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 :-)