Friendship + Mr.Sensitive

Something that most people know about me is my approach to friendship. There's a kind of symmetry in this approach since it really doesn't take much to become my friend...but it also doesn't take much to put me off our friendship.

One comment. One lie. One action. That's all it takes to make me not want to be part of this friendship anymore.

There are of course exceptions to this...I do have a close circle of friends that is not easy to get into. And those people's (if you have access to this blog, you are in this 'circle of trust' ha! Meet the Parents reference? no? okay) friendship means a lot to me. So it will take a lot more than just a rude comment or an irritating action to put me off.

Mr.Sensitive just found this out yesterday the hard way. Let me give you some background: He and I met last semester through a mutual friend and we became friends because he seemed like one of the few people here who is cultured, likes to read and is curious about other people. He seemed to fit into the little diverse bubble I grew up in.

We were good friends last semester but this semester, things changed. I found out that he is a lot more sensitive than he let on (hence the nickname...aren't I clever? Yes. I agree XD). For example, he joined my roommate and I while we were studying in our dorm room but the problem is that he likes to talk so of course nothing ends up done. This usually isn't a problem but this was the night of a major exam so I really needed to cram. So I went into my room to be alone and he assumed I was avoiding him. What? Yeah, I don't get it either.

Then he got irritated when we didn't invite him to come with us for Inception...when he had other plans that night. Again, I don't understand. 

Ever since then, things have been very strange between us. But whatever, I didn't care too much....until yesterday.

We were discussing an issue where an American guy was married to a woman of dual nationality (British/Egyptian) and they separated and she took the kids to Egypt. The guy is living in Boston and is working hard to bring the kids back but since Egypt and America don't have that exchange agreement, there is nothing the US can do to demand their return.

So we were discussing this and he got pretty heated and said 'it's ridiculous, the US should be doing something' and I countered with 'well, there's nothing they can do. We simply don't have this agreement.'

His response? 'Well thank god, part of you is from a civilized country.' (he thinks I'm part Swiss just cause I live there...don't get me started).

There it is. The one comment. That's all it took.

I suppose I shouldn't have expected any more from someone who interprets the Arizona Immigration bill as reasonable with no trace of racism... but I don't want to be around someone who feels that way about my origins...it was rude, and not something I'm willing to tolerate and forgive. So, that's the end of you Mr.Sensitive. It was fun, but I'm glad I got to see your true colors nice and early.

Stay tuned :)