the keys to being happy...........

here you are......they're yours. i'm handing you the keys and i don't mean car keys, you spoiled fuck. what i'm referring to are the keys to being happy in a relationship. i know everyone seems to have "the" definitive answer, but it's more every one's different interpretation than anything else. also, being only twenty-three years old, i may seem a little wet around the ears to be preaching on the subject, but i have seen enough relationships and been in quite a few as well, so here goes. now don't get me wrong, everyone has the right to be happy. whether it be sittin on the couch, playing guitar hero (huge fan!!) for eleven straight hours or spending time with that someone special (also huge fan) or even (insert weird fetish here, nasty-ass). whatever it may be, you must have even the smallest of doses everyday to keep you sane and not reaching for the 9mm in your dresser drawer. now me, i really enjoy spending time with gnat and sometimes that includes both of us relaxing, eating and playing guitar hero until our hands cramp. my favorite three things all at once, god is smiling on me!! but as of late, gnat and i have been disagreeing an awful lot which has ultimately led to us arguing even more. i can stand arguing or having tension between us because i don't ever wanna be without her, but like clockwork, couples fight. it's inevitable, like death and taxes, there will come a time when you and your wittle schmoopy will have arguments, some maybe worse than others, but still, it happens. there are many many things that can cause these, but i am only going to focus on a few. 1) don't let what others think and say affect the way you are in your relationship, fuck them. for all you know, they're givin you this dynamite advice and then goin home and kickin the shit outta their wife and kids after gettin sloshed on jack-and-cokes. only you should decide what's right for you and your mate. i mean, it's good to take advice, but not to act on it so abruptly, think about it first. if someone tells you she wears the pants in the relationship, that does not mean you automatically start pickin fights and raising your tone with her just to try to feel like a macho-hard ass-redneck. think about what they're saying and how much they really know about your relationship and then do what is necessary. most of the time it's not gonna change a damn thing. 2) don't let her/his past affect the way you feel about them. everyone has one and it had nothing to do with you then, so why should it now? unless you find a certifiable virgin, which the older you get, the way more impossible it becomes. anyway, all that matters is that they are yours now and you bringing up old shit that you didn't even know anything about prior to knowing them isn't good for anyone. it's just gonna make you sick because you're obviously thinkin worst-case scenario and it's gonna make them feel bad about themselves when you yourself are just as guilty of the same things. just let it be, like the beatles. sorry, i had to. now, if you knew the person prior to hooking up with them, then that's a different story, but it still shouldn't affect you, unless people are constantly makin train noises when you're out in public. then it's time to put that slut out to pasture. just take my advice and don't let it get to you, it'll only lead to bad things, trust me. well it's late and this is the longest damn thing i have ever written, seriously, it is. thanks for listening and i'll be back sometime soon for more abstract thoughts. peace and chicken grease.