It's been awhile since my last rant...

I don't think I will ever understand why guys stay in relationships with girls they claim to dislike/have nothing in common with/fight with constantly. My best guess is they stay for the sex. I know a few guys who give new meaning to the phrase "pussy-whipped"--"pussy-shackled to a wall and beaten to within an inch of their life on a daily basis" would be more accurate. But even this theory has been disproved by more than one guy I know who says because of all the fighting, they rarely even have sex anymore. So why stay? Because they're in love..... well that is ridiculous and stupid. I love (and have loved) plenty of people, but I don't go diving headfirst into a dysfunctional, co-dependent mess of a relationship with all of them. Love does not automatically equal compatibility and I think many people would be a lot happier if they would acknowledge this fact. Why do I care? If they weren't my friends, I wouldn't. But, the problem is, they involve me by using me as some sort of free therapist--constantly telling me about the myriad of problems they are experiencing with their girlfriends and how miserable they supposedly are. For example, the boy who broke my heart last summer and his girlfriend 'Bitchy McNotgoodenoughforhim' are always fighting and breaking up. Of course that's when I get to hear how mean she is, and how awesome I am. Well, guess what? I know I'm awesome, I don't need him to tell me that and I'm getting pretty damn tired of listening to all his crap one day, then seeing them make up and act all lovey-dovey the next. Fuck that. To him I say: if you aren't going to be honest with yourself about what you truly want, then I hope you enjoy your sex-filled, but otherwise unremarkable life with her.