We were working together in a different state; he kept talking about this girl we worked with; we got drunk at her place- some of us (me) drunker than others; he gave me a ride back to the house we were renting and then went back to the party; I was convinced he was gonna sleep with the girl, and was infuriated he'd do that to his lovely wife and their daughter; I got my pistol and was gonna shoot him when he got home; I was too drunk to chamber a round; our other roommate was there and wrestled the gun away from me.

It's an insane bit of logic. "In order to keep you from ruining your marriage, I'm going to kill you."

His wife ended up sleeping with her boss a few years later, too, so. 🤷‍♂️

I think in terms of thought process, we probably have all the context available…

I finally read the entirety of your comment, as I had wrongly assumed you had just quoted me the whole time (might wanna check your markup btw)

But yes, I've been sober for 7 years now. We maintain a loose friendship, like stereotypical men do with one another; he did not sleep with the girl, but his wife did sleep with her boss a few years after this whole kerfuffle. Is that irony?

A lot of whiskey and rum, lol

No but seriously, yeah. It was pretty stupid.

"I'll keep you from ruining your marriage by ending your life." Seemed pretty solid at the time.

Yeah I had some issues I guess. Though, to be fair, I also never murdered anyone.

She slept with her boss a couple years later. Guess you can't win em all.