The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (aka Relationships)
As my (observant) Facebook friends have noticed, Brett and I recently broke up. We had just over two years of ups and downs, and ultimately I decided that there were some key issues that kept repeating themselves and that it was time to split. Believe me, it came out way less thoughtful and reflective than that. It actually came out in shrieks of anger adorned with scathing insults, followed by a two day stretch of silence, capped off with a more composed conversation about the things going wrong in our relationship. The decision was incredibly hard as it is not for love of that man. My goodness, in my life I have never been treated more like a princess. He was always quick with words of adoration and affection, showered me with hugs and kisses, and was eager to share my love for the Phillies, Ravens, and Wildcats. 
Our conversations rarely waned and were heavily salted with laughter. In order to spare the innocent, I won’t get into the nitty-gritty, but suffice to say that all of this good stuff was, in the end, trumped by reality and the key differences in our personalities.
I constantly question why friendships tend to be so easy, yet intimate relationships tend to be a lot tougher. Sure, you don’t usually live with your friends (wait a minute, I may have just answered my own question…) but it seems to be more than that. In my unending quest to find the perfect formula for a great relationship I stumbled upon what could be the most accurate article about relationships that I have ever read. Regardless of your relationship status, I highly recommend you read it here. Here is the part of the blog where I would like to insert some incredibly witty and laugh out loud worthy insight. I’ve got nothing, but lucky for you, the author of the article does; and she is far more witty and insightful than I could be on this topic! I appreciated the article and hope you enjoy it.
