April Showers 2010: Alone Happy or Miserable Together

Dear Friends,

I have a question for you all: Can a man and a woman live together and become happy together?

In all my relationships, that question has eluded me. I think it is because I am not use to living with another woman aside from my mother and my aunts. What upsets me is that I have been with people that have been slobs, or some nasty people. I think my issues are more in my head. Recently I came to the notion that I like living alone. At least when I was living alone, I knew what was dirty or clean. I also did not have to worry about cleaning up dog shit. I did say dog shit.

So am I wrong for saying that I rather live alone? I will say it like this:

• If you have to clean up after grown people, then you might want to live alone.
• If you have to clean up dog shit and vomit, then you need to live alone.
• If you see clothes pilling up and they are not yours to wash, you damn sure need to live alone.
• If you cannot even have a moment’s peace because you are constantly having people come over unannounced, you need to lock the door and stand by the door with a gun if they try to come in.
• If you have kid’s clothes all over the place but it is not your kid’s clothes, you need to get the fuck out of there.
If you cannot tell what I am saying, I think I need to live alone. However, with how things are in the world, you cannot live alone. So I guess for now, you just cry in the dark and hope for a miracle to come save me. Speak to you all soon.





Eugene Chandler III