Relationships

Recent conversations have gotten me thinking about relationships, intricately woven gossamer strong invisible threads of trust, love, hatred, affection, respect, doubt, and many other human emotions that connect one individual to another.

• relationships are difficult to manage which is why in the corporate world they actually have relationship managers who get paid to manage relationships
• in the non-corporate world, we're our own relationship managers and most of the time we do not actually do a good job
• unfortunately for us, we have gone up the evolutionary ladder and have the double edged sword-sixth sense-and that means you cannot mate with like a hundred women without repercussions, you cannot kill your mate once you're done with him, you cannot kill your offspring if he/she falls off your back
• what is it about our own lives which makes it utterly complicated and messy for us to deal with but somehow always manage to advise friends on their issues
• it is never black or white with relationships(damn the intricacies)
• it is also strange how irrationality takes precedence over logic and reason
• screaming/shouting/lying/cheating does not help. believe me. It just creates knots in those threads
• open communication actually makes sense once you get through the irrationality phase
• the importance of a listening ear (you do not have to offer opinions/views unless asked and if asked and completely confounded as to what to say, hugs/phrases such as "it'll be okay" would suffice)
• however, mature constructive comments are valued too

Relationships are complicated, regardless of whether its with a friend, a boyfriend, girlfriend, parents, siblings, etc. Since we cannot avoid or get out of dealing with issues that may exist or crop up, the best way to deal with those intricate threads would be to not act as emotionless pricks and practice the art of effective communication.

p.s for a lack of creative juices a.t.m and given the seriousness of the topic on hand, the title is going to be plain and boring