Phred wrote:Not sure where to put this...def not the Nope thread...possibly the work thread...anyway...

I went to a conference last week with about 13 people from my group (not all from the same office/city/state). One of the people that also went is the really cute girl from my office that is one of my best work friends. We usually sit near each other (we don't have assigned seats) and often eat lunch together (alone and/or with the rest of the group) in the break room.

So we are at the conference and we are basically each other's favorite person at the conference. We do some sessions together, some not, some with other teammates, etc. At night there are parties and drinking and we continue to hang and have a lot of fun. The final night, at the big closing party, we get hammered and sing really bad karaoke together as well as dance and continue to hang out platonically (we are both happily married).

We get home on Friday, live our lives over the weekend, come to work on Monday and all is normal and great. Tuesday after work, there is a work happy-hour (people are in from out of town). At the end of the happy hour, we are the last 2 there and walking out she pulls me aside and asks if my wife and I want to swing with her and her husband.

Yes. Yes, I do. It should be an interesting conversation with my wife who, in the past, has never been warm to the concept.

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JUburton wrote:That doesn't sound very platonic!

That said, of course this can be a completely acceptable thing for the right relationships if everyone is 100% on board with it.

slugsrbad wrote:My clutch dropped out on the way to the Phillies game just north of our stadiums. Seems like an apt metaphor for life and the current slump.

thephan wrote:phred announcing his pre-divorce right here in this very thread. good luck my man. here is hoping that 'never been warm to the concept' does not translate to shallow grave in the woods down the street.

Phred wrote:

JUburton wrote:That doesn't sound very platonic!

That said, of course this can be a completely acceptable thing for the right relationships if everyone is 100% on board with it.

It has been platonic up until now. Apparently she would like it to move to a non-platonic stage. I am open to this idea.

Agreed.

momadance wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:My clutch dropped out on the way to the Phillies game just north of our stadiums. Seems like an apt metaphor for life and the current slump.

That sucks. Last time I replaced a clutch I had to do it myself since I couldn't find a mechanic who wanted to do it.

Bucky wrote:

momadance wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:My clutch dropped out on the way to the Phillies game just north of our stadiums. Seems like an apt metaphor for life and the current slump.

That sucks. Last time I replaced a clutch I had to do it myself since I couldn't find a mechanic who wanted to do it.

and hear i was thinking he was saying he lost his man-purse

slugsrbad wrote:My clutch dropped out on the way to the Phillies game just north of our stadiums. Seems like an apt metaphor for life and the current slump.

Phred wrote:

thephan wrote:phred announcing his pre-divorce right here in this very thread. good luck my man. here is hoping that 'never been warm to the concept' does not translate to shallow grave in the woods down the street.

I don't think it'll be like that. I just think it will be a hard "No #$!&@ way" with little to no room for discussion.

My wife met her once, though my wife probably doesn't remember. There may be a chance meeting with the couple this weekend prior to the conversation.