To find be nauseated by the drama?

[VictorMildrew]

I'm up for being savaged here. I might just be being a miserable old git. But...

Woman in appeared in my "circle" through a work thing, and fairly promptly (3 months?) declared herself "in love" with someone also in my "circle". He didn't return these sentiments, so there ensued months and months on end of the most intense hand wringing I've ever seen.

Fine if she was 17, but we are mid 40s so I found it really hard to be sympathetic. No conversation wasn't about it. No night out passed without tears and drama. It was like the end of a 50 year marriage, just completely over the top. Not to mention these endless Facebook posts of song lyrics and inspirational quotes.

Five minutes later, she's in love with someone else. This time he feels the same (don't know him mind!) and six weeks in she's calling herself deeply in love. Then there's more song lyrics, excruciating photos of daft things like her carving their initials into things and it all just makes me want to roll my eyes.

So as I said she's in my "circle" and I've found myself avoiding things because I find it all so needlessly dramatic and phony I am practically repelled.

So am I a moody old cow?

No. I'm not jealous. I've got a lovely partner who I share loving moments with, without any need to share it with Facebook!

Partner just told me we've been invited to s dinner thing and I found myself making excuses. Is this a terrible reason not to like someone?

My husband had a friend and he fell head over heels in love about every 6 months for about 3 months. Every new lady was the one and there would be wedding talk and happy ever after. Sadly no relationship ever lasted long, But ‘their’ song was Cradle to the grave , U2. The song was their song for every lady and if romance lasted long enough for a holiday then he would always take them to same place. He was a lovely man and sadly passed away a few years ago, only early 50’s. He never had a long term relationship but I think he loved the thrill of the chase and the excitement of new love.

I work with 3 people who love the drama

They at one point or another where involved with each other-one woman got married to the man,had 2 kids,left him for a girlfriend,the girlfriend left for the man and promptly went back to the girlfriend,left the girlfriend and back to him-round and round we go

For the best part of 2 years,it's been this merry dance of who's shagging who,who's left who,who's back with who and mental health of all 3

Every bloody shift,something else has happened-fights,tattoos,holidays,phone calls to the police,they've all hit each other,a stabbing,6 proposals between them,a pregnancy,they kept throwing each other out-then taking them back,they've all stolen from each other,all 3 have taken overdoses for attention(they admit to this)-the list is endless

We all have to hear 'their side of the truth' even if we say we don't care and don't want to

They've involved everyone I work with,the bosses,the NHS,the police,social services and their families

Honest to God,I want to bang all their heads together and tell them to just walk away from each other but they wont

I'm knackered just hearing about it-god knows why everyone has to be dragged into it but we are

It's like watching a cross between a bad soap opera and a bad car crash

A bit of drama can be quite funny but OMG with the crying and dangerous drinking. It's like babysitting FFS.

Also why on EARTH do people post these sad quotes on Facebook? It makes my arsehole tighten from second hand embarrassment.

Not to mention people who wish EVERYONE happy birthday on social media - even their spouse - like its a public display.

And they always wish people happy birthday using a photo of them together. It always seems to me like blatant attention seeking.

I'm sure future generations are just going to cringe at us!