I've always found it heartbreaking that a lot of the most talented comedians in history have a long personal battle with depression and/or bipolar disorder. (W.C. Fields, Jim Carrey, Robin Williams, and countless others.)
They're always the life of the party, everyone calls them when they want to be entertained, and they always know how to deliver the joke.
But that's the thing--people most often want them for their own reasons: "Make ME laugh...", "Make ME feel better...", "Entertain ME." No one ever asks them how they really doing, and most wouldn't listen if that person really told them. Even when that person tries to tell others how they feel, and are being quite serious... Generally... most people will want them to go back to making everyone laugh because they can't handle or don't want to hear anything else except something "fun".
Sometimes, life just isn't funny.
Yup. Ask me how I know...
Happy people are great. But I like knowing what's going on underneath the surface.
I'd rather work through a not-so-happy truth than a polished facade. And once I get to know the real person, and if they're willing to know the real me... Only after that can some decisions be made about whether or not we're good for each other.