"It's complicated..."

let me go on the record as saying i love the "relationship status" feature on facebook (named, heretofore, "the book"). if there's a way you can set your book homepage to only see relationship status updates, please let me know.

i couldn't care less that that dude i had a drunken make out with in sophomore year "just became a fan of zombies", honestly. or that the awkward redheaded chick, who i had to partner with on a skit in junior year spanish, added "Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous. -Carrie Bradshaw” to her quotes section.

however this morning, i came across a friend from college's status update. he made the executive decision, within the privacy of the tight knit facebook community, to move from being "in a relationship" to "it's complicated..."

now, here's where entering free form relationship statuses would come in handy. if i were his complicated relationship counterpart, i would simply respond with "homeboy turned out to be a total tool" or "clearly 'taking a hint' isn't his jam" or, depending on the severity of the situation "he's not exactly...a home team hero, if you know what i mean, and i think you do" (depending on the character count limit).

if i can deal with seeing people's lame status updates (Ed. note: i update mine 6-10 times a day, usually about the type of alcohol i'm ingesting or some kind of emo quote. i'm the lamest kid ever. but it brings me back to the days of dial-up AOL when i would spend hours crafting the sickest profile with secret messages to the boy i liked that was vague only to myself. i digress...), i think i've earned the right to see free form relationship status. the end result would be nothing less than a spectacular tumblr.