Strange But True

People are always shocked when I tell them I've never had a girlfriend. I can't say I blame them; it is highly irregular. Nonetheless, it does get irritating when they evince doubt that such a thing is even possible, and/or that there's something wrong with that fact and they try to hook me up.

Listen up, all you pro-relationship zealots, cause here's the bottom line: I'm a fighter, not a lover. I'm all for love; this world wouldn't be worth living in without it. (Though as late as four years ago, I thought it was a silly thing that could only lead to disaster. I blame my parents.) But it ain't for me, not right now.

Maybe once I find a battle worth fighting. I've spent a long time looking for one; that's precisely why I'm here in Iraq. Not sure if this is it though.