Hurt a friend

Hi. The other day me and a friend were in a store buying nerf guns like we do every three months or so for a game of tag. We were talking about how the new nite-light ones looked cool when suddenly he said he wanted to pay for everything. I thought he was joking until we reached the counter when he tried to pay for it all. I stopped him, took the 10 dollar bill and gave it back, but he insisted. Suddenly I was overcome with rage and hit him in the face with nerf gun. He was bleeding everywhere and crying when I left the store, having paid for my own gun. He called me the next day and said he was sorry for having insisted upon it and said we were cool but I couldn't help but feel bad. He said the experience was an "enlightening" one. What should I do or feel or think?

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  • Exsos23

    dude, you do know that is not a reasonable reaction right?

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  • He apologized to you!?! You should be the one apologizing to him for having assaulted the guy. Do so right away, and more than once.

    Try to figure out what on earth you were thinking to feel so offended - and get this: don't hit!

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  • solidman

    Lol so let me get this straight, people offer you money and you beat them up!!!! , lol joke. But maybe its because you have some pride issues or something?

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  • Chuddz

    Knock It off made me lulz

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  • superguy99

    silentj is right, wtf is wrong with u? if someone wants to pay for something for u, accept the offer, did u want to pay for that? seriously?

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  • SilentJ

    Well, after reading your story, I could not help but laugh my ass off completely. I was shocked that you would fill with rage, hitting your friend in the face with a nerf gun. Although, I found it quite hilarious, I still think it was wrong. Maybe, just maybe, next time you should let him pay for it if he insists, instead on being a dick and hitting him in the face?.. Anyhow, this is not normal, no.

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  • cocotree

    that was the funniest story i've read...today.

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  • green1706

    I guess is normal to seduce your [url=http://www.babysitting.pro]babysitter[/url] as long as you are not married. May be born a marriage.

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  • Horseshoe19

    Dude, what are you guys, like 5? If I hit my friend, I would feel bad. I'm sorry, but this story made me laugh.

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  • harachi

    No matter what your friend did or say, hitting him in the face is absolutely inexcusable. I'm sure it was an 'enlightening' experience for him. Don't be surprised if he stops playing gay little games with toy guns with you either.

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  • Sheep

    you just dont want to feel like a charity case i can understand when people feel guilty if they let other ppl pay for their stuff.

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  • AverageTMcFlannigan

    Paying for stuff for other people is tricky territory. Sure, it makes you feel good like you're being nice, but some people (as you now know) flip the fark out. I had a friend like that once. I wanted to pay for his meal and he was rather adamant that he wanted to pay for his own, like he had to prove to me that he could or something. Weird people...

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  • esreverlogic

    wow, um..you must have a rare disorder that amplifies your thoughts into actions. like if you wanted to jokingly hit him in the head, you might actually pummel him.

    or you must be a really huge asshole that wants to pay for their own shit.

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  • Sprinkles

    Some of the others make a good point.

    Why were you so angry because your friend wanted to buy it for you?

    Does he flaunt being better off (if he is)? Would you have felt in debt to him if he paid?

    Close friends often do such things. Examine your own feelings closer.

    My best friend and I frequently pay for each other on small scale stuff. Lunch, drinks, etc. It goes back and forth.

    Also, men often find it difficult to express their feelings towards each other verbally. Buying something for a friend can be symbolic of the expression of love (NOT in a gay sense). There is a difference between love and sex!

    The fact that your friend called you to apologize for his gesture shows he values your friendship very much. You in turn should apologize to him for your reaction. You should also talk about it with him. It sounds like you may have a friend that actually cares about you. That is not something to throw away over such an incident.

    Someone mentioned "gay". Don't let that bother you. Even IF he is, it only means he loves you. It doesn't mean you have to become his gay lover. Just a friend. But as I said, that thought shouldn't be in your mind about this.

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  • humble_dude

    Hahaha, just try not to beat people who are nice to you

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  • dukepost

    I take it you are poor, he is not, and that is a sore point for you? Explain yourself better in the future, but a word of advice: If someone offers you money or to buy you something in the future, do not turn it down unless you think they will hold it against you later.

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    • KelticStripes

      He's absolutly RIGHT!!

      Just don't beat the hell out of your friends.

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      • leahhh001

        i think he's gay... and loves you... haha :)

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    • kristina_696969

      AMEN!!!

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  • Knock_It_off

    Is your friend an older gentleman that you met at a youth center?

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  • Anoynmous

    Being the rich kid where I live, I've found that, in many circumstances, I have been picked at and poked at when I pay for a meal or something of the sort. It can be rather frustrating in terms of a friendship to have more money than that of your...poorer friends...generally, they expect I am paying simply because I've expected them to not have a dime to their name, when, in fact, I am just being kind.

    But, yeah...try not to hit him next time. Just accept the generousity and watnot.

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