going on lately. As you know I get caught up easily, so now might not be the best time to meet. If I were single I'd help you move it on my car tonight and dinner after, but alas that isn't in the cards."
So yeah, whomever made the apple comparison is quite right.