My friend told me the sweetest, saddest story today. It seems like this is the first time that she's been in love - and it sucks because she's in a situation which you think only ever happens in soap operas.

I hate when this happens to my friends. I always feel bad for them and wish there were something I could say, some pearls of wisdom that would somehow make them feel better. But of course, that's impossible. And that makes me feel worse.