I am currently watching the new ep of How I Met Your Mother, and they’re discussing how a person can be the hooked, or the hooker (yes, the joke is still funny after Robin told it).
Basically, being played the hook is when someone who you like (who knows you like them) tells you, “I like you…but I just can’t be with you…RIGHT NOW.” This way, they can maintain whatever it is that they’re currently living, and yet still have that safety line to you, if they ever need it.
So my 2 questions are:
Have you ever been played the hook, or been the hooker (haha, it’s still funny the 3rd time round!)?
And
What are your thoughts on such actions? Is it justifiable to want to keep a safety line, or is just plain cruel?
Alex.
the life and laughs of me 