Moral Dilemmas

The Gaffer · 10-10-2005, 04:22 PM

Or should that be "dilemmae"

Anyway, I wondered if it would be good to have a thread to post these and get all sorts of ridiculous advice and comedy, life-ruining suggestions from fellow Mooters.

And I've got one so here goes.

A friend of mine is getting married. His wife-to-be is a nightmare. And when I say "nightmare" I mean unbelievably rude, totally ignorant and utterly self-centred. I find it almost impossible to be in her company for more than 5 minutes without getting totally enraged. Obviously, I have said nothing to him.

However, he has recently expressed doubts to me about getting hitched. Should I tell him he is about to marry a gorgon?

***Rían*** · 10-10-2005, 04:31 PM

Is there a wedding date set? (just gathering info... that's a tough one!)

The Gaffer · 10-10-2005, 04:35 PM

In 3 weeks (guess who's the best man?)

Insidious Rex · 10-10-2005, 04:50 PM

Ask him if theres a lot of money in it for him or something.

The Gaffer · 10-10-2005, 04:53 PM

Heh. I'm pretty confident there's not. All he seems to get out of it is someone who tolerates him playing his computer games. There has been a slight suggestion that time is ticking away and it might not be possible to do any better.

rohirrim TR · 10-10-2005, 04:53 PM

gorgon?? do you mean vogon

The Gaffer · 10-10-2005, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rohirrim TR

gorgon?? do you mean vogon

She does not have the aesthetic appreciation of Vogons.

Don't know whether he knows, and hence the jitters, or whether they're just generic pre-nuptual jitters. Well, he doesn't think she's a gorgon, anyway.

TD, sound stuff. That, of course, is exactly what I intend to do. Thinking about the consequences, it is hard to imagine a good one. I don't think it's likely he'd change his mind.

Got to check me taters, thanks for that.

Linaewen · 10-10-2005, 04:53 PM

He hasn't at all realised he's engaged to a 'gorgon'? Or he has, and that's the reason he's having doubts?

***Rían*** · 10-10-2005, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Gaffer

In 3 weeks (guess who's the best man?)

*smacks self on head*

GTG out for a few - backson, as Christopher Robin says ...

Telcontar_Dunedain · 10-10-2005, 05:02 PM

If you think that it will make him unhappy then I suggest you tell him what you think. But if you think that he will be happy I suggest you stick with him, and if it doesn't end well then help him. But in the end it his choice, and you may need to stick with him, even if you think h made the wrong choice.

10-10-2005, 04:22 PM	#1
The Gaffer Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In me taters Posts: 3,288	Moral Dilemmas Or should that be "dilemmae" Anyway, I wondered if it would be good to have a thread to post these and get all sorts of ridiculous advice and comedy, life-ruining suggestions from fellow Mooters. And I've got one so here goes. A friend of mine is getting married. His wife-to-be is a nightmare. And when I say "nightmare" I mean unbelievably rude, totally ignorant and utterly self-centred. I find it almost impossible to be in her company for more than 5 minutes without getting totally enraged. Obviously, I have said nothing to him. However, he has recently expressed doubts to me about getting hitched. Should I tell him he is about to marry a gorgon?

10-10-2005, 04:31 PM	#2
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Is there a wedding date set? (just gathering info... that's a tough one!) __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

10-10-2005, 04:50 PM	#4
Insidious Rex Quasi Evil Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 4,634	Ask him if theres a lot of money in it for him or something. __________________ "People's political beliefs don't stem from the factual information they've acquired. Far more the facts people choose to believe are the product of their political beliefs." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

10-10-2005, 05:02 PM	#10
Telcontar_Dunedain Warrior of the House of Hador Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,651	If you think that it will make him unhappy then I suggest you tell him what you think. But if you think that he will be happy I suggest you stick with him, and if it doesn't end well then help him. But in the end it his choice, and you may need to stick with him, even if you think h made the wrong choice. __________________ Then Huor spoke and said: "Yet if it stands but a little while, then out of your house shall come the hope of Elves and Men. This I say to you, lord, with the eyes of death: though we part here for ever, and I shall not look on your white walls again, from you and me a new star shall arise. Farewell!" The Silmarillion, Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Page 230

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