Alice, how closely do you follow "The Code"?

Dearest Alice,

I've had a devil of a weekend. Granted I may have acted hastily, however my instincts are rarely far off. It dawned on my that perhaps two people who i've grown very close to may have developed a fancy for each other.

Normally i would be ecstatic...however this friday, it took all i had to grab my Ralph Lauren over coat and walk away.

You see Alice, I have history with one, and i began, what i thought may have been, a future with the other, so you can imagine my disdain, to find them giggling, and getting to know each other at my expense.

Obviously neither one respected "the code". What code you may ask? Well it's the unwritten code that says you don't go after someone that your friend WAS/IS/or WANTS to be involved with.

That means your friends exes are off limits. Their CURRENT boyfriend or girlfriend is off limits and someone they're looking to date is off limits. You don't go after them and if they come after you, you gracefully decline.

Very simply "Bros over hoes!"

Why people don't understand this is beyond me...

Now Alice, you know me, I was young once, I've made mistakes, and I'm not perfect, even i have been tempted to disobey the code.

It was during my Horsemen days, and i began to develop feelings for my fellow clique members boyfriend...I didn't mean to like him, but i did, and the scary part was I think he encouraged me to like him. I can remember feeling like such a piece of garbage. a) i never wanted to hurt my fellow Horsemen and b) i would never want anyone to do it to me. However, and this is a big however...NOTHING EVER HAPPENED! I suffered in silence, and made no overtures toward him. why? bros over hoes!!

continuing with tales of the Horsemen i can remember a day in 2005 when i had a crush on a certain man, and a horsemen who shall remain nameles :::COUGH Ian COUGH::::: went out of his way to go after him. It wasn't enough that Ian, i mean :::cough Ian cough::::: was sleeping with half of new york. He had to go after THIS guy simply because I wanted him. Incidentally that was the last time, I marched to a location with the full intent to whip someone's ass.

Betrayal infuriates me, Alice. It infuriates me.

Until We Chat Again,

Teddy