Guess I'm the only sob to get very particular about so's faults. Let's hear it for me. I'd like to hear more about that stuff.
   I'm not much of a guy's guy, but learned how to fake it, a bit. It annoys me that she seems to get a kick out of me pretending to be a regular guy. I even have to fake being "insensitive" so I don't turn into the sort of sweet thoughtful guy she'd wish she liked, and her mother would like, but she wouldn't like. What is it with that?
   I have to be the car guy, the computer guy, the general tech support, handyman, toy fixer, the parent who says no. I have to tell the kids we flipped a coin to decide who would be the nice parent, and I'm tails, the mean one.
   A friend of mine was talking about how hard it is to manage volunteers at her job, how they smile and pretend to listen, but never change what they do. That's the trouble with relationships--you have to rely on volunteers. If it was a paid position maybe we could set some real standards.