I wish relationships were easy as computers

posted on December 4th, 2008

Yes I know, some of you might be saying "What?!?!", I know computers can be frustrating, sometimes they are frustrating even for myself, they can, and usually they are, boring, and there is no connection that you hold with a computer. Your laptop is not working anymore? Just replace it with a new one, no hard feelings or strings attached.

And I agree, I wouldn't want to have a relationship like that. However I wish I had certainty or particular steps about what to do in a given situation. You know, whenever you give a computer something to do, let's say for example logging on to a website, it has a set of instructions that it has to do, and which it follows, to load up the website on your browser. It always knows what it needs to do, in every situation whatsoever, since everything is hard coded in its software with the specific instructions of the steps it needs to take to accomplish a particular task.

I wish I had that element in relationships. Relationships are so uncertain and complicated, or at least that's how I find them.. Most of the time I'm in unknown grounds, at that instant that something happens, I don't know what to do, even if I had thought about it before hand. Yet, when I get some lone time for myself, my mind sees so clearly what I should have done. And little by little, the list of "should have done" is getting longer and longer and I hate it, I want to tear it up apart in shreds.

I like to think that I can change, I can change the way I act socially and what not. But it always come crumbling back on me, I always go back to the old me.

*hug*
Never, ever, ever change who you truly are. Always be true to yourself, if you're not, you'll regret it in the long run. That said, do take a few mild risks every now and again, it's fun and you get to know yourself better :)
Hey Claire!

Funny, I was going to post a comment on your facebook since I haven't talked to you in a very long while!

About your comment, I think you've hit the nail on the head! I can never actually change my true self, and if I can, I won't be really happy deep down.. but there's nothing wrong in trying to take a few mild risks there and then..

:)
The whole point and beauty of any relationship is in fact (unfortunately?) that uncertainty.

Any relationship which is clear-cut and follows set patterns quickly becomes boring and can never last long.

The key is to realise that you don't need to know how to 'act socially'...as cliche' as it sounds, you best bet is to be yourself as much as possible!
Hi James! thanks for the comment! :)

Being yourself is always the best bet, however it's not always as easy as it sounds to just be your true self all the time, or so I think!
You are absolutely right there...relationships are unknown ground most of the time and not only romantic relationships! but also friendships sometimes.

Good luck!
Hi Wen! :)

I guess we just have to buckle up and enjoy the ride, heh..

Hope you're fine over there, haven't talked to you in a while either! :)