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So I went and saw "I Love You Man"

I went with Andy and it was a blast, but the one thing that the movie opened my eyes to, is that I am exactly like the main guy (Paul Rudd's character). I have a few close guy friends, but we either work opposite schedules or they live out of state, which means I have tons of free time. With Tracy, I'd ask her to spend time with me, but only if she was free. She saw this as pressure, taking time away from school, taking away time from her friends, etc, and didn't understand that I was merely trying to fit in where I could. She wanted to spend time with me, but at times, felt obligated, because I had nothing going on. The message I was trying to convey was simply that I was free to see her whenever she wanted.

I see now how too much free time can translate over to added pressure. I have had habits of letting friendships with guy friends fall by the wayside while in a relationship, but that shouldn't happen. To all of my guy friends, I apologize. I've probably missed out on some great moments. To all of my ex-girlfriends, I needed to realize that I should have done a better job of establishing your freedom and a lesser job of expressing my free time. I never meant to keep you from any of your friends.

Anyway, you should all go see that movie. It's a great comedy.