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selfish or unfair?

  • 11-02-2007 4:58pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    I've been seeing this guy for about 4 months. He works in the catering industry. I have a very basic idea of what his job involves, but I find myself getting bored when he goes into it too much.
    He says that I'm boring and unambitious for not wanting to understand what his job is about, and for backing out when he wants to "teach me" about it.

    The thing is, he only knows that I am a chemist and my job involves working in the lab.

    Am I being selfish, not wanting to know more about his job, or is he being unfair expecting me to, when he's not really interested in mine?


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  • #2
    kaalgat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭kaalgat


    What would his reaction be if you were to drag him into the lab to "teach" him how to make a Grignard reagent or carry out a Diels Alder reaction?


  • #3
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Tell him to "Get stuffed"

    eH? eh? See what I did there? :D


  • #4
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Hehe, when u put it that way..
    He'd tell me to get lost i think


  • #5
    kaalgat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭kaalgat


    Well. :rolleyes:
    Problem solved then.


  • #6
    Sony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭Sony


    If he has something to get off his chest about work, fair enough it might be nice to lend him an ear the odd time but personally I cant stand talking about work outside of the workplace, its bad enough with people from the same job but you've nothing in common with him it seems when it comes to his work so he cant expect you to be interested if he's always talking about it.....the next time he brings it up Id ask him how he'd like it if you went on about the lab all the time and be straight with him...tell him as polite as possible that talking about work isnt youre ideal way of spending time with your boyfriend....cause thats just....boring!!

    He should get the message then


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