It's amazing how we take things for granted. We assume, often incorrectly, without the forethought to second guess our assumptions. To be sure, the topic on my mind is one that I feel bears some thought yet changes nothing.

I had a friend come out of the closet recently. It's funny how you can feel you know a person reasonably well, yet your assumptions can be so far off the mark that it astounds you. That's not to say that it'll change anything between us, but I find it unbelievable how silly some assumptions we can make can be.

He's a great guy to be around. He's the type that'll stick his neck out for his friends' sake, and he is pretty much always straight up about what he believes. I think the amount of balls it takes to finally come to grips with something like that is commendable. It's a situation I'd never want to be in, and I'm glad it's one I won't be faced with. We take small things like that for granted. It's a trial we'll never have to endure, and we don't realise that. Instead, we're happy to simply complain about the opposite sex as if we have it really bad.

Can we even argue that we have it remotely bad? Probably not.