my hands are tied. what can i do? talking is overrated - or rather, everyone wants to talk and no-one wants to listen. to truly listen, to the words said and not said, rather than counting the cracks while the other person jabbers on. we all talk about our tiny tiny problems as if they could be of any importance. when was the last time we had a real conversation? that wasn't just one of us bitching about our tiny lives and the other automatically offering banal and/or bored responses. if we have nothing to say to each other - if the connection isn't there any more, or if we're not willing to look for it, not willing to sustain it - then perhaps this is really for the best, that it ends with empty rooms and a plane flight; it will seem less of a failure on our parts.