Robert Akers: 1992-2002
Robert joined Lynnette and me for the movie last evening. Afterwards, we went to get food and he came to hang out with us and catch up on things. In the middle of dinner the girlfriend/witch called him. He started talking to her and I heard him say, “We can talk. It’s just Charles and Lynnette.” The signal on the cellphone kept cutting out, so he decided that he needed to be somewhere else to get a better signal. So, he ditched us. Just like that. Said “gotta go” and walked out the door. It upset us both that our companionship at that moment seemed to mean so little. Let me explain …

I hate change, especially where close friends are concerned. Robert and I have been good friends since we met in 1992 and we became even closer several years ago. We would spend practically every Saturday or Sunday on the hiking trails in the area or we were off to catch a movie. Then he met Jan. Now, I only see him once every couple of months (if that often). That’s why I am so pissed about last night. What makes the current situation frustrating is that he is giving his time and energy over to someone who will only hurt him in the end. She has cheated on him several times already. They have broken up only to get back together again and again. There is a definite pattern of behavior that has repeated itself several times already. I have a very harsh view of Robert’s current situation. I know love make you become irrational and do strange things. But, you think that he could put her on hold for one evening so that we could catch up. It saddens me to see him slip more and more out of my life and there doesn’t seem to be anything I can do to stop it.