Vinur hans hringdi. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 samtali\u00f0 hafi sn\u00faist um b\u00edla og anna\u00f0 str\u00e1kad\u00f3t en \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g s\u00e6ti \u00ed sama herbergi g\u00e6ti \u00e9g ekki fyrir mitt litla l\u00edf rifja\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 upp. \u00dea\u00f0 eina sem fanga\u00f0i athygli m\u00edna var \u00feessi stutti b\u00fatur:
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-Ha, er \u00e9g eitthva\u00f0 a\u00f0 k\u00edkja \u00e1 kerlingar? Ja \u00e9g reyndar b\u00fainn a\u00f0 kynnast einni. M\u00e1li\u00f0 dautt og talinu sn\u00fai\u00f0 aftur a\u00f0 einhverju sem ekki festist vi\u00f0 neina heilast\u00f6\u00f0.<\/p>\n Svol\u00edti\u00f0 annar st\u00edll en \u00feegar konur tala saman. \u00c9g hef\u00f0i \u00ed langflestum tilvikum komi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 flj\u00f3tlega \u00ed samtalinu a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i hitt mann. Vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 vinkonunnar, undantekningalaust:<\/p>\n -\u00cd alv\u00f6ru? Og hva\u00f0? Fyrir 20 \u00e1rum hef\u00f0i \u00e9g tali\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 umr\u00e6\u00f0an um mig var\u00f0 ekki \u00fdtarlegri \u00ed annars mj\u00f6g l\u00f6ngu samtali (mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 mitt s\u00edma\u00feol), v\u00e6ri s\u00fa a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i l\u00edtinn \u00e1huga \u00e1 m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n Fyrir 15 \u00e1rum hef\u00f0i m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tt l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 honum \u00fe\u00e6tti \u00f3\u00fe\u00e6gilegt e\u00f0a d\u00f3nalegt a\u00f0 tala um mig svo \u00e9g heyr\u00f0i.<\/p>\n \u00cd dag veit \u00e9g a\u00f0 hvorugt er r\u00e9tt. Karlmenn bara tala ekkert um konurnar sem \u00feeir sofa hj\u00e1 e\u00f0a ef \u00fat \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 er fari\u00f0 um nein \u00f6nnur samb\u00f6nd heldur. \u00deeir geta hist eftir margra \u00e1ra a\u00f0skilna\u00f0 og li\u00f0i\u00f0 sultuvel saman yfir sk\u00e1k e\u00f0a form\u00falunni en fr\u00e9tta svo annarssta\u00f0ar a\u00f0 vinurinn n\u00e1\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skipta um konu, jar\u00f0a f\u00f6\u00f0ur sinn og eignast tv\u00f6 b\u00f6rn \u00e1 \u00feessum \u00e1rum. Svolei\u00f0is umr\u00e6\u00f0uefni kom bara ekkert upp.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 er samt ekki \u00e1hugaleysi sem veldur \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 karlmenn tala l\u00edti\u00f0 um anna\u00f0 f\u00f3lk s\u00edn \u00e1 milli. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldan og vin\u00e1ttutengsl skipti flesta karlmenn mj\u00f6g miklu m\u00e1li og \u00feeir eru alveg til \u00ed a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a samskipti vi\u00f0 konur. Reyndar ekki \u00ed s\u00f6mu sm\u00e1atri\u00f0um og konur en \u00e9g hef ekki or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00feess v\u00f6r a\u00f0 \u00feeir for\u00f0ist a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a samb\u00f6nd nema \u00feegar eru l\u00edkur \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00fa umr\u00e6\u00f0a ver\u00f0i neikv\u00e6\u00f0 og lei\u00f0inleg. \u00deessi undarlega d\u00fdrategund finnur bara ekki hj\u00e1 s\u00e9r hv\u00f6t til a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a samskipti og tilfinningam\u00e1l vi\u00f0 a\u00f0ra karlmenn nema \u00fe\u00e1 vi\u00f0 mj\u00f6g n\u00e1na vini s\u00edna \u00feegar eitthva\u00f0 miki\u00f0 bj\u00e1tar \u00e1. Og jafnvel \u00ed \u00feeim tilvikum er \u00fea\u00f0 fjarri \u00feeim a\u00f0 leggjast \u00ed s\u00e1lgreiningu. \u00deeir vir\u00f0ast ekki hafa neina \u00fe\u00f6rf fyrir a\u00f0 fara ofan \u00ed saumana \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed sem ger\u00f0ist e\u00f0a sp\u00e1 fyrir um framhaldi\u00f0, segja bara eitthva\u00f0 \u00e1 bor\u00f0 vi\u00f0 „\u00fea\u00f0 er allt \u00ed hassi heima“ e\u00f0a „\u00feetta pakk \u00ed vinnunni er alveg a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 mig“ og vinirnir afgrei\u00f0a m\u00e1li\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 segja „assgotans vesen“ og sl\u00e1 f\u00e9lagann kump\u00e1nlega \u00e1 \u00f6xlina. Engar spurningar. M\u00e1li\u00f0 \u00fatr\u00e6tt. Vinurinn b\u00fainn a\u00f0 f\u00e1 sta\u00f0festingu \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 a\u00f0rir kannist vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem hann er a\u00f0 ganga \u00ed gegnum og vir\u00f0ist ekki \u00feurfa neitt meira en \u00fea\u00f0.<\/p>\n \u00c9g get ekki sagt a\u00f0 \u00e9g skilji \u00feessa n\u00e6gjusemi en \u00e9g held ekki lengur a\u00f0 \u00feetta bendi til einhverra dj\u00fapst\u00e6\u00f0ra s\u00e1larkvilla. \u00deeir eru bara svona. \u00dea\u00f0 er hvorki gott n\u00e9 sl\u00e6mt, bara alveg rosalega skr\u00fdti\u00f0. Eiginlega eins og sag\u00f3grj\u00f3n.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Vinur hans hringdi. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 samtali\u00f0 hafi sn\u00faist um b\u00edla og anna\u00f0 str\u00e1kad\u00f3t en \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g s\u00e6ti \u00ed sama herbergi g\u00e6ti \u00e9g ekki fyrir mitt litla l\u00edf rifja\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 upp. \u00dea\u00f0 eina sem fanga\u00f0i athygli m\u00edna var \u00feessi stutti … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa
\n-Nei,nei, h\u00fan er \u00e1rinu yngri en \u00e9g.
\n-Nei, \u00e9g held ekki a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00feekkir hana, h\u00fan bj\u00f3 reyndar fyrir nor\u00f0an en \u00fea\u00f0 er mj\u00f6g langt s\u00ed\u00f0an.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nOg ef \u00e9g byrja\u00f0i ekki \u00fe\u00e1 \u00feegar \u00e1 langri s\u00f6gu me\u00f0 m\u00f6rgum l\u00fdsingaror\u00f0um og dramat\u00edskum \u00fe\u00f6gnum sem by\u00f0u upp \u00e1 mis\u00fe\u00e6gilega spurningar, myndi h\u00fan \u00f6rugglega pumpa mig.
\n-Hven\u00e6r hittir\u00f0u hann?
\n-Ertu b\u00fain a\u00f0 hitta hann oft s\u00ed\u00f0an?
\n-Ertu alvarlega skotin \u00ed honum e\u00f0a bara a\u00f0 t\u00e9kka?
\n-Er hann almennilegur e\u00f0a \u00e6tlar\u00f0u bara a\u00f0 hafa hann sem leikf\u00e9laga?
\n-Hann er ekkert \u00feessi prumpandi matsj\u00f3t\u00fdpa er \u00fea\u00f0 nokku\u00f0?
\n-Hvernig kynntistu honum?
\n-Hvernig er hann?
\n-Og er hann s\u00e6tur l\u00edka?
\n-Hva\u00f0 gerir hann?
\n-\u00c1 hann b\u00f6rn?
\n-\u00c1 hva\u00f0a aldri er hann?
\n-Hvar b\u00fdr hann?
\n-Ertu b\u00fain a\u00f0 sofa hj\u00e1 honum?
\n-Kann hann a\u00f0 kyssa?
\n-Er hann b\u00fainn a\u00f0 vera \u00e1 lausu lengi?
\n-Oh, \u00feetta hlj\u00f3mar allavega vel. Seg\u00f0u m\u00e9r meira.
\nOg \u00fea\u00f0 eru engar l\u00edkur \u00e1 \u00e9g eigi nokkurnt\u00edma eftir a\u00f0 svara svona spurningum me\u00f0 tveggja or\u00f0a setningum.<\/p>\n