While I Was Away
filed in Man Stuff on Aug.09, 2009
About 2 years ago I had a rather interesting experience while I was away on vacation. Or rather, something rather interesting happened while I was away, and I only realized it when I got back. I considered writing this up as a story, but somehow it just suited itself so much better to a short video. So without further ado, I give you the first ever Man Vid entitled While I was Away. Enjoy!
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August 10th, 2009 on 4:24 pm
Cute – but since it's mostly text I'd rather read it in a blogpost ;)
August 10th, 2009 on 4:39 pm
Awesome soundtrack.
Do you mind providing a song list?
August 10th, 2009 on 4:58 pm
Man that's unfortunate.
August 10th, 2009 on 5:51 pm
Wow..just wow. But, how the hell did she not listen to the fact that you were leaving for Europe?
August 10th, 2009 on 6:06 pm
Man, too bad but probably best to find this out before you're married and have two kids and a mortgage. Forewarned is forearmed, they say.
The music choices were fantastic. Would you mind posting the tracks you used?
August 10th, 2009 on 7:17 pm
Hey man i just found someone just equal to me in view of love/women. I know what im talking about cause ive been in same things. But if she didnt listen to you well she "worthless" anyway. What the fuck man… Got wierd deja vu things here… Reminds me about the afrogirl i was together with 3.5 years… Its was so fucking amazing how girl really act and how they actually justifying that also…. U will find hell lots of better girl in future man with this lesson… Keep the fucking phone off anyway!!! No such good trip with phone off just backpacking :-)
August 10th, 2009 on 7:21 pm
FUCK YES! – That was a brilliant story, tbh good job you got rid of the girl… those nasty traits would have come out in the end.
August 10th, 2009 on 7:33 pm
Hey Louie, Songs are:
1. Klint – Diamond
2. Mirwais – Disco Science
3. Wir Sind Helden – Guten Tag
August 10th, 2009 on 7:38 pm
You, sir, have gotten my week off to a bangin' start.
This story is pure gold.
August 10th, 2009 on 8:39 pm
Why didnt you check ur email while you were in Europe? last time I checked they have internet cafes…
August 10th, 2009 on 8:47 pm
My jaw is still on the floor! Well played sir!
August 10th, 2009 on 8:54 pm
I'm so glad you put Wir Sind Helden on this. I hope you're a fan. Also I'm glad you didn't get back together. I was worried this would have a bad ending. :)
August 10th, 2009 on 9:13 pm
I had a long distance relationship with my Girlfriend for two years, and we called eachother every night.
When I say every night, I mean EVERY NIGHT.
One evening, I was pretty tired, so I figured I'd take a little nap before I called her.
…
I woke up at 6:30 AM with 7 texts, 10 voicemails, and 64 missed calls. First thing I did was call her… took me a while to convince her to let me listen to the voicemails. Boy, was THAT an adventure. Amazing, the range of emotions a little silence can invoke, isn't it?
August 10th, 2009 on 9:45 pm
This made my effing day. So amazing.
-Georgia
http://www.georgiaisyourfriend.blogspot.com
August 10th, 2009 on 10:03 pm
o.0
Fail on her part.
August 10th, 2009 on 10:11 pm
I don't believe this. 2 weeks and you couldn't go to an internet cafe for a few minutes? there were not any computer terminals at any of the hostels or hotels you were at? Bullshit.
August 10th, 2009 on 10:17 pm
Hey man what an idiot she was.
You should put up a picture of her so we can all see this freak of nature!
August 10th, 2009 on 10:19 pm
You didn't bother to call your girlfriend from the hotel phone for 2 weeks? Didn't turn your cell phone on for 5 minutes one night to check your texts?
Either this story is fake or you're a dumbass.
August 10th, 2009 on 10:22 pm
Why would you not stop at an Internet cafe for a few minutes or something? I honestly find this a little hard to swallow.
August 10th, 2009 on 10:38 pm
Backpacking is all about disconnecting from the internet people!
August 10th, 2009 on 10:39 pm
Good Story, I posted it on my site playusout.com
August 10th, 2009 on 10:59 pm
Ok, all I need to know is did she really screw her friend? Or was she just saying that to make you angry?
August 10th, 2009 on 11:09 pm
That was a great read, I caught the vid over at CollegeHumor, real or not, it was funny bro!
Kudos
August 10th, 2009 on 11:24 pm
Good job mate ! This girl was insane, and you did well.
Cheers !
August 10th, 2009 on 11:27 pm
If you're paying the money to backpack in europe, why the hell Would you be going to an internet cafe'?
August 10th, 2009 on 11:43 pm
LOL. "If you love me, you will not read all the other emails…" Of course he was going to read them, crazy woman.
August 10th, 2009 on 11:49 pm
Can't believe people are actually commenting to blame you for not contacting her during your trip.
August 11th, 2009 on 12:28 am
dude
1. great choice of music
2. that moment i read the part after ur ex went to ur mom's house, i couldn't stop laughing.
how in the world did she not know, selective hearing???
August 11th, 2009 on 1:34 am
WTF that girl is insane!!
August 11th, 2009 on 1:46 am
Yeah, pretty hilarious how people are finding this story "hard to believe" because he didn't go to an Interwebs cafe.
When you're backpacking through Europe, I'm pretty sure the last thing on your mind is, "Oh, I need to check my email!"
August 11th, 2009 on 1:50 am
Haha, nice.
What's the song at the end of the video called?
August 11th, 2009 on 1:55 am
Both of you and your girlfriend are stupid.
August 11th, 2009 on 1:57 am
This was one fantastic story! How is that Em thoose days? Watch your back, she sounds like a maniac. Cheers from Thailand
August 11th, 2009 on 2:03 am
I dont think she did something that was terribly wrong. Any girl would go through a range of emotions like these.. She kept emailing.. That shows that she loved him inspite of whatever she wrote.
August 11th, 2009 on 2:08 am
I would pay money to see the look on her face right after your mom told her.
August 11th, 2009 on 2:59 am
clearly fake
August 11th, 2009 on 3:58 am
I'm gonna say this is fake, (who doesn't call his girlfriend on a two week vacation, even on a pay phone?) but still pretty f'ing hilarious.
August 11th, 2009 on 4:52 am
1) This is the UGLY REALITY OF WOMEN WITH ANXIETY…and much of it can managed with therapy and training
2) Her anxiety makes her so damn irrational and lacking of self esteem that she instantly thinks he is cheating on her. Instead of investigating a more likely situation, it could have been an accident…and maybe he was lying injured in a ditch but all she does is think about herself.
That is the ugly reality of anxiety…most 'crazy biatches' are in fact women suffering from some form of anxiety disorder.
August 11th, 2009 on 4:58 am
Despite how connected I am in everyday life, I can totally respect your need to get away from it all during your backpacking trip.
I was also willing to give the girl the benefit of the doubt, but when she said in her last email, "If you really love me, you delete every email I've sent to you over the past week WITHOUT READING IT." (caps for emphasis), that was the tipping point. Good call.
August 11th, 2009 on 5:32 am
Well done sire, well done indeed. The beginning of my week just ended perfectly…
August 11th, 2009 on 6:05 am
Well done! Very good!
August 11th, 2009 on 6:34 am
Ha, very nice. The video was very well done as well. But I can't believe commenters are bitching at you for not calling her…It was pretty apparent that you believed she was aware you were gone. You don't go backpacking around Europe to spend your time chatting with your girlfriend back home.
And what a fucking bitch to just go and fuck one of her friends after a couple days of silence.
I hope she contracts a venereal disease, and I look forward to reading more of your blog.
August 11th, 2009 on 6:45 am
FAKE!! Nice way to get hits to your blog though buddy.
August 11th, 2009 on 8:20 am
the fact that the author is deleting comments that are asking for clarifications regarding some photos seen in the movie would point toward a fake. a simple "the photos are unrelated" would have helped, but the tale IS fake anyway. you just don't drop off the world for 2 weeks and people don't go nuclear that way so easily, except imaginary girlfriends for imaginative people.
August 11th, 2009 on 8:23 am
I am equally as amazed that she had no idea you were going to Europe as I am that you had no interest in how she was doing over two weeks.
August 11th, 2009 on 2:29 pm
What a complete load of bollox lol
Well done though!
August 11th, 2009 on 2:37 pm
Funny story. While the girl's reaction was over the top and pretty outrageous I can't help but thinking you are minimizing your responsibility in all this.
If this girl was trying to desperately contact you and believed you had ditched her she would have done the same thing that all girls do: talked about it incessantly with her friends. So for this story to be 100% plausible her friends never knew you were going to Europe either (or they all knew and all of them forgot).
Also neither she or any of her friends intersect at any time with your friends.
So at no time was anyone else (other than your mother) in your (hers and your) circle of friends aware that you were in Europe?
August 11th, 2009 on 2:51 pm
JD, if this was my old lady, i would be facing a life time in prison for kicking her ass. Not for her cheating but for her being so damn dumb.
August 11th, 2009 on 3:05 pm
Kinda hard to believe. Girlfriend not picking up on you leaving for 2 weeks. You sending a card to your grandparents but not to her. You having no contact with anyone whatsoever. Your friend not telling her where you are. Etc. etc. And people here who think she is crazy (if you believe the story at all), imagine the person you love leaving your life without a trace, and not for a few hours, but for 2 whole weeks.
Anywayz, apart from the flaws nice story.
August 11th, 2009 on 3:07 pm
If this is real (which with the internet being as it is, I doubt), I can sympathsize with her freaking out, and you deciding to break up with her because of everything that happened. However, posting all of this for the world to see? You're a dick.
August 11th, 2009 on 3:11 pm
This was awesome. Thanks for the laughs this morning!!
August 11th, 2009 on 3:14 pm
I call BS. That she didn't remember, that your buddy didn't say something and that you would leave for 2 weeks without sending a post card or spending 5 bucks on a phone call. Does not add up at all. Fakity fake fake fake.
August 11th, 2009 on 3:29 pm
Wow, I wouldn't think it was all that unusual not to contact people back home when I'm on holiday. Especially only two weeks – hell, if I wrote someone a postcard I expect that I'd be back home before the postcard arrived!
August 11th, 2009 on 3:33 pm
Great piece of fiction! Very entertaining.
August 11th, 2009 on 3:36 pm
It could be real, but could be fake. I think it's real, and I find it quite smart that you stopped the relationship.
If your girlfriend really doesn't know that you're in Europe, dispite that you've called her and talked to her, it's just stupid.
August 11th, 2009 on 3:41 pm
this was brillant =]
August 11th, 2009 on 3:43 pm
You just might be the counterpart to me (male version, of course). Seeking permission to provoke dialogue on my blog http://betweentimeanddreams.blogspot.com/ posting your travel video (with links to your site and flowing recognition) about love lessons learned. Nicely done.
xc
haha word verification for me to post this: "mated"
August 11th, 2009 on 3:47 pm
wonderful!
August 11th, 2009 on 3:55 pm
While I'm not saying the story IS true – it certainly could be.
My ex (for much the same reasons as in the story) missed that I was going out of town for a day on business. I told her four times during the week before, and then again when we went to bed the night before I left. She remembered before bed and wished me well. We fell asleep, I woke up early and left.
My cell battery died on the train en route, and I had left the charger at home. I had a great day, then came home to spot several of her friend's cars outside the house. I walked in, was screamed at by four women for being such a jackass and abandoning her, and replied with a simple "I was out of town for work all day and my cell died. You knew I'd be gone."
Her face melted. Her friends were stunned and she replied with "Don't check your messages".
150+ emails, 30+ voicemails, 900+ missed calls and 200+ text messages. Her and her friends.
I moved out while she was at work the next day.
August 11th, 2009 on 4:14 pm
Ok, she's insane, but next time you go to europe, get a europe based cell phone from callineurope.com. they mail it to you before you go, you mail it back when you get back, you have a cell phone to use in europe and the rates are pretty reasonable. seriously. not just for girlfriend emergencies but emergencies in general, it's a good idea.
August 11th, 2009 on 4:18 pm
Hi
' hope europe was nice. Don't worry, you will get over her but hopefully remember us with some nice spots.
O from Colognge, Germany
August 11th, 2009 on 4:22 pm
aaaahahahaha, sorry dude, i can imagine you woulda been upset at the time, but i find it quite funny, i also would like to know if she actually slept with her friend?
also, the comment before mine, classic, HI-LARIOUS.
August 11th, 2009 on 4:25 pm
Your post sounds much more plausible than this video.
He didn't cut himself off from the world like people have been saying on here, he sent his grandparents a postcard. Yet couldn't be bothered to send her one. BS. This is fake or you just didn't care for her anymore, and decided to be a dick.
And there's NO way that she could forget a 2 week backpacking vacation.
One day business trip? Maybe… but 2 week vacation no way. Nor would he not tell anyone. Not one friend. Or his friends are dicks too.
However, good post for hits.
however, she's equally as bad for cheating.
August 11th, 2009 on 4:28 pm
YEA, please just put that as a text post. That story has no business being a time and bandwidth wasting video. It's a good story though.
August 11th, 2009 on 4:38 pm
Real of fake, this made for a REAL GOOD morning read. Kudos.
As for Internet, I don't understand why you MUST check your emails when on vacation. It's vacation time. When people get away, they should GET AWAY. Not feel responsible to check voicemails, check emails, check texts, etc etc. .. Is there a social obligation? How about when there WASN'T the internet or cell phones.
Personally, when I go away, I just leave my itinerary with family, change my away msg on the phone and shut down everything.
Otherwise, everyone who needs to know I am away would have found out from me.
August 11th, 2009 on 4:41 pm
Obviously fake.
1. Where are the screenshots of emails / recordings of voicemails? That would have been much more amusing.
2. No gf forgets that her bf is going away for 2 weeks, especially the kind that leaves a million vm's/emails.
Yes, girls can be crazy, but this is fake fake fake…
August 11th, 2009 on 4:44 pm
This is great! But your way off base on your lessons learned!
Leave your phone on in Europe? Screw that, you told her… I'd say having your phone off saved you from a life with a psycho.
And careful dating passionate people? Passion and psycho are two different things. She didn't respond like that because she's passionate, she responded like that because she's insecure, controlling and NUTS.
I consider you lucky for having this situation so you can actually get out of this relatinship
August 11th, 2009 on 4:54 pm
I wonder if any of you have been on the other end of this dilemma?
A few years ago I was dating a girl who decided one day to stop answering my calls for 2 weeks. I knew she was under a lot of stress due to a family situation, so I understood to some degree. Still, it is an extremely frustrating feeling to have someone you care about lock you out of their life in that way. I didn't do anything too crazy like this person, just left one voicemail each day to check in and tell her I wanted her to call me. Haha, I admit it was a bit pathetic/desperate, but not psychotic.
In the end, she did call back but that's another story.
All I'm trying to say is put yourself in her shoes for a minute. Sure, she went way overboard (and if the story is true, is an idiot for forgetting something important like a trip to Europe), but I can sympathize with getting upset at a gf/bf who ignores your phone calls. I wouldn't find it strange at all to break up with someone who completely ignores you for a week.
August 11th, 2009 on 4:56 pm
JD, I'm going through a not-so-pretty breakup at the moment and you just put things in a new perspective and made it MUCH easier.
Thanks man! Great story!
August 11th, 2009 on 4:59 pm
Next time,get a chick who will LISTEN.Do some of you posters not get it? Why would he call her? He was on V-a-c-a-t-i-o-n. He is not MARRIED to her. There are no legal ramifications(divorce/seperation) if he doesn't call. And I hate to say it,but its better you found out about this warped weak woman anyway.Can you imagine being married to her? Christ Allmighty.This made me appreciate my wife more.
August 11th, 2009 on 5:01 pm
I find the story amusing but rather fake. Urban legend type stuff. Also, one flaw in the store that nobody is talking about.
If you're in Europe for two eeks, and you send a postcard to your grandparents, why didn't you send one to Em, or other friends.
Nice story, work on the facts a little more to make the fiction more believable.
August 11th, 2009 on 5:02 pm
That was one of the mose entertaining videos ive ever seen. Probably good that you left your phone off because you found out what kind of person your girlfriend was.
August 11th, 2009 on 5:02 pm
Just one quick question – who got the necklace???????? Sounds similar to a school trip I had to the mountains… she didnt have sex with some dude…
Its amazing some broads just hear what they want to hear… Loved the video
August 11th, 2009 on 5:12 pm
I laughed when I read the comment asking why you didn't check your email on this dream trip to europe. If I were with a chick like that, I would want 2 weeks of incommunicado as well to mull over whether to keep her or not.
I would say your story could use a little stronger closure, though… how was that first conversation you had with Em upon returning, did she really sleep with that other guy, etc.
August 11th, 2009 on 5:30 pm
Whats the point? You didn't care about her anyway, and obviously there is something wrong with both of you. Only one observation brings it all to light. If you really cared for her, you would have called her at some point from your trip.
August 11th, 2009 on 5:33 pm
FAKE
August 11th, 2009 on 5:37 pm
that is one crazy bitch
August 11th, 2009 on 5:37 pm
I was entertained, but would rather read words than watch them.
August 11th, 2009 on 5:38 pm
Jay, I just saw your video on Break.com. That sucks ass! Bitch should listen more.
August 11th, 2009 on 5:45 pm
this is really a lot like that episode of seinfeld, where george leaves all those messages on that girls answering machine and then breaks in to try to steal the tape so she doesn't realize it. Also, really, really, really fake.
August 11th, 2009 on 5:53 pm
great job! excellent piece of story telling. loved the music and narrative text.
August 11th, 2009 on 5:55 pm
Well it's always good to know your girlfriend is mentally ill before further relationship
August 11th, 2009 on 6:03 pm
This is coming from a girl – I really despise girls who overreact like this and immediately jump to the wrong conclusions – just shows how insecure and untrusting she really was. True colors emerged! Just on behalf of the females out there please believe that not all of us are this insane and it is actually possible to have a girlfriend who is rational and reasonable. ;P
August 11th, 2009 on 6:09 pm
Dude, I had a girl do the SAME crazy shit to me while I went home to another state for a week to be with my sister after heart surgery. Last minute thing due to complications in the surgery, so I had to rush out there or risk not being by my sister's side. I forgot my phone charger while out there, and I come back after a harrowing week at the hospital to sticky notes on my car window claiming I'm a piece of shit, to voice mails to texts to missed calls, drunken emails about cheating, etc — the whole nine yards. It was amazingly cathartic to watch that video, man. Loved it! Keep up the good work! Hahaha.
August 11th, 2009 on 6:40 pm
Hahaha, fantastic story! I've seen it om Break.com, and wanted to skip it first, but you did a good job holding my attention ;) Proves you can learn from any experience eh.
One question that troubles me though is: didn't you send a postcard or anything while you were away?
August 11th, 2009 on 6:41 pm
I call BS on this story. I've backpacked Europe 3 times since 1999. Even in 2003 the hostels had pc's where you could check mail etc.
We're to believe none of your friends were contacted and told her you were in Europe?
C'mon man.
August 11th, 2009 on 6:46 pm
Yeah…. I have no sympathy for this girl whatsoever. I mean, yes, he could have checked his email while on vacation… but after 4 or 5 days or whatever, she goes and screws another guy? Did she even go by his house or his parents place to wait for someone?
dumbass. I'm a girl, and I know we get crazy sometimes… but this goes beyond regular crazy.
August 11th, 2009 on 6:47 pm
Eh. Gotta be fake. Either that or the guy is stupid. I mean, he missed out on the make up sex? The emails alone should worth a month of BJs.
August 11th, 2009 on 6:58 pm
do you realize there is internet over here in europe?
what kind of person leaves the continent for 2 weeks and never bothers to check in with his/ her family, friends/ significant others?
2 options:
1. this is fake
2. you are pretty .. uhm… ignorant/ lame
August 11th, 2009 on 7:06 pm
Ha ha, I could use an interesting event like that in my life. ;)
August 11th, 2009 on 7:06 pm
You must be an idiot to believe this shit. It's fake self written BS.
August 11th, 2009 on 7:17 pm
This sounds like classic borderline personality disorder. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder
Therapy can help BPD people lead more normal lives.
August 11th, 2009 on 7:27 pm
This was fucking great!!! Thank you so much for sharing this experience with us.
You must have been completely blown away by all this nonsense.
August 11th, 2009 on 7:33 pm
Dude, great fucking story. Some chicks are really fucking nuts and this shows it.
Dude you should make a new entry, I want to hear how she attempted to justify her behavior, especially her hooking up with that other guy as a way of getting back at you.
Great story again. You're the fucking man.
August 11th, 2009 on 7:40 pm
I went to Mexico and didn't call a soul, not once. I even had my laptop, my ipod, free wifi in the lounge of the resort – I was a little bit busy enjoying myself. Hell, I lost service in Seattle, and turned my cell off. I understand, to an extent, not contacting everyone everyday.
But, then again, the people in my life actually heard me tell them where I was going, so I've never received emails like those.
I laughed as I read this, I'm a passionate person, but wow. Wow!
August 11th, 2009 on 7:43 pm
It wouldn't have matter on the phone, unless you paid a lot extra for a phone that works in both the US and in Europe, your phone would not have worked there anyway. You were fucked either way.
August 11th, 2009 on 7:45 pm
i applaud you man…if she had listened in the 1st place this would have never happened
Some girls are really just crazy out of their minds…i mean you can even tell who they are by reading these comments lol
August 11th, 2009 on 8:00 pm
This is pretty much the funniest thing I have seen in a LOOONG time…..what a psycho chick.
August 11th, 2009 on 8:01 pm
This video is great, sucks that she broke up with your over a stupid misunderstanding. Then again she cheated on you and that shows who she really is.
August 11th, 2009 on 8:13 pm
this is great. that girl is such a bitch.
in a similar story: i have a friend who found out he was in a relationship while disconnected in europe. the girl he was casually seeing waited until he was without internet in italy for four days, and logged into their facebook profiles to put them "in a relationship." he couldn't really change it when we all got back..
-jenn
jennhanson.blogspot.com
August 11th, 2009 on 8:15 pm
Fake or not (and I'm more inclined to think it is), it's funny as hell and has a great soundtrack.
Things don't need to be proven real to be funny.
August 11th, 2009 on 8:21 pm
Lesson #3: Go to an internet cafe somewhere which they are all over europe and check your e-mail!
August 11th, 2009 on 8:23 pm
fake.. or just complete ignorance on both parties here. both cases of which are just sad.
August 11th, 2009 on 8:24 pm
Entirely plausible. I know that there are people (myself included) who don't want to be "connected" when they get away. It's kind of like a leash you want to be rid of.
I'd like to see Em on the tonight show though to see what she is like.
August 11th, 2009 on 8:25 pm
1. You and your Em is famous man. this video is on facebook, myspace, youtube, collegehumor and wherenot. haha!
2. I know that its totally her fault for what happened and my words wont change anything now, but you shouldnt have broken up with her. :(
August 11th, 2009 on 8:30 pm
I really enjoyed this.
August 11th, 2009 on 8:34 pm
Great read! Its not just the girls that go crazy… my ex should have been the one wearing the skirt haha!
My fiancé learned very quickly that when I don't pick up my cell or don't call him while on vacation, its because I'm busy having a LIFE.
All the people who can't believe this story is true – psst! Guess what? There's a good chance that you're the crazy one.
August 11th, 2009 on 8:38 pm
Hell yea man!! I wana party with you bro.
August 11th, 2009 on 8:44 pm
LOL dude! You didn't even try to e-mail her once?
August 11th, 2009 on 8:55 pm
God, I raged so hard at the shit she pulled I have a headache now.
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
August 11th, 2009 on 8:57 pm
She is clearly fucked beyond repair and there must have been signs to warn of this. Consider yourself lucky to be away from here at the very least.
I sincerely hope this girl was a 10 and gave world-class blowjobs on demand because she is certainly insane.
August 11th, 2009 on 9:10 pm
I love this story. I believe it is 100% true as I can relate to it. The fact that she did not know he was in Europe for 12 days and the fact that he did not contact her during his time there only proves that their relationship wasn't very serious. She felt rejected and wanted an argument, the last word. No response can drive a person, especially a female, insane. Try it with your GF… I guarantee she will do the same to you – as long as she hasn't read this story yet… LMAO
Just click my username to read my blog post about what i think in detail LMAO.
August 11th, 2009 on 9:28 pm
Who cares if it's fake, morons.
It is a good story. There are already over 100 comments.
It is also plausible.
Doesn't matter if it's true.
August 11th, 2009 on 9:30 pm
Never get the truth get in the way of a good story!
August 11th, 2009 on 9:30 pm
I don't think it's fake because it's implausible — crazier stuff happens — I think it's fake because it's just too perfect. An arc worthy of a screenplay. Strategically inserted information in the e-mails that set up and pay off each other. And then there's the highly suspect blog description itself: "His greatest talent is getting into strange and embarrassing situations." Well done though, you obviously spent some time crafting it and it's very entertaining.
August 11th, 2009 on 9:38 pm
This made my day. I had a girlfriend in college who was exactly the same way. If you hadnt called her by lunch time she was bawling. Crazy.
August 11th, 2009 on 9:38 pm
Ha ha beautiful! If I were backpacking in Europe (which one day I will) the last thing on my mind would be checking my email! Oh and I think I would've gone to see my gf before I left. But still a hilarious story.
August 11th, 2009 on 10:15 pm
Wow, JD…. First and foremost, congrats on recognizing that Em's got a touch of the crazies and steering clear of her. But seriously dude, how intense of a relationship could it have been if you sent your grandparents a postcard, yet made no attempt to contact your girlfriend once the entire time? That speaks volumes.
At least you have a sense of humor about the whole ordeal.
Has your ex wack-a-doo seen the video? Any after-the-fact emails to share?
August 11th, 2009 on 10:19 pm
I don't believe this is fake.
Who the hell wants to check their email when they are on vacation? IT'S A VACATION to get the FUCK away from technology and crap. And the shit people are saying about the postcard?
Why would I waste money on a postcard to my boyfriend when I can buy him something nice there? (Cue: He was buying his gf a necklace)Post cards are for family like grandparents.
It's a good thing you two aren't together. I'm a female and I HATE when I don't get a call for a day or two, but jesus. I'm not going to go bat shit insane, cheat and breakup with my boyfriend. At most I will pout about it for a while and than suck it up. It's HER fault for not remembering you were gone. And than she tried crawling back to you after all that shit? Ha ha, what a dumb bitch.
August 11th, 2009 on 10:26 pm
Wow, took her… what, a week to bang another guy? :) enjoy the freedom
August 11th, 2009 on 10:36 pm
Dude, instead of compassion, your showing disdain for someone that really cared about you. Is the girl deaf or retarded? Clearly you are not being honest with your audience about how you left. If you want to be believed, you really need to clarify how it is that she had no idea that you were in Europe. Her action were obsessive and lacking self control, but It is you, not she, that is the bad person here.
August 11th, 2009 on 10:41 pm
JD,
This is a very good story. It's kinda funny, sad, scary (if you're the guy). I like the music, and I like the video aspect (compared to another commenter).
What immediately came to mind was that this would make a good short movie. I can imagine scenes where our hero (that would be you) is off in Europe seeing the sights, eating the food, etc. Fade to our villian (that would be Em). We see her start to crumble due to your lack of communication. The audience hears her voice with typing in the background.
She starts to really lose it. I envision her going into a major physical fit (like when Rebecca De Mornay goes nuts in the bathroom stall in The Hand That Rocks The Cradle).
Fading back and forth we see you're still having a fun light-hearted trip. Maybe you have a few flashes of Em, but she continues down her path of disillusionment.
In the end, you come home…she's there waiting for you…fade to black (like the end of Basic Instinct)…camera fades in to her smiling face, then pans down to her hand in her pocket…fade to black…we hear the sound of a gun being cocked…
I'd pay to see that movie.
Again, great story. I hope I didn't freak you out, it's just a very compelling tale.
Thanks,
Alan
August 11th, 2009 on 10:57 pm
Story is total BS.
August 11th, 2009 on 10:58 pm
And summarized:
Could be fake.
Give his a break it sould be real.
Go to an internet cafe.
Vacation is time to get away from technology.
She's batshit crazy.
She cheated.
She was stupid for not remembering.
You didn't try to contact her/didn't let enough people know.
Good thing you broke up with her now.
Other people think this situation is impossible.
Other people have had similar situations happen to them.
And DAMN that was entertaining.
August 11th, 2009 on 11:19 pm
I've been staying at a hostel for a week now, actually. This is the first chance I've had to check my email and stuff (re: this is the first time I haven't been too tired or had something better to do) and I wouldn't be doing it if I didn't have my laptop with me. I think it's totally reasonable to not bother to check your email while you're away.
The next time I go on vacation for a short amount of time like that, I'm not even bringing my laptop. The stupid thing weighs about a hundred pounds.
August 11th, 2009 on 11:27 pm
….and some douchebag likes to summarize blog comments.
August 11th, 2009 on 11:29 pm
awsm.
afaik, receiving sms-es while roaming are free, just sending them costs a bomb.
August 11th, 2009 on 11:36 pm
Thanx bud, made me laugh today, needed that.
August 11th, 2009 on 11:37 pm
the bitch sounds so fucking crazy you need to send to her famly and her school so all my know stay away from the crazy whore. i mean come on how dumb can u be? i mean ive met some dumb ass women. and i can totaly beleave this storry i go to a collage where a girl ask if jesus and santa where real in the same fuckin sentece? why are some/most women so fucking stuipid? any way great story sorry to had to even know some bitch that crazy
August 11th, 2009 on 11:54 pm
Dude, you sent your grandparents a postcard, but not your girlfriend? Also, pick up a phone, man.
But still. Crazy bitch, better off without that.
"Hey babe I got here…what do you mean 'where'…Europe…yes the continent…I did tell you…. I did… just yesterday… you said 'Oh ok'… no I wasn't fucking joking…Well the plane didn't crash hahah… no I'm not trying to be funny… calm down it… it's not my fault if you don't… ok fine…fine…. FINE!"
August 12th, 2009 on 12:23 am
Fantastic story. Totally plausible. Why do I think this? I work at a law school. One day, I got a phone call from a freaked out mom who was looking for her son (a student) during finals. We searched the entire campus for the guy. When we could not find the guy, his mom paniced and went off to call the police. I sent the guy an email telling him that he better call his mom before the cops were involved…Too late… Later that night, I received an email from the student. Turns out, he had told his mom that he really had to study for finals so he would not be able to talk to her for two weeks. The police were called after five days…
Not saying the guy did a good thing, but it did happen. So, I think this story is just as plausible, and very funny.
August 12th, 2009 on 12:35 am
I think this whole story is bull. First of all, how could you call her the night before and say goodbye because you're going to a foreign country for 2 weeks and somehow she didn't hear a single word of it? Also, she's your girlfriend and you didn't even call or check your email for 2 weeks while you were gone? Also, your Mom would have called her back but she didn't leave her number? If she was that desperate to reach you she would have left her number, gone to your Mom's, and your Mom doesn't have caller ID or a phone book? The whole story sounds bogus.
August 12th, 2009 on 12:53 am
Talk about emotional. Thank God you had the self respect to dump her on her ass, other guys would have stuck with her.
August 12th, 2009 on 12:58 am
OMG. Poor boy!
August 12th, 2009 on 1:17 am
hahahaha oh god man.
you really dodged a bullet man, trust me, what a hassle this person is, and she doesnt even listen to boot.
August 12th, 2009 on 1:23 am
First, fake or not, great story! Please people, enjoy it for the entertainment value and quit throwing a fit over whether or not it's real.
Second, on the postcard issue, clearly none of you have sent postcards overseas. I was in Italy in 2000 and sent a postcard back home (Oklahoma) and it took OVER two weeks to get there. I was back a few days when my dad showed me the postcard and said thanks. This girl cheated/broke up with JD within 5 days so getting a postcard would have been inconsequential. Besides, he bought her a necklace. If I were a girl, I'd rather get a $40 necklace than a $2 postcard.
Third, why does he have to check e-mail/phone? If he's not tied to anything in particular and let everyone know who needed to know where he went, then there's no reason to keep in touch. I would be willing to bet that JD said he was going to have his phone off and not check e-mail while he was away so there's no reason to bother with contacting him. Oh, and when I was in Italy I called home maybe twice, and couldn't even talk that long because the cost to call across the Atlantic was ridiculous. I'm not suprised in the least he didn't try to call home.
One of the best times I had was on my honeymoon in Mexico when I had NO cell signal. I was able to just forget about work, family, etc. and enjoy the time. We should all be more like that…we've become too dependent on our cells/laptops/twitters/facebooks/etc…
Just my two cents…either way, I really enjoyed it, fake or not, so thanks for sharing!
August 12th, 2009 on 1:29 am
Greatvideo man, must have been rough finding all that shit via email. keep up the good work
cheers
Richard TX
August 12th, 2009 on 1:35 am
OMG this is hilarious
August 12th, 2009 on 1:39 am
We have a version of the flu that we call 'The Crud' in Humboldt County. It's well known locally that 'The Crud' can take you out for two to three weeks, and can make it painful just to roll over in bed. Back in 2006, I had been dating a girl for about three months. I told her I was coming down with 'The Crud' right before it hit me hard, and she said that she "felt dumped" because I didn't stop by during that time. I don't mind that I went three weeks with no one to bring me Chicken Soup or Orange Juice (which is about all I could keep down), because I can understand not wanting to get it, but… SHE felt dumped?!?
Talk about not listening…
I'm with you Bro~
BTW, is this 'Anonomous' guy a split personality? Or WHAT?!?
;-)
August 12th, 2009 on 1:43 am
If I didn't ring my partner for two weeks when I went overseas we'd be pretty close to broken up too, unless I'd made it clear I wasn't gonna call before I left. The guys who post on this saying "but vacation is a time to get AWAY!" – what, from your partner? Y'all may need to reexamine your relationships.
Look, she clearly went bananas. But if you two had exchanged the intimate stuff she talks about, then two weeks without a call is a little long, ne c'est pas? And just wonderin' – not to be difficult – but did you ask her permission before you quoted private emails in a public post?
August 12th, 2009 on 2:29 am
Wow. That's communication fail at it finest. There are those who blame you and are angry for you not emailing or contacting the GF, but really… if she wasn't even aware you were going, she didn't have the chance to explicitly ask for some communication. Nothing, absolutely nothing, in relationships can be assumed, not even that. (Though, I personally would be rather insulted if my lover would go that long without communicating with me, unless he/she specifically asked for it beforehand. But, once again, I'd have that type of communication standard established already, and would not choose to date a man who didn't prefer a ton of communication with me.)
I mean really, how could any silly little girl be so self-obsessed that she does not hear the word "Europe" out of her boy's mouth?
August 12th, 2009 on 2:40 am
The best text video I have ever seen. Amazing.
August 12th, 2009 on 2:45 am
Also… who the hell would want to continue to date a woman who wrote such unimaginative, boring emails?
August 12th, 2009 on 2:52 am
I know this is probably fake, but you never know. I once went to mexico for a week and never called anyone or checked my email while I was there. Sometimes its nice to disconnect. Also, even though she is probably fake, Em is right up my alley. I love crazy!
August 12th, 2009 on 2:54 am
Very entertaining: thank you. I think the layout of the video was quite nice, and usually I'm too impatient to watch through vids like that. So kudos.
If this is true or based on true events, you dodged a bullet there.
August 12th, 2009 on 2:58 am
For those of you who think that JD should have called or something (reguardless if it is fake or not) in normal relationships people do not act like that. In normal relationships you can go without contact for a period of time. (This is called trust). In normal relationships partners listen to each other. In normal relationships they find out what has happened to their partner before jumping to conclusions. I am a woman and if my boyfriend went off for any period of time I DONT CALL HIM. He is away for a reason. I dont email him, I dont bother him. This is my time too. I trust him and this makes him enjoy the time that we have together. JD can have a vacation to go backpacking where ever and have trust that when he gets back the woman should be welcoming him home in the best way possible. Internet cafe's are not available in the mountains, cell phones are for emergencies, and he deserves some time to have fun. Quit criticizing him for her insecurities (hypothetical or not). Though it seems blatenly obvious that these negitive comments are from women. You make us all look crazy by weird expectations. This is not normal behavior. Relationships are not leashes they are friends that succeed and trust together.
BTW: JD.. good reading. Very enjoyable.
August 12th, 2009 on 3:16 am
This guy's got you all fooled. There was no trip to Europe, no girl stalking him and writing him crazy emails – in fact there's no girl at all. These are fictional stories written by a guy who lives in his mother's basement and desperately wishes he could get laid but can't find a girl to give him the time of day, so pretends to be some backpacking playboy who gets himself into humorous sexual situations. Maybe if his writing was any good he would be able to make a living and move out on his own, and then he might have a snowball's chance to get some play. Until then it's Jergens while mom's at the grocery.
August 12th, 2009 on 3:23 am
i love how people are getting so emotional about this, calling it "fake" or whatever. who the hell cares? enjoy it for its entertainment value. i saw the video on college humour and creeped your sex stories. awesome reads, man.
August 12th, 2009 on 3:23 am
Most emails have an autoreply now. I know gmail does. It might help next time. Hilarious though, its good your laughing about it.
August 12th, 2009 on 3:40 am
This is the #1 topic on http://digg.com today. That's how I ran into it. Awesome story and I hate to call this out but it's probably a good thing that happened. By the e-mails it's easy to tell she wasn't a good person. You don't want to be married to someone like that. Awesome video.
August 12th, 2009 on 3:42 am
Thanks for the great vid! It's funny and original, if maybe a bit tragic for you, though your ex comes across as so massively self-absorbed that I was relieved at the end when you noted that you broke up with her after that display of hysterics.
August 12th, 2009 on 3:57 am
dude im glad u broke up with her, what a bitch, there's no reason to act like that before trying to understand what's going, wtf?
August 12th, 2009 on 4:05 am
What a BIOTCH!
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August 12th, 2009 on 4:12 am
OMG! I've seen this happen to a girl. Looking behind the curtain…scary. Her problem was she lived day to day. Cant tell the crazy bitch what you gonna do next week, next month or tomorrow. Gotta be prepared for lots of hand-holding. Poor girl, bet she dropped like 20 lbs! Girls go CGN sometimes but if you can keep a chick like that happy. ITS THE BOMB! Crazy asses will give you the world.
August 12th, 2009 on 4:28 am
She definitely should have listened to you about going to Europe, but seriously what kind of person doesn't even try to get in contact with his girlfriend/parents for two whole weeks?
Again, she is an idiot for not knowing you left, but believe me, any person who watched this vid and laughed at it would also have done the exact same thing if left in COMPLETE silence for two weeks and oblivious as to their bf/gf's whereabouts. The process is the same: first it's extreme worrying about where the bf/gf is. Then when the time period gets too long, it's hurt and anger and lashing out because they think they've been dumped in the worst way ever (without an explanation). Then, it's extreme regret and begging to talk and have another chance because once the anger wears off, they miss the S.O. terribly. Then, it's the "try to convince myself the relationship sucked anyway" phase.
Honestly, I don't think this girl is crazy. I think she did what anyone else would have done in the same situation. I feel bad for her. Except for the fact that she was too stupid to hear you say goodbye and that you're going to Europe. You should've called her while you were away or checked your email. Now the poor girl has everyone calling her crazy.
August 12th, 2009 on 4:44 am
Enh. Cute story. Chances that it actually happened as described? Slightly above zero.
1. Anyone that's a poor enough listener to "miss" that her BF's going to Europe couldn't lead a functional life. I call bullshit. Either you didn't tell her, or the story's a poorly thought through fiction.
2. In this day & age, who goes travelling for 2 weeks and doesn't once call their GF, email their GF, or chat with their GF? I call bullshit again. Either you're an extremely poor excuse for a BF, or the story's a poorly thought through fiction.
August 12th, 2009 on 4:45 am
Real or not, regardless, absolutely brilliant.
August 12th, 2009 on 4:47 am
Either fake or your a cockbag, probably both.
August 12th, 2009 on 5:30 am
So umm you took time to send a postcard to Grandma but not the chic that smokes your pipe?
August 12th, 2009 on 5:43 am
Who goes to Europe and never even calls their girlfriend? Sounds like you were the jerk.
August 12th, 2009 on 6:00 am
A lot of people seem to be ignoring a very telling thing: SHE ASKED HIS FRIENDS AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS. Either he's lying about telling her or this story is completely made up. Either way the humor seems to leak out of this story.
August 12th, 2009 on 6:11 am
I find the story completely believable. I know there are a lot of mouth-breathers out there who patrol the internet like some fat slobby Batman trying to be the first to out a fake. They're inconsequential, really.
I've had similar instances where I have repeatedly told a girlfriend that I would be gone for a weekend, but she wasn't listening and was shocked later when she couldn't get a hold of me for a day or so. It happens! Some women are way too busy either (A.) talking or (B.) thinking of what they are going to say next, and they miss important things! My very own wife has done this from time to time. "Oh, you went where? You didn't tell me you were going there!" Um…yes, actually I did.
It's totally plausible, given Em's level of obvious self-indulgence, that she simply only heard the things she wanted to hear, and was so busy focusing on herself that she completely missed that he was going on holiday.
And I know this may come as a shock to some of you basement-dwellers who can't function socially without a computer screen in front of you, but people can actually live without internet access. There are actually people out there for whom their primary concern is not "ZOMG where iz duh innernetz cafe!?!?" Screw the internet, this is friggin EUROPE, a trip that most people only dream about. The LAST thing he should be thinking about is LOGGING ON. Geez, people, I realize you're all a bunch of internet dorks, but is that so hard to understand????
And someone suggested he should buy a phone for a TWO WEEK TRIP?? Really? Geez louise, what did we all do just 20 years ago before we had these accursed cell phones glued to our bodies. Is it such a crime to go for a few days or weeks and NOT WANT EVERYBODY IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE to be able to get a hold of you? Is it a terrible thing that this guy wanted to experience a foreign continent as opposed to having to yak on the phone with an obviously needy girlfriend for hours on end?
Yes, it's obvious that he wasn't as into her as she was him. Again, is that a crime? Doesn't make her any less of a psycho!
Fake-callers: get a life and go on a crusade for something that actually matters.
Internet-cafe babies: go back to staring at your computer screens and enjoy your parents' basements.
Em-sympathizers: get treatment.
J.D.: one heck of a story, even if it is fake, and congratulations on making that pathetic chick some OTHER guy's problem. Well done, my friend.
August 12th, 2009 on 6:13 am
Astrid, do you tell every single one of your friends where you go?
I've been on many road trips that my friends found out about only after the fact.
August 12th, 2009 on 6:21 am
Hahahaha, hilarious. This reminds me of my college ex and the crap she pulled on me.
There was one time where my ex and I sat down and talked about putting our relationship on hiatus because she wanted to do great in her classes since she was graduating. I agreed and we moved on from there. We also agreed to cancel her cooking a dinner for me that she had planned. Later on, I was at work and I agreed to cover someone's shift. I was getting texts from her saying she was prepping dinner for me while I was working. Once I went on my break, my manager tells me she called wonder where she was. I call and she was going crazy about dinner getting cold and she was lonely. I literally snapped since we agreed to cancel dinner. Then, she accuses me of cheating just because my manager was a girl and she and I were alone working. After work, I walked all the way to her apartment just to wake her up and break up with her. Sorry, but I couldn't take it anymore.
To everyone who claims this is fake or blame him, you have no sense of reason.
Great story, I had a good laugh.
August 12th, 2009 on 7:12 am
….and why ecaxtly couldnt he have dropped her an e-mail before leaving?
August 12th, 2009 on 9:44 am
Haha that's awesome.
And to all the people out there who are "WTF why didn't you call, or check your email, or something?" It's called BACKPACKING, I have gone backpacking several times and don't go to Internet Cafes or phone booths, it's all about disconnecting with the technology part of the world and connecting with your self and nature, and besides he left the USA to go to Europe expecting that his Girlfriend would know where he was at, and wouldn't be at home freaking out and sleeping with other dudes, after a few days of him being gone. Even if he sent her a post card it would most likely have been received by the time he would have returned, so what's the point in that. The fact of the matter is the girl was a bitch who clearly only thought of her self or she would have known that her boyfriend (Who she loved with her heart and soul) was in Europe for 2 weeks backpacking, and not screening, or attempting to break up with her. Another point, to all the other people saying Girls don't freak out this easy, once again you are wrong, tons of girls freak out this easily, it's called being Female. I my self have done it to my boyfriend after he hadn't called me for a few nights, it happens. But the fact that this girl just went off and slept with someone because she assumed her boyfriend (ex boyfriend to her) was being a dick is unacceptable, and the fact that as soon as a guy say's how wonderful and awesome she is she opens up her legs, Jeez, how easy is she.
I'm glad he ended up dumping the crazy ass bitch!
Great story, and thanks for the laughs. You rock, and I hope you had a great time in Europe, and I hope that the girlfriend is still kicking her self in the ass for being so damn stupid. Congrats. :D
August 12th, 2009 on 10:13 am
Entertaining read.
But I call BS.
August 12th, 2009 on 10:39 am
I feel sad! I wish you were both together. I'm sure any girl would go beserk if her boyfriend didn't get in touch with her BUT no girl would send an email with such evil things. Sad.
August 12th, 2009 on 11:30 am
Lol, Twitter could use your story and use it to advertise their product by adding: "3rd lesson, leave a message on Twitter so that you don't need to repeat yourself."
August 12th, 2009 on 12:33 pm
Why in gods name would you go to a cafe to check your email while on holiday?
It's a holiday for crying out loud, you go to GET AWAY FROM THINGS, not keep on checking everything.
This bint sounds pretty pyscho and you're better off without her. To those banging on about checking mail and stuff, you need to learn what a holiday is for.
August 12th, 2009 on 12:36 pm
wow, just wow. i've been guilty of a communication snafu here and there…but this–sounds like you're better off without her. what part of "i'm going to europe for 2 weeks" did she not understand? and frankly, this is a good lesson for all ladies out there. if you can't just BE without your significant other for two weeks, sounds like you're a little co-dependent.
anyway, thanks for sharing :)
~L
August 12th, 2009 on 12:40 pm
Sounds like you are completely retarded. How do you travel Europe for two weeks without checking emails or making a single call home to Em? It's fucking Europe. Internet cafes are fucking everywhere. I guess you're a fucking loser with no friends to check in with or let them know what you're up to? Sweet life.
August 12th, 2009 on 1:15 pm
man, I almost feel bad that you and EM are not still together. It would be a fun story to tell your kids, hehe. Any ways awesome story from an awesome man.
Good job!
August 12th, 2009 on 1:17 pm
I love this video haha..
you seem like a great guy and this is some of the funniest shit i have ever come across. THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY F****** LIFE :D:D:D:D
August 12th, 2009 on 1:54 pm
I can't believe everyone thinks he should have gone to an internet cafe. The girl is clearly a stupid self-absorbed whore!! Hahahaha.
Well said, August 8th 11:11.
August 12th, 2009 on 3:10 pm
This is awesome!! My girlfriend is never listening to me either, I should go to Europe for a couple weeks and she'll probably do the same thing.
August 12th, 2009 on 3:29 pm
Girls… sighhhh
August 12th, 2009 on 3:40 pm
Funny story but why wouldn't you contact your girlfriend at some point during the trip? Surely anyone in a relationship can expect that? If you are both boyfriend/girlfriend than how on earth did you manage to pack and prepare for the trip and leave without her grasping the fact that you were leaving? Doesn't quite ring true…
August 12th, 2009 on 3:41 pm
This may sound mean…but your ex-girlfriend was beginning to sound scary! I can't believe this actually happened!!!
August 12th, 2009 on 3:43 pm
I came across this posted to a friends Facebook. You sir, are my new hero. And for those who think it is fake, I've dated women just as nuts as here, I have read those very emails, I believe this 100%.
August 12th, 2009 on 3:47 pm
Wow what a crazy ass girl how can you forget when your bf leaves to Europe? JD what was her explanation for all the mistakes she did? Wanna hear some half-ass excuses.
August 12th, 2009 on 3:56 pm
JD … man … I laughed so hard at you ex. What a nutcase! I knew a girl like that once, then she grew up. Thanks for sharing your story!
Johan
info@johanmork.se
August 12th, 2009 on 4:02 pm
Had to embed/refer on my blog. Btw, how did you react?
August 12th, 2009 on 4:13 pm
Yeah, I am not buying this either. When my best friend (he is a male) was in Europe for 2 weeks, he e-mailed me. There are internet cafes there. I agree, this story is either fake, or you are a careless jerk. Glad she dumped your sorry ass.
August 12th, 2009 on 4:15 pm
You told her you were leaving? Come on. If you really told her, she would not have e-mailed you or called. Maybe you were going over there with another girlfriend, and didn't want her to know.
August 12th, 2009 on 4:26 pm
Well, I've seen a lot of comments about it being a fake, etc. I would have wondered about it's legitimacy if the *same* exact thing hadn't happened to me (albeit for a shorter period of time). I had a conference to go to for a weekend and returned on the following Monday to find 8 voicemail messages of increasing intensity (despite having talked with her Friday night just before I left!). That's not counting the dozens of missed calls where she didn't leave a message.
It *does* happen…
August 12th, 2009 on 4:32 pm
How could you leave for two weeks out of the country and not call her once? Or send an email from a internet cafe? Two weeks? Obviously you didn't really care about her all that much anyway. no loss on either side.
August 12th, 2009 on 4:51 pm
Haha I nearly fell off my chair while watching this at work! I work at a body shop with nothing but guys and they completely agree that this chick is bat crazy! All I have to say is that everytime a guy doesnt answer a text or call I better leave it alone or else I`ll be Em part 2. Best of luck! This made my week!
August 12th, 2009 on 4:55 pm
Oh, her uppance did come! What a lunatic. You're clearly better off without her.
August 12th, 2009 on 5:12 pm
I'd have kept her. Crazy women keep you on your toes.
The one question I've got though is whether she really slept with your friend. That might make me drop her, depending on how long you'd been together.
August 12th, 2009 on 5:13 pm
I don't know why people think this is fake. There are people in this world that are all over the "sanity spectrum" and this girl "Em" has some real issues. I've known a few women like this and they do exist.
Her first problem is that she is addicted to our connected culture where people answer every phone call, quickly reply to every email, and send text messages many times per hour. People who are constantly connected are lost when the constant communication stops. They freak out since they can't comprehend being disconnected.
This girl is also paranoid, and as someone else stated, probably has some kind of anxiety disorder. For her to immediately assume that JD dumped her and is ignoring her, instead of finding out where he went, simply points to problems with her ability to reason.
And for those that are attacking JD for not getting online or turning on his cell phone, he was backpacking in Europe. Remember, some people disconnect from all contact on purpose. I do have to say though, for safety it is best to check-in with loved ones (every other day or so) to let them know where you are and that you are OK.
Ultimately this is a sad story. I really hope she has gotten help since I think she needs some counseling in order to function in a normal relationship.
August 12th, 2009 on 5:24 pm
That was FUCKING brilliant! Loved the goofy vacation pics in the background while Em rants and raves over e-mail. I date crazy chicks, too, so I feel ya, brother!
My pyscho ex-gf decided to kill herself a week after I started my "study abroad" in France, so she wrote a suicide note, mailed it, then decided (while the letter was in transit somewhere over the Atlantic) that she really wanted to live after all, so she called me to let me know I should simply ignore any suicide notes I receive in the next week or so. I know… not as a funny as your story… but the silver lining? That was 10 years ago and she's still alive today… engaged to some other poor schmuck.
We broke up after that. Then she became stripper to spite me… then sent me an e-mail with a pic attached — her dancing topless around a pole.
Wanna start a support group??
August 12th, 2009 on 6:34 pm
i don't have the same experience to tell – but i did "date" a chick once who was this sort of "passionate" both ways. I like to call it "bi-polar" or just plain "crazy". For some reason, sprint didn't keep all of the voicemails she left, but boy were they entertaining. In a 3-5 minute message (everytime) she would go from "I love you, we were perfect together." to "I hate you and I hope you fucking die." She has left over 20 messages since I told her to never contact me again. Some in the same day, others months without anything, and then this random message.
My coworkers always look forward to the great entertainment of me sharing the messages on speakerphone.
August 12th, 2009 on 6:43 pm
[sarcasm]
Of course, this is obviously fake.
It's also photoshopped too.
[sarcasm]
From the first few emails she seems like a nice girl. Pity that she went totally mad after 2 weeks of no communication. But, what's in the past is in the past and there is nothing you can do about it.
At least you can say that you came out of it with a funny story to tell at dinner parties and such.
August 12th, 2009 on 6:48 pm
Okay… important thing to bring up…
What if you died? Seriously, what if something bad happened and you died, went missing. Or were in the hospital, etc.
Then she freaks out and dumps out because you didn't respond to her? Seriously, think about it!
The girl should have first confirmed to see if you were actually home. She should have first called the police for a missing person's case if she was concerned. She should have checked to see if you were in the hospital or something. And not assumed you were silently dumping her.
August 12th, 2009 on 7:11 pm
Why do some of you consider two weeks to be such a long time to be out of touch?
That's…like…hardly any time at all. Just ask a deployed soldier.
August 12th, 2009 on 7:41 pm
Hahaha this made me laugh so hard.
Don't get me wrong… I guess there are ways to forget someone is going away (though I don't remember a time I did that to that extent). But If the same thing had happened to me I would have been trying to get a hold of the mother before completely fraking out and calling the police to report someone as missing.
I did go a bit psycho on one ex, key difference being I got back from my own vacation to find out he'd been trying to hook up with singles on my notebook computer (tried to blame it on his friend despite being logged into an account I knew to be his own in a screencap I didn't know Google Desktop did for cache at the time – thank you, Google Desktop!). But nowadays if the same thing happened I could think of quite a few more satisfactory reactions. Still, when I date, if I don't know where someone is I'm more likely to be a little concerned someone has been in a car accident.
August 12th, 2009 on 8:55 pm
Saw this on a Facebook post. I enjoyed this thoroughly! I would've freaked out too if my boy friend didn't contact me for 2 weeks but I definitely would not have sent bitchy emails or slept with someone else. That's so low.
This made my day nonetheless. Great morals, too.
August 12th, 2009 on 10:12 pm
the whole thing is suspect…
1) GF does not listen he is going to Europe for 2 weeks. Most women flip out at the idea of their man being far away… ESPECIALLY this one given the amount of communication attempted prior to her getting pissed off. Meaning she talks to him regularly and for her not to remember that he is going away is highly unlikely
2) she does not take him to the airport.
3) He does not call her while he is away. Which that is very odd in itself
4) His friends fail to tell her that he in Europe…
5) This one deserves to be put twice : At no point in time she remembers that he told her he was going to europe. During those 2 weeks while she is going nuts wondering where he is it never crossed her mind.
6) Given his absence most people would have though that maybe he had been in an accident or worse. And would have been extremely worried not pissed, phone calls would had gone out, cops would have been involved… In no point in time this ever happened and hence his true where abouts where never revealed.
I call bullshit.
August 12th, 2009 on 11:44 pm
Wow. I am so sorry.
While I am happy that you learned something that could have been fatal to your relationship in later times, that's gotta be rough.
I'm sure it's a true eye opener for a lot of people out there, so thanks so much for sharing it! :)
By the way, I love Wir Sind Helden, and I'm glad to see another fan.
August 13th, 2009 on 2:33 am
JD, seriously. Have you ever heard of the internet? There are internet cafes ALL OVER EUROPE. Everyone else uses them. Give them a try. There's no reason to be out of touch when you're in Europe. It's not an uninhabited island without electricity y'know, or internet… Sorry to say that girl really cared for you. If she didn't, she wouldn't have freaked out so much. Did that ever occur to you? If, of course your video is actually true and not made up. Good editing and writing either way. Congrats on the good publicity. PS It would freak any girl out if her boyfriend disappeared for 2 weeks. It doesn't matter that you felt you told her. For some bizarre reason she didn't hear you and in that situation, any girl who cared about you would freak out. If you're into girls, that is. This seems to be some sort of "dude" / "aren't guys great?" / "let's share sex stories with each other" site, which is cool, but it needs to be said, that chick probably really cared about you.
August 13th, 2009 on 4:26 am
Okay, so you learned a few lessons, right?
1. Get your Mom caller ID.
2. Leave a note or an email (or both) telling her how much you'll miss her while you're gone.
3. Tell someone besides just your family and her. (It seems as though Jeremy didn't get the memo.)
4. Change the outgoing message on your voicemail.
August 13th, 2009 on 5:37 am
Man, I agree with all but rule 2. You've gotta admit, it all had worked well for you.
August 13th, 2009 on 6:08 am
i saw this at 5am today. i woke everybody up by laughing.
August 13th, 2009 on 6:21 am
If this is true than she is a true psycho for reasons stated above. No sane woman who forget that badly or get that pissed over not hearing from a loved one for that long. She'd be frantic. Either it's bullshit or she truly is nuts. Either way, it's funny.
Explain yourself man
August 13th, 2009 on 6:38 am
I'm not sorry..I'm glad you got spared from a future with someone who doesn't listen to you. No one deserves that. I only hope she's also learned from her behavior.
I also like the music you put. And yeah, this could've been just a blog post, but heck…the suspense is worth it. And I disagree with your last lesson: keep your phone off. It wasn't your fault she thought what she did, because you didn't hide your plans for her.
Maybe you could just change your voicemail/answering machine message to say something like: Out of the country until (date), like I said I would be…
^_^
August 13th, 2009 on 6:44 am
great story ! sorry for the loss…prolly better to find out that way.
Hope u did like europe.
atb from germany
August 13th, 2009 on 6:56 am
I had a girlfriend who stopped talking to me for no reason. After a text a day trying to get in touch with her I finally got tired of it and went by her place. Only to see her getting dropped off by another guy after a date. The reason she stopped talking to me? She wanted to see how that relationship worked out first. The day after I caught her, she sent me a message "I didn't mean to hurt you, but I met my soul mate". Followed by: "I hope we can still be friends."
Girl was nuts. My response to that text and the last thing she will ever hear from me: No. Girls who cheat on me will never, ever, in a billion years be my friend.
August 13th, 2009 on 10:24 am
Perils of travel??? Better "dumb and dumber" as title… :D
The girl who don't listen/remeber what the boyfriend talk to her about, who dump him in 5 days and fuck with another guy in 0 time as "revenge" :D, the boyfriend who dont check mail, open the phone just to send-receive sms, keep in touch AT ALL for 2 week with the girlfriend (not even for 1-2 time in 2 weeks)…
I think was a perfect couple :D
August 13th, 2009 on 1:09 pm
Has your ex gf ever been tested on Borderline syndrom ??
This is borderline, 100% sure
August 13th, 2009 on 1:38 pm
How old are you guys? or how old were u at that time. Leaving without her to remeber and without u even trying to send her a postcard or a call from a payphone makes me think u guys must have been like 14yrs old or something cause nobody would do that in a REAL relationship to the other partner, that would be so much disrespcet. Unless u didnt give a shit about her anyway and had no need to talk to her.
August 13th, 2009 on 1:50 pm
lol :P This reminds me a lot of a woman I know. She had been calling me many times a day for weeks. Conversations mostly about herself of course.
Then one day I told her I would be on holiday for about a week. So on holiday I went last week, phone not working (roaming disabled on my SIM card), no desire to seek the internets; I was glad to not be at a workplace-like environment for once. When I came back last weekend she was very upset and angry with me. Calling me names for no good reason.
Please note; this girl is not even my girlfriend. She is hardly a friend; I'd rather call her an acquaintance.
So I guess this story can very well be true.
August 13th, 2009 on 2:20 pm
Whenever I go on vacation out of the country, I always turn my cell phone off so as to avoid unncessary charages. And as far as Internet is concerned, if the hotel charges for it, I don't use it. I'm not going to pay $20 per night when I pay $40 for a month. Now, I will always let my friends know I'll be going away ahead of time, but JD claims to have done that.
As long as you can believe that a woman would be so (dense/oblivious/self-absorbed) as not to snap to the fact that her boyfriend was going to be out of the country for two weeks despite all the conversations, everything else falls right into place.
It's entirely possible that this story is an embelishment, but I suspect something very similar happened to some poor bastard at some point, and that served as the basis for this story. In that regard, I totally believe it.
August 13th, 2009 on 2:41 pm
Too bad Em got an F on the europe test but funny to see that vid when you're not you ;)
Greetings from the Netherlands
August 13th, 2009 on 2:57 pm
Girls are such dumb whores
August 13th, 2009 on 3:03 pm
1. I don't think you really cared much for her in the first place. TWO WEEKS without calling to check in on her? You're in Europe, not the middle of the damn Amazon, Gobi Desert, or Antarctica. Internet cafes abound when you're taking a vacation in the middle of CIVILIZATION.
OR
2. Your relationship was still very new (although the whole tv shows stuff and lazing around on the couch doesn't make it seem that way) and you hadn't developed much of an attachment to her. Thus, you didn't feel the need to contact her.
OR
3. Fake. <– most likely. This story wasn't even funny. It was just sad. Moreover, it wasn't believable. How could none of your friends be able to tell her where you'd gone? If she has your e-mail, she most likely has your friends in her e-mail on a group forward (the way I got this) or something. Maybe some follow up explanation would help to answer questions. This was definitely not the way I like to start my morning.
August 13th, 2009 on 3:28 pm
Wow… to some of the responses here.
The point many seem to be missing isn't just the nature of her response, as over the top as it may be — ultimately, I'd be hurt and upset if my bf/gf just cut me off, too — it's that, if this is true, SHE WAS SO SELF-ABSORBED THAT SHE WAS OBLIVIOUS TO THE FACT HE WAS LEAVING THE COUNTRY, DESPITE BEING TOLD.
Apologies for the caps, but I can't believe that so many seem to be missing that rather big part of the story.
As for some of the other crackerjack deductions in this comment thread… I'm constantly connected. I check email at least once an hour while at work. Probably a few times a night, if I'm at home. I flip out the crackberry constantly when I'm out and have a few spare moments. EXCEPT when I'm on vacation. That's the point of vacation — I'm cut off from the rest of the world and focusing solely on where I am and what I'm doing. Yes, Europe has cell phones and internet… so what? I actually feel kind of sorry for the apparently large number who feel obligated to be connected without exception.
At no point do we get the idea of JD and Em being particularly close, despite dating; if they're in a relationship where Em can't be bothered to pay attention to or remember that he'll be out of the country for two weeks, I don't see why JD wouldn't be able to assume he wouldn't have to call her during his backpacking, especially if he *thought* they'd discussed that he wouldn't, which I assume would be a possibility, since he didn't try to call. That'd cover postcards, too, aside from which — as already pointed out, postcards don't deliver quickly.
We "know" that she spoke to *one* of his friends. Maybe his good friends — the ones who would know about the trip — were on it WITH him? As several people have already commented, I don't tell everyone I know about where I'm going — just because their number is available doesn't mean I'm constantly in touch with them. Besides, if she's accusing JD of being in the background during the phone call, who's to say she would have believed it had Jeremy said JD was out of town anyway?
Also, if JD's possibly with a group, that covers not calling home to check in for safety's sake.
My parents have had caller ID for a decade. They still don't know how to use it. And I'm not in the phone book — neither are most people I know.
Frankly, I don't particularly buy this story either, but some of the "debunkings" and accusations in this thread are mind-bogglingly silly.
And regardless of the truth of the story, it's pretty damn entertaining. Thanks!
August 13th, 2009 on 4:00 pm
To all of you who are saying this cannot be true, get a girlfriend. It is incredibly possible. Now Im not saying that this necessarily is true, but a girl reacting like this, not that unlikely. Women can be quite insane. There are holes in this story but the girlfriends reaction is not one of them.
August 13th, 2009 on 4:01 pm
Another lesson you may want to take away from this JD: Don't date stupid women. Consider the fact that there is a positive correlation between stupidity and beauty when you select women.
Awesome vid by the way.
August 13th, 2009 on 4:04 pm
this is so sick man…women can be so big b****s….that girl..she had issues man..
take care..and good luck with the next one…
August 13th, 2009 on 4:45 pm
According to this video you were in Europe the first and second week of June in 2007 but you have a blog post from Sunday, June 10th, 2007. Do explain that one.
August 13th, 2009 on 4:49 pm
I thought this was unbelievably hilarious! I didn't even wonder if it was fake until I saw all of the comments. Yes, it could be fake, but it could also be real. Some girls are insane.
I travel abroad once a year and make sure to hit the internet cafe at least once or twice for a week's vacation, but I only do that because I make the effort. Going to the cafes does not take much time, but it does prevent you from being present in your vactation the time spent online could easily be spent elsewhere. I can see why some people don't go online/call during their trips. Very plausible. If he told her he was leaving for Europe for two weeks, he probably also told her that he would be out of contact for two weeks, so she was likely forwarned.
I'm guessing that if this was real, they had only been dating for a short time and were likely towards the beginning of a relationship, that would explain why she didn't take him to the airport, and wasn't prepared to pick him up.
However, this could all be fake. Don't people make movies all the time based off of ideas they have? If it's fake, who cares? It was hilarious!
August 13th, 2009 on 5:07 pm
Although many have already stated this fact, I feel it should be restated…this is clearly, without question, fiction.
However, I did love the attempted "drunk, sloppy, angry, life falling apart email where your fictional character tells you she slept with "her friend."
Top notch effort.
August 13th, 2009 on 5:34 pm
I'm glad you're done with her. Anyways, that was one wicked story.
August 13th, 2009 on 6:35 pm
Wow, that's amazing. I don't feel sorry for you though, at least you found out before you got more serious and have this wonderful story to share. Thank you!
August 13th, 2009 on 7:31 pm
Hilarious yet disturbing at the same time. Good that you two went your separate ways before your pet bunny ended up in a boiling pot of water on the stove. Yep – she definitely sounds like a bunny boiler.
August 13th, 2009 on 7:38 pm
Yeah a nice "story", but I don't buy it at all. It's either fabricated or extremely embelished.
1. Unless the girl in question had a hard core drug problem or suffered significant brain damage, she wouldn't forget that you told her and then never put it together.
2. Your "friend Jeremy" also had no idea you were on this trip, I guess.
3. You would have checked your email at some point. (how about that for a pretend lesson learned?)
4. You hammed it up too much with the 3 AM drunk-texting (i.e. nobody writes "asswhole).
I bet this is already out there in some movie or book. Nevertheless, something about this "story" of interpersonal breakdown and technologically enhanced emotional wrecklessness resonates (look how many people believe it). It's easy to relate to the feelings involved. Bullshit still.
August 13th, 2009 on 8:09 pm
Okay, we get it, some of you guys think it's fake. And you feel like posting the same thing 200 other people have said for the 200th time.
Here's a clue: before you comment, read the other comments to see if someone else already said it, retards.
August 13th, 2009 on 8:29 pm
Very entertaining video/story.
The girl is amazingly self-absorbed; she clearly wasn't listening when you told her you were going on vacation, and reacted only with pure rage when she couldn't get in touch. As a point of comparison, my girlfriend recently went on a trip for two days with one of her lady friends. They got delayed and she wasn't home when I thought she'd be; my reaction was to worry that they had gotten into a car accident or something. Instead, this girl goes into full on rage mode, and the repeated email taunting is just ridiculous. Whoever said upthread that she sounds like she has Borderline Personality DIsorder is on target, I think – her only thoughts are of herself, there is no concern that something bad might have happened to him.
As for those of you who think it inconceivable that anyone could willingly go two weeks without phone or Internet access, I pity you.
August 13th, 2009 on 8:50 pm
I didn't have time to read all of the comments. I would like to say, as a woman (possibly a crazy biatch) that this scenario is entirely possible. I don't think that I'd ever forget that my bf was leaving for 2 weeks, but I could see my younger self overreacting in this way.
Also, you'd think a country like Japan would be ultra-connected, but I found it difficult to find internet access on computers, even in hostels, they were all super slow and full of viruses, or in a language I couldn't understand. I didn't spend much time on the internets while I was gone for 4 weeks, and certainly didn't turn on my phone or check my voicemail.
If this girl is selfish and self-centred, and they were both really young (hanging out at the Maddy anyone?) I think she could easily forget that the bf was going away, and his drunken frat-boy friends might too.
I'm not discounting the fact that this chick is a dipshit, if she was on speaking terms with his family, she should have called there to make sure he was alive, before getting angry over the silence. Sheesh.
August 13th, 2009 on 9:03 pm
Interesting story!
Honestly~ woman are all in common. hahaahah~~
love and enjoy!
August 13th, 2009 on 9:08 pm
Yeah, pretty much a made up story.
Would like JD to provide a real email here. I'm sure he won't / can't.
August 13th, 2009 on 9:50 pm
Wow, girls a freaking ridiculous and I am a female.
August 13th, 2009 on 10:43 pm
Who goes on a two week vacation and doesn't send their girlfriend a frakkin postcard? Multiple ones even. Or get one of those disposable phones for the trip.
But in this case, assuming this entire thing isn't fiction, it worked out for the best.
August 13th, 2009 on 11:35 pm
Interesting work of FICTION. Next time talk to some real women before writing it, you made lots of comments that only a man pretending to be a woman would make.
August 14th, 2009 on 12:45 am
damn i feel pretty sorry for the girl tbh. Yeh ok she should've listened to to you in the first place, that was pretty dumb, but shit she clearly loved you and i think most people probably wouldv done the same thing if their bf/gf just stopped talking to them one day…
August 14th, 2009 on 1:11 am
Your girlfriend was obviously a psychotic, slutty, nasty, self-absorbed, party-girl snotty bitch and you're better off without her (as is all of humanity!) I hope she realizes with the popularity of this video what a dumbass bitch she is!
August 14th, 2009 on 1:27 am
To all the idiot (probably nasty bitches like the ex girlfriend there) people who are getting on the blogger for not going to an internet cafe – he TOLD her he was going away for 2 weeks. It's her own fault for being a moron and not listening. Plus, he was BACKPACKING. That's not something where you're going to be around teh internetz.
August 14th, 2009 on 3:40 am
Whether this is fake or not, it's awesome.
Regarding the people who keep saying that he should have gone to an internet cafe or checked his email some other way: Um, hello? Who wants to be checking email and shit when on vacation? I wouldn't check my email if I was backpacking in another country/continent. The idea of vacations is to get away from all that shit. He's not obligated to leave his cell on and take everyone's calls. He's on VACATION. Taking a BREAK.
Also, even if he had sent a postcard to her, it still would've taken about a week for her to recieve it.
August 14th, 2009 on 4:26 am
dude, you missed the most important lesson of all: don't date airheads….
unless, the 'i call bs' post is correct. Those are some good points. In reality: a yes-we're-in-love serious relationship GF would NOT forget her BF is going to be out of town for 2 weeks. A REAL BF would probably call said GF at least ONCE or send an email from an internet cafe at least ONCE. So, unless she's a colossal airhead, there is something fishy to this story.
August 14th, 2009 on 6:11 am
I cannot believe how many people think this is fake and/or are blaming you for this scenario!!
This Em is one fig short of a fruit cake. I especially liked how she went on her lyrical tyrage about having sex with that guy and then in the very next e-mail told you how you really need to talk because you still must have feelings for her, because to deny it, is to deny "your very soul." Flash forward to the next day when she doesn't want to be with you anymore because it sucked so much.
Is she a certified psychopath or just the president of the "Hills Have Eyes Family" Fan Club and have a lifetime subscription to Crazy Lady Digest??
I am totally on your side dude. What a fuuureak she is!!!
And who goes hiking and takes technology with them or even wants to stay in touch with anybody, that's what nature vacations are about people….getting away from it all….DUH!!!
Are these other people all dumbasses also??? Just keep the stories coming man!!!
August 14th, 2009 on 8:34 am
I just saw that over on collegehumor. Man… I mean… Unbelievable.
August 14th, 2009 on 11:24 am
Damn god handling from your side JD!I loved the video @ brainblog.to The best towards you!
Fohley – Germany
August 14th, 2009 on 3:18 pm
Ture or not the thing that makes this story alarmingly funny is that we all know this is how women and to be fair men can react when there is a perceived uncalled for absense of communication.
I do tend to think this is more of a female problem than a male problem.
Regardless, my first read had me laughing my ass off. good job!
August 14th, 2009 on 3:34 pm
here are some points the doubters should read:
1) for the fags who are saying not calling your gf for 2 weeks while you're travelling is weird and wrong, you need to grow a fucking pair. i've done this on more than one occassion, my gf has gone through similar swings, and we have fucking fantastic sex when i get back.
2) if this was all made up, he sure as shit knows women. those emails were so damn female it's not even funny.
3) my only criticism is he didn't come home and fuck the shit out of her. she was obviously horny as hell and going crazy without him. man, that girl is awesome, fucking majorly passionate, what a fucking retard.
4) it was obvious she owned him from the second email. you don't make that shit up. she actually said the dumbass who bought her a drink reminded her of him. the clincher was the third when she was dictating to him when and where they would be having dinner. she wore the pants. it's so nuanced, it has to be real.
5) moral of the story: if your gf wears the pants, and you like her better with her pants off… don't fucking talk to her so much.
You've been given the keys to the kingdom… use them wisely.
August 14th, 2009 on 3:47 pm
I keep forgetting why I read comments from storys like this:
http://tinyurl.com/c976s7
August 14th, 2009 on 4:09 pm
Very odd that she didn't hear you tell her you were travelling, and very odd that you didn't call or write the whole time you were away…unless things weren't too good between you two in the first place? I can feel her pain – but still, she went overboard and it's a good thing the relationship ended when it did, for both your sakes.
August 14th, 2009 on 5:40 pm
You would have figured out how crazy she was sooner or later, and thankfully for you her poor listening skills made it sooner.
People need to be self-sufficient in relationships, and if one person backs off (for any reason), the other person should let them. Oh, and they should allow for the possibility the other person is backpacking in Europe.
Super funny, thanks for sharing.
August 14th, 2009 on 6:02 pm
I'm going to link to this in the next issue of my newsletter readers and writers, and I may teach it in my fiction class as a new type of short story in which words and visuals actually work together!
August 14th, 2009 on 6:30 pm
This was hilarious. What I find most strange was that this was all done via e-mail. I know your phone was off, but I'm assuming facebook was a common online presence in 2007. Didn't she see a status or a friend writing on your wall about Europe?
August 14th, 2009 on 8:02 pm
Read "The Passive Agreesive Douche" part (hint: that's you) http://www.moxieinthecity.net/blog.php
I must say that I agree. Especially with the part about how your girlfriend didn't know you were gone? Did you just mention it in passing? weird.) How come none of your friends knew where you were? Even weirder. Your mom didn't not even ONE of your friend's numbers? Weird dude!
August 14th, 2009 on 10:22 pm
She is Psycho spelled with a capital BUTCHER KNIFE!
August 15th, 2009 on 3:25 am
People react in all sorts of ways when they are hurt. Question… What kind of FUCKTARD goes away for two weeks and severs all contact with their loved ones??? I guess you can blame her for overreacting and flying off the handle and if her solution was fuck some sympathetic cock then, yeah you can say better now than later. But JESUS!! If you can go two weeks without contacting or sharing with the ONE you love then you prolly don't really love them anyway. Not even a wish you were here note? You will probably die alone and starving in a one bedroom hovel, eating cat food and blowing yourself. Cool Video Though.
August 15th, 2009 on 7:08 am
HAHA ive been there bro. On the last week of senior year, one week before i walked with my highschool sweet heart, after being clean for a year, and postoning getting my diploma cuz she wanted to walk with me… she cheated on me with a herione attict and dropped out with 26 and a half credits. She had a 33 act score and a 3.8 GPA. I had a 34 and a 3.5, We both got accepted into the same PREmed progam. Shes now the sign girl at the pizza shop, has a black bun in the oven, and now has cervical cancer. This is all because i called her twice to say good night and she regected both becuase she needed her space. She was engaged to a returned LDS missionary till he found out about the baby, poor guy. WOW long post. sorry ive never really told that story. had to get it out,
August 15th, 2009 on 7:22 am
Great story. Funny yet horrifying. I also have to laugh at all the commenters who've been bitching about you not calling, texting, or going to check your e-mail while you were backpacking through Europe. These are probably the same people who think that they're so important that their friends would go into shock if they didn't whip out the phone and text "lol wut r u doin? lol" in response to a text message they received while sitting in a movie theater or driving down a busy street. Folks, I'd be 100% out of touch if I was in Europe for two weeks. No phone, no e-mail, no texting, nothing. I'm not so damned important that the whole world needs to hear my mindless chatter, and neither are you. Stop pretending that electronics give you an actual social life and go somewhere and meet people and do things. The mindless phone calls, e-mails, texts, tweets, IMs, etc. mean nothing and they aren't a substitute for a real life.
August 15th, 2009 on 8:04 am
no offence or anything, but she is a bitch. not to mention a whore for fucking one of her friends to get back at you. shes an embarrassment us females. i totally do not think that this was your fault at all. but the video was cool. :D
August 15th, 2009 on 11:52 am
I thought this was gold.
1) You pretty much stressed constantly before you left that you were leaving for two weeks. How could she not have known unless she just didn't care about anything you had to say.
2) People, the man was backpacking across Europe. Enjoying the country, ya know? Fuck the internet. I went 4 states away from my house and didn't check my internet for a full 2 weeks.
3) If she really cared about him she wouldn't have said all of those aweful things and broken up with him just because he didn't contact her for a couple of weeks. Psycho much?
I think it's a good thing you're not together anymore. People like that don't respect for other people or themselves.
August 15th, 2009 on 12:49 pm
my bf asked me to view this vid..
n i came to conclusion that i am a passionate person..
so,yeah, we do have this kinda lyk story..but we're stil together..=)..
August 15th, 2009 on 3:27 pm
So from her perspective (though she should have listened to you when you said you were going to Europe for 2 WEEKS) I could imagine being that incensed as well. Though she crossed the line by attempting to "get back at you" by sleeping with another guy, I can identify with being angry at you not having made any attempts to communicate with her for that. When you're gone for more than a couple days, you really should stay in contact with your significant other so they at least know you're safe. It wouldn't have been that hard to find a computer with which to check your email, or to just buy a phone card to make a quick call to say you're alive.
Seems to me that, though you're better off without a woman this vindictive, you have to accept a lot of the responsibility for these unfortunate circumstances.
August 15th, 2009 on 6:34 pm
Good thing you got away from that dumb bitch.
August 15th, 2009 on 8:14 pm
Having read through the comments I feel kind of bad now because I once dumped a guy using the silent treatment. He didn't react like this though.
But anyway, whether it's true or not (and it does sound pretty plausible) it was very funny and made my day. Thanks!
August 15th, 2009 on 9:08 pm
Reasons I'd assume it's not fake:
- The blank emails. Who could invent something like that?
- The fact she called his mom but she couldn't reply cause she didn't have her phonenumber. Again, that seems so life-like, it seems hard to make up.
- Yes, a person CAN miss such important facts. I myself sometimes daydream instead of listening to people, saying "yes" as if I was. And I think one or the other time I also didn't catch that my dad was going on a business trip. Granted, not quite the same thing, especially since his going abroad wouldn't affect me as much as a boyfriend leaving, and I'm not the first person who would need to know about it, but still. Take a more extreme version of me, and she could totally miss the europe thing.
Reasons why it might be fake:
-What did you say, this happened 2 years ago? Then how come you still had her emails?
-Why didn't any of your friends tell her? Though that can still be explained with the assumption that she was too stupid to ask his friends.
Anyway, if this is real, then PLEASE, tell us how the conversation went between you two when you came back!!
August 16th, 2009 on 1:08 am
This is proof you shoulda stayed with Amy bud.
Haha
August 16th, 2009 on 2:17 am
I masturbated all across Japn in 1990!
August 16th, 2009 on 2:59 am
it's very plausible that he left for two weeks without contacting her. i went to china for 3 weeks and didn't talk to anyone stateside until i got home, i didn't even bother to bring my cell phone. the biggest thing most of these commenters need to realize is that just because you would do some a certain way doesn't mean everyone in the world would do it that way
August 16th, 2009 on 6:59 am
girl has issues.. what is the world coming to these days,
agreed, backpacking=no technology
August 16th, 2009 on 6:46 pm
hilarious – absolutely hilarious
August 16th, 2009 on 8:32 pm
Girlfriend was in Central America for two weeks, no contact whatsoever. It seemed like that two weeks lasted 5 minutes.
August 16th, 2009 on 9:44 pm
This was a great and amusing video.
Reading through the comments of videos like this, though, always make me feel jaded and disgusted with humanity.
So many people think they're clever for calling it fake, as if this is really that improbable. People who are insecure and jealous get CRAZY–and people going on backpacking vacations SOMETIMES want to leave technology and the internet BEHIND. That's often kind of the effing point. Neither of these things should be shocking, but hey, I guess a lot of people really do get off on feeling clever by calling even the simplest videos fake. It's too bad you didn't post a couple more photos in the video so that some of those pompous losers who are always around can come in screaming PHOTOSHOPP'DDDDDD.
And then we have people on here posting about anxiety disorder and what it does to people——SHUTUP. If you can't manage to check your overwhelming paranoia and selfishness for even 3 or 4 days, you shouldn't be polluting someone else's life with your spiritual garbage. Not to be insensitive, but no one deserves to put up with garbage like that.
I guess that's all I have to say. Thanks for posting the video, blogspot guy. It was an amusing watch. As for pretty much everyone else who posted anything besides "this video was amusing, that chick is crazy,"… Your children are the reason the world is getting stupider.
August 17th, 2009 on 1:47 am
Just have to say well done mate! Got rid of that backstabbing crazy whore while you had the chance! Most guys don't get that chance and only find out later when the psycho bitch has taken your house, your money, and your life.
August 17th, 2009 on 10:13 am
This is fiction or she is really that stupid and YOU didn't catch on for awhile either. ;) No offense intended. It's a funny story and I enjoyed watching it. Good luck with the media attention on this.
August 17th, 2009 on 11:35 am
JD?! How could you be so inconsiderate to think that your ex-girlfriend was supposed to listen to you when you speak? Honestly, that is just way too much to think about amongst shoes and bags and trying hard to enjoy those "stupid shows" that you like to watch.
:P
Great video. Thanks for sharing, was very entertaining!
Perhaps a warning to my own passionate inner self. – Joking
August 17th, 2009 on 5:11 pm
since this is a video, it would be good if we could hear the crazy voicemails, plus the text messages…
oh wait, there weren't phone calls and text messages, because it's made up.
funny though.
August 17th, 2009 on 5:50 pm
man oh man glad you left her she cant bloody wait for a while instead cheat with you. hope she learned some lesson. ooh forgot she doesnt listen or maybe she is out of her damn mind.
August 17th, 2009 on 5:51 pm
I think it would have been funny if while he was in Europe Jd left a vague voice mail message like,"Hi it's Jd, leave a message at the beep, if you need to contact me call Em." If this message didn't jog her memory it would have messed with her. She would be thinking,"Why is he telling his friends to call me?" But she was supposed to know that he was in Europe.
August 17th, 2009 on 6:10 pm
If this is real, your now ex-girlfriend was quite the idiot. Nothing upstairs for sure, so you're better off without her.
August 17th, 2009 on 6:55 pm
Great Video Jd!
I'll assume for conversations sake that there is some truth to it.
You should have used the song "You're Gonna Miss Me" by the "13th Floor Elevators" as the soundtrack.
Women give guys "The Silent Treatment" all the time but look what happened when your ex-girlfriend "Em" just imagined she was getting "The Silent Treatment"
August 18th, 2009 on 2:26 am
you're either a liar or an asshole. who goes completely incommunicado for two weeks and does not bother to make 1 phone call, or check email one time? and shit, roaming is not THAT much money. i checked email from my p.o.s. samsung phone when i was in italy in 2004.
you probably knew that not responding, or intentionally not checking in, would drive her nuts and decided to be a passive aggressive douchebag.
August 18th, 2009 on 4:38 am
i'm not sorry at all.
this is the funniest thing I've ever read (today) and I think you've got the right sense of humour for it.
Every single one of us knows girls like this and for you to single out her craziness using only her words speaks volumes to so many of us males to have similar, yet less funny versions of this happen.
August 18th, 2009 on 5:07 am
the drugs.
oh, and amazingly had to scroll almost the page length b4 someone (Laura) mentioned "co-dependent".
a bit far-fetched, sure
and yet completely believable.
there are some who are so self-absorbed and whose egos are so fragile as to need nearly constant 'validation' from a significant other… without that source of validation, they come completely unglued.
not pretty at all.
August 18th, 2009 on 6:26 am
Loving it. Got here from http://kottke.org/09/08/while-i-was-away
Completely believable and I like the pictures parallel to the story…
Now I should check out what you write.
August 18th, 2009 on 6:04 pm
outstanding utubercle!!!!
August 18th, 2009 on 6:48 pm
I think the real lesson is: When you go away to Europe for 2 weeks, leave you cell phone OFF.
August 18th, 2009 on 8:03 pm
I recognize the situation, though in my case I left Europe to go to the US and I spent 6 months in stead of two weeks abroad. But still, very recognizable. Quick question: would you mind if I'd post 'While I was away' on my blog?
August 19th, 2009 on 5:18 am
I found the story totally believable. And funny. But the comments saying that you should have made contact are just sad. It's good to have that distance and get away. I do it a couple times a year for a week or more. Just go camp, get away. Well played.
August 19th, 2009 on 5:35 am
Heh. All you logical people fail to recall that this is about a young, passionate and explosive lady. No laws of logics, physics or of the universe apply here. At all.
Like someone said, at least you didn't go into a mortgage with her. And kids.
August 19th, 2009 on 4:26 pm
I wish you would post the text. It's a cute video juxtaposed with your pictures, but it's a pain to wait for the text to appear.
August 19th, 2009 on 5:21 pm
Didn't she stop to think that you might be lying in a ditch somewhere? I'd have been worried sick – but not angry.
August 20th, 2009 on 2:14 am
why is everyone on his ass about not checking emails or making calls? Isn't that the whole point of a vacation? to leave it all behind for a little while?
August 20th, 2009 on 2:23 am
I dont care if this story is true or fake it doesnt matter, I believe it's true but it's not mine to say if it is, but there are storys about something like this happening before to other people. And I feel bad for you dude because of all the people saying that you are a jerk or a dumbass and that you had to brake up with your GF (I would have done the same).
but lets look at the facts
1# If you are in a vacation you do not what so ever check your emails or go on the internet, I was in California for a vacation with my sister for three weeks and not once did I check my emails, neither did my sister (exept when she was working on her model career) and I saw that she only had connection with her work
2# You do not use your phone on vacation, I took my phone with me and the charger but I thought, "hey! why the fuck did I take my phone with me? everybody know that Im on vacation so nobody will call me" if something happens to someone they could have waited for a few days at least + do you know how expencive it is calling from america to europe or the other way around? my sisters boyfriend called her but that also because he is filthy rich, owns a bunch of clubs and more, (will not say any names) she didnt call him, HE called her!
3# The girl is not crazy but she is insecure and selfish. the fact that she didn't remember that you were going to europe is really hard to believe but it is posible, also I know a girl that was and is just like that girl… "passionate". her boyfriend was helping his uncle for two weeks and had no time to meet her (even if he wanted). she went crazy, and cheated on him… with me… and when I found out I felt sorry for the guy, and now they have broken up, but still the guy never knew of her cheating and he did nothing wrong, and she broke up with him first….. girls are crazy, and now she wants to be with me… I said no
4# postcards? really? are people judging you beacause you didnt send a postcard to her? you sent your parents because they are your parents, you dont send your girlfriend a postcard exept she's your bride to be or your married to her + it would'nt have gotten there in time.
again dont care if it's true or not, it's a good story, funny as hell, good music and this stuff can happen
-greatings from Iceland
August 20th, 2009 on 2:27 am
oh and forgot to say… no there are not internet cafes all over the world F$#"heads, if it's all over one place doesn't mean it's all over the world like in africa, middle-east, asia, europe even in america there are places where there are no internet cafes… so stop being stupid
August 20th, 2009 on 2:49 am
So some of these folks obviously didn't actually *read* the email text.
1. She comments that one of the friends said you were in Europe – and that she thought he was bullshitting
2. You comment that you bought her a necklace and your grandparent's a postcard…on like your 2nd or 3rd to last day there. You were totally home before that made it through the mail
Hilarious, and yeah crazy. Plus wrapped up enough in herself that she didn't remember about the trip. I've known girls (and boys) like that.
Sigh,
deirdrebeth
a-vaguely-normal-girl
August 20th, 2009 on 4:24 pm
Hey J.D. I saw this post of facebook today and so reminded myself of how I used to be in your ex-girlfriends situation. this was sad lol not lol but u know u could of told her where u were going that was inconsiderate of u, but we are all human and we learn from our mistakes. she didn't have to go sleep around though, that was over the line. o well life goes on i guess
August 20th, 2009 on 8:37 pm
To a previus comment about th music, pick up the soundtrack for Snatch. It's all on there.
August 20th, 2009 on 9:31 pm
Wow
Everyone is flaming this for being fake and "calling bullshit", who cares? He didn't even say "true story" or anything like that. Just take it for what it is and enjoy it! :)
Came across your vid from collegehumor man that is interesting stuff. If it's fact, sorry man, but at least you have a great story to tell…and if it's fiction, then that's brilliant keep up the good work.
August 20th, 2009 on 11:04 pm
You blog, twitter, FB, make YouTube videos etc etc. but you visited Europe for 2 weeks and never looked at email? nanners
August 20th, 2009 on 11:25 pm
Was she cute? Can I hit it? LOL
JD, you should have kept the bitch. Fucking build a staple man! You ain't a bad looking guy, so keep her around for the pussy.
Dean
August 21st, 2009 on 5:44 am
probably the third lesson would be "Call your girlfriend sometimes while your on vacation". Girlfriends like to hear from you every few days, no matter where you are.
August 21st, 2009 on 8:59 am
Real, not real? I'm thinking real, because there's a hell of a lot of women out there with *ahem* problems. To be fair, there's admittedly a lot of troubled dudes too. Sometimes I think the "normal" people are in the minority LOL. Regardless, the story had me astounded and laughing at the same time!
And yeah, being away for 2 weeks ain't shit. I was away from home for 15 months total when I was sent to Iraq as a Reservist….counting pre-deployment training and all that. Whatever problems you may be experiencing (short of extremely imminent death), just remember it could always be worse. Doesn't mean you have to ENJOY it, but if other people have survived worse, you can too. Suck it up.
August 22nd, 2009 on 9:12 pm
I've *seen* someone do this kind of thing and have even more of a meltdown in a far shorter time period, and it ain't pretty to watch.
August 23rd, 2009 on 12:45 am
Imagine what would have happened if JD went missing for 2 weeks and ppl later find him dead in a lake due to a car accident/kidnapping or wtv. The girl, Em later finds out after she talks to the mom who found out the death of her son a few days ago. It would have been great if the gf knocked on the door and just literally UNLOADED on the poor mom, saying shit about JD when the mom tells her that he was dead…PWned. It also would have been dramatic if the mom got a heart attack from all the things Em said. THen Em finds out from police. SHIT lol.. THat would've probably ripped the bitch's heart out. I seriously hope that she gets raped by someone and doesnt enjoy it lol.
August 23rd, 2009 on 3:47 am
Just stumbled upon this. Funny as hell. and scary. reaaally scary.
and great blog btw!
August 23rd, 2009 on 2:31 pm
Love the story!
I should get a prize for reading all the comments, I actually got more enjoyment out of some of the most stupid comments, than in the story itself. You should publish this with all the comments!!!
BS? So what? Obviously you who comment on the BS cannot analyze the written word. JD is a WRITER! (as stated in the blog info) A hilarious one too. (yeah, you're my new favourite)
So I do not care if it's fact or fiction for JD, I bet this has happened to quite a few people and therefore is a story worth to be told.
My reflection is also this, why does everything on the internet have to be "truth"? Isn't it just another way to present fiction? Or do YOU believe all books and tv series are FACTS?
And you sad fucks that say all girls are like this… I'm glad I will never get to know you.
People are shit crazy, not only girls!
//Nutty girl
August 24th, 2009 on 7:07 pm
Can everyone give JD a break?!
God. A lot of people are ganging up on him simply because he didn't think of using the hotel phone, turning on his phone, or using the internet cafe.
Um. Gee. I'm going to go back-packing through Europe for a period of only two whole weeks. Would I really bother or even think of doing any of those things? Look. I've been with my fiance for a long time (known him since we were kids, been dating for four years, recently been engaged to him) and oh my god, you have no idea how sometimes people value their space. People have these stupid ideas that when you're in love with someone you never get full of them. Um. Bullshit, pardon my french. Be realistic people. Everyone wants a little bit of privacy in their life and when a break like this comes along, a break that offers them a chance to actually take a break and relax and have sometime devoted to their selves, I honestly doubt the idea of texting/e-mailing/whatever would cross their mine.
The person who does that is very kind and thoughtful, but if h/she does not it doesn't make them a horrible person. Holy Shit. He told his girlfriend that he was going away for a while several times. I highly doubt the idea of texting/calling/whatever would have crossed his mind and if it did, keep in mind, it's still pretty expensive.
I know some stupid girl reading this will go well if he really loved her then wasting his cash on her is so worth it. I have nothing to say to that simply because that argument is moronic. I'm going to blow a lot of cash just to gush over the phone with my loved one saying "Aww!! I misss youuu!!!! :(:(:(" ten times over? Never. Be reasonable people.
Besides, had she remembered and actually paid attention, then she could have gone out of her way to plan something special for him when he get's back (i.e. lots of "Welcome back" sex which is AMAZING <3)
August 25th, 2009 on 8:57 am
Haha, this was hilarious. To people who are dumber than that self centered bitch: Do you have any idea about what BACKPACKING is?
When you are backpacking to Europe, you get disconnected and leave everything behind. For a limited time, it's just you and the nature.
You don't have to answer any calls or emails etc. While enjoying your time, you just stay away from the real life's problems and responsibilites.
Of course it would be stupid to expect "Mom's Basement Production" employees to understand the concept of backpacking…
But anyways… I really enjoyed your story and i totally think it's hilarious. Lesson learned.
You can never truly know people. No matter how much time passes, they manage to surprise you somehow. Amazing stuff…
I say that was close. At least you understood how crazy that girl is before it was too late…
You totally rock, man! Take care…
August 25th, 2009 on 3:42 pm
His friends never said that they didn't know where he was.
Em wrote him and said that she called his friend and that the friend is a bad liar because she heard him (JD) talking in the background.
She was aware of it. She is an idiot.
August 26th, 2009 on 12:09 am
Man that is bollocks! Something similar happened to me with a girl lad. Hope you had a good trip here in Europe. Should you know beforehand and you'd have partied harder with all those tasty Nordic and Eastern girls. :D
August 26th, 2009 on 6:35 am
Great story. Totally plausible, to use Mythbusters speak. I can totally understand wanting to keep the phone off and not use the Internet while in Europe, but I can't figure out why you wouldn't change your outgoing voice mail on your mobile phone to let people know you would be in Europe? Perhaps I'm thinking too logically. Thanks for sharing.
August 26th, 2009 on 2:45 pm
real or no real.. great story JD!
cheers for getting out of it mate!!
August 26th, 2009 on 3:40 pm
ok..ok..ok…I'm at work, just got an email from my friend with this "girlfriend doesn't realize boyfriend is in Europe" vid and thought it was funny because I myself just came back from backpacking Europe for two months. Additionally, I have a girlfriend who isn't "the world's greatest listener" but come on man, how is anyone honestly suppose to believe that this situation is true? Unless you're ex is deaf, or a complete idiot, there is no way you would be leaving her for two weeks without her knowing after you said you already told her goodbye. If you're relationship is as close as your make it out to be in the video than your story is a crock of lies. No girlfriend would ever forget that the boy they love is traveling around the globe for two weeks. On top of that, who the hell backpacks Europe for two weeks? People I met over there thought my two months were short let alone two weeks. I mean it's a funny idea, your girlfriend is too dumb to realize you went away, dumps you, fucks someone else and then realizes she's an idiot and tries to cover it up, but come on….this doesn't happen in the real world man, girls are NOT that dumb, believe me….Maybe she really dumped you cause you're a liar.
August 26th, 2009 on 5:24 pm
Did this really happen?
Awesome story either way.
August 26th, 2009 on 11:20 pm
Why didn't you just find a phone and call dumbass?
August 28th, 2009 on 7:30 pm
The rude comments come from the anonymous losers as usual. Great clip dude. The freaks who go on about internet cafe's and shit are probably as shallow and fucked up as your ex Em. Lmao. "Going backpacking across Europe! Gotta get a map of all the internet cafes!". Uhhh l-o-s-e-r-s! :)
August 28th, 2009 on 9:51 pm
ABSOLUTELY CLASSIC.
3) Find a girlfriend who LISTENS.
"Hey, I'm going to Europe for two weeks and I won't have my cell phone on" is not like she forgot to pick up your dry cleaning.
Thank god you didn't ask her to pick you up at the airport. You'd still be there.
August 29th, 2009 on 1:10 am
The best is yet to come!
Enjoy life.
My father gave me a lot of crappy advice, but one truth; "There are many fish in the sea".
Trust me, you are better off without her.
August 29th, 2009 on 8:13 am
"i applaud you man…if she had listened in the 1st place this would have never happened
Some girls are really just crazy out of their minds…i mean you can even tell who they are by reading these comments lol"
———
LOL! Really!
The one's hollering, "It's fake" and "He should have checked his emails" seem to be the looney toons just like Em.
All Em had to do was listen from the very beginning.
August 30th, 2009 on 5:09 am
as a "passionate" female, i have learned that you can only be in a relationship with someone equally as passionate (in other words, crazy) extreme love and extreme hate don't mix well with stable people ;)
August 30th, 2009 on 4:22 pm
Did you not think to call your girlfriend to say hi im alive and having a great time while you were away?? If she went crazy on your ass after you called her from europe then fair enough but your behaviour and those of your friends and family are highly suspect here.
August 30th, 2009 on 6:51 pm
Initially, upon seeing the video, I felt really hurt for you that she cheated on you, having an idea of what that feels that. All the while, though, something about the whole story just didn't feel right. After reading the comments from some of the not-so-naive people, I realized that I wasn't alone.
Penn and Teller would have a field day with this story.
With the exception of you backpacking in Europe, this entire story reeks of bullshit. I'll even make up a list.
1. No one but your mother knowing you were in Europe. Seriously? You told no one, other than your mother and your supposed girlfriend, that you went backpacking in Europe? She called your friend Jeremy, but he didn't know?
And who are you? Layne Staley? Like it's normal for your friends to not hear from you for weeks? Bullshit.
2. As someone else pointed out, your girlfriend didn't take you to the airport. Your mother took you, and not her? Bullshit.
3. Backpacking or not, anyone in a healthy relationship would contact their significant other and/or family once or twice a week. You didn't. Either you were ready to dump her, or the entire story is, you guessed it, Bullshit.
But it really is a relief for me, though. After feeling bad for you for getting dumped and sort of cheated on, I feel much better knowing that none of it ever happened.
At any rate, an interesting work of fiction.
August 30th, 2009 on 6:56 pm
And why wouldn't you have changed your outgoing message on your voicemail?
From the looks of it, this guy…
http://jdsmanstories.blogspot.com/2009/08/perils-of-travel_09.html?showComment=1251533593978#c4177069169834356534
…has no argument. I guess those of us that aren't as impressionable as a 5-year-old are "loony tunes."
August 30th, 2009 on 9:28 pm
JD man you did the right thing. This comment really cracks me up "leave a note to her saying how much you'll miss her" LOLZ She is not his wife for christ's sake! she is a girlfriend.
Freaking female insecurities!
August 31st, 2009 on 5:19 am
Just a couples of notes:
He never says he doesn't mail her a postcard or anything. It was a couple of years ago, and he just made the video. Are you gonna remember every detail of a 2 week trip? He's pieced it together from photos and emails.
He never says he doesn't call anyone to check in. When I travel, I call my mom and tell her when I get there. My boyfriend usually doesn't get call cuz he knows where I'll be, and knows I'll be ok, while my mom's a little more paranoid. She doesn't have my boyfriend's number, and he doesn't have hers.
Even at home I sometimes don't check my email for a couple of weeks. And don't answer phone calls for days. Plus not all phones work on every network. When I was in Japan for 8 weeks, my mobile didn't work to even call home. And I didn't call home because my folks knew I was staying with friends and would be ok.
August 31st, 2009 on 4:21 pm
Dudes, I was just wondering (as, to be honest, I've never backpaked before, and I don't know the nitty-gritty of backpacking), if the guy was given an opportunity to backpack around Europe for 2 weeks, why wouldn't he ask his girl if she'd like to tag along?
I mean, would that be an unreasonable thing to do on a backpacking trip? On a backpacking trtip, wouldn't more be "the merrier", as they say?
September 1st, 2009 on 1:39 am
OK, let's stipulate for the sake of argument that this is true, that he was a jerk for not checking his email while in Europe, and that this was grounds for her being upset and wanting to break up with him.
That's still no excuse for her behavior. Anger doesn't excuse this. Sleeping with someone else, or just claiming to, is not a reasonable way to express anger. It's a very childish one.
She claimed that she had only pretended to like the movies he liked, and that she didn't like spending time with his friends. If this is true, then she's been lying to him all along. If it's not true, then she's lying to him to hurt him.
Either way, this is not the kind of girl one could build an honest, reasonable relationship with.
September 1st, 2009 on 6:46 am
I cheered at the end when you said you were no longer together. Holy crap I hope you find someone SANE who LISTENS to you and makes you very happy.
September 3rd, 2009 on 12:26 pm
What if you were dead dude, or like kidnapped?! She wouldnt be able to live with herself, after those messages.
September 3rd, 2009 on 2:50 pm
Excuse me but you've got to be kidding! Check effing email at least ONCE in a two week span, ESPECIALLY if you are in a relationship. That's common sense. I'm sure your 'talking about the trip' was more like offhanded comments about how you want to go to Europe and know someone that is blah blah blah. And beyond that, dissapearing ENTIRELY fort wo whole weeks i snot okay. I'm sure if you were actually a trust worthy individual her response would have been less severe.
September 4th, 2009 on 4:51 pm
Jesus Christ some of you people are morons.
Your arguments:
He didnt go online for 2 weeks so its fake
He didnt send a postcard so its fake
He didnt bother calling so its fake
The gf didnt do certain things so its fake
He didnt tell his friends so its fake
One tip, stay on Break.com you idiots.
September 6th, 2009 on 6:14 am
Sigh… to all those saying he was stupid not to go to an internet cafe to check the emails – Why would you go around looking for an internet cafe for your damn email when you're enjoying Europe?
Well done sir. Ignore the idiots who think this is fake.
September 7th, 2009 on 4:20 pm
A bitch is a bitch – i think you'll proabbly find all women turn into complete nutters when ignored in this way.
You though sir are a nugget for going out with a girl who doest see you off at the airport or listen to you.
September 14th, 2009 on 11:17 pm
this really made my day.. i'm still laughing while typing this.. watched it several times.. most of friends in FB are reposting this (i actually got this from them)
September 15th, 2009 on 5:33 pm
Why does everyone think a postard is going to somehow arrive before he returns home from anotehr continent? Anyone that says that is a moron.
When I first moved to Egypt, it instantly became almost impossible to contact home and became a chore to do so when I was constantly when I knew how to do so. When you are on the road from sun up to sun down the last thing you really care about is checking your e-mails or updating your blog (if your friends or family even bother to check that). It wasn't until I moved there the second time that I could finally grab a cell phone and set myself up for contact. When I was in Greece it took me 3 days till I finally found out where the internet cafes were. Sometimes you have other priorites to your trip.
Who knows the parameters of his engagement? But internet cafes apparently weren't apart of his plan. This girl obviously didn't listen and that's about all there is to the story, get over the whole e-mail checking thing. When you are having a good and exhausting time you don't care to contact anyone.
I can also relate to the girl since I also did this to my boyfriend by mistake (but didn't go as far as she did the moron). My boyfriend and I have been in a long distance relationship since we went to college, when I went out the night before and blacked out drinking the next day, I found myself wondering why he wasn't picking up his cell. Was he angry at me for going out, was he dead, was he hurt, why wasn't he answering his e-mails and texts? After 24 hours I got worried and drove 95 miles an hour down from Maine to New Hampshire at 3 am in the morning when the anxiety kicked in to see if he was ok (or possibly humping someone). On my way there I got stopped for speeding and was told to turn around since I obviously was out of my senses. After getting a $300 speeding ticket and waiting another 48 hours, I finally his response to the full voicemail messages I left. He went back to his college in New York for the weekend to participate in his fraternity's initation ceremony. Due to teh ritual, everyone is required to shut themselves in the frat house and turn off their phones for "bonding" or whatever. goes on in there I felt so stupid for worrying and for not really trying to call other people to see where he was. Also for not trusting him or even having a shred of faith in my relationship of 5 years. While He did forget to tell me about it, he thought I'd be busy with schoolwork that I would't worry anyway. While some might claim it was his fault for ot telling me, it was clearly mine for letting my emotions and anxiety get ahead of my reasoning. At least I didn;t go to the extent she did.
One of the first things I admit to people is that although I am passionate, that passion can really cloud your mind and cause the "crazy" to come out.
So in the end, stop heckling him, the girl obviously didn't love or care about him the way she thought she did if she could go screw someone else a day later. She sounds like a twit anyway.
I also would have given to see her face when his mother told her where you were as well.
And if this is fake, its still worth reading all the other related horror stories people are posting.
Kara
September 15th, 2009 on 11:24 pm
The two lessons you should have lerned are,
1. Women are stupid.
2. Email works across the Atlantic.
September 27th, 2009 on 5:13 pm
If this story is true, you guys need to realize that although he COULD have checked his email or sent a postcard or something, why should he have to? He wasn’t married to this girl, they were just bf/gf and he didn’t need to go out of his way during this trip to check in with her.
And the other thing, he TOLD her on many occasions that he was leaving for 2 weeks. That itself is reason enough not to waste your trip sitting in an internet cafe. She KNEW about it but was too stupid to remember anything. Selective hearing anyone?
And then she goes and screws another guy a few days after? What exactly did he do that was so rotten? Other than not return her calls/email.. but did she know WHY he didn’t return them? How did she know he wasn’t dead somewhere? Or kidnapped? Did she even bother to go by his house and check? This girl is freakin insane, she automatically assumed that he was being a jerk to her and being unfaithful, so she goes and cheats on him. Unbelievable..
If I was going on a dream vacation all over Europe I wouldn’t wanna be tied down by the internet.. and no cell phone either because most phones don’t work internationally and the ones that do cost a fortune just to talk for a few minutes. She should’ve paid attention and realized where he was going. I can’t believe any of you would blame him for it. Hell.. I don’t even check my email on a daily basis when I’m here at home.. I can’t imagine being in Europe and getting to see a different side of the world and having to deal with reading email off a computer screen. This girl is a nutjob. Good to find out this before you got serious with her I mean really.. she cheated on you after a few days of not knowing where you were..
September 28th, 2009 on 5:39 am
I was in the army over seas for a while and going without talking to a loved one can be more than two weeks.
If I paid for a vacation trip, I definitely would not give a damn about connecting to the internet.
Stupid girls are rampant these days. Just see what the world has come to.
October 3rd, 2009 on 11:49 pm
JD, you bought the postcard for your grandparents but not to mail it to them, you got it for the picture on the reverse side! Nobody puts themselves into your shoes; I would have bought a bunch or taken pictures and just bought one cool looking postcard, (which you obviously did),and a nice-looking necklace that would impress my gf because it was made in France, and given these simple gifts to my friends as soon as I got home. I dated one girl in high school for two years and we swore our eternal love and we talked about marriage after I graduated, then my Dad kept us apart and tried to break us up for ten days and then let me contact her. Her Mother told me she was living with a guy. I guess Dad did his best, I missed her terribly for many years.
October 5th, 2009 on 1:57 am
BRILLIANT! In 7 minutes, you fit in all those e-mails, told an awesome story, and taught some lessons. Pretty impressive. It was so good, that I gave it more than double my usual attention span (then of course tweeted/fb’ed it). As a full-time traveler, I see this piece as some serious value to the world. Great work. I think what made it so classic was the contrast of her hate-mail, with the photos of what you were doing on your vacation. Good choice of music too. You got a new fan.
CouchSurfingOri
October 5th, 2009 on 2:01 am
Oh yeah… and….
Good job on not being together anymore. For the people who are saying you should’ve been checking your e-mails… fuck that! NORMALLY that would ruin your trip… in this case, it would absolutely ruined your trip! Kudos for not checking that stuff while living it up!
October 8th, 2009 on 6:26 pm
this is awsome..haha..i woulda toy with her before i leave her if i were you..haha
show her whose boss before u leave
October 8th, 2009 on 11:25 pm
it’s pretty interesting to see which of you commentators are selfish or trolls, and which would actually make good boyfriends. while the story is most likely fake, it’s pretty clear both parties were (allegedly) at fault. the dude because he could have at least made a slight effort to contact his gf during his vacation. 20 minutes out of 2 weeks time is in no way too much to ask, even if they “aren’t married huhuhu”. we’re in an age of technology with wifi, skype, laptops and international calling cards, it’s not like asking him to hike 80 miles to the telegraph station and sending her messages in morse code.
the girl is obviously fucked up for screwing some guy and being insanely narcissistic, as well as retarded for not just calling his friends/family to find out where he was. Her first thought should have been “maybe something happened to my boyfriend” not “WTF IGNORING ME?”
my boyfriend was in korea for 2 weeks with no phone and he still managed to talk to me on aim or email me nearly every day. so fuck you guys.
October 10th, 2009 on 2:17 pm
He probably could have emailed or whatever, but if people don’t listen then that’s their own fault. If you somehow manage to miss your boyfriend telling you he’s going to another continent for a fortnight then that’s possibly the first sign you need to stop listening to your perpetual inner monalogue. Not having any contact for a couple of weeks shouldn’t be a big deal.
Your boyfriend probably had to make sure he contacted you almost every day cos he knew he would get an earful if he didn’t.
I understand that you get worried if you don’t hear from us, but we don’t. The assumption we go by is that you’re busy, not dead. Which is why we don’t consider it important to stay in constant contact.
One simple solution. Chill out!
October 11th, 2009 on 10:02 am
I’m confused by Candice Holder’s comment “u know u could of told her where u were going that was inconsiderate of u.” Uh, Candice, he did tell her, that much is explained in the first few seconds of the vid.
October 17th, 2009 on 3:48 pm
leaving your phone off is the best thing that could ever happened to you. you finally get to see all the shits that’s hiding under her good happy personality…or her nice body. man…you are one lucky bastard.
October 24th, 2009 on 4:21 pm
Hi im single, wanna date me?
November 16th, 2009 on 10:19 pm
Oh you silly people claiming this is fake.
1: Truth far stranger than fiction.
2: WHEN YOU BACKPACK YOU DISCONNECT!!! Despite all of your clear dependence on the internet, some of us like to leave all that behind. That, and EUROPE IS AMAZING, you don’t want to waste time on checking email when you can check out ancient cities. I mean, come on, if i told my gf I was going on a two week trip backpacking I would assume she would know i was out of touch.
3: Did this not take place a couple years ago? Skype and Twitter and wifi on every square foot of the earth didnt exist.
4: Calm down raging femenists, the guy isnt at fault here. Yes, precautions to avoid this could have been made, but would you assume that your seemingly loyal gf is going to hulk out once u leave?
5: Backpacking across europe is expensive, and you have almost no money in most cases. This means that what little money you have is not to be wasted on contacting loved ones, to whom YOU ALREADY TOLD YOU WOULD BE OUT OF TOUCH!!! If he had just left, yes, he should have gone online or called, but he had NO REASON to think that she required reassuring or reminder.
Everyone needs to chillax and just see this as a hilarious series of stupid events.
December 7th, 2009 on 4:43 am
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December 8th, 2009 on 12:20 am
JD-
Counterpart, this is as great the second time around as the first time I saw it. Thought I’ld surprise you with a visit to manstories as you sift thru comments of passionate blog readers (lovers & haters). Almost finished with the book I’m writing. How about you?
Cheers~
xc
December 16th, 2009 on 9:07 pm
Why is the vid gone? Loved it!!
December 20th, 2009 on 9:39 pm
Why are people caring whether this is fake or not?
It’s freaking HILARIOUS either way! That girl was on and OFF, I hope I never have to encounter a person like that.
Though I’m sure I will. -___=
January 1st, 2010 on 8:51 am
This is so fucking dumb. Not funny in the least, and that fact that it is obviously fake makes it even more insulting to the reader. Trying to pass this shit off as humor is downright sad. I hope someone with AIDS bleeds in your fucking cereal…
January 3rd, 2010 on 11:42 am
Who has a relationship where u email each other? That sounds like pen pals
January 7th, 2010 on 12:52 am
EPIC… SAD… FUNNY… TRAGIC… I had something similar happen where in the span of 40 seconds over the phone with my girlfriend we had a half fight where she did all my arguing for me because she swore I was upset and had a major attitude because she missed my call. I literally kept saying, “It’s okay”. But she kept acting like I was upset and putting words in my mouth so she had a one sided fight with me. It was like I wasn’t even on the phone and she kept responding to what she thought I wanted to say but I wouldn’t say it because I was giving her the “SILENT TREATMENT.”
January 12th, 2010 on 10:30 pm
What a Bitch,
Seriously far better off. Espcially when you told her you was going away. Shes either an idiot or extremly challanged.
January 14th, 2010 on 10:40 am
This worked out really well for you. You found out that your apparently “loving” girlfriend was in fact a psycho who would fuck other guys in a heartbeat.
Your second point at the end of the video is bullshit. You did the right thing, and came out on top.
She was a bitch. Rather find out sooner than later.
January 24th, 2010 on 4:57 am
@’hope someone with AIDS bleeds into your cereal’
You can’t contract AIDS like that. Go back to class.
@everyone else
I know people who don’t log onto their messenger/emails for a week at a time, on a normal schedule. Why would anyone be more inclined to check it while vacationing? I realize a lot of you live off of the Internet, and society has made it part of everyday activities, but that doesn’t mean everyone follows that.
I have to be on a computer every day for work, but when I do get a vacation off, I generally try to spend as much time off my smartphone, laptop, all my other electronics as possible Fuck that shit, I deal with the Internet every god damn day.
Why deal with more bullshit when you could be seeing new stuff? Enjoying he beach, exploring awesome cities. Seriously, some people need to realize not everyone spends 24/7 on the Internet OR cares about it that much.
All that said, I still would have dropped your girlfriend a line, but that’s just me.
Funny either way. :D
February 9th, 2010 on 2:44 pm
awesome
February 20th, 2010 on 8:36 pm
For the people saying “Why didn’t you check your email?” Maybe this is just me, but if I got the opportunity to backpack in EFFING EUROPE for two weeks, I would NOT be spending a second of it looking at a computer screen. Not one second.
February 28th, 2010 on 7:19 am
I don’t understand all these people blaming the guy. Two weeks is NOT too long to go without speaking to someone when you’ve TOLD THEM that you’re going to be unavailable! He was backpacking not mucking about in an Apple Store!
People are asking, “Why didn’t you call or e-mail?” as if he was supposed to anticipate her going bat-shit insane.
No, the postcard to the grandparents does not prove this is fake. He was going to be home soon. Why send a postcard at that late date? He’d probably get back before the postcard made it to her, so why send it? You send a postcard to your grandparents because you don’t spend all your free time with them and they like hearing from you.
I’m not saying this is fake but if it is then it’s the girlfriend’s behavior that proves it. “I tried”? Please chick, you barely lifted a finger! Calls and e-mails? How about trying to see him in person? You know, actually going to his place? She only does so once; otherwise she’d have mentioned how he’s never home.
Plus, she only asked *one person* about his whereabouts. Yeah, she thought she heard him in the background, but come on. She didn’t try at least one other person? Ever? You’d think she would have, at some point, tried to find him in person. You’d think, at some point, she’d have considered that it wasn’t his voice in the background. But no, she just keeps ordering him to come to her.
It’s her behavior, not his, that doesn’t make sense here.
The only thing I’d say he should have done differently is, since he knew she doesn’t really listen well, leave her an itinerary for his trip. It’s harder to zone out on what someone’s saying if they’re handing you something. But if he kept mentioning it I can’t blame him for thinking that it stuck.
March 13th, 2010 on 7:05 pm
You have to express more your opinion to attract more readers, because just a video or plain text without any personal approach is not that valuable. But it is just form my point of view
April 21st, 2010 on 7:02 am
you are fucking stupid people you don’t go on internet , you have not called her in 2 week !
Wtf leave ur fucking freaking life and live a bit hahahaha I’ve done that and a lot of people do that do you really think we care about internet when we are in another counry to visit with our backpack hahahaha
Or even calling our girlfriend 2 week she can fucking survive without talking to us ! and anyway he told her more then one time he was leaving this is just a stupid bitch not listening.
Even if this is fake those thing happen. more then you can think
it’s not fake it’s reality.
hahaha so funny to read all those comments of people without any life experience hahahahaha Get a life an learn that’s can be Reality! hahahaha
June 2nd, 2010 on 11:28 am
i hope em is with your friend, with a regular person who is not so cheap to make a phone call.
August 28th, 2010 on 4:49 pm
Surely if you had been together for a while you’d want to contact her just to tell her you’re having fun? I know if I was backpacking without my fella I’d want to contact him to tell him I’m still alive and having fun, and to check he’s still alive. Just saying :)
Also, what if someone had died while you were away and no one could get hold of you? I refuse to believe it’s sensible to stay out of contact when you’re abroad, surely your mum would have worried or something? I think it’s fake, but still really funny anyways. If it is real, she’s a complete spacecadet for not remembering, and you’re a bit mean too :) – if you knew she was prone to forgetting things, wouldn’t you have made sure she realised it, maybe left her a note or dropped her an email before you left? Ah well!