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Selfish people SUCK (1 Viewer)

shadyridr

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I have a long time "friend". Lets call him Bob. Bob is a selfish #####. Has been as long as Ive known him. Only cares about himself and doesnt care how any of his decisions impact other people.

I have numerous examples of him not giving a ####. Over the years Ive basically stopped hanging out with Bob because of how selfish he is but he still gets roped into a few things among our circle of friends. Also, most people realize Bob is a selefish ##### too but still invite him for whatever reason.

So here's the latest example of what a selfish ##### Bob is...

We were invited to a bachelor party of a mutual friend of ours. Mutual friend (lets call him Tim) debated inviting Bob because of how he is but decided to invite him anyway. Attending this bachelor party requires an overnight stay at a hotel. Tim's friend Otis is the one planning the whole bachelor party. He mass texted everyone telling them the plans and Bob didnt respond until weeks later that he was in. So now with headcount in mind, Otis booked 3 rooms. The cost of the 3 rooms was divided by 12 people and include's Bob. Otis mass texted everyone the cost pp and asked everyone to confirm that they were staying (Otis can still cancel rooms until 24 hours prior to the event if people back out). A few people backed out, most people confirmed as is often the case with these things. What did Bob do? He never responded. 2 weeks have passed. I saw Bob last week and he asks me if I am staying over night and I said I am and he tells me he's still undecided. WTF? Does he not realize if he backs out now the cost will go up pp? Does he not think other people should know this going into the event? Heck if more people back out Otis might be able to cancel one of the rooms and everyone's cost would go down? No because he's selfish. And FYI Ive known Bob a really long time and he has ZERO intention of staying. He never wants to stay over night. So instead of just saying hes not staying, he will wait until day of event and basically just leave at the end of the night and drive all the way home leaving all of us to pick up the extra $ owed for the rooms.

*FYI names have been changed to protect the innocent and this has nothing to do with any FBGs.

 
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So basically 3 rooms with 12 people = 4 guys per room = 2 guys per each queen bed.

Sounds more like neal and bob to me.

 
The move is to not let him keep people hanging.

Otis needed to say "in or out - decide now. If I don't have payment by XXX, you're out"

 
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The move is to not let him keep people hanging.

Otis needed to say "in or out - decide now. If I don't have payment by XXX, you're out"
This, I had to organize one of these things last year and when we came across each decision I basically said "Let me know by MM/DD if you are in, if I don't hear back I am assuming you are out"

 
Hanging around with a "friend" you don't really like.


Passive-aggressively complaining about the "friend" rather than being frank with him.

Are you are that you're a Footballguy?
 
Hanging around with a "friend" you don't really like.


Passive-aggressively complaining about the "friend" rather than being frank with him.

Are you are that you're a Footballguy?
"friend" may or may not be an inlaw of mine. "friend" to everyone else.

 
The move is to not let him keep people hanging.

Otis needed to say "in or out - decide now. If I don't have payment by XXX, you're out"
This, I had to organize one of these things last year and when we came across each decision I basically said "Let me know by MM/DD if you are in, if I don't hear back I am assuming you are out"
I just told Otis to send one final text with these exact instructions. Bob can still come if he doesnt respond but he will not have a room. Thanks

 
So basically 3 rooms with 12 people = 4 guys per room = 2 guys per each queen bed.

Sounds more like neal and bob to me.
There is no way I would do that -- I would spend the cash to get my own room

 
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So basically 3 rooms with 12 people = 4 guys per room = 2 guys per each queen bed.

Sounds more like neal and bob to me.
There is no way I would do that -- I would spend the cash to get my own room
Its really not that bad. Done it many times before. You really only spend a few hours in the room sleeping after hitting the club and gambling all night.
Do you spoon?
Depends on how hot the guy is

 
If this is AC Saturday nights are a freaking ripoff for rooms.

Crappy rooms go for like 300 bills

 
Ya i am too old at this point to share a room....if my bro comes we will split a room....if not I get my own....being old sucks but being able to afford my on room is great. Tell you "buddy" he is on his own. Also, does one person really matter that much? Sounds like you all are creating this problem.

 
So basically 3 rooms with 12 people = 4 guys per room = 2 guys per each queen bed.

Sounds more like neal and bob to me.
There is no way I would do that -- I would spend the cash to get my own room
Its really not that bad. Done it many times before. You really only spend a few hours in the room sleeping after hitting the club and gambling all night.
Do you spoon?
Depends on how hot the guy is
I assume you're the little spoon?

 
So you guys would spend $500 instead of $100 just to have your own room? And that's on top of gambling money, drinks at the club, and dinner? Hey is your call but I'll save the extra money just to be inconvenienced for a few hours

 
Some people are selfish types. Some people are passive aggressive types. Both types are ###holes.

If someone has an issue with Bob, they should deal with Bob instead of making a dumb thread about it... unless it's Friday.

 
I'm of the no more than 2 guys in a room mentality normally except when 1 night in AC. You check in at 4 or 5. Hit dinner.

Gamble. Maybe change and hit a club. Roll into the room randomly between 3 to 5 am and leave at 10 the next morning.

And ac overcharges for rooms. That cost more than when I stayed at aria and the Venetian

 
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I have a brother in law who I don't think is selfish (my belief is that his wife pressures to either not go or come home early) but habitually commits to doing things then backs outlast minute sticking us with his share. We solved the problem by just making him pay ahead of time and giving him a deadline to coincide with when we can't get a refund. Last golf trip he backed out the day before we were supposed to leave and it was no big deal because he had already paid his share and it was just his loss.

 
So you guys would spend $500 instead of $100 just to have your own room? And that's on top of gambling money, drinks at the club, and dinner? Hey is your call but I'll save the extra money just to be inconvenienced for a few hours
Actually I probably wouldn't go at all. Bachelor parties used to be held in the same city as the groom and most of the guys lived in the same city. Those that didn't stayed with friends.

Now it has to be a destination and everyone has to spend thousands of dollars.

 
I would sleep on the floor, but I actually like sleeping on the floor.

 
If this is AC Saturday nights are a freaking ripoff for rooms.

Crappy rooms go for like 300 bills
borgata
So 4 bills
499 plus tax. The reason the total cost is slightly less is because of my borgata rewards
that is absurd....you can stay at the St Regis for that amount. Is that normal or is sthing going in the weekend you are there? Last time I went to Vegas i got a suite for 300 per night...
 
ZERO chance I'm sharing a bed with another grown man at this point in my life. The only way I'd consider it was if it was one of my brothers and it was an absolute emergency situation.

Assuming you're not a bunch of single guys out trying to pull some tail, sharing a room is fine I guess. But I'm spending the $$ for my own bed.

 
So you guys would spend $500 instead of $100 just to have your own room? And that's on top of gambling money, drinks at the club, and dinner? Hey is your call but I'll save the extra money just to be inconvenienced for a few hours
Actually I probably wouldn't go at all. Bachelor parties used to be held in the same city as the groom and most of the guys lived in the same city. Those that didn't stayed with friends.

Now it has to be a destination and everyone has to spend thousands of dollars.
This. I went to a buddy's bachelor party up in Foxwoods a few years ago. His buddies were kind of a split between about 6 guys he knew growing up, and 2 of us from college. The other guy bailed, so it was literally, me, my buddy, and 6 dudes I'd never met before. I ended up asking housekeeping for a cot so I could avoid sleeping with some random dude.

Don't get me wrong, they were all cool guys...but I make good money. I don't feel like sharing a bed with some drunk guy I met 12 hours before.

And to Godsbrother's point, I agree 100%...I'd rather use my money and my time off for my own purposes. I'm not doing this long-weekend, flight needed, expensive hotel, $12 drinks crap. Call me selfish, call me Bob, but I'll go to your bachelor party if you keep it reasonable. I went camping and fishing with 3 buddies for mine. We spent maybe $500 total for the weekend...campsite rental, tons of beer and food. It was awesome. If you're really good friends, you really don't need much to have a good time.

 
Split a room with two other guys on a trip to AC aBout 10 years ago. The room had two queen size beds. Two of the guys each got a bed and the third got the comforters off the beds to make a makeshift nest in the hallway.

 
So you guys would spend $500 instead of $100 just to have your own room? And that's on top of gambling money, drinks at the club, and dinner? Hey is your call but I'll save the extra money just to be inconvenienced for a few hours
Actually I probably wouldn't go at all. Bachelor parties used to be held in the same city as the groom and most of the guys lived in the same city. Those that didn't stayed with friends.

Now it has to be a destination and everyone has to spend thousands of dollars.
This. I went to a buddy's bachelor party up in Foxwoods a few years ago. His buddies were kind of a split between about 6 guys he knew growing up, and 2 of us from college. The other guy bailed, so it was literally, me, my buddy, and 6 dudes I'd never met before. I ended up asking housekeeping for a cot so I could avoid sleeping with some random dude.

Don't get me wrong, they were all cool guys...but I make good money. I don't feel like sharing a bed with some drunk guy I met 12 hours before.

And to Godsbrother's point, I agree 100%...I'd rather use my money and my time off for my own purposes. I'm not doing this long-weekend, flight needed, expensive hotel, $12 drinks crap. Call me selfish, call me Bob, but I'll go to your bachelor party if you keep it reasonable. I went camping and fishing with 3 buddies for mine. We spent maybe $500 total for the weekend...campsite rental, tons of beer and food. It was awesome. If you're really good friends, you really don't need much to have a good time.
can it be a bachelor party without strippers or strip club?

 
Bunch of homophobes in here. Maybe I'm just cheap but nothing wrong with sharing a $500 room with a few buds for 1 night. If you're out gambling and what not you'll likely roll in around 4am and catch a couple of hours of sleep. Hell I can pass out on the floor for a few hours to save a few hundred dollars.

 
Bunch of homophobes in here. Maybe I'm just cheap but nothing wrong with sharing a $500 room with a few buds for 1 night. If you're out gambling and what not you'll likely roll in around 4am and catch a couple of hours of sleep. Hell I can pass out on the floor for a few hours to save a few hundred dollars.
I don't think it has anything to do with being homophobic, rather some of us aren't cheap and/or can afford our own room.

 
So you guys would spend $500 instead of $100 just to have your own room? And that's on top of gambling money, drinks at the club, and dinner? Hey is your call but I'll save the extra money just to be inconvenienced for a few hours
Actually I probably wouldn't go at all. Bachelor parties used to be held in the same city as the groom and most of the guys lived in the same city. Those that didn't stayed with friends.

Now it has to be a destination and everyone has to spend thousands of dollars.
This. I went to a buddy's bachelor party up in Foxwoods a few years ago. His buddies were kind of a split between about 6 guys he knew growing up, and 2 of us from college. The other guy bailed, so it was literally, me, my buddy, and 6 dudes I'd never met before. I ended up asking housekeeping for a cot so I could avoid sleeping with some random dude.

Don't get me wrong, they were all cool guys...but I make good money. I don't feel like sharing a bed with some drunk guy I met 12 hours before.

And to Godsbrother's point, I agree 100%...I'd rather use my money and my time off for my own purposes. I'm not doing this long-weekend, flight needed, expensive hotel, $12 drinks crap. Call me selfish, call me Bob, but I'll go to your bachelor party if you keep it reasonable. I went camping and fishing with 3 buddies for mine. We spent maybe $500 total for the weekend...campsite rental, tons of beer and food. It was awesome. If you're really good friends, you really don't need much to have a good time.
can it be a bachelor party without strippers or strip club?
Age < 25, Nope. We needs the #######

Age > 25, Sure.

Believe me...when I was in my early 20's, I fully expected my bachelor party to be the epic stuff of legend. By the time I got married at 33, the thought never crossed my mind. I just wanted to spend some time with my buddies.

 
Bunch of homophobes in here. Maybe I'm just cheap but nothing wrong with sharing a $500 room with a few buds for 1 night. If you're out gambling and what not you'll likely roll in around 4am and catch a couple of hours of sleep. Hell I can pass out on the floor for a few hours to save a few hundred dollars.
I don't think it has anything to do with being homophobic, rather some of us aren't cheap and/or can afford our own room.
This.

What's the point of waking up at 6 every day, working 40+ hour weeks, dealing with stupid people, etc if your "Me time" is gonna involve sharing a hotel room bed with another sweaty drunk guy? What's next.....are we going to start sitting in eachother's laps at football games so we can split the cost of the ticket?

Maybe if I was married with 2 kids and scraping by trying to save for college, I'd see the appeal of splitting a $500 room. But at this point in my life, I'd rather spend the extra $150-300 on my own bed.

 
Bunch of homophobes in here. Maybe I'm just cheap but nothing wrong with sharing a $500 room with a few buds for 1 night. If you're out gambling and what not you'll likely roll in around 4am and catch a couple of hours of sleep. Hell I can pass out on the floor for a few hours to save a few hundred dollars.
I don't think it has anything to do with being homophobic, rather some of us aren't cheap and/or can afford our own room.
This.

What's the point of waking up at 6 every day, working 40+ hour weeks, dealing with stupid people, etc if your "Me time" is gonna involve sharing a hotel room bed with another sweaty drunk guy? What's next.....are we going to start sitting in eachother's laps at football games so we can split the cost of the ticket?

Maybe if I was married with 2 kids and scraping by trying to save for college, I'd see the appeal of splitting a $500 room. But at this point in my life, I'd rather spend the extra $150-300 on my own bed.
:goodposting:

All this plus I'm secretly scared I might like it if I try it once.

 
If he does not confirm, he is out. Why is this hard?
This...it's pretty simple. Whomever is arranging should just collect payment for the rooms before the cancellation period is over. (or heck...if everyone BUT Bob is reasonable, just tell Bob this is how it happens)

If you pay, you've got a room...nobody is out of luck, nobody gets stiffed with someone's unpaid share.

If you don't pay, you can still come, but you're on your own for a room.

This keeps those who want a deal happy, and lets those who want to decide last minute do so without inconveniencing others.

 

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