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The Vine: May 10, 2001

Submitted by on May 10, 2001 – 9:25 PMNo Comment

Hi Sars

How do I tell a girl politely to get lost. She totally screwed up my life; she used me like a bank machine and taxi service. I left university and I moved 90 miles just to get away from her. Now, six months later, I have a job, my own place, cool stuff, and she wants to move back in with me again. I can’t seem to escape the guilt trip — if she is not working on me, she stalks my friends and tries to get them to agree with her. How do you deal with a giant bag of overbearing, soul-sucking, over-educated and unemployed spiritual cancer?

Painted into a corner

Dear Painted,

You don’t.You tell her to fuck off, you tell your friends to tell her to fuck off, you get an unlisted number, and you cut her dead.

The “politely” in the first sentence is your whole problem.If she’s as much of a bag as you say, you have no reason to sugarcoat it.Kick her for the field goal and don’t give her any more attention.

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