This week in my school's newspaper there was a letter to The Guru, an Ann Landers type column, regarding a girl whose boyfriend does not satisfy her in bed. The Guru replied that, if, after some efforts, this situation does not improve, the girl dump her man.

A few of my friends were discussing this article, fairly disgusted by her advice. I actually agree with it. In a short-term relationship, sure, maybe this isn't a significant issue. But in a long-term relationship, I think that sexual compatibility is an important issue. After a few months or years, the sexual frustration is going to get to the point where it is no longer a small issue in the background, but will rather grow to a prominent obstacle in the relationship. My position is not that sex is vital, but rather that sexual compatibility is vital. If one partner longs for lots of kinky sex, and the other would prefer straight-up missionary seldom, even that may work. But if one of the partners is not content with the sexual relationship, and is actually genuinely bothered by it, the relationship will have a very difficult time. The issue really is not what kind of sex and/or how often sex occurs, but how satisfied each partner is in their sex life.

Sexual compatibility is just as important as emotional compatibility is just as important as spiritual compatibility is just as important as social compatibility.

I've figured it out. The whole of modern American philosophy can be summed up in one idea. We become disgusted when a child figures out that there is no Santa Claus and is willing to admit it.

I swear. Sometimes my life is a cheap romantic drama without the happy ending...

If only my heart would listen the voice of rationality. Such a foolish romantic I can be sometimes. And with such bad luck, getting myself into these situations with no possible outcome but disappointment.

And it isn't just my usual pessimism speaking. Though I can't divulge details here, know that I've already analyzed the situation from a rational standpoint, and there's just no way of things working out without somebody getting hurt in the process, or without some chance event disrupting the status quo. So best just to mentally digress from this one, and to move on...