"I'll never break your heart
I'll never make you cry
I'd rather die than live without you
I'll give you all of me
Honey, that's no lie" - "I'll Never Break Your Heart"

Oh bullshit. If you really felt that way, then you wouldn't have sang "The Call".

I remember me and my girlfriend were chilling and she wanted me to come join her and listen to the Backstreet Boys. Naturally, I rolled my eyes at the idea. Needless to say, she was pissed. However, I explained to her that when it comes to music, there is just something that feels incredibly insincere about a Backstreet Boy song.

People, have you ever had those moments where you were young, you wanted to date the prettiest, sweetest, most magnetic girl in the room. You loved it when she smiled, and you would rather choke on a apple filled with clothing pins than to see a pretty thing like her shed a single tear. You promised yourself and her that as soon as you get her, you are never going to make her cry, you will never break her heart...it will be nothing but green lights and an elevator up to Cloud 9 from there. Then, she turns around and dates this asshole, loser, this guy who the good guy knows good and well isn't fit to wash her draws or even lick the bottom of her fuzzy Ugg boots? I guess this is where I make a confession that I'm sure isn't surprising to some of you: I believe I am that asshole.

You see, I would never promise never to make you cry. I will never say that I won't break your heart. I would never say anything like that not because I don't care about you, but because after being in my share of relationships, I realized it is complete crap. I had to learn this in college when I was in that phase. I promised myself that if you go on a date with me, you will get anything you asked for. A baby, a husband, a beautiful life. I will be yours till the day I die. If you want my world, you got it. That was what ladies wanted to hear at some point, right? Then, reality kicks in on you. Because at some point in the relationship, you will have second thoughts, you will have fights, you will have those moments that will negate everything you said earlier. Hell, your partner may even turn around and betray you. 

The reason I will never say this or co-sign with the Backstreet Boys is because I feel like I am being more honest and probably even more romantic if I don't say that. Don't talk about it; be about it. In fact monitor yourself to make sure that you don't do anything of that ilk. If it feels like you can't really keep it up, then have a little conversation, come to a resolution, and find what it is that you are looking for. This way, the expectations won't be as high and the disappointment and heartbreak won't be as hurtful. Right?

You see, I love my girlfriend. She is a huge romantic. She is very open-hearted, and trusting. Though, at some point, I wanted her to come to terms with the fact that when I listen to music, oftentimes I take lyrics and the situations posed within the songs seriously. I'm neurotic that way. If you have the balls to sing the words you do, you better back it up with your actions and the next few songs you release. It doesn't even matter who sings it anymore. 

But assholes like me laugh at people who promise the world eternally because after being that guy, I feel pity that he has to learn what I learned the hard way. There is never anything wrong with wanting to make a woman happy, of course. If you are in a relationship, you good and well better do that or your tucas is mucus. But it always feels like those who promise nothing but good will eventually bring a good amount of bad and disapointment. There have been relationships where I probably once said that she will have no problem with me, and later on, that seems to be what she had.

Me? I don't promise anything. I do what I can to make my girl happy and keep her satisfied. At the same time, I try and keep it real with her. I love her, but if I ever said "I'll never break your heart, I'll never make you cry", head for the hills because there is a possibly I will do that and not even know it. I think that is one of the main reasons that despite the person I am, she still stays with me.

Because I have less than zero interest to be anybody's Backstreet Boy.