"in a relationship"

It's really funny how important Facebook has become at defining/affirming people's life choices. For example, we (both men and women) do not feel validated in our relationships/accept them as real until we can safely say we are "in a relationship" in a tiny social networking box. Even further, these relationships are not really real until they come with a link to the profile of the romantic co-conspirator. And, you know what? It feels good. It is a way to broadcast your own smart choices (if by "smart choices" we mean "finally choosing someone who will acknowledge happily and proudly that we officially belong to each other"). For me, having it finally makes me jarringly aware that it's been over 10 years since I could acknowledge an other in my life. And doing it this fast may have been misguided at 22 (the last time I was rash with it, pre-Facebook, and I think I've had a decade of discovering/paying the price). But at 34 and 40, it's just right. So, S., here we "officially" go ...

And, no more "Dear Diary" moments. I swear.

In related news, I am going to clean the hell out of two apartments now.

In other related news, I secretly hate you, Facebook. But it is a love/hate thing, so we're still cool.