Surlyboi's Journal: Relationship bullshit...

I was talking to a friend of mine on Sunday and we walked by a teenage girl who was bumming because, and these are her exact words... "I'm so upset that I don't have a crush on anyone right now". My friend and I then got into talking about her latest crush and how she was worried that he might be playing her. When I told her just to come clean, she was afraid it might push him away if he genuinely was interested. How fucked up is that?

So, now we come to the crux of my argument. When the hell did we all turn into such craven assholes? I mean, seriously? When did the game become more important than the actual search for a damn connection? How did we all come to be so goddamned afraid of showing genuine emotion for fear of driving the other person away? Why, by the same token, are we afraid of someone who actually has the guts to admit they're interested in us because it's "too soon" and there hasn't been enough time"? Was it always like this? I don't remember it always being this difficult, maybe I was just more naive when I was younger, or maybe I just cared less about the people I chased and they could sense that. I'm fucking baffled either way...