I went to the Palm with Allie tonight. As always, she was a fantabulous dinner partner. I have an absolutlely a great time going out with her. Never mind the fact that we finished off a bottle of wine before going.
The Palm is closing down for renovations and it will reopen September 16th. Our waiter, Tony, was from Thailand and he said he is going to take the time to go back until the place reopens. Amazingly enough, he’s been working there for 22 years. Allie ordered the softshell crab as an appetizer and I had to not watch her eat it. Poor little thing. Me? I had a salad. For our entree, Allie ordered the filet mignon while I got the New York Strip. And that’s pretty much what you got on a plate: a piece of beef. Truly, this was an Atkins dieter’s dream. The meat was delicious though. As usual, I shared my meal with Allie so she could taste my NY Strip and compare it to her filet. So, there we were – two plates, to slabs of dead cow. I must say, it tasted REALLY good.
Throughout the evening we discussed everything under the sun – our trip to Vegas, Angela and I potentially buying a condo from Sam, work and an numerous other things. It was really nice. Afterwards, we decided to walk home and we ran into what looked like a 15 piece brass band. It was hilarious. They picked Allie out of the crowd to dance. The music was pretty phenomenal – not something you would expect to run into on a street corner. Me dancing? Not so great. There’s only so much you can do in a suit. I’ll leave the dancing to the beautiful brunette.
Now, previously I said Allie was high maintenance. I take that back. She’s more high energy than anything. I love this woman dearly because she is such a wonderful friend. I really appreciate the friendship that we share. I like to think we both know where each other stands. As such, since we’re both secure and I can honestly say that it is really great having someone that I am this close to. I wouldn’t trade her friendship for anything.
MICHAEL! THIS ISN’T FAIR!! Why don’t you take me out like you take out Allie?!
Ack! Okay, I’ll be perfectly honest with you Sid – Allie is more mature than you so I trust that she’s able to enjoy what we have without jumping to any conclusions. Hence, when I go out with you it is only during the day and in relatively neutral places. I don’t want you to get the wrong ideas.
Ouch. You know, Sidney, sometimes you do come off a little psychotic.
Michael, it sounds like you guys had a really good time. That band must have been something to see. Why in the world were you wearing a suit?!
Oh, for the Love of God. All of you people bitching at me because you thought I was mean to Sidney can stick a sock in it. I already spent a good 20 minutes on the phone with her today and I’m taking her out for coffee after work on Monday.
You bastards.
Bro, you kill me. You guys sound like you had a lot of fun that night. You’ll have to take me there or to some other weird ass place when I visit in a few months. It seems like you’ve found a really good companion with this Allie woman.
Sidney, I don’t know you from a hole in the wall. Michael seems to make sense, though. So does dave. You sound a little loopy sometimes.
I think it is cool that your wife is letting you go to Vegas with Allie. Steal some flowers from the Wynn for me. I am so envious of the relationship you have with your wife. It sounds like you guys are going to have a BLAST.
I’m also envious of your relationship with Allie. It sounds like you guys have something pretty special going on. You’re really lucky to have two beautiful women in your life like that. Then again, you make it a habit to hang out with hot women, don’t you?
Yes. It was, to say the least, the ideal date.
That sounds like you had a terrific time out. It must be nice to have friends that you can share experiences like this with. You’re both very lucky to have found each other.
Let me know whenever you come back to North Carolina and I’ll treat you to coffee 🙂
Allie, if you ever find this then please contact Michael. I didn’t mean to stir things up and cause problems.
Christmas. I have to stop talking to you at 2am, Sid. You didn’t stir anything up and you didn’t cause any problems. Let’s move our coffee to lunch and I’ll catch you around noon.
What are you two doing up at 2am?! I don’t know why, but I really enjoy hearing about stories like this. It makes me believe that the whole ‘When Harry Met Sally’ argument of men & women not being ablt to be friends is hooey. Nora Ephron, take that stick in your eye!
Then again, you’ve got a lot of women friends so I’m not too worried about it. As others have said, it must be really nice to have ‘the experience’ without really having the strings or awkwardness attached.
If there is any guy to feel safe around relationship wise it would be you. You disgust me. I hate you. I love you. I’m jealous.
Hey, Angela!! i’d tag G. Michael, too! If I played for that team, y’know?
Michael, I have a pretty blunt question. I hope you don’t mind me asking it publicly. You’re married. Your wife doesn’t mind you having a female friend like this. I think that’s great. I’m going to guess that your friend Allie is single. Which, again, I think it is great.
i thikn that for a single woman, like your friend and myself, to find someone who treats them well and who realizes that all they have is a friendship with no expectations is an amazing experience. I for one am jealous of “the boyfriend experience” without the pressure of having to have sex or arguments or any of the other bullshit that makes relationships complicate.
What you two have is pretty simple, cut and dried and extraordinary. And again, I must stress that you do this with your wife’s understanding and blessing, as it were. You’re a fantastic guy – well groomed, intelligent, funny, easy to talk to, pretty successful, mature, fair and a multitude of other attributes.
However, does Allie feel like she’s wasting her time with you?
Ouch. I can’t answer for her, Kris. I would hope that she didn’t feel that way.
Sweet Jeebus. What the hell did i walk into? Forgive my ignorance, Mike, but I haven’t a clue as to what kind of relationships you have.
So, any other dates? I want to live vicariously through you.
No.
I’m sorry if my question was a little harsh. I’m just concerned that one of you may get your feelings hurt. How honest are you with your friends like this? And how often do you “date” women like this? It is pretty evident that you have a lot of female friends.
It wasn’t a harsh question. It was a pretty good question. I’m always very up front and honest with my female friends. There’s no point in hiding anything from them which would potentially come back and bite me in the ass. That said, I’m a firm believer in living up to any commitments that I make. If I said I’m going to do something then that’s what I’m going to do.
I treat my female friends with as much respect as I do my wife. Women don’t deserve to be treated like crap. I’m sure they’ve had it numerous times before and I refuse to be lumped in with someone else’s baggage. Relationships not built on honesty and trust are doomed from the get go.
And how often do I “date” women like this? That’s an interesting question. Let’s eliminate the lunches, drinks and teas.
There have only been two that I have even seriously considered nurturing a mature relationship like this – someone that I could go out with regularly and have fun (dinners, concerts, museums, shopping, dancing etc.), take with me on my vacations, or just lounge around with. Unfortunately, Cammy passed away a few years ago.
🙁 according to you i’ m still not mature enough to handle this type of relationship, am i? That’s ok. I still enjoy your company 🙂
Your other friend is pretty lucky to have you. I think it would be so much fun to go out and enjoy all those things with you.
Cammy, huh? She was really hot. Who is the other?
Don’t ask. Its a pretty sensitive topic. He really misses her, though.
O_o
Ok. Nobody tells me anything. And why do you get to know?!
it doesn’t matter who it is, does it? Babyboy, I hope she feels the same way or at least understands the type of relationship you’re offering. I think it is great that you and Angela understand that you don’t have to be tied at the hip to be married. You’re a very lucky man to have such an understanding wife.
I hope things work out with your other friend, though. She must be very special.