Old fashioned

[greybeta]

One day, my scheming roommate hypothetically asked me a question*:
Roomie: Would you be okay if one day I brought a girl to the room to sleep with me in my bed?
Me: Uh, no?
Roomie: Why not?
Me: Two words…child support.
Roomie: Dude, it’s not like we’re going to do anything. Why would you be so opposed to it?
Me: Hmmm, I can’t quite explain it at this moment.

But now I can explain a little better, and part of it is the fact that I was raised a Brimstone Baptist. Now that I think about it a little more, though, I see that my culture plays as big of a role, if not bigger.

A little caveat before I begin, my parents are olde fashioned. Sure there’s the new or American way of dating, but they know the old Vietnamese way.

See, things aren’t quite official until your parents meet their parents. And sleeping in the same bed, even if no funny stuff happens, would be considered going against that valuable tradition. It’d be tossing it aside and leaving it out to dry.

You can call me old fashioned.

One of my few remaining problems is finding a way to stop my scheming roommate’s ceaseless complaints of “I need a girl, Daniel. A hot girl.” Actually, that one might already be answered.

*this is not an exact transcript of the conversation

Comments

[miripanda.livejournal.com]

But you would'nt have a problem if you were out for the night, right? My best friend is living in a frustrating situation where her roommate refuses to allow a male visitor overnight, even when my gal was in a LDR, and this was a Once-Every-3-Months kind of visit. My gal's roommate could easily have slept in the other room of the suite that they share with 2 other girls, but was unwilling to do that because of her own moral code.

I completely understanding not wanting to be in the same room while your roommate and his gal swap fluids. Or play yahtsee, or WHATEVER, but I kind of can't understand why you'd be unwilling to give him a night alone every so often, provided he reciprocated whenever you wanted time alone (or with someone else).

[greybeta.livejournal.com]

If I am out of the room, I don't mind my scheming roommate doing what he wants. He's brought a girl over when I've gone home for the weekend before. It's not like I am heartless. I told him I'd go sleep in the suite if he put a rubber band on the door to warn me (actually, I told him to put up a do not enter sign hehehe).