Lovingly Digressed...

To be honest, I hope that we are not entertaining yet another evolution in the realm of relationships. Most people (myself included), have enough difficulty navigating this foggy mess, without the powers that be, moving the goal posts on a whim.

What is a relationship if we aren’t passionately in love? Does it matter whether the relationship began fifty years ago or five minutes ago? Whatever the circumstances or causality or companionship desired… it is what it is. Yes… dear reader… “it is what it is…,” a terrible trope and commonly referred as glib. But maybe in this particular case, you can overlook it and allow it as evidence.

Because as cliché as it is, everything evolves. Everything changes. And so does the desires and needs of each unique relationship, as well as each individual within the relationship. Who am I to decide or say what YOUR relationship requires or negates? Who the hell am I? It is an unfortunate part of life, but truthful, especially when the powers that be, move the goal posts on a whim… expecting us to have some effervescent understanding of love simply because. It’s an emotionally messy game. And please don’t keep score. For the sake of all that you love… do not keep score. Its beautiful, its brutal… for the selfish and the caring. Find the balance. Balance the compromise.

It shouldn’t be complicated. However, being human is complicated. Living this waking life is treacherous enough, but what a damned beautiful mess it is.