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Dear OC,

I'm an early twenty-something guy, and I've been with my girlfriend for 2 years now.  On the surface, everything seems fine, only I find myself wondering whether this is really the relationship for me. I get the impression that you have a successful relationship with your wife Suzi, and I was wondering: how did you know that she was the "best" for you? And how do you make the differences in your personality work?

- Confused in California

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Dear Confused...

Uh... so you actually want my advice? You've read my previous columns, right? I'm kind of a dick to everyone who I give advice to.  Also lots of people I don't give advice to.  You still want my advice? Very well!

I struggled with this question at first.  I was thinking of how to address the question of how I knew Suzi was "best" for me, because I never really thought of it like that.  I wanted to come up with a way to say that Suzi wasn't "best" without making it sound like I settled for her, because that isn't what I mean.  What I mean is that I didn't approach my relationships by trying to maximize the girl potential, but rather find someone I could be happy with, blah blah fucking blah blah, right?

Suzi took a look at this question, thought for 5 seconds, and gave me the correct answer: "He's afraid of commitment."

Forehead slap, right? Of course that's the answer.  20-something guy, in a serious relationship, possibly for the first time, starts wondering if this is the "best" girl he can get... you are afraid of commitment! So now that you have your answer, see if that changes the way you think about your relationship.  

Also? That's why Suzi is the best.