When I started this blog a lot of my friends were more than willing to volunteer hilarious stories of dates gone wrong. One friend, we'll call her Mona Lisa, had a story for me.
She met Pete on-line, actually through the same dating service where I met Fiasco and CrazySisterKisser. Mona Lisa and Pete met up, went to his place and hooked up, it was while she was in the bathroom after completing the deed that she began to notice something wasn't quite right. There was girl shampoo, conditioner, and soap in the shower. There were distinctly 'woman' products throughout the bathroom. Mona Lisa recalled that it had been a single bedroom apartment and began to worry. It could be he and girlfriend recently broke up and he didn't throw out her stuff yet, maybe a friend is staying, maybe he's got a sister visiting, there are plenty of reasons for the bathroom to look as if it is inhabited by a woman. Still, Mona Lisa asks Pete.
Pete hems and haws and finally admits he still lives and sleeps with his 'ex'-girlfriend because they don't want to break the lease and they get along. Not to worry, it's ok that he's seeing Mona Lisa, the 'ex'-girlfriend won't mind.
Well, my girl Mona Lisa didn't appreciate the deception and Pete's story wasn't checking out. She tells him that when the 'ex'-girlfriend is gone to give her a call.
Fast forward one year.
Pete, calles Mona Lisa. He's moved, broke up with girlfriend, does she want to come over? Mona Lisa agrees, he makes dinner, they hang out, they hook up. She goes to the bathroom...and there it is. A bathroom full of girl products. Again. This time it's a two bedroom apartment, a quick snoop confirms the second room is not being in habited, it's full of boxes, there's no bed, no one is living there. Pete becomes RePete. She confronts him.
RePete hems and haws and finally admits he still lives and sleeps with his 'ex'-girlfriend because they get along. Not to worry, it's ok that he's seeing Mona Lisa, the 'ex'-girlfriend won't mind. (If it feels familiar its because it is)
Mona Lisa is has had enough. She tells him she's done, she grabs her stuff and she leaves. Laughing at the absurdatiy of the situation.
Fast forward one year.
RePete calls. Tells her he doesn't live with the 'ex'-girlfriend and does she want to come over. Mona Lisa's boyfriend declines on her behalf.
Fast forward one year.
RePete didn't called back.
