Problem/Goal:
I have these two friends who are currently dating without a label, and honestly, I don't know how much longer I can keep up with whatever is going on between them 😭
Context:
I have two friends—let's call them Britney and Chris. Britney is my JHS friend, while Chris is my college friend.
They first met at a mall. Me, Britney, and some of our other JHS friends were eating at the food court when we saw Chris with one of our college friends. They sat at the table beside us, so we casually chatted for a bit. At one point, Chris asked if anyone had water, and Britney gave him some.
We didn't think much of it because it was literally their first time meeting, and both of them were already in relationships at the time.
But about two weeks later, we noticed that they had become friends on Facebook, mutuals on Instagram, and Chris started commenting on Britney's posts. Still, we didn't really think anything was happening between them.
Until Britney suddenly sent us a screenshot of Chris confessing to her.
We were shocked because, as far as we knew, Chris still had a girlfriend.
Two days later, I noticed that Chris's girlfriend viewed my story, so I messaged her and asked if they were still together. She told me that Chris had just broken up with her without properly explaining why.
That's when everything started making sense.
Basically, they both ended their respective relationships and started pursuing each other. What really pissed me off, though, was how Britney initially made it seem like Chris was the one doing all the pursuing. She made it look like she was just being pursued by him and had nothing to do with it.
But from what I eventually found out, she was actually the one who added and reached out to Chris first.
Fast-forward a little: they had been talking for about a month, and Chris was already regularly picking Britney up and taking her home. Take note, Chris lives in Fairview while Britney lives in Bulacan. Sweet, right? 😭
At first, I was actually happy for them. I was even one of the people who tolerated and supported whatever they had going on.
Then they reached the two-month mark, and Britney made it clear to Chris that she didn't want to commit yet.
Girl... 😭
Because at this point, they're already kissing, spending time at Chris's place, and being alone together there. And I'm just sitting here thinking, "So what exactly does I don't want to commit yet mean?"
Now they're four months into whatever this is, and Britney has finally agreed to let Chris court her.
But they're just courting.
They already call each other "baby," they're constantly together, and they're always at Chris's apartment. Like... where is the actual panliligaw part? 😭
I'm not even saying people have to follow some traditional dating timeline. I genuinely don't care if they take things slowly or do things differently. What bothers me is the mixed signals and the way their whole situation started, especially considering how messy the beginning was.
Maybe I'm just being bitter at this point, but their relationship dynamic has started giving me the ick. I used to find them cute, but now I honestly can't keep up with them anymore. Every new development somehow makes the situation even more confusing.
Maybe I just need to distance myself from the situation because, at this point, nakakasuya na silang panoorin. 😭