Serious Business

by Ben Paddon

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“What happened then?” asked Mark.

“She gave me her phone number,” replied Seb, smiling.

“Nice!” said Mark, enthusiastically.

“And her MySpace address.”

“No,” said Mark, his face dropping like someone had tied weights to all of his facial muscles. “You haven’t added her as a friend.”

“I have,” smiled Seb. “Why?”

Mark put down his pint, a clear sign that he was about to go off on one of his Rants. Mark liked to gesticulate while he ranted, and they unfailingly began with the word…

“Look,” said Mark. “She’s given you her phone number. That’s great! But that’s not a promise. You add her as a friend and nothing happens, then what? You’ve stuck with this person on your friends list. You get bulletins. You get updates. Every time she goes on a date she’ll let her friends know, including you. And if you remove her, well, that’s just awkward, isn’t it?”

“How do you even know this?”

“It’s the internet, Seb,” said Mark, grabbing his pint again. “Where relationships are concerned, it’s Serious Business.”

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Serious Business

    Jenunique's Buddy Icon Jenunique

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Many male friends of ours have been in trouble over MySpace updates. ;o Yep, I can see where this is going. Love the reality injected in this Ficlet.

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    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great take on the whole internet social scene, and I love the set up for his little diatribe. I think most of us have at least one friend like that. I stay as far away from MySpace as I can.
    LoA

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    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    haha… cell phones, myspace, email adresses, so much info to give out.

  4. Serious Business

    Trying to Blend's Buddy Icon Trying to Blend

    Posted 3 months ago

    This is almost the exact situation I am finding myself in on book face… lol. Funny to address this little dilema.

  5. Serious Business

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Mark is right on. Very amusing social analysis.

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    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Mark is right on. Very amusing social analysis.

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