Aaron and Kris

My best friend Aaron has what some might call and on off again relationship. It started sometime in 1998 or 1999 and is pretty much still going on. Kris, the girl, was a bartender at this bar, 'The G' we went to all the time. And when I say all the time, I mean anytime they were open, we were there.

We had been going there for awhile and eventually, Aaron and Kris started dating on some level. It wasn't like one of those 'he looked into my eyes' relationships. It was more like, 'since were the only two straight people here, we might as well have sex' types of relationships. Kris was a really nice chic. A fag hag, but a pretty nice gal. She always hooked me up with drinks and never got upset if I tried to grab her ass*. Aaron was convinced she could take me in a fight since she was 5'10" 155.

There relationship was meant for Dr Phil. The whole thing consisted of Kris ignoring Aaron while other people were around, Aaron leaving the club pissed off and Kris calling him around 4:00 when she was off work to apologize, than finally come over and sleep with him. Aaron would go to work the next day, bitch about how tired he was, brag about the great sex, and do it again the next day. Hurrah Air Force!

That went on for some time. Aaron always had a plan to break it off. One time he was actually able to carry it out for a short period. He gave a well prepared break up speech and ended it. He said he just couldn't handle the drama anymore. Which is total bullshit. Aaron loves drama more than any dude I've ever met. A day or two later, Kris saw him at the bar and approached him with tears in her eyes, giving him every reason in the world to take her back. Giving him the whole 'your the best thing in my life' BS. Well, that was enough to make Aaron crack. "What was I gonna say?" Aaron asked me a couple of days later, to which I responded " Are you done yet? No, really, are you done?" But Aaron's a sucker for some tears and the chance at some steady ass, so they were back together that night.

I can't remember which one left Fairbanks first, but eventually they both left. Aaron moved to KC and then to Tampa. Kris moved to where ever crazy chicks move to, which in this case is to where ever Aaron was living at that time.

At some point Kris tracked Aaron down in New England. She got a boob job and lost a few pounds and of course Aaron couldn't resist himself. Well that wonderful meeting in New England led to one of the most pathetic agreements ever "If were not married by the time were 40, lets get married."

If you are a man and are not married or engaged, please understand this, marriage is extremely important to women. Its important to men as well, but we don't think about what tux we are going to wear or what color dresses our bridesmaids are going to wear. Women know this shit, and its important to them. And the moment they tell you its not, tell them they are lying.

Anyways, after the agreement, it gave Kris the green light to follow Aaron where ever he went to ensure that he didn't get married before he was 40.

She would eventually move to Florida. In an extremely bold move she asked Aaron if she could stay at his place while she found a place to live. The catch? Aaron had an extremely jealous girlfriend (who, according to doctors, was much crazier than Kris) who wasn't really pumped about Kris moving into Aaron's house. So that situation lasted for a couple of weeks until Aaron's girl friend nixed it.

Kris moved out, but stayed in Tampa for awhile, but gave up when Aaron wouldn't let go of his girlfriend or really give her the time of day.

But now, Kris is back! She has moved back to the Tampa area. Only 7 years left until her wedding day. Oh, and what a wedding it will be.

*Alicia, this was way before we met.