And so it goes.

Yeah, more or less.

Note to self: become a nun.

But nuns don't get laid.

Or is that the whole point.

That's the whole point. I'll be married to GEE-ZUSS.

Apparently I can do without sex when I'm not getting it -- I can orgasm a dozen times (in less than half-an-hour, mind) without actually satisfying myself, so I just lose interest.

I miss the intimate conversations when with someone, but I missed that long before I was single. And nowadays, I wonder if it's really worth all the shit that goes along with it.

I presume you know that, out of all of your friends, I probably know that answer the least, because I've been alone more than anybody you know.

I need to get back to drawing less depressing things.

But sometimes art therapy is a good thing.

(This comic is based loosely on a personal experience, and why I am cynical of folks who are looking for love...if you wanted to know.)

It is a good way to vent sometimes, I do it.

(If you're cynical of folks who are looking for love...does that make you cynical of me too? =/ Maybe I don't quite understand what you mean by that.)

It's more that I don't know if folks who are dying to find true love really understands what that means. Maybe I've just had bad experiences with it, but being in love is accepting your partner and ALL their faults. It's accepting their ability to not only make you feel happier than anything, but to hurt you (hopefully not physically, but definitely emotionally sometimes) in ways you never thought possible.

But again, maybe I shouldn't hold my experiences up as an example. Perhaps true love IS out there, and dreaming of it really isn't a bad thing. Maybe I've just dated/been close friends with the wrong people...

Who knows. Love is confusing, and so is being cynical of it =p

Well, myself, I'm just trying/hoping to find some type of love period. Right now I've been dealing with a situation where I feel like someone I'm close to doesn't accept me, and especially doesn't accept my faults; I hate not being perfect to those I care for, but I hate it even more when they can't seem to understand that I'm not perfect and will make mistakes, sometimes often. -.-

It'd just be nice for once to not feel so alone or unwanted, just to hear someone outside of my family say "you're important to me", " you're special to me", "it wouldn't be the same without you"....something like that. Maybe I just don't hear or see those expressions enough where I see others do it constantly either through journals or pictures.

But yeah, love's frustrating to me. Probably for different reasons though. =/

That's the thing, though; you shouldn't hate not being perfect. NO ONE is perfect, it's impossible! Truly accepting another person means you don't expect them to be perfect, or that you think they're perfect the way they are, mistakes & all.

Anyone who expects perfection of someone else doesn't deserve to be with anyone, in my opinion. And you shouldn't feel pressured to be perfect. We're all learning this whole life thing, this whole love thing, and I bet even those who post the most romantic art and greatest romantic tales still have the occasional fight with their partner over ridiculous little things. I mean, let's face it: I usually draw incredibly romantic, adorable scenes, and my love life hasn't been great for years now.

You're important to me, at least, whatever that means to you :)

But that's the thing, I know I'm not perfect. I hate making mistakes and messing up when it comes to my friends, but most are forgiving and understand that mistakes and imperfections are likely, this friend, sometimes it feels doesn't seem to grasp that, despite my constant apologies and askings for forgiveness. It just feels like if I don't do things a certain way or how they want me to act, I'll never be good enough for their satisfaction, and will just continue to be put down, silenced, never knowing if or when they'll speak to me again or if I still matter to them. -.- And it's hard trying to talk to someone when you don't even know if they're going to be mad with you or happy to see you, which I don't know.

The holidays just always bring me down, some years it's been alright not having a special someone to share the holidays with, but the last few years it's become really hard to accept; I try to find other ways to be happy these times but nothing really seems to work. I dunno, maybe I'm just beyond frustrated and don't know how much I can tolerate anymore.

But thanks for letting me know that I'm important to you. :) I may not know how much I mean to you, or what it truly means when you say that, but it does make me feel a bit better as a whole. Knowing others care is important and does help through such emotional times. So thanks.

We should all know better but eventually Noam Chomsky will break your heart... Oh wait you said Noah, it realy looked like Noam at first. Never mind, I can't relate to this at all, but I wish you well.

Oh yeah, let's face it, Noam Chomsky will totally break your heart.

Also congrats for never having a shitty relationship! =D

Drawing "vent art" is good for the soul. I should do it more often.