AUTHOR: Scott G DATE: 10:19:00 PM ----- BODY:

How do I say this politely?

Chris is my best friend and I like hanging out with him. We can sit there with a few beers and make a good time out of nothing at all. We're both just easy going and get along together very well. I honestly can't remember the last time he and I have argued. Tonight we had plans to buy some cheap beer and just hang out at his Dad's house. We didn't have a ton of money to waste going out but we wanted to do something. No harm in having a few beers and sitting around. What I'm trying to get at here is how all this did not end up happening. I could simply say "his girlfriend" but there's a story behind it. Chris had told his girlfriend prior to tonight that he wanted to just have a few beers at his Dad's house with me. She wasn't fond of being without him for a few hours, but was trying to come to terms with it. Tonight she gets angry over it again and decides to go to a relative's house while we're drinking by ourselves. Chris went to drop her off and come back but that never happened. He came back with her and called to say she had to be there and we're getting different beer (what she wants). I politely told him I'd rather stay home. This sounds like Chris is just whipped (he is) but it's more. His girlfriend can be perfectly nice or angry at any moment. She switches between them randomly and without notice. She is angry most of the time, but can be nice on occasion. I do not like to be yelled at by anyone, especially her and for no reason. I think she may be undiagnosed bipolar. I wish she'd seek treatment because it's affecting Chris and his ability to hang out with me. There's no polite way to say "I don't like being around you, so I won't be coming over tonight." I'm an adult and I can choose who to be around in my free time. I do not choose her, it's too stressful and angry around her. This all just bothers me and if she reads this she'll be angry with me, but I fully expect it. Nothing I've said is wrong in any way, I just had to get it off my chest. Until tomorrow.. --------