It's just going to suck. You're going to have to get used to that.

I'd like to take a moment to quote my dear friend Misha, who very sagely opined some years ago:

Human relations. All bullshit.

I remember sitting with at least 2 of you at like 3 AM drinking and arguing this point.
Sorry, some of you were in agreeance, some weren't.

Of course, you WERE all chicks (and at least one of you was a chiseled 6'5" 250 lb Samoan).


See, anytime you're talking about a relationship with another human (who ISN'T blood), the thing is, well....they're another human.
So they aren't going to be the same as you.
Which means the entire proposition is goin to be predicated on a compromise.

And you know how Larry David defines a compromise, don't you?

A deal where NOBODY gets what they want.

So if you're sitting there thinking that, in some Disney-esque stroke of fairy dust, a relationship with someone who doesn't share your DNA is going to be, or is even fuckin SUPPOSED to be, Christmas Day, a month at the beach, the Sasuke finals

and your favourite porno all rolled into one, well...
You're just going to be unhappy, that's all.
You don't agree?

As I mentioned to The Irish a while ago, I challenge you to find ANYONE who's been married for longer than 3 years (who isn't a liar, hypocrite, or moron) who can (honestly) say

Hey, this is working out WAY better than I thought it would.

So.

The Good News

If you don't expect more from the deal than you should, you can avoid colossal Junior High School-type disappointment, and focus on the good stuff that DOES happen.

The Bad News
And I learned about this a long time ago, since my family is pretty much exclusively composed of sisters, Aunties, and nieces, and it continues to be reflected in MY feelings for all of you...

NOBODY is ever going to  be good enough for you, by my own personal benchmark.

I guess that's just something you're all going to have to get used to.

Naturally, I expect nothing less from you lot.

Raj