The Curse of Public Laundry!

I have needed to do laundry for . . . um . . . ages now! I have seriously avoided this for as long as possible. It was getting to the point where I was either wearing really old clothes, like clothes I had in high school, or just semi-stinky clothes. It was disgusting.... and sad. So I had to work today and decided that last night I had better get my act together and do some laundry so I would not stink at work ha ha. You just don't know how painful it is to watch so much of your money go to a machine that you can use for free at home. So anway, I load up my basket, get the soap, and a gazillion quarters of course, and head over to the laundry room. When I walked in there was a boy and girl sitting on the counters pretty deep in conversation, and you can tell its a serious conversation too cause the girls eyes are all red and puffy like she had been crying. So basically awkwardness hung in the air when I walked in and interrupted this deep conversation, but what's a girl to do? I needed cleanliness to come back into my life! And it would have been even worse if I walked in, saw them, and then walked out again. I just decided to be as quick as I can. Well, between putting my laundry in. Leaving. Coming back to put my loads in the dryer. Leaving. And coming back to pick up my clothes, they did not leave the entire time. I really was not trying to eaves drop, but come on, it echoes in there! So between all that, this was the gist of their relationship... oh yes, I got the dirt. And it was uncomfortable!

So basically the guy is LDS and the girl is not. They are boyfriend/girlfriend and of course, having problems. From what I could tell, the girl swears a lot and the guy is uncomfortable with her language and has asked her not to swear around him anymore. She said that she has respect for his language and so he should have respect for hers. She has grown up with that all of her life, and should not be expected to change just because she is dating him. This was all in the first time I was there.

The second time I was there the boy was talking more deeply of what we beleive. He said that when you know the truth, your desire to do good is a pretty much constant thing. He sounded like he was trying to convert her. She looked exasperated. She told him that he treats her like she is unworthy of him and that he is somehow abover her and better than she is. Ouch.

The third time I was there they were trying to decide what to do now. Do they break up? Do they work things out? Well, whatever they decide, I wish them the best. But seriously, one of the most awkward moments of my life. This is the curse of laundry!