The great Spanish playwright Lope de Vega wrote a play called “The Dog in the Manger” about a lady constantly searching for a new love interest, all while keeping her bestie in the friend zone. The story, unfortunately, is completely typical of both the 17th century, when the play was written, and today.
In the play we’ve described, everything ends happily with the two friends marrying – but this is romantic fiction after all, and real life is often much more complicated. Like this story by the user u/HungrySprinkles193, which we invite you to read today. So, ladies and gentlemen, it’s actually “The Dog in the Manger” reimagined!
More info: Reddit
RELATED:Sometimes, relationships between people are just like the classical plot of “The Dog in the Manger,” and the situation repeats itself over and over
The author of the post is a young man whose bestie, “Chloe,” had been rejecting all of his romantic hints for years
The man didn’t hide his feelings, but Chloe just kept leaving him in the friend zone
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