as matt mentioned in his l'il post earlier, our dear friend jess has decided to up and move away. she's apparently getting married and now she's living in dallas, texas. well…i have a different perspective than matt and paul, i guess. i've known jess for around the same amount of time, but…i dated her. she and i dated for about 6 months. this was, of course, after knowing her for a few years. we dated and we had a strange relationship, then we broke up (she dumped me), then i promptly moved into the same house as her (the house that i currently share with scott). i think one of the dumbest things i'm guilty of ever doing is dating jess while i was still wrapped up in my prior ex. it strained the relationship and led to my eventual downfall. shortly after me she started dating the guy she's now slated to marry.

to not put too fine a point on it, i'm not entirely thrilled with the whole scenario. i'm not thrilled with her moving half a country away. i'm not thrilled with her not being around whenever i want to hang out. and most of all…i'm not thrilled with her marrying some guy i feel like she's settling for. jess and i have had plenty of in-depth discusssions since our break-up, and most of them centered on how the future hubby isn't what she likes in guys. to put it bluntly, he's kind of a tool. before you start pointing and laughing, realize that this isn't just petty ex-boyfriend jealousy talking. this is honest concern for a girl i've known for eight years. i can't help thinking that it's all a grand mistake. if it still counted for anything, i'd be the guy standing up at the wedding, stating my objections.

i keep feeling like that guy in the jetta commercial.

but if it's a mistake, it's her's to make. so i have to swallow it like the bitter pill it is and go on. i guess this just meanss we won't hook up on a lazy tuesday to catch a movie and eat at thai caf? anymore…