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Amanda's Anguish

Date: Nov 27 2007

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Last week on the Ebaby! soap opera we learned that Devan has a crush on Mason. Things are going to get pretty tricky because, as you’ll recall from the first episode, Amanda likes Mason too.

But this week Amanda confides in Marni and we find that she not only likes Mason, that she’s in…well, you’ll just have to listen for yourself.

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Dialog

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Amanda

Marni

Amanda: So I am about ready to pull my hair out.

Marni: Why? What’s going on?

Amanda: I don’t know if I…Can I tell you a secret?

Marni: Of course.

Amanda: And you won’t tell, like, everybody in the crew?

Marni: Please. You can trust me.

Amanda: I kind of am in love with Mason.

Marni: Really?

Amanda: Okay. In like. In warmth. Like…heavy likes.

Marni: Heavy likes? Wow…have you…so you haven’t told him?

Amanda: I thought I told him. I thought that we talked about when you have a crush on a friend, what’s the best way to go about it, and…totally over his head. It was almost like he was repulsed of the idea of it being me…

Marni: No…

Amanda: ...and it killed me.

Marni: Oh!

Amanda: I didn’t eat for like weeks.

Marni: Oh Amanda!

Amanda: Do I look thinner?

Marni: Yeah, but I hope you’re eating. So, I think you should tell him. I think this is great.

Amanda: I did. I mean, how do I…without saying…you know what I mean?

Marni: Being really direct?

Amanda: He dates. He tells me about his dates. He’s not trying to be insensitive but it hurts me.

Marni: You guys are friends. He probably just doesn’t know.

Amanda: Well…should I move on?

Marni: Well not if…I mean…I think you need to tell him.

Amanda: I’m a little traditional so I don’t like to be the girl going after the guy. I want the boy to call me.

Marni: Yeah, but…

Amanda: He’s not getting it?

Marni: ...it’s 2007.

Amanda: But what does that mean? What does that mean in the situation?

Marni: That if you really like him, you should tell him.

Amanda: Should I text him? Like, “I love you?” “I heart you xoxo -A?”

Marni: I mean that’s…if that’s how you want to do it…

Amanda: I don’t know. Maybe you could like slip him a note or something?

Marni: You want me to do it?

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Discussion

Amanda is really frustrated because Mason hasn’t realized that she likes him. She trusts Marni to keep a secret and tells her that she loves Mason! She quickly backpedals and says that she likes him a lot.

The situation has been so hard for Amanda that she hasn’t been eating. It’s torture for her to hear about Mason’s dates with other girls.

Marni says that Mason probably just doesn’t know that Amanda likes him and he isn’t trying to hurt her. She tells Amanda to be direct with Mason.

But Amanda is a traditional woman and would prefer if Mason pursued her, not the other way around. Plus she doesn’t know how to be direct. She jokes that she could send a text message or that Marni could deliver a note.

Do you think Amanda ought to be direct with Mason or are your views on dating more traditional? How should she tell him? Is a text message a reasonable way to tell someone, “I love you”?
Check in next Tuesday to find who has a crush on Amanda! We’ll give you a hint. It’s not Mason!

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xuefenbunny

China

ok,i know the feelingof amanda,i am also a traditional girl who is always waiting the others say he loves me,although many people would encourage her ,i dont think its a good idea for her to be direct with him.if he cant get it ,a little more hints are nessesary

cutenatty4real

Nigeria

amanda dear i think u should open up to him, i know is not gonna be easy for u but u just have to try before is too late ok. piack the courage and grab ur love

海上平原

China

Hello

linda shen

China

Poor Amanda!Don't tortue yourself and take action !Frankly tell Mason about your feeling whether his reaction is positive or not.After you do that ,maybe you get out of the trouble.Love is pure and be brave!

twtgxil

China

I don’t know,sorry

Mavisbaby

China

Forget all trouble!

bqh

China

a good story .sometimes it's true diffcult to deal .but i consider if you cann't eat for him ,it prove you love him so much .you can use any way to tell him .letting him know your heart is the most important thing.

YOMIKO

China

how poor amanda is!

but i want to say,come on girl!tell him your true feeling!

now you r afflicting yourself.have no appetite,get thinner.but dose they make sense?

anyingthing that he hurts you,has no feeling to you is all your suppose now.

so tell him your feeling.love or not love he can give you a result.

people cannot live with suppose!

so go ahead!best wishes!

weijunjiao

China

Don’t know what to write.

xin7

Chile

this soup opera is very interesting

xin7

Chile

go for it!

xin7

Chile

I understand Amanda coz I'm a little traditional too

but she's having a very bad time because of Mason

Amanda, Just tell him! no matter what He should know that you love him!

I think text him isn't the better way to express such feelings. So I think she should have a face to face conversation

good luck!

qcf

China

Amanda could tell him directly,then her anguish would disapear.

dt.mucu

Turkey

Ohh, this is very difficult situation to talk about it. İ m traditional girl too so if i were Amanda i couldn't tell him my feelings. But of course i could try to change me (maybe hair,clothes…) for salience.

smart2022

Saudi Arabia

it's cool story

conan410

China

Oh, poor Amanda, come on! Just do it! Try to express your thoughts to Mason, don't care the results, or you will never forgive yourself.

prasadndl

India

Hi amanda if you really love him , you should not be egoistic. If you want get something good you should loose something .Express you feeling with him …make your love fruitful.wish you all the best.

panboy

Panama

hahaha amanda is a good girl… sometimes girls at this century are so mad and by that reason are loses… hahaha but…. everybody has a good porcion of everything!