how did you meet? ...oh we met through friends

you hear this conversation all of the time. a happy couple says they met "through friends." this should tell you one of two things:

a) they met in a bar when they went out with their friends. but they won't tell you that because they want to believe "you don't meet special people in bars" when that is the only reason to go somewhere and pay for overpriced drinks with your friends when you could all gather at home and get more drunk, and not worry about driving.

b) one of them was dating the other's friends before the attraction was "too strong" or they "grew closer" when mr. assed-out was away at school, the military, or work. most likely this mutual friend no longer exists in their lives. sometimes it's less of a home wrecking situation and your friend breaks up with someone and you go in for the kill.

anyway, i'm going to a bar tonight. here is my pick up line this evening:

"hi i'm chris balster."