• schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    Is that really the best line? She has to leave to take advantage of it.

    Maybe, “hey, how’d your husband’s parole hearing go?”?

    • kibiz0r@midwest.social
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      5 days ago

      It makes it clear what the random girl is trying to do, and allows the girlfriend to reply with anything from “not yet, let’s take a break over there” to “yeah I’m ready let’s go”.

    • velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 days ago

      How many times have you thought of the perfect response to someone hours after the fact?

      It’s good that she stepped in to offer help at all.

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      3 days ago

      “Hello my dear friend, your excessively muscular husband is outside asking for you. They won’t let him in on account of the firearms he is carrying. Oh hello fine sir, I did not see you there, pleased to make your acquaintance. I’m an heiress of the McDonald laminate empire (no relation hahaha), and have a black belt in karatay, charmed I’m sure. We know each other (pointing at the woman).”

      I prefer this because it makes the physical threat more present and believable (and doubly so, bc of the inclusion of the black belt) while also establishing personal dominance.

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      2 days ago

      On one hand, there is a chance she would’ve wanted to accept the date and this would be blocking her.

      On the other hand, it’s genuinely much more funny lmao.

      • LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz
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        4 days ago

        No, because if Girl A was interested she would have the option to turn down Girl B very easily.

        Girl B is giving Girl A the option for a clean out, which is all that is needed to help someone out of an awkward situation.

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      3 days ago

      Nah, this reinforces the idea that men only ought to behave when there’s another man to keep them “in line”.

      Understandable when necessary for physical safety.

      I reckon that gym woman’s original wording was perfect.