Two weekends in a row I have gone out with a group of people where two people in the group leave
giving everyone the impression they are going to hook up. Both instances lead to several conversations
the following day about the extent of the hook-up or conversations about whether they did or
didn't...what I like to call Hook-Up Gossip. Rarely do these conversations take place with any of the
two individuals involved in the make-out-fest.
Additionally, during several projects I've been on at work, any rumors about people hooking up would
spread around like a couple girls I knew in high school. I can't tell you how much I enjoy these types
of situations and conversations.
Hook-Up Gossip typical takes place at work or with groups of friends and I love it.
Of course, that was until I became a citizen of Hook-Up Nation.
When that happened, I was the subject of water cooler talk and I hated coming to work. I hated my job,
let alone all the other stuff that was taking place: whispers here, chuckles there. All this happened
a few years ago though.
"Don't ask me about last night or you'll make me angry."
Since then, I haven't been the subject of any workplace Hook-Up Gossip (not that I didn't try with
some girls). I was involved in other non-workplace Hook-Up Gossip that continues to provide an
enormous amount of enjoyment to my friends.
When I was working out in Atlanta a few months ago, a good friend, Dave, was involved in one of these
situations. The next day, a few of us grilled him about it and he wouldn't talk. The nerve of him right?
Well, rumors spread and by the end of the day, Dave was clearly agitated. A couple days later I asked him
again and he started to get a little peeved. I just wanted to talk to him about it though since it gave me
a good laugh, I didn't think he'd get that upset about it. I needed a little less Incredible Hulk from
him and a little more Bruce Banner.
It was during this time I had an epiphany...
For all the enjoyment that we get out of workplace or any type of Hook-Up Gossip, it is only natural that
we are topic of Hook-Up Gossip as well. Furthermore, being the subject for a little while is price that
we must pay to enjoy all the times when we weren't involved in the gossip and only talked about it.
It's kind of like being a wingman, you sometimes have to take one for the team and other times your
wingman will take one for you. It's just a fact of working and hanging out with people, sometimes you'll
be the subject of rumors and other times you'll be the one spreading the rumors. Doesn't matter which
one, it's all part of the cycle of gossip life.
Did anyone even see this movie?
Gossip about friends hooking up is hilarious. Even more hilarious when your friend hooks up with
some that isn't attractive or has a bad personality. It's great and gives everyone else tons of enjoyment.
In the past, if this happened, I'd try to be discreet about it or not talk about it, but now, I tell
my friends. In fact, the more horrible the experience is or the drunker I was, the more funnier it will
be. Embarrassed? Of course I'm embarrassed, but embarrassment is no justification to limit the enjoyment
of your friends and co-workers. The least you can do is to provide some humor and amusement for friends
every once in a while. Seriously, how much fun is it to bring it up when your buddies slum it with some
less-than-attractive girl? Or if you're at a wedding and two single people hook-up that night? Just
because you're the buddy that happens to slum it one night or because you are one of the parties in the
wedding hook-up, doesn't discount the hilarity of the situation.
So you see, if you happen to be get into one of these circumstances, don't worry about. Tell your friends
everything and take all of their insults in stride. At some point, it'll happen to them, and then you'll
be laughing.
