I was at a family get-together this weekend, and we (family members) were encouraged to invite friends to the party. Naturally, I brought some of my oldest friends, people with whom I grew up, and this irritated both my mother and aunt.
When we got together privately, they were telling me how disappointed they were that I was hanging with them still, and that my "good reputation" was being compromised as a result of my relationship with them.
Now, my friends don't have a squeaky clean rap sheet. Everyone knows them. They still do drugs, drink, and get into fights, but they've always had my back and they've never pressured me into doing things I was uncomfortable with. None of them have a college education, a few don't even have a GED. Some of them aren't going in the right direction, but they don't drag me to wherever the hell it is they want to go.
Then my sister comes into the picture, saying the same stuff my mother and aunt pointed out. She claimed a few of her friends expressed interest in me, but they also asked her about my boys. Basically, what she stated in so many words is that some of her friends talk about me but they worry about my company.
Now, what I ask the DJs of this site is this: Can having infamous social circle influence a girl's decision as to whether she would associate herself with you or not? Should it matter? Should I even care, because at this point I don't.
When we got together privately, they were telling me how disappointed they were that I was hanging with them still, and that my "good reputation" was being compromised as a result of my relationship with them.
Now, my friends don't have a squeaky clean rap sheet. Everyone knows them. They still do drugs, drink, and get into fights, but they've always had my back and they've never pressured me into doing things I was uncomfortable with. None of them have a college education, a few don't even have a GED. Some of them aren't going in the right direction, but they don't drag me to wherever the hell it is they want to go.
Then my sister comes into the picture, saying the same stuff my mother and aunt pointed out. She claimed a few of her friends expressed interest in me, but they also asked her about my boys. Basically, what she stated in so many words is that some of her friends talk about me but they worry about my company.
Now, what I ask the DJs of this site is this: Can having infamous social circle influence a girl's decision as to whether she would associate herself with you or not? Should it matter? Should I even care, because at this point I don't.