The
Roadkill Martini
As
always insight comes to me in the latest hour of the evening.
However, after this martini adventure the insight came
to me in the hellish early morning hours. No matter how
much I love martinis, the only thing I do not love is
the next morning. Ouch, God does it hurt. You always swear
you are never going to do it again, but somehow you forget
that when the next super fun evening rolls around. My
friend was one of those people that never gets a hangover,
but on this bleary eyed morning even he was hurting just
a little.
Considering
that many Roadkill martinis were consumed on the previous
evening, we both deserved to be more than a little groggy.
This martini is a drink that you break out when you want
everything to go away. Since we had both decided that
our love lives where the epitome of Relationship Roadkill
we opted for the Roadkill martini. The name comes from
knowing that in the morning, if you consume too many,
you will feel like death. This martini is a mixture of
Bombay Sapphire Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth and
Triple Sec. It is definably a different combination but
the end result is a strong, slightly sweet martini. A
kick-you-in-the-head martini, how-could-you-have-believed-all-the-stupid-lies
martini. How does love make a person so blind, but a good
strong martini can make everything so very clear?
This was the reason we were both in the post-relationship
hell. Hence why we were drowning our regrets with this
amazing martini. There are different stages after a relationship
ends: the first is the bitter stage which is usually right
after the split. The second is the go-out-and-get-laid
stage; the third is the new look, new body and retail
therapy stage. The fourth stage is usually the hardest
and the longest. It is the one that people pretend does
not happen; it is the relationship Roadkill stage. It
usually occurs about 6 months after the split, when all
the bitterness has mellowed and you start to remember
all the good stuff about the relationship. It is when
you realize that you really miss the person and the life
that you had together. This was the stage we were both
in. It is a hard stage to be in because you really cannot
vent to your friends. They will think you are crazy if
you tell them that you miss the ex, because they have
listened to you bitch about them for the past 6 months
or they are loyal to you and they do not like how the
ex treated you.
“Relationship
Roadkill is when you could care less.”
You
are not interested in dating other people because you
know that you are useless and can not put forth any great
effort. The Roadkill stage is also when you constantly
think about what could have been, and that can drive you
completely crazy.
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It is also the
stage when you get the phone calls from the ex, the
calls that leave you totally and completely confused.
It is also the stage in which you think about how it
would be if you got back together, if only this or that
could change.
As we ordered more
and more martinis, they did not seem to be as strong.
This is usually a very distinct sign that you have had
too many. But what did we care? We were both deep into
our misery about missing the ex’s. However, we
somehow kept reminding each other that people don’t
change and to get back together is usually the worst
thing that you can do. We both knew it was true, that
when you get back together the issue of trust that has
been broken is never the same. Also, the issues of why
you split in the first place are still there, and going
back only makes the Roadkill stage last even longer.
Is it the person that you are actually missing? Or is
it what could have been? The lifestyle, the family or
the companionship? Who knew what it was, maybe it was
a combination of everything! All we knew was that it
sucked. The worst thing about it was that we were both
meeting the most amazing people, who were all over us.
The potential dates were pouring in but alas neither
of us had any interest. God help the both of us, the
only thing that was helping was the Roadkill martini.
Conclusion:
Just like the strong
Roadkill Martini, it is strength that you need when
you are in the Relationship Roadkill stage. It is the
inner strength needed to realize that no matter how
much you love someone, or mourn what could have been,
some things do not change and going back is not the
answer. The slight sweetness of this martini is like
the realization that you are just going to suck for
awhile and eventually it will get better. It is the
bittersweet acceptance that slowly you will let go of
what could have been, and with that comes the freedom
of knowing that you deserve better. There is a reason
this person is an ex and it is usually because they
did not make you feel very good about yourself; how
could they, when all they did was lie and cheat? So
remember, when you consume the Roadkill martini you
may not feel too good in the morning, but just like
the low periods of your life eventually it gets better!
Usually with the help of a little Advil and some coffee,
or in this case, the clarity and strength that comes
from the Roadkill Martini.
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