Types of People You Know

The Material One: They have the best, the most expensive, and the newest stuff, and that means that they will always be showing it to you. They drop name brands in conversation like pennies. I personally find it entertaining to get a bunch of these people together, and watch the feathers fly!

The One Liner: The one who always has the comeback you wish you did.

The Serial Dater: A series of monogamous relationships. Every new bf/gf is "the best thing to happen to me," and "could be the one." At best, the relationships last a couple months, and they jump with both feet into another one, a few weeks later, at most.

Into the Wild Blue Yonder: Always poised to embark on, or has just completed, a great adventure. They have the best stories, and are useful at dinner parties. Easy target of jealousy. Their life seems awesome.

The Godmother: That girl who has her own mini-mafia to protect her from the idiots that are in the dating world. The mafia can include, but isn't limited to: Siblings, fathers, friends of siblings, and anyone who generally feels protective toward this girl. Should be noted, the title of "Godmother" is purely ceremonial. She has little to no control over the members, and they will protect her by THEIR standards.

The Romantic: Regardless of the number of times they get burned, they still think the best of people. They hope for and see the best in their relationships. Has a tendency to get played. (If this is a girl who is a Romantic Godmother, the nit-wit(s) who hurt her may just disappear.)

It Might be Your Fault...

   I hate it when it's my fault. I think everyone does, and I also hate that moment when you realize the common denominator in all the drama is, in fact, you. Dang it. Your words hurt someone. Your actions destroyed a relationship. Your attitude is responsible for the majority of the anger being thrown in your face. I think we all like to play the martyr. If someone reacts to the stones we're throwing, we are so shocked that they throw them back in our faces with a handful of tacks. We then escalate the situation. We never stop to consider what provoked the attack. Us.
   That being said, some people just collect chaos around them. They seem to function in the eye of the hurricane like it's normal, and they have to enjoy it on some level of consciousness. I don't know what it is about these people that draws the crazies out and to them, but it happens. They can be dating relationships (though I'm convinced there is a certain amount of enabling that goes on in those snafus,) or just in their daily interactions with family and random people. As soon as I figure out how it is possible to do that, and not lose your last mind, I'm writing a book, and selling it for large sums of money.