It sucks to be Jason most of the time. Let me demonstrate:
"Hey, what do you think of my girlfriend?
Jason: Really?
I'd like you to be honest
Jason: Are you sure?
Yes, I'd really like to know.
Jason: Okay. But you did ask. She's trouble. She'll break your heart. You want my advice? Move on now and save yourself the trouble. She has a nasty look to her that I didn't like.
How do you know that? You can't know that!
Jason: I keep telling you! Sometimes I just know stuff! And if you ask me, I'm not going to lie to you. I don't like lying. I don't like it when people do it to me, and I'm not going to do it to you. If you want someone to only tell you what you want to hear, then don't ask me.
This isn't about the truth! It's about you being jealous!
Jason: No, it's really not! Why would I be jealous of a relationship that isn't going to work out?
Why do you want bad things to happen to me?
Jason: I DON'T!"
This is an actual conversation we have had. Verbatim.
And so it goes round and round like that. No one believes him, bad things happen, and people get mad at him for it for some reason when he's right. Something about that is terribly unfair.
There are things he knows. And he's not lying. He has no reason to, and is against lying in general. Just because you cannot see it, doesn't mean he's wrong. We're all sorry you can't see it too. But that's the way it is.
(P.S. The couple did split up. She did break his heart. Jason was right. He usually is. However, this was *after* the guy who asked basically cut off friendship over it. Oops. So maybe there's a lesson to be learned in all this: Lie if you want to keep friends. Certainly works for everyone else.)
