You should get a real life, and stop making up shit like this in your head, so much so that you actually believe it.

>^..^<

The "make it" is a bit vague. Does he mean suicide there or something less serious?

Just to be on the safe side, if it is suicide the best people to handle this are professional counselors. You could point him to organizations that deal with this. Or you could also call one up, tell them your situation and take it from there.

With regard to >^..^< that was rude. No matter what you feel about the blog, it's not decent and becoming to post such messages.

No offense meant I love your stories. But i get this sense of Deja Vu when I read some of them. I think its like wow that sounds just like a movie. Now u could actually be living a life like that...which is what makes your blog interesting. But sometimes u cannot help but think thats so fake.
I think a lot of ppl will jump up and defend you. but I dont mean to put u down or anything just giving my opinion on things. and if u have a problem let me know.....if the rest of u have a problem....well too bad!!!!Meanwhile why doesnt the hand surgeon just go and play with his hand.....His new GF PALMela would never leave him....

Go for it, it's not hot down here but it's not as cold as NYC.

Great start for a short story! If there was a tv show with such great plots I might buy a television. My life is dull by comparison, for which I am eternally grateful.

All the world's a stage ladies, so why don't y'all lighten up a tad.

Boredom is the enemy.

Alexa, while it is nice to be able to support someone you care about...can you really act his wife, share his bed, pretend your in love with him...
...he needs to be a man, to stand up, not neccessarily tall and tell his family the truth, will it hurt: sure. But I bet the family rally's around him...
...and it won't be like that when they find out, and they will, then they will feel nothing but betrayal.

And I don't care whether you make this stuff up or not, I enjoy your writings and have even when I was hidding behind another alias.

hafta agree with Indiana, yeah the truth hurts and he's gotta own up for himself rather than faking it + getting u to fake it for him, thats kinda low

furthermore you need your time with your family as well

Agree with Indiana and xman: Don't go. Well, maybe a couple of days to do the playoffs game, but don't be "Tanya". Only go to support your friend, but DO NOT enable!

My gut feeling on this is that "S" didn't get left because of the hospital or anything like that, it was because of him. His personality, relationship skills, etc etc. You can be compassionate about it and support him, but he needs some tough love. And that means being a man and dealing with the situation.

Run in the opposite direction...you will have enough drama with your own family... The "hawks" will get eaten up anyway...

Family before work, Family before pleasure, Family for the holidays. In my time away from my family creating my own life this has been a lesson I have learned that has continuously rung true and left me happy, every time! Jeregano's two meager cents.

Further, family will probably want to see pictures. They want the Newlyweds to show wedding photos, vacation photos, they'll want you to know the stories he's already told them. A faux southern accent doesn't make you a southern girl, they'll want to know about your small town life in alabama, not just the cliches and stereotypes that will come so easily to your mind when pressed. All that and, I agree with Indiana, S MUST be a man. Stand up, be honest, they are his family. All that and my previous statement probably brings it up to a full nickle. Jeregano

that is nothing more than a control game. If you dont _______ I will ______
The man needs serious mental help and that should be a big red flag

I love this blog but I have to agree...this one sounds far-fetched. Maybe Christmas is a slow time for escorts?

Let's face it: people in desperate situations do desperate things. i had a boss who was about to be drug tested by the company we worked for and she approached me to see if she could "borrow" some of my urine. another time she slept through an important meeting, and when i finally got her on the phone, she asked me to pretend i was her and meet with the guy anyway.

don't enable him alexa! he's got to deal with his own messes.

First, you need to tell him that if his family won't show him any compassion, then they are the *last* people he needs coming over at this time in his life... Second, he needs to see a therapist to help work out his greif... (And it *is* greif - the death of a relationship is no less crushing than the death of a person... In both cases, that person is lost to you...) And third, don't even *consider* going there, no matter what the inducement (or threat)... He needs a very different sort of professional to help him deal with his issues... Right now, it sounds like he is willing to cling to anyone who will be his liferaft - but in those situations, both of you *always* sink...

I just about think this blog is bullshit anyway, but it always makes for good reading. I think you should go with him and when you and his family sit down for christmas dinner, stand up and announce that you are a call girl and are jtst in town for the game and the free food. Then see if he blows his brains out. Dumbass, nothing personal Alexa if this shit is real but who in their right mind would trust an escort in a delicate situation like this? Just do what i said and maybe what happens next will teach him to grow up and face the world.

Damn, some of you people are vicious!!! Did Congress pass a law and outlaw compassion while I wasn't looking?

IF the damn story is true, and since she already said the guy is a friend of hers, not a client, then I personally think it should be up to her to decide whether he is in serious danger of hurting himself or not.

I also rather seriously doubt that all of you who are casting aspersions have perfect lives and perfect relationships. I'm glad I'm not in trouble and looking to one of you for support.

Hope it all works out Alex and have a happy holiday whatever you decided to do. I just hope they aren't ruined by the fact that the Hawks are going down hard!!!! LOL

Can you possibly be in two places at once? Well I know of course you can't but it would have made it so much easier wouldn't it? Face it: the guy is lonely and you nestling in a few hours of comfort isn't going to change that. It might make it go away for a few hours but in the end it will still be there. Your "obligation" (for lack of a better word) is to be with your family and find some relaxation yourself. I'm sure that by this time of year you're already getting several calls from past clients wanting to get together but it's the christmas season. So give yourself a gift and stop worrying! Your family is there to support you no matter what your ultimate decision may be. Even though you have chosen a different carrer path than the more popular choices your mother has always been there for you hasn't she? In everything you do. You have to have faith and believe that S's family will turn out to be the same. If he still doesn't believe you tell him that you'll fill out a special spot for him aftrer the holiday season is over. After all..you have to look after yourself (like emotionally) before you go looking after the needs of others. Have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS ALEXA! and know that you've helped so many people be allowing us to get to know you through your words of wisdom, humour, and compassion. Thanks from all of us readers!

Hey Alexa,

i think.. that he should just bite the bullet and tell his family the truth..
he should have a friend to help give him support during that time of telling his family the truth.. cuz it will be very hard on him..
does he have any friends out there.. to help him?

what he's asking you to do.. is too much to just fake it.. too many details to cover..

and it's not fair to ask you to drop your plans with your family..

i know that you wanna help him somehow.. but you should really encourage him to tell the truth.. and to find some sort of counseling to help him..

I have to admit, this one sent me right over the edge into not believing you anymore ... don't know why, but it's just becoming increasingly obvious to me that you're now creating stuff up out of whole cloth.

To anyone who lives in New York this reads like a piece from a low budget soap opera script. Fiction. Love it though. Keep it coming!

Funny how poeple wer jumping down my throat before about calling the author out. LOL.

To anyone who lives in New York this reads like a piece from a low budget soap opera script. Fiction. Love it though. Keep it coming!

Funny how people were jumping down my throat before about calling the author out. LOL.

I guess it's an occupational hazard for bloggers that there will always be those who don't (or don't want to?) believe them. Whatever happens, I hope Alexa is not discouraged by those kinds of comments from continuing her blog.

Personally I always try to be broad-minded. Because the world is vast. We can never be sure as to what can or cannot happen.

Real or fiction? What does that really have to do with this blog...or are we just pissed that we are caught-up in fiction? I like the reading...I have a laugh, feel the pain.... want to scream.
At the movies it would cost $20...here it's free. I am truly amazed that people seem offended by Alexa's choice of profession ...and they read the blog.... what’s up with that?
Thanks to you all for saving me the expense.... I have had many great hours of reading...and especially to you Alexa, Happy Holidays.... even though you are an old bald guy living in Iowa! Ha!

And if it is true? Truth is stranger than fiction.

Really... who gives a flying fig?

I know I've been accused of making up stories to put on my own blog. When I post fiction I say it is. I personally think y'all need to take a chill pill and just accept it for what it is and quit being a bunch of whiny bitches. I'm sure there are plenty of other blogs you could be reading.

And if she is making it up, she's got great continuity. Gotta give her credit there.

Regardless if his family thought it wasn't a good idea for him to get married so quickly, he was a big boy to make that choice. Pulling from an experience in my not so distant past... I met a man online. We also fell hard for each other quickly. He proposed and I accepted against my familys doubts and concerns. I heard it all too. "You don't really know each other." "Maybe you should live together first." "How can you marry a man that you met online" But against their protest we planned our wedding. He was from California and I am from Massachusetts. Needless to say, a month before the "big day" he called it all. Not just the wedding but our entire realationship. That was it, it was over and I was left there to tell the fam. Lord knows that after your heart has just been broken the last thing you want to hear is "I told you so". But it had to be done. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do. But my family was there for me with the love and support I needed to get through.
If his family cares about his feelings, as I'm sure they do, They will be senitive to him. Because regardless of their past opinions, no one ever wants to see the people they love, hurt.

What's with all the playa-hating. If you don' t like this stuff, move on....

Family first, always.
Especially since you had such a dramatic thanksgiving - best to take care of yourself first, make sure your family knows you love them and think of them still.
I know it's guiltwracking to watch a friend spiral down, but there isn't a whole lot you can do. Submitting to this lie even once leaves you open to do it again... and again... and before you know it you're in over your head with no idea how you got there.

Whatever you do, tread carefully!

What should you do?

Um - describe for me one time when carrying out some sort of ruse like this actually accomplished anything healthy?

Come on - just one.

Anybody?

poet, your requests are rapidly proving to be quite pointless

Let the guy sleep in his own bed and clean up his own mess.If someone is gullible enough to "fall in love" with someone on the Internet,what do you expect?
Suggest the name of a good therapist to him and tell him to grow a pair.

i don't know if i'm down with cleaning somebody mess...he's a grown man...what do you mean the family won't support him....i love family to death...but i can tell family to kiss my azz....you'll coming to my house...don't come with drama....good luck to ya...have a happy new year...