Shine on, you crazy diamond

Really? I'm not even sure. Tempers rise, defense is taken, things get left unsaid. What is really important anymore? Is it time or quality? And what if you're not getting either? I wish I weren't so high-maintenance, maybe then I'd be more understanding. Or maybe I need to find my own things to do. Maybe I didn't sign up for this. Maybe, I just expected something different. And expectations are the killer - we should just lay it all on the line before we start. Listen, so and so, I expect this from you, can you deliver? No, ok, I'm out. Yes, well, then lets start something. And it's easy to forget about the little things, 4 years in and you are just going about your business. You don't remember to do those little things that made the start so special, and the other person is to blame too. It's no ones fault, but who's to stop the madness and make things right before it goes too far. You? him? All I know now is that I miss the run-jump-hug. The gazelle. All the time we took for ourselves. Maybe things always get like this, with all couples, and I'm just taking it too hard. But I miss the old us, with our tight bond and the love that outshone all the diamonds in the world. Why did it have to fade? Can we get it back?

Realtionships, what do I know?

Hmmm, where do I even start? I, of all people, have no room to talk about other peoples' relationships. And I guess that's what I want to say.
Every relationship has their own issues, and unless we are in that relationship, we really have no right to judge others for who they go after or which person has made their heart flutter.
The important thing, is to be there for your friend when they need you to listen to what they are going through. Sometimes they don't even want advice from you, they just want a sympathetic ear to say, "Yeah, maybe it is tough, but sometimes it's worth it to find out ."
It irks me when people think that they are right about what their friend should do. Yes, we never want our friend to be hurt, but who are we to say that the decisions they've made are wrong? Sometimes it's that hurt that finds us the right person. It may not be from that relationship they're having troubles with but it makes that person stronger for the next person to come along.
I say go for it, you never know until you try.