A Quick Rant About a Personal Problem.

[RobNYC]

I read online that there's a Japanese saying: If you're on the wrong train, get off at the next station. The later you get off, the more expensive your return trip will be.

Get out of there as soon as possible.

That is a very wise saying, and very true. Getting out as soon as possible is most definitely the plan.

 

[PaulRVA]

Sorry you’ve experienced this strife, stress and the emotional coaster. I’m sure its not easy being that you’ve known her as long as you have and then to experience this. Hang in there and get back to NYC and hopefully not hobo tramping the rails north to do so. If you can do it call Enterprise and have them pick you up and then take the rental back home while enjoying the trip and drop it off when you get there.

 

[Rossi320]

No good deed goes unpunished.

She sounds like a user,you are better than that just help her out and walk out

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

In a situation like that, the best thing to do is get drunk.

 

[captainsousie]

Maybe it's the language barrier or the cultural differences, but I feel like there are several things I don't understand about this story. As a general rule, I avoid voluntarily getting into situations without having a planned exit. Maybe it's because I grew up in the third world, where personal safety is something you must create and nurture, not something guaranteed. I would never have given her enough money to the point where I couldn't return on my own. If I were you, I'd pack my things and get out of here, either walking or hitchhiking.

From my travels and their hardships, I agree. I'll help as much as I can without compromising my ability to get "home." Failing that, I've walked 10 hours to get out of a bad situation with a 50 pound backpack.

 

[Olkofri]

In a situation like that, the best thing to do is get drunk.

No! Then a shotgun marriage might actually take place.

More like get her drunk, methinks: then maybe she'd become more reasonable.

 

[Hillcrest]

Well and good, the move was completed. She wanted me to stay for a while because she still had to work in NC for a couple more weeks or so. Okay, I figured a couple of weeks more out of the city in a rural area would be nice. Good change of pace. And it was. The pets did need looking after.
Then, she gets a transfer to Georgia and she decides to have a very nasty attitude with me. No clear reason why.

I'm confused by the above. Did she want you to stay a couple weeks in N.C. or Georgia ? If N.C. then you stayed longer than she wanted. If Georgia and she asked you then she's nuts. Either way she should pay your expenses back home or at least give you pocket money. Maybe she didn't want you to come to Georgia.

I would just tell her to give you a ride to the train station or bus station its not fair to you for her to keep you a virtual prisoner when you've helped her. Do you have any friends or family who could Western union you some travel cash until you get back home ?

 

[snagstangl]

I would try posting State and town where you are, and then where you can get on a bus. One of the members here could help you make it happen. Or know someone around there who could help you. I have drove a couple hours to help people I barely know before. I am just no where near Georgia.

 

[EA-6B]

I'm confused by the above. Did she want you to stay a couple weeks in N.C. or Georgia ? If N.C. then you stayed longer than she wanted. If Georgia and she asked you then she's nuts. Either way she should pay your expenses back home or at least give you pocket money. Maybe she didn't want you to come to Georgia.

I would just tell her to give you a ride to the train station or bus station its not fair to you for her to keep you a virtual prisoner when you've helped her. Do you have any friends or family who could Western union you some travel cash until you get back home ?

Yeah & how does a couple of weeks turn into almost three months if you're not hitting it? She probably wants to hit it. That's why she's mad.

 

[philobeddoe]

 

[orlandofurioso]

The thing is, she was never a girlfriend. Only a friend. Definitely no possibility of a pregnancy. And I don't live with her, I helped her move and now I'm stuck.
The problem with uber is 1) I don't do electronic money transfers and 2) I gave her the money I had for day to day expenses, so, that route isn't going to work for me.
Thank you for your concern. I absolutely plan to leave as soon as I can.

Action; Stage Left bro.

 

[JOHN72]

I wish you the best, friend Rob.

 

[orlandofurioso]

The thing is, she was never a girlfriend. Only a friend. Definitely no possibility of a pregnancy. And I don't live with her, I helped her move and now I'm stuck.
The problem with uber is 1) I don't do electronic money transfers and 2) I gave her the money I had for day to day expenses, so, that route isn't going to work for me.
Thank you for your concern. I absolutely plan to leave as soon as I can.

Sorry, double post.

 

[RobNYC]

Sorry you’ve experienced this strife, stress and the emotional coaster. I’m sure its not easy being that you’ve known her as long as you have and then to experience this. Hang in there and get back to NYC and hopefully not hobo tramping the rails north to do so. If you can do it call Enterprise and have them pick you up and then take the rental back home while enjoying the trip and drop it off when you get there.

Thank you. I'll get back, that's for sure. Not going to do the hobo tramp. I have it pretty much set up to get back by Amtrak, just have to get to the station.

 

[RobNYC]

She sounds like a user,you are better than that just help her out and walk out

Yeah, she sure did use me. The helping out part has been done, now it's time to walk.

 

[RobNYC]

In a situation like that, the best thing to do is get drunk.

I would if were a drinker, but I never have been, so that really isn't an option for me.

 

[RobNYC]

No! Then a shotgun marriage might actually take place.

More like get her drunk, methinks: then maybe she'd become more reasonable.

Good point!

 

[RobNYC]

I'm confused by the above. Did she want you to stay a couple weeks in N.C. or Georgia ? If N.C. then you stayed longer than she wanted. If Georgia and she asked you then she's nuts. Either way she should pay your expenses back home or at least give you pocket money. Maybe she didn't want you to come to Georgia.

I would just tell her to give you a ride to the train station or bus station its not fair to you for her to keep you a virtual prisoner when you've helped her. Do you have any friends or family who could Western union you some travel cash until you get back home ?

She wanted me to stay in Georgia to take care of her animals until she transferred to her job in Georgia from N.C. That has been done a while now, and, yeah, I'd say she's nuts.

There always seems to be a problem getting the ride to the train station. No gas, have to work, have to do something else. I agree, its far from fair. I didn't have to come down here to help, but I did.
I'm going to have the train fare covered, but I need a date for the ticket. The only problem is getting to the station.

 

[RobNYC]

I would try posting State and town where you are, and then where you can get on a bus. One of the members here could help you make it happen. Or know someone around there who could help you. I have drove a couple hours to help people I barely know before. I am just no where near Georgia.

Thanks for the advice. Worth a shot. I'm in Telfair County, Georgia, and the train station is in Jesup, GA.

 

[RobNYC]

Yeah & how does a couple of weeks turn into almost three months if you're not hitting it? She probably wants to hit it. That's why she's mad.

You may be right, but this is certainly not the way for her to make that happen.