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Thursday, August 16, 2007
Getting played
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Played. Yet another fun word in the dating lexicon. It means “being made a fool of, chumped, or taken advantage of” - among other things. Unfortunately, we have all been in some type of situation that, in hindsight, was part of the game. We were getting played and didn’t know it until it was too late. I will tell you my getting played story because, well, I could use the laughs, so why not offer myself as the butt of the jokes?
See if you can follow along on this bizarre dating misadventure. Disclaimer: This was years ago, while I was a college freshman (read: dumb as a box of rocks when it came to men), so the “wise” in wise diva had not yet arrived!
Long story short: My college roommate had a boyfriend back home (in Atlanta) and they spoke on the phone all the time. My name came up and somehow her boyfriend suggested I meet his twin brother. So, one weekend we came to Atlanta to hang out with the twins together. Of course, one of the twins couldn’t make it . Twin A, her boyfriend had to “work”. So Twin B and I decided to go out alone.
I went out with Twin B while the roommate was at home alone. Well, the weekend goes by and twin A never surfaced. Yeah, do you see where this is going? It wasn’t until we got back on campus that I found out there never was a twin brother - thanks to the college grapevine. Turns out, I was actually out on a date with my roommate’s boyfriend! What a JERK! He completely made up a twin brother to go out with me and cheat on his girlfriend right in front of her. Needless to say, that whole bizarre weekend still makes me laugh today! Ahh yes, getting played is funny in HINDSIGHT!
Do you have any embarrassing or bizarre dating stories where you were “played” by someone? How did you handle it?
Did someone ever take advantage of you and you didn’t see it coming because you were completely disarmed by their charm? Don’t you hate it when those charming types totally slip past your BS radar?
How do you avoid becoming cynical after getting played?
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