So, after Harkonnen posted something about one of is friends’ Valentine’s day rants, I thought I’d post one as well… Of course, I’m not going to do one myself, as I already intended to give my lady love herpes.

A very dear friend of mine, who is most likely certifiable at this point in time thanks to a certain guy in her life whom she pines for like a dea parrot does for the Fjordes, wrote a big rant about said male’s insensitivity in general, which can be read here: http://thinking-jaywise.blogspot.com/2009/02/cheesy-nothings-of-romanticism.html

In the vitriloic rant, she actually hits on something that seems to elude almost everyone I know. The stuff in the block quoted section, about hugs, and being asked to stay around, and not wearing out a welcome. That’s what a solid friendship is about, and a solid friendship is the basis for a real lasting relatonship. I should know, mine’s almost 9 years now, and I’m the rebound guy.

Yes, there are ups and downs. There are fights. There’s us doing gross things. Irritating things. Wanting to kill each other over the most trivial shit like not havng scraped off a dis before putting it in the dishwasher.

But do you know what real love is?

It’s waking up next to someone for 5 years, and not stabbing them in the face with a pencil!

… Or just breaking up with them. Which ever works out better for you.

Because, by far and away, the good fun times will always outweigh the bad ones if you actually happen to get along with the person.

So, if your partner won’t play Nintendo with you, if they won’t take you for a country drive to go antiquing when you ask, or if you won’t sit down watch some sort of sport on TV while drinking beer and scrathing your crotch when they ask, there’s a good chance that the relationshp isn’t going to pan out. Find someone you can do those things with.

In the meantime, enjoy the next 364 days of trying to find someone you can do those things with… And if you can’t, fuck it, I’ll throw up some links to a goth/metal/fetish dating site or something.

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