Thesis: All relationships are a variation on the theme "I love you but I can't commit."
Bill agreed, but only after I explained to him what the word "variation" means.
I love you, and want to commit, but can't.
I love you, but you don't want to commit.
I love you, but never wanted to commit, and now, after so much unwanted commitment, I am leaving.
I love you, but I'm an alcoholic, which means I can only commit to being a dickhat.
I love you, but I love someone else more.
I love you, but I love someone else more: myself.
I love you, but I love someone else more: my mom.
I love you, and though I thought I couldn't commit, just realized I've been committed this entire time (lucky you!).
I really want to love you, but you aren't smart enough.
If I loved you, I could commit, but (you get the picture).
I have feelings that resemble long-term, dull-on-the-ends-from-so-much-use love, but am chasing a dream of having sex with 100 million women before I die.
I like you, and have been making great efforts to show you my level of commitment, but at the end of the day I am kind of a jerk, so despite it all, I stood you up (shame on you).
I like you, and have been making great efforts to show you my level of commitment, but at the end of the day I am kind of a jerk, so despite it all, I stood you up again (shame on me).
I like you, but not enough, though, in all fairness, I've been doing my best to convince myself to commit; I've failed (oooh, burn).
I'm not sure I like you, but my roommates do. I'm not committed, but they've convinced me not to leave you.
There's not a lot I like about you: you're overweight, you're flaky, you're a bad dresser. Why am I so committed?
I was gonna dump you, but it was easier not to.
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21 comments:
I like you, but I can't commit because I'm waiting for something better to come along!
I love you, I love having sex with you, but if you irrationally cry in public one more time, I'm going to dump you
i love having sex with you, but I don't want to commit
I like/love you, but I have a girlfriend, so I'm already committed and can't double book.
I like you, but I'm in love with someone else: my job
I like you, but I'm in love with someone else: my art
Thesis: All relationships are a variation on the theme "I love you but I can't commit."
Even if it were false, the thesis would APPEAR to be true to anyone who simply had YET to find a relationship that involved commitment in a robust sense. Whether the thesis be true cannot be settled by those of us who have been in the practice of relationship-building for such a short amount of time.
@tony-
thank you for saying that, I think it's absolutely true.
I love you but I'm obliged by law to spend the next 10 years in Rikers.
I love you but I'm gay.
I love you but my girlfriend is gay.
I love you but I've already deleted your name from the previous post.
I love you, but I forgot to take my meds again! ... and this other personality of mine does not love you.
I love you but I got charged with arson and grand theft and was sentenced to 10 years in Rikers, where I contracted the swine flu, and now I'm dead. So I can't commit.
i love you but i've chosen darkness
I love you, but I love cake more.
I love you, but I prefer to be the best looking person in my relationships, so I can't commit.
I love you, but it's a recession, so I can't commit.
i love you but my girlfriend hates you.
I love you but I'd rather play WoW.
i love you but you broke my heart in such a way that i had to move 10 states away without telling you, from where it will very difficult for me to keep committing.
i love you, but my blog takes precedence
i love you, but i can no longer afford you
I love you, but I'm no good with follow-through.
i love you but- oh wait, i have a call on the other line. hold on. (never calls back)
i love you but i love my left hand more.
i love you but i love my thighmaster more.
i love you but i need some time alone. i'm going to the beach for the weekend with brian.
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