The One In His First Relationship

I am happy to announce that my brother has finally found someone!

A girl!

No, seriously, a real girl!

I know, I was not sure when I was going to see this day either,

but I can barely contain my excitement for him.

Sadly it took Facebook to notify me of this wondrous event

and even after I found out, it took me some time to hear the story...

When you see that little pink heart next to someone's name on Facebook, 

 you automatically click to see who is lucky enough to earn an FBO status.
You know you do so don't even pretend like you don't...

To my surprise, this week it was my twenty year old brother.

Yes, he is twenty and just getting his first girlfriend.

 He is a very busy guy, making movies and trying to break into that business
and would always say "I don't have time for that crap."

After I saw that heart by his name, I freaked out and called him.

For once, he answered-

"You're in a relationship?!"

"Sis, my phone is dying. In fact it's going to die right now. I can't talk."

"Wait just tell me the story really fa-"

Click.

He hung up on me! So of course I called him back and 

left a message saying I want to hear all about it.

Little side note about my family: We are REALLY nosy when it comes to family news.
 We like to know who, what, when, where, why and how 
before the person is even done announcing something. 
And when we don't hear about it right away from that person, 
we contact everyone we know trying to find out the story.  

I know, we are a little out of control, but it's all out of family love!

Back to the story, 

my mother called me that night to ask about my brother. 

Like mother, like daughter...
But I had no information sadly.

It was not until a week later that my brother called me back to fill me in.

With a mutual love for old, classic black and white movies, 

they hit it off.
 She is still in high school but, 

he assured me that she is 18.
Thank goodness.

He is happy. She is happy.
And I am happy that my brother has someone in his life 
who will always be there for him.
At least for right now.

While one sibling is battling relation-shits, 

the other has finally found a relationship worth a FBO status

and outing to his nosy family.

I could not be happier for my brother

and I cannot wait to meet her so she knows what she REALLY got herself into...

The One That Was OUR Valentine

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have found the perfect man!

He cooks, he looks good in a suit and he knows how to charm the ladies.

Who is this man you may ask?

None other than David Christopher Sally.

(Facebook him, I am sure he would love to meet you!)

You may think I have found my one true love, 
but don't worry, he is still single. 

He just showed me and my meatball roommate a

beautiful Valentine's Day when we thought we would be spending it alone. 

It all started about a week ago when he posted on Facebook

"Any one free on Feb 14th? And a female?"

To which my roommate and I responded 

"Our entire Sideways household is! Do you cook?"

"Yes, what do you like?"

"Well...lamb chops, mashed potatoes, green beans, a side salad and 

bread and chocolate covered strawberries. Oh yeah, and wine."

"Check, check, check, check, check, check & check. 

Do I need to make two trails of roses to the bedroom 

or can you and [meatball] share one?"

Not only was all of the above provided 

(minus green beans...we had broccoli)
 He picked us up, suited up, set up a beautiful table 

as well as presented us with roses.

He pulled out our chairs and we began to feast but 

were soon distracted by the rose petals that led to his bedroom.

Side note: My roommate and I have really only hung out with David 

a few times and don't know him that well...

We continued to eat the meal he slaved over all day,
enjoyed some wine and slightly awkward yet hilarious conversation.

He attempted to get us to join him in his bedroom, 
where he made a heart out of rose pedals,
but we were only willing to take some pictures 
to document the night. 
That way we will always remember Valentine's Day 2012.

So men out there, take a chance on love!

A simple Facebook status may be the difference between a night alone 
and a night with two great girls!

While it may not end in anything more than a stronger friendship,

how could that be a bad thing?!

So Happy Valentine's Day from the Relation-shit girl.

Yes, I do in fact believe in love, relationships and Valentine's Day. 

I just have not found that special someone yet...

 

But seriously, contact him, he is a great guy ;)

The One Who Called Me Out

I started this blog because I had to. 

It was a class assignment and we were required to choose a topic 

to write a post about each week. 

Never did I think I would be continuing it a year after the class 

or still be bombarded with relation-shits to write about a year later either. 

While I have had some people approach me saying they follow my blog 

and have enjoyed the humor in it, I recently ran into the opposite reaction.

I was talking to someone I had a relationship/shit with and 

he was not a fan of the blog.
Guess I can't please everyone here.

Lesson learned!

He said something that struck me in a way that ALMOST made me 

consider ending my relation-shits. 

Buuuuuuuut, I just have too much fun with it to stop...

So in the middle of our heated discussion, he said-

"Has it ever hit you that relation-shits may not be the guys fault...

that women judge on a biased standard expecting to get the best for less?"

I want to lay something out here. 

While the majority of my stories consist of males aiding in the shitty part of relationships

(which, considering I am a heterosexual female, makes a little sense) 

I want to make it clear that I am not blaming the male species for causing relation-shits.

I love guys, obviously, but I am as much to blame 

for my relationships gone wrong. As are all females in this world. 

We learn from our mistakes and try our best not repeat them next time around 

but we should also be able to make fun of ourselves for messing up!

Which in my case, I blog. 

So, I want to apologize to all the men out there that I convinced 

were the one and only reason for relation-shits. 

Girls obviously mess up too, but I guess the difference is 

that we can see the humor in it and write some kick ass blogs ;)