Relationships

Girl: Do you remember what you promised me before you left?
Guy: What? No.
Girl: You don’t remember what you promised me?
Guy: I promise you things all the time. I never remember any of them.

–Coffee house, East Village

Old woman inside apartment: You gotta come here and look at this!
Old man: Do I gotta put my pants on to come see it?

–80th & 3rd

Overheard by: Jo

Girl #1: I had to close my account.
Girl #2: Why?
Girl #1: I wasn’t creeping anyone out. Like, the other day some guy IMs me, and I tell him that I’m really into short guys, like five foot three and under, because I want to feel like I’m fooling around with a little boy.
Girl #2: What did he say?
Girl #1: He asked me if I wanted to meet up. Lavalife freak.

–Washington Square Park

Overheard by: Alex

NYU girl #1, on cell: What? You got me something at Planned Parenthood?
NYU girl #2: I thought you hadn’t done it yet!
NYU girl #1, on cell: Oh, oh, a button with a wire hanger. With a cross through it.
NYU girl #2: Maybe he’s trying to tell you something.

–10th & 5th

Overheard by: notpoetry

Woman #1: I don’t know how I’m gonna get Bernie to go down on me. I’ve even tried waxing.
Woman #2: Maybe you can tattoo a little Yankees logo down there.
Woman #1: Are you kidding? It would be a holy object. He would kneel and make burnt offerings.
Woman #2: At least he would be kneeling. That’s a start.

–Williamsburg

Teen girl #1: I’m sorry, I’m just paranoid about getting home on time.
Teen girl #2: Pshaw. At least I’m paranoid about good things. I only make myself cry and throw up over boys.

–Union Square

Overheard by: Lotte

Dude #1: Yeah, so it turns out I got pee in my hair for nothing.
Dude #2: Yeah. Huh.

–14th & 3rd

Guy on cell: I swear, I told you beforehand. I told you I was married.

–Penn Station

Overheard by: Nicole and Caitlin

Five-year-old: Daddy, how come you ask all those women if they’re married?

–14th & 6th

Overheard by: Caroline McGraw

Woman: I cannot wait ’til the wedding is over so I can go off this fucking diet!

–51st & 6th

Overheard by: jpnyc

Female suit: It’s a funeral, not a wedding, you baboon. Bring your own sandwich.

–59th & 10th

Overheard by: marie

Girl #1: He’s a whore.
Girl #2: A man-slut?
Girl #1: Yeah, but with the same woman for the last five years.
Girl #2: That’s like calling your mom a slut for being married to your dad.

–32nd & Broadway

Overheard by: K.A.

Hipster #1: I had beer for breakfast this morning. Beer and cheese fries. And she had ’em with me! That’s okay, man!
Hipster #2: Yeah, she’s special.

–Chinatown bus