I’ve been in some pointless relationships. To be honest, I was going to start this blog off by saying, “some relationships are pointless.” But why should I convey my jaded, preconceived notions on you, the innocent reader?

In fairness, I didn’t know my relationships were going to be pointless when I was in the middle of them. In fact, maybe they weren’t pointless at all. Allegedly, there is something to be learned from every human interaction we have. Nevertheless, when I look back on some of them, they sure seem pointless. In the end, it doesn’t seem like I gained any greater sense of self. I didn’t walk away a ‘better man’ and I didn’t learn anything about myself that could be applied to future relationships other than, “I’m getting too old for this shit” – but I could have just as easily learned that from the frequent admonitions of Lethal Weapon’s Lieutenant Murtaugh!  Read more...