MorganLaFey: is it ok to dislike your friend’s girlfriend?
MorganLaFey: like, a lot?
WScranton8: I think it depends on the context
WScranton8: and maybe the reason?
WScranton8: like, is this a “she’s a huge unrepentant asshole” thing
WScranton8: or a “she’s totally wrong for him” thing
WScranton8: or a “I just don’t like your face” thing
WScranton8: those all have different answers
WScranton8: which friend?
MorganLaFey: you know, the one office friend I have
WScranton8: ah yes, your nearest and dearest companion
WScranton8: I think we need a snappy name for this guy
MorganLaFey: oh?
WScranton8: well, my one person who keeps me sane is also my office friend
WScranton8: but we call her normal chick
WScranton8: your office friend needs something like that, some kind of shorthand
MorganLaFey: hmm
MorganLaFey: well, you just called him my nearest and dearest
MorganLaFey: and that’s not too off, so how about we call him that?
WScranton8: no, too long and rhyme-y
WScranton8: needs to be snappy!
MorganLaFey: dear friend?
WScranton8: works for me
WScranton8: so what’s the problem with dear friend’s girlfriend (hey that rhymed)
WScranton8: do we just not like her face or are we in unrepentant asshole territory?
MorganLaFey: no, she’s got a fine face
MorganLaFey: everyone thinks so
MorganLaFey: and she’s not an asshole, she’s just a ditz
WScranton8: so are we in category 2, “she’s totally wrong for him,” or what?
MorganLaFey: basically?
MorganLaFey: like, I didn’t even know they were full-on dating, not for sure, for a while
MorganLaFey: and in the abstract it’s great, he’s a great guy, she’s really pretty
MorganLaFey: but like, he’s really smart and funny and she’s just…not
WScranton8: how do you know?
MorganLaFey: I mean I guess I don’t
MorganLaFey: but like every time I meet her she’s just giggly and I don’t know, vapid?
WScranton8: 10/10 for vocab there
WScranton8: I mean, does Dear Friend just make everyone that way?
WScranton8: is he just a giggle machine who leaves everyone else in his intellectual dust?
WScranton8: or is this unusual?
MorganLaFey: he’s funny, so I guess some people giggle?
MorganLaFey: but he’s not the kind of smart that makes other people stupid
WScranton8: that’s high praise right there
WScranton8: you obviously think highly of him
MorganLaFey: I do!
WScranton8: I know, you talk about him a lot :-)
WScranton8: are you sure this isn’t jealousy?
MorganLaFey: I’m engaged
WScranton8: I know
WScranton8: I didn’t know that stopped people from having emotions or making connections
MorganLaFey: I’m not jealous of Dear Friend’s girlfriend
WScranton8: fine, fine, just asking
WScranton8: I mean, you don’t have to be jealous in a “I want to hit that” kind of way
WScranton8: you could be jealous in a “I want my friend’s attention” way
MorganLaFey: I’m not jealous, OK, just drop it
WScranton8: …ok
MorganLaFey: what’s that supposed to mean?
WScranton8: just that I have a lot of experience with jealousy and it’s like Fight Club
MorganLaFey: you lost me
WScranton8: you know the first rule of Fight Club?
MorganLaFey: don’t talk about fight club, yeah
WScranton8: first rule of jealousy: you’re not jealous
MorganLaFey: oh
MorganLaFey: but how do you actually say you’re not jealous then?
WScranton8: how do you actually know someone’s not in fight club?
MorganLaFey: I don’t know
WScranton8: neither do they
WScranton8: so yeah, denials don’t cut it
MorganLaFey: well either way, can we move on? I don’t think that’s the issue here anyway
WScranton8: fine
WScranton8: in that case, I’ll say this: you’re perfectly within your rights to dislike Dear Friend’s girlfriend
WScranton8: I mean, I hate Normal Chick’s fiancé
WScranton8: though that’s different, I’m sure
MorganLaFey: why?
MorganLaFey: omg are you jealous of him? is that why it’s different?
WScranton8: …yeah
WScranton8: I mean, as I said, I have a lot of experience with jealousy
MorganLaFey: aww Scranton that’s very sweet :-)
WScranton8: yeah thanks
WScranton8: can we go back to you now? :-P
WScranton8: it’s perfectly fine to not like Dear Friend’s girlfriend
WScranton8: whether or not you’re jealous
MorganLaFey: thanks that helps
WScranton8: the key thing is what you do with it
WScranton8: like, you can’t break them up
WScranton8: especially if you’re not jealous, and double especially since you’re engaged
MorganLaFey: seems fair
WScranton8: and…do you thin Dear Friend likes you?
MorganLaFey: duh, we’re friends
WScranton8: you know that’s not what I meant
MorganLaFey: oh. Oh, no. We’re just good friends.
MorganLaFey: he doesn’t think of me that way
WScranton8: really?
MorganLaFey: really
WScranton8: ok then
WScranton8: either way, you can’t go hinting to him that she’s not good enough either
WScranton8: no backdoor breaking up
WScranton8: you can sympathize if he complains, but you can’t start it
WScranton8: and you can’t finish it
MorganLaFey: that seems reasonable
MorganLaFey: but other than that I’m free to hate her in my heart of hearts?
WScranton8: with all the fervor in your completely-not-jealous body
WScranton8: as long as you don’t act on it
MorganLaFey: thanks, that helps a lot
WScranton8: no problem
MorganLaFey: and good luck with your normal chick
MorganLaFey: I’m sure she’ll come around some time
WScranton8: thanks
WScranton8: I doubt it, but thanks
MorganLaFey: anytime :-)