Relationships, as anyone can tell you, are hard. Even after you find that special someone, you have to communicate and sacrifice. You have to understand the other’s wants and needs, and you often have to put them first. And sometimes you have to transfer. Or go to Virginia. Hey, love is a battlefield.

And frankly it’s best when folks hash these amative difficulties out in public, so that we can all get a nice earful. Send us yours, as always, at overheardindc (at) gmail (dot) com.

Quote of the Week

Van Ness:

Guy to friend: “Well, I really like her, and she’s totally my type. But…she lives on the blue line….”

After the jump, diet secrets of the Italians, animal taxonomy, and the insatiable curiosity of tourists.

Picture taken by ndm77.