Inbreeding
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A good friend of mine & i talked about the issue of inbreeding before. We were referring to the syndrome of church people dating one another, breaking up, and getting attached to another...
We didn't mean it in any cynical sense... just that if u mix around with the same group of people a lot, given a no. of years of socializing, that is almost bound to happen. It happened in her church... and it happened in mine... er, i mean, to me.
And when "old acquaintances" are brought up unknowningly, i do feel al ittle strange... esp. in situations like... i'm having lunch with my ex, and his ex... or so & so are getting married... and i'll be thinking... yeah, she was the 3rd party. Do i congratulate her, and what do i congratulate her for? Her wedding or her successful deceit? (Disclaimer: Miss 3rd Party wasn't originally from my church. She joined when she was after my ex-bf... and by the grace of God, she became a believer - i think.) Till this day, Miss 3rd Party doesn't dare look me in the eye... and once, when i was standing just across her on the MRT (we flanked the entrance of the train), she pretended she didn't know me at all even though i was staring at her.
Anyhow, inbreeding is not good!! But well, that's just my gripe.
posted by UptownGal @ 11:32 PM
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