Saturday, 2 July 2011
the ex-boyfriend couch
it is not the couch that is the problem, really. it is what the couch represents. it is hard to explain to people why i hate this couch so much. they try to tell me who cares if "he" bought it with you, he is long gone and now it is your couch. but that is just it, he DID buy it with me. don't you get it? this is not just a couch...it is the first thing i see when i walk in the door of my house, it is what i sit on to write this blog even, or watch a movie, or make out with a boy on (which happens on rare occasion). he chose this couch. i didn't even want it. i am not a fan of leather couches. and i thought that the reclining seats were not useful. and it cost so much money. but he wanted it, and what he wanted he got. for 8 years what he wanted he got. and if he didn't he sulked, or caused a fight, or turned it around as if i don't let him do or get anything. he always made me feel like i was this horrible person that was depriving him of something when i disagreed with him. so to me this couch isn't just a couch, it represents 8 years. and i think it's time i sold it.
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Oh honey! It is TIME to sell that couch. Or take an axe to it! But I suppose if it was so expensive, you'd rather recoup some cash.
ReplyDeleteHow's this for a plan: go get a camera right now. No, seriously -- RIGHT NOW. Now take a picture of that couch, then grab your laptop and sit on the FLOOR in front of the couch and create a listing for the couch on Kijiji. Or on the board site. Or anywhere you want. And get rid of that thing! Then take the money you receive from it and buy yourself something you've always wanted but never let yourself indulge in. Doesn't matter WHAT it is. You deserve to get your own way. It could be another couch in the style you want (or you could just spend your own money on that later...this money has to be for YOU). It could be jewelry or clothing or artwork. It could be a pink toaster or a day at the spa. Whatever your heart desires. Because at the end of 8 years, you are still here standing tall and it's your turn to get what you want.