This is an interesting one.

Shortstuff and I haven't really said anything to each other since about 0100am Sunday morning. Its a case of if I'm in the room, you're not and vice versa. As behaviour goes, this isn't entirely unheard of. We are both good sulkers and can play this game for days at a time. However, I'm actually a bit hazy on the reasons for it!
It wasn't that I was drunk and can't remember because I wasn't (being the designated driver and all) and I know that I am mad at her. I'm just not entirely sure why. I think it is because she is mad at me and I don't think she's got justifiable reason to be any more than a bit cheesed off. So I guess I'm mad at her for over-reacting.

I didn't want to dance. I don't care how many people we trying to drag me off my chair I wasn't going to slow dance with her because I didn't feel comfortable in the environment one bit. But, and I'm largely guessing to fill in the bits between the lines here, Shortstuff was hugely offended by my complete and utter refusal to indulge in a public show of affection with her. This would likely have not caused any incident and may have even gone entirely unnoticed as me just being a lazy grump, but for the fact there was an ex-girlfriend in the room. Not the one from my niece's christening, nope. The one I don't talk to, doesn't talk to me and you get the idea... Luckily we never cross paths apart from the at our mutuals friend's large family occasions.

Personally I don't feel the need to parade my current woman if front of her, but I guess from Shortstuff's perspective she needed to send a signal out to my Ex or the people in the room in general.
Admittedly, she did make some comment earlier in the night about never acting like we're together. Who is the one though who goes out with her friends and gets me to pick her up at three in the morning without even a whiff of an invite in my direction?

I think I should be excused a bit if Shortstuff gets a bit sidelined while I enjoy having a laugh when I get together with my best mate - she has friends at work who she also socialises with, my friend and his wife live two and a half hours drive away. The only person I ever really get to talk to day-in day-out, week after week IS shortstuff! Now I've written it down is it any wonder I'm not all that focused on her in such situations???

...Or was she pissed because I do flirt a bit with another girl at these get-togethers and then refused to dance with her? Throw in a little bit of would rather chuff off and talk to my best mate than pander to her insecurities and I think I've got her side of this stonewall silence.

Okay, so I flirt a bit, but it is playful and suggestive rather than out and out trying it on. I do it with Shortstuff right beside me, but I am literally playing; I'm not going anywhere with it and I'm not keeping it hidden from her. Shortstuff knows my sense of humour and that if it shouldn't be said, chances are I said it half an hour ago and that I'm now plumbing the depths beyond the lowest rung!
If the girl in question is liable to blush or be shocked by my forthrighteousness (is dat a wurd?) then it's like a red rag to me.

Anyway I've waffled a little away from the point.

So basically I think thats why she was/is mad, and I'm mad because she's mad and I don't think it warranted histrionics of that scale. And now we're not speaking and as per usual I can't be arsed to be mature and sensitive and be the first to break the ice. So guaranteed, we'll eventually start off with some silliness then make up a bit and nothing much will ever be said. That could be a day or two away yet (I forget what the record is...) so the question now is –

Is it wrong for me to enjoy the peace and quiet?

Lol. I shouldn't laugh, its bit cruel but it has to be recognised that I haven't had any bleating on about marriage and the fact I haven't got around to it or show any interest in it in over 24 hours now! (That could be a record!!!)

It's evil to say it, but perhaps I could drag this out peace until the end of the week!?