+ 1 romantic relationship = - 2 close friendship

I was watching Matthew Santoro's video. For every romantic relationship, one loses 2 close friends. Apparently there's no such thing as bros before whores.

Exchanging 2 close friends with a girlfriend? Hmmmmm... Would I? I can't answer that question. For now, it's friendship. But who knows about the future.

If you're at the other end, the receiving end, you would know how true it is. I've been in a lot of such situations. It's either I avoid that friend or that friend avoids me. It's awkward to be friend with someone who is married/in a relationship/engaged.

Becoming the third wheel is not a pleasant. In this region, a third wheel is often referred as 'mosquito coil' or 'lamp post'. Mainly because, people usually go for a date at night, which is dark (obviously) and mosquitoes are active at night. One would tell their parents that she is going out with a girl friend, when actually the girl friend is just a scapegoat or a ticket to go out at night.

I know it's true that for one romantic relationship, one have to sacrifice 2 friendship. A former best friend of mine. We were not in a good term after he got into a serious romantic relationship. By serious, I meant that they have consummated their relationship. Well, they were sleeping together and the next day I discovered used condom in the bin.

Things went spiraling down, like an airplane in deep stall. And we never talk to each other. And most of our mutual friends. I would prefer be a hermit if the whole humankind extinct and the only survivors are him, his girlfriend (maybe by now, she's his wife) and our mutual friends. Another reason why I hate going to the place we used to hang out.

After knowing that a research was done, it brings closure. Ironically, the research was back in 2010, the year we decided to end our friendship.

Well, c'est la vie. Maybe if that didn't happen, I would commit suicide because I am a lifeless doctor.

I'm still bitter but that's how lives goes.

(p/s I wish I am in Canada. I want to watch Remedy. A story on medical school drop out)