nothing is simple, but complication is overstated

dating manifests as a far more complicated social apparatus than is reasonable. not that this is surprising, as there is a noticeable lack of reason and rationality in how many people approach relationships. something about the internal interaction between emotion and clear, logical thought... essentially, sanity is diminished by deeper emotions.

I have long been slightly amused, albeit unnerved, by some of the bad choices I've made when it's come to relationships. "Cloud" was probably the most notable example, and continues to be a source of some of my most amusing/mind-numbing anecdotes. but that was far from an isolated situation, and no matter how much more effort I put into preventing new mistakes, there's always something new to learn.

I find myself retracing my steps more and more these days, trying to better understand where I've been to better target where I am headed. in doing so, it has become more apparent that there are so many possible paths that the future is certainly set up to be pretty unique.

in other words, there are too many possibilities to adequately minimize the chance for missteps once steps are being taken. the reasonable thing to do, then, is to keep these thoughts in mind, and refuse to be treated poorly, avoid cruel and dishonest people, and look more for healthy connections than emotional perfection.

but again, reason and emotion don't mix.

-B-