It's Friendship, Not a Damn Kidney
Recently, I had a wonderful night out with my girls. We did our usual dinner, cocktails and a movie, the movie for this particular evening was Girls Trip. First, I laughed until I nearly pissed my pants, literally. Second, I truly enjoyed the depth of the characters and the different bits of drama. As the movie played, and after my much needed visit to the restroom, the movie began to focus more on the failing marriage. During the scene where the “side chick” participates in the cooking show, my “friend” looks at me and says” girl if your husband ever did that I would beat his ass”. I gave her the side eye and looked away. The movie had an amazing ending and we left the theater feeling close and like a wolf pack. Before we could find our vehicles, the same obnoxious friend says “since Cherie is the only one in a so-called relationship, if your husband were to do you the way that man did the woman in the movie girl I would go off, I hope he never tries it". There I stood, paralyzed with mortification, pissed off and nearing a point of a profanity laced rant, when I caught myself. I began to look back and realized every time we saw a movie or watched a show that dealt with infidelity, or some kind of weird marriage mishap, she'd always reference my marriage or me because I happen to be the only member of my social circle that’s married, hell I am the only one that has EVER been married. Needless to say this was a turning point, I realized it was time for me to have more couple friendships.