An Update on Rita
As we all know, what appears to be the case initially may not be the case in reality! This is in regards to my post about Rita. The last two weeks or so have shown to me that indeed she does have scars as a result of her marriage and divorce. Experience tells me (and you) that there would be some baggage.
Rita is on Orkut and she has posted a few notes there. The latest one says that she “hates everything”. In the context of her somewhat bizzarre behavior recently, I am inclined to think she means it and it’s accurate right now – she does in fact hate everything.
A few times, casual questions by me, got responses that were a bit over the edge. “I told you already”. “Don’t you listen?” “Don’t you remember we discussed that?” There are a few other interesting comments like that. At the risk of presumption, I would not be surprised if some of these were issues she faced with her ex.
Another interesting but strange situation is that Rita may know another friend of mine. I met this girl, Girl X, through Orkut. There was a social group on cigars and I decided to find out about it so I emailed Girl X to find out more information. She and I stayed in touch over a few months although we only met very briefly for 2 minutes one night as she and I were departing from nearby lounges.
The fact that the two of them may know each other is not interesting. The fact that they initially started to “play” around with me is! Words in a conversation with one would be repeated by the other. Verbal gestures (“hmm”) would creep up in both conversation simultaneously whereas they hadn’t in any previous interaction. They would call me or SMS me at the same time. It was all very interesting and a bit peculiar and strange. Why hide the fact that they know each other? What are they not disclosing to me?
So I decided to put it to an end by addressing it directly. I asked them both if they knew each other. I then specifically decided to tell both I was on the phone with the other. When I was sending an SMS, I decided to ask if they were both hanging out. I think they got the message, though I had to go beyond the direct route, to where they have stopped now. I hope it continues this way. It was a bit creepy.
I realize I didn’t do a good job of giving an update on Rita’s scars. Let’s just sum it up and say that there are definite issues there.
