as i start this post, i find myself a bit conflicted. on the one hand, it’s been suggested/requested by a good friend of mine that i write a couple of posts on particular topics. on the other hand, the topics in question are not only particularly personal, but they will be virtually impossible to write without a nearly direct reference to people i know, friends who might read the post and be compelled to respond. the posts would, by just about every definition, be about those friends.

what’s more, it’s been pointed out to me recently that my somewhat regular posts about my abysmal love live can be a bit of a “turn-off.” to some extent, i get that. i understand girls like someone who is self-confident and while i’m far more self-confident than i was just a handful of years ago, i still have a long way to go. if i follow my friend’s suggestion and write on one of these particular topics, i’ll be perpetuating my track record of longing-for-love-type posts and in both instances, i’d be breaking one of my general rules about explicitly referring to people in my life. what to do?