“Why don’t you just date girls, then?” I asked her, very nearly following it up with the assurance that I wasn’t coming on to her. Statements like that coming from an out lesbian always seem to put straight girls on DANGER ALERT.
“Nah,” she replied. “There’s a balance to a girly guy. Plus, girls can be a little nutty.”
That’s the point I’ve been pondering ever since our conversation:
GIRLS CAN BE A LITTLE NUTTY.
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Yes, I draw a lot on my own life and experience when I’m writing. Does that mean my girlfriend’s a little nuts? No, no…no, she’s pretty mature and relationship-savvy.
I’m the nutty one.
So, in honour of all us nuts, here’s a list—a little sampling if you will—of various neuroses that can challenge a relationship:
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Syndrome?
Check.
Radical Feminist hypersensitivity?
Check.
“She’s bound to break up with me when she realizes what an ass-face I really am”-related anxiety?
Check.
Trust issues?
Check.
Abandonment issues?
Check.
Other issues as yet unidentified but nonetheless detrimental to interpersonal interactions?
Check.
Mood swings linked to chocolate and/or caffeine overdose and/or withdrawal?
Check.
Undiagnosed Tourette’s provoked by minor inconveniences?
Check.
Various garden-variety neuroses?
Check.
Psychoses?
Not quite, but I’m working on it.
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My girlfriend shrugs off my nuttiness, claiming that “we all have our issues,” but aside from transgender concerns, she doesn’t wear hers like I do. My Sweet’s pretty level-headed. Lucky her…and lucky me. It’s a major comfort, to find that complementary someone.
Hugs,
Giselle Renarde
Canada just got hotter!
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