The Average Joe Theory (which is in no way limited to people named Joe)

Let me explain to you a theory that I both subscribe to and am a staunch believer in. It's called the average Joe theory. It refers to all people who, for lack of a better descriptive term, are average. We are not glorious, chiseled specimens. We were often looked over, because we had and may still have, very little presence. We are good people however. We are the ones overlooked because we don't make a scene nor do we demand constant attention. We are simply trying to figure out our lives. Our jobs are usually not flashy but usually very relevant. In the sense of relationships we are the stepping stone. We are guaranteed to be crushed by someone we care for because in the end, it's easy to hurt people who are too nice to really make anyone feel an ounce of guilt. There is also a general self doubt in our personality, usually because of the aforementioned crushing experiences. We try to associate ourselves with stronger personalities because we hope they will help bring out our own hidden appreciation for ourselves. But more often or not we are left in the very position I am left in at the moment. Attepting to pick up pieces and sift through all the paranoia that we create. This theory can be expanded onto more than just describing a personality. It affects even the people we, the average joes, desire. I am not saying we settle for less, I am simply saying that by the time we are given a serious shot, it's a settlement for that person. We are the people who end up saying "I am so lucky a person like you is with a person like me". The phrase is hardly ever reversed. I understand the depressing nature of this theory. But truly think it through and you will know it to be true. Average joes are great friends and genuinely good people who have to wait until someone will take them seriousely...or just settle for the average.

STW