How TV Ruined Me

I never thought that I would be one who would be sucked into TV culture. Most of it is fake, fiction, made up for the purposes of entertainment, and I never thought the shows reflect reality one bit.

Obviously.

But I realized over the course of this past holiday season that I am, in fact, a product of this generation. My brother said it was weird that I want to be friends with my ex. Of course I would want to be friends with him; we have the same friend-group, we're fairly compatible, and I think we get each other better than other people get us. Ignore the fact that we've hardly spoken to each other in the past 6 years.

But what my brother said to me really struck me. Is it weird? I would wonder. It kind of is.

But look at Friends. And Seinfeld, Happy Endings, How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, The Office, Parks and Recreation. Characters in those sit-coms who've dated each other are still friends. And that's normal. For a TV show.

As for me, it's left me with a lot of baggage. Baggage that I shouldn't have from a relationship that I have. Emotionally and psychologically, I'm kind of messed up. Not as much as other people, but it is a part of who I am. The fact that I want to be friends with my ex is proof enough. I shouldn't want to be friends, and yet, here I am, debating with myself whether I should gchat him or not. I won't, because I have tremendous self-control (usually), but 99% of the fibers in my body want to.

I blame TV.