sw. Most DECENT guys don't. Put B down to being a major asshat and get ready to be used in a giant game of *****ing.

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Ack, i am gonig to stay out of this - even though i typed what i thought twice, and in detail, i cannot help think that analysing the situation isn't going to help.

Basically, the guy needs to be honest and tell B why.
A should keep their nose out.
If B and D are mates, they should talk as well, just to clear bad air.

Edited by - Chips on 7/24/2004 8:10:25 AM

Wait. A has B as a reserve/backup date for the party? Like A owns B? That's ridiculous. C never called B? What's up with that?

This hypothetical stinks. Too many holes in the story. Too many presumptive positions being taken. D had the right idea. She bascially called B up and asked.

And what's up with A? What makes A so high and mighty in the first place?

A asked B to be her date if her real date couldnt come, ok I said it a bit ambigeous(sp:O) A didnt ask B if he would go with C, C asked B if he would go with her
Then C asked B(she did ask, I just didnt mention it)
D knew he alredy said yes to C but asked anyway

Edited by - sycho_warrior on 7/24/2004 7:54:24 AM

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So D says she will just phone him and ask.
So D phones and B says yes.

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asks what? asks if C had asked you( B ) to go to the party? or ask you ( B ) if you'd go with me ( D ) to go to the party ?

D asked B to go to the party with her and it aint actually a party

OK.

If A's real date couldn't make it and B had agreed to go with C and didn't agree to go with D, whan then?

Actually I have no idea, I think A would get herself another date

B probably expects to go out with A.

Since he's already being held in reserve, I think he sees his role as making the best of it for himself in the meantime. D likely made a more intersting dating opportunity than C in the first place and since he isn't "totally" committed to go out with D as he's still on A's reserve list, he figures he can manke any arrangements he wants as none of them are binding until the big night and everything becomes final.

That is, unless A already "released" B from her "reserve" list BEFORE C ever called B.

He prolly would have been removed from A's reseved list, she wouldn't ask the guy if he already said yes to C, she wouldn't do sth like that to her friends

thats alot of alphabets for me to digest...

but you're asking why right? why 'we' guys do this? personally i've never had girls fighting over me... lucky B. anyways. i think B is also making backups on his own.. if A doesn't go with him, then he has C and D to choose. if they both are available, he can choose either, if either of them says they can't go for any reason he can choose the other.

that means his chances of going with a date are doubled. as chances of his date being unable to go is halved. all self (or date) preservation. but hes a mean guy

I think A should get the balls up to get a straight answer or to ask their "real" date out, and stop abusing their friendship with B.

Sounds like A's real date is also waiting to find out if they can go with someone they really want to go with instead of A, so in all honesty, A should probabily tell them to piddle off cause they aren't going to play "second fiddle".

A's prospective date probabily has no real interest in A at all, but is using them as a backup.

A is really interested in their prospective date, but not in B - whom they are using as a backup.

B is most likely interested in D, and not C but possibly A - hence why they were willing to be a backup!

C is most likely not really interested in B at all.
D maybe interested in B, or maybe just having complexes that they are better than C, and therefore are jealous and trying to steal the fella to prove their better.

*edit* - hope this doesn't offend, but in all honesty they all need to flippin have the balls to say what they want, and stop tiptoeing round each other. They should certainly stop abusing friendships so badly.

Edited by - Chips on 7/24/2004 8:18:20 AM

Blah apparently I'm terrible at explaining

A do have a date the backup was for sth else
A is not really part of the whole thing , cept for knowing B


B is from another school, so it doesnt matter for him if he goes or not, he have his own farewell later in the year

I have know idea in who B is interested, he got another gf iirc, he would only be doing whoever he goes with a favour

ok I'm confused ah forget it

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