Tuesday, February 14, 2006

My nominees for "worst relationships in history":


Nero and Poppeia
Henry VIII and His Women
Prince Charles and Diana Spencer
T.S. and Vivienne Eliot
Paul Verlaine and Rimbaud
William and Joan Burroughs
Sid & Nancy
Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath
Yeats, Maud Gonne, and Maud's Daughter
Henry and June Miller
Lord Byron's relationships with a math nerd and his half-sister
Woody Allen and Mia Farrow

9 comments:

redjane Stephanie Belding said...

OOhhhhhh, can I add some? Like redjane and incest boy...seriously. We only dated 3 times, but on the first date when I asked about siblings, he said his sister was his first. Ahem, excuse me? They slept together from ages 8 through 16...nothing happened between us, thank god. Yes, this is a true story and one of many weird realtionships I have encountered...I love the list, by the way.What about Woody Allen and his daugter? I forget her name. Tom and Katie? Richard Burton and Liz Taylor?

tshsmom said...

Uncle L and the bitch!

S.M. Elliott said...

Good God! Who admits he doinked his sister on a first date!? That is horrifying. No wonder people hate dating. PLEASE tell me this is the worst date you ever had...

I categorize Uncle L's as "yuckiest relationship in history." ;P

tshsmom said...

I win! ;)

redjane Stephanie Belding said...

oh no, unfortunately, incest boy was not the worst. I could write a book. Or an entire box set of horrific country tunes or bad rap. Although I am partial to trad country, I must say.

S.M. Elliott said...

Eek. "K-Tel Records presents...Bad Dates Volumes 1 through 6!"
You SHOULD write a book, though...I think it would be highly informative. Scary, but valuable.

greatwhitebear said...

me and my ex wife
me and my ex gf
me and almost anybody (I am apparently either bad at relationships, a VERY bad judge of character, or both!)

greatwhitebear said...

however, my dog loves me!

tshsmom said...

GWB, it's not you, it's the women! I know WAY more nice guys looking for decent women than vice versa. I'm always having guys asking me to set them up with a "good" woman. I can't find them.
The dog loving you is good enough for me. Most dogs are great judges of character. ;)