Three's Company

Doing things with a couple can either go two ways: decently or really really bad. Going to a bar with a couple definitely went the latter way. This is how a night usually goes when you’re with a couple at the bar.

1. Arriving/Getting Drinks-

This is the highlight of the night because your not too drunk yet but your drunk enough. The couple talks to you while waiting for drinks and if your lucky your score a free drink from your friends boyfriend because who would be so cruel to buy a drink for two and forget the lonely one.

2. Dancing Begins-  

As you start to feel your vodka crans your thinking dancing seems like a pretty good idea right about now. But how does this work? Do all three of you dance together? And how would that even work? Or do you just dance by yourself while the couple dancing with each other?

Dancing by yourself isn’t too bad sometimes guys will come dance with you other times they probably think you’re a weirdo who dances alone.

3. Sympathy-

Ultimately you have to know that your going to be hanging out with yourself even if they are one of those cool couples that try to keep you included. This makes you feel like a complete loser because you know from their puppy dog eyes and both of them trying to dance with you that they feel bad for you.

You already feel bad that your out alone with no friends and no boyfriend so thanks for making me feel like I’m Shrek.

4. Trying To Find People-

You want to try to find other people you know but their all couples. Couples Everywhere!! It’s also an issue at the bar when you can’t see from the massive crowds of people in your way and the smoke that conceals everyone’s face.  I always try to seem like I’m looking for someone because it gives me a purpose. Friends lose each other all the time they don’t need to find out I’m trying to find some people to hangout with other than the lovely couple.

5. Third Wheeling-

Meanwhile the couple is in their own little world, who knows if they even realize your still there when they try to slow dance to Timber or when they don’t stop kissing. When the couple your with start kissing you end up awkwardly standing next to them not knowing what to do.

Is it respectful to turn away? Should you stay on your phone until they stop? But what if they don’t stop? The real question you ask yourself: Is there a certain moment that I can cut into their making out because I’m lonely?

6. Alone/ Leaving-

Somehow you end up alone and drunk not knowing where your couple went. As we all can tell they ditched you to do something better than hangout with the annoying single friend.

During this time you may run into random people that you’ve seen before maybe from the gym or freshmen English class. They immediately become your best friend. You become a parasite attaching yourself to them scared shitless of the moment when they leave you.  Eventually this gets too tiring so you leave walking back to your house alone thinking about getting kidnapped or killed.

Typical night thoughts.