Little issues can cause big problems. It's funny how in baseball even two of the most refined and talented outfielders can let a routine fly ball drop in between them on rare occasion. All it takes is a hand gesture or an "I got it" and there is no problem. The same seems to ring true for serious relationships. Many times a problem will come along that two people can solve with ease as long as there is a simple open dialog. Back in high school I vividly remember one day after practice when my football coach approached me in private and said how he got the feeling that I didn't let anyone get close to me and that I didn't talk much. At the time I just thought whatever, you are a dumb old redneck, why would I want to talk/open up with you? But his words seem to ring true a decade later. Lately I've been having frequent conversations with close friends and family about the break up and life. In nearly each talk I have brought up how I don't let too many people get close to me. Nearly every time I say this I get an immediate and emphatic affirmation. Honestly this caught me off guard a bit. I don't feel like I hold much back. If the people closest to me in my life feel like I have a wall up, I can't imagine what those who barely know me think.
Fun fact of the day: In a study called American Couples, it was found that lesbians have sex less often than gay men and heterosexual couples. The sociologists believe this to be true because among lesbians they found neither feels comfortable taking the role of initiator, because neither wants to be perceived as making demands.
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I thought it was cause men are more determined to have sex than women.
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