i guess i'll take a stab at commenting on one of eugene's recent posts, which essentially reflects on how boring it is to hang out with friends that are in relationships because their whole world revolves around their significant other. in a lot of ways, I agree with it..but i think it depends on how long your friend has been in their relationship. for example, phoebe is practically like another single girlfriend, but she's been dating ray now for practically 9 years and they're married now. for friends in the first year or so of a relationship, the tendency tends to lean towards the type of behavior that eugene writes about..but eventually it eases up. a lot of my friends have gotten into relationships in this last year and i just never see them. ever. and as couples like to hang out with couples...they still hang out with each other..but i'm the odd singleton left behind. the easiest people to hang out with are my single friends and the ones that have been in their relationship for awhile. of course, i'm single myself and probably notice this a lot more. i will disagree with eugene regarding topic of conversation...as friends in relationships are still fun to hang out with..it's just not very often. as for me..god, i don't know what i'm like at all. i certainly don't think i completely disappear from my friends' lives...but I don't see how things can just carry on the same way when you've got a boyfriend suddenly. honest opinions welcome.