I humbly submit to your wisdom.

So... I just got a phone call from a gent who used to be a good buddy of mine. He's going through a painful divorce (literally painful, his wife stabbed him with a pair of scissors not long ago) and is coming up here for the weekend.

I am short of cash this month (I chipped in 400 bucks to help my nephew get wrist surgery for chronic injury.). I currently have just enough in the bank to drag my sorry butt till the end of the month. Without selling my blood.

The question is this... he desperately needs a good time. I can, for a small monetary fee that would wipe out my finances for the month and cause me to do the whole sell blood thing, set him up with a girl that would, for a short while, cause him to forget all of his problems and put one hell of a smile on his face. Should I do it?

I'm not saying if I do it I'll have to hunt and kill my own food for the rest of the month, I can possibly get by with what I have in the bank and in the worst case scenario sell blood a few times to make up the difference. What do my fellow inmates in Forumophilia think?

Gosh, man, you can't do that...that would be illegal. *totally straight face*


Ok, seriously though, my gut tells me no. First off, I'm not sure I would put myself in a financial bind for someone who "used to be" a good buddy of mine. (Did you mean to phrase it like that?)

Secondly, I'm not sure that's the kind of comfort I'd want coming off a painful divorce, (especially if the scissor wounds haven't fully healed yet!) Actually, I'd be pretty humiliated if my buddy thought I was so hard up he needed to pay to get me laid.

My advice would be to have some relaxants of choice, let him vent about the divorce, then go watch some live music somewhere. If the universe wants your friend to get some sexual healing, it will happen.

Just my two cents. You should be warned that I'm almost always completely wrong about everything. (Source: My wife.)

Have fun, though!

Nicely stated Agent420.
Maybe the wording was misinterpreted and the lad is still a mate but since he got the ball and chain you grew apart a bit?
Just thinking that could be the case and you're still good mates.

I agree that a night on the town is a good thing and I'd add going down to the local spirits store and pick up a bottle of; well as David Lee Roth so elloquently stated, "Anything".
Plunk that sucker down on the table with a couple of glasses and keep pouring 'til it's gone.
Then hit the town (if it's close - no driving!), and see a band.
Music does wonders for the soul, just ask Frankenstein
And chicks dig bands and get all hot and bothered at shows (mucho experienco there ), maybe he'll find someone to drain his balls...

I'm guesing there's no credit cards in your wallet so you have to be careful.
Is this guy worth your blood?
If you know, you already have your answer.

Cheers and good luck.

IMO, bad idea.

May I suggest that you invite him to your home, sit him down and let him talk. It will make him feel a lot better in the long run than seeing a hooker. (That might depress him in his current mental state). Talk may be free but showing someone you care by taking the time to listen is priceless.

I'm gonna have to go with the other route. Bring him over, get drunk, let him talk, then get him laid. He doesn't need to know you paid for it. A little blood for a lad is a small price to pay.

Good news everyone! (Said in best Professor Farnsworth from Futurama voice) I just found out this is a moot point. I talked to him on the phone today and while he's very enthusiastic about finding a lady of the evening (cough cough) he also let me know that he will be coming up here with about a thousand bucks in his wallet. While I am no expert on the economy of priced booty I think I can rest easy that he has more then enough money to get himself laid if he wants too.

I had already purchased some good booze to sit back and drink away with him when he came up here for the visit. I wouldn't have worried about getting him laid but he brought that up in our first phone call; that he hadn't been laid in about a year and it was driving him nuts. However, if he can not get laid (multiple times) on a grand then there is nothing I can do to help him.

Thanks for the advice everyone.

If things where you are are anything like where I am, according to people in the know, "massage parlors" run about $200 for full service. You get a shower and massage as well. So for a grand, he could probably get a menage if he wants and still come out with half his bank roll left over.

I also think it's a bad idea.

If you really want to do something to lift his spirits, think of a way to do it on the cheap. It IS possible that if you spend a lot of money on the guy it could back fire with him resenting you because of his guilt for "taking" your money. It happens, especially with guys. Or worse it provides a temporary high that then lets him crash even harder and lower than before!

Maybe it's shooting hoops every weekend, maybe it's beer and pizza once a week. Something recreational to take his mind off things. Something he can look forward to. Always need something to look forward to. Physical activity can be beneficial in lots of ways, physically and emotionally. And it's cheap! lol $20 for a basketball if you don't have one!

The previous suggestion about having a talk with him is a good one as well, but he may not be the talking type, not many guys are. Another nice thing about shooting hoops is that if it's just the two of you shooting around, you can talk while you play and that's when he may get some things off his chest. A bad but sorta accurate example is in the movie "Along Came Polly"

Good luck. Good on you for being willing to help him out.