"Truth and Emotions: The Irreconcilable"

So, I was going to go see Sucker Punch tonight. That plan failed. So instead this:

Maybe I'm crazy, ok I am crazy, but the current social circles frown upon truth in regards to emotion. For instance, a person may be particularly annoyed at a roommate but to air the grievance is taboo. Leave things be is the gospel of the day and that just doesn't make sense, at least not to my partially addled brain. Furthermore, any sort of anger in response to a perceived slight is, we are taught, better off repressed and saved for later. The Internet age provides avenues for blind rantings to relieve pressure but this is simply avoiding the problem of the culture. Gone are the days of calling a spade a spade. Truth is not acceptable in matters of emotion. If something makes a person sad, angry, happy, it can never be said. This is especially true for guys, I think. I don't really know because I am not a female. Imagine that.

So when one meets someone who is a funny person and generally fun to hang out with (and do not take this the wrong way or I will anonymously rant on various other websites), one cannot simply say, "Hey, you're fun! Let's hang out more." Things get awkward. No matter what gender is involved. Maybe I'm just socially inept (a distinct possibility).

So given that even open expression of true friendship is dicey at best, what is a person to do when faced with actual amorous attraction (haha alliteration)? I myself have been shot down many times, trying many different angles, strategies, ploys and the like. HOW THE FUCK DOES ONE WIN THIS GAME?! One doesn't simply walk up to a girl and say, "Hey there, you're smart, funny, and I'd like to get to know you better, here's my phone number." THAT DOESN'T FUCKING WORK!! I call this the "We Should Hang Out" rule or "WSHO" for short. WSHO invariably goes nowhere. It's a falsehood enabled by the qualifier "should." "Should" defuses obligation (not that anyone is obligated, I'm speaking purely from a linguistic standpoint) and therefore this doesn't work either. Again, I'm probably just inept.

So truth and emotion are parallel and separate ideals. One can't tell the truth about emotion openly without compromising some social standing. It's a little screwy. At least I think so.