I'm starting to feel like dicks and nanis are interchangeable

*The names  change but the situations remain the same....in other words I won't tell who they really are.

Maybe it’s my imagination, or the weather, but it seems like hearts are breaking all around me. None of which are my fault, this time at least. Just off the top of my head, 3 of my male friends have used my shoulder to cry on in their time of need. Now, I’m not the best at giving advice, and I strongly urge anyone I give it to not to take it. I am a good listener, however, and do actually care about what’s bugging my dear friends. Since these are all guys, I also get an inside look at what makes men tick. What hurts them, what they stress over, and what would make their bad feelings go away. Turns out they’re not all that different from women.

The first sad soul is Ken. He and his girlfriend live in different states, which is the brunt of their problems. I know his girlfriend, so I have somewhat of an idea about both sides. I don’t like to make judgments after only hearing one story. He’ll tell me what drama happened that particular day, and I’ll try my best to translate the girl talk he’s getting from her. Most of the time I’m talking out of my ass. Again, relationships are not my forte, and I’m usually only good for distracting a guy from his problems by cracking a joke, and playing a few rounds on xbox. Maybe cook some shit to eat and have a drink or two depending on how bad it is.

Then we’ve got Seth.He is my favorite and starting to become an exception I think, because after all the time that has passed our friendship is still the same today.  Now, I can’t be certain that he has a penis, because I’ve never, ever thought of him that way, go figure. Instead, I patiently listen to his worries about his "friend's" recent behavior. She’s decent and showering him with affection one minute, and is detached and flaky the next. Or just says something that is completely makes me say 'what the fuck' and I'm not even the one that is involved. Anyway, Deep down he knows he should step back, if only for self-preservation, but he can’t. This frustrates me to no end because this is so parallel to someone else I know. I guess the best way that I can sum up his thinking is that "hot and cold are still lukewarm". Therefore,  All I can tell him is that I know the feeling well. What I don’t tell him is that it’s only going to hurt more in the future if she continues this wishy-washiness. The wound will never heal if you keep scratching at it. I keep that bit of info to myself because I can’t say that when it’s so hard for me to practice what I preach.

Jake is another situation altogether. He doesn’t have silly girl problems, he’s got full-blown wife problems. It literally hurts me when I hear him talk about it, and to be honest I don’t even know Jake all that well other than casual conversations but for some reason he seems to enjoy airing out his problems to me though, and if that even makes him just a smidge better, I’ve done my job. I guess.

I guess what I am learning from this is.... Everyone is the same. But at the same time' i am starting to view my very own heartbreak a little differently.