The Shady Fade  

Here is a familiar situation for all of you. Dude and Lady meet. Both think each other is the cat's pajamas. It's instantaneous; it's amazing. I mean how did I ever live my life without you sweety?! Both are fully enamored with each other. Lots of staring at each other for no reason followed by giggling while asking " What are you thinking about?" ensues ( *note: I do not lay around staring at people giggling while asking 'What are you thinking about?"... very often ) . There is mention of making awesome mix tapes; each song thoughtfully hand picked and arranged in a sequence meant to make your new partner swoon. The world is new and amazing!


AND THEN....out of nowhere the lines of communication seem to falter a bit. An unreturned text message. A follow up call strategically placed hours later as not to look needy is also unreturned. You calm yourself down reasoning they were really tied up today and will get back to you tomorrow. You get a text a day later saying they were busy. Your fears are calmed a bit. You reason that maybe they are really really busy. There is no time to return text messages about how their day is going. No time to waste hanging on a phone meandering about unimportant things at this time. You pacify yourself thinking that this will pass.


This pattern repeats until you realize that this damn person has been too busy to talk to you for a suspiciously long time now . You begin to realize all the texts and calls to them were unreturned not because they were busy or for any other understandable ( to you at least ) reason but because they are employing one of the oldest and coldest maneuvers in modern day dating ....THE SHADY FADE.


One participant in the relationship slowly inches away from the other participant with a mixture of neglectfulness and vague coded communications until the other comes to the sad self-pitying realization that they are only one still left doing the relationship dance.


I think I would be foolish if I said this phenomenon didn't occur all the time. It happens a lot. I guess it's a lot easier to let silence tell your partner exactly what you have on your mind instead of fumbling around for words while you watch the other persons facial expressions go from inquisitive and curious to sad and absolutely crushed.


It hardly seems like a fair thing to do to another person. Personally I think at least a phone call should be in order; no carrying around that dreadful feeling in your stomach for unnecessary days or weeks.


So maybe we should all think about Karma next time we are in a break-up type situation. If you don't want to get Shady Faded then you shouldn't be doing it to anyone else. A simple phone call is a much nicer and cordial resolution to the situation. Dating is a messy affair already so let's try and keep things as civil as we can. So in conclusion the message is simple; don't be an ass.

HERE IS A CLASSIC VIDEO IN HONOR OF ST. PATTY'S DAY. COULD BE A CRACK HEAD~!