Aaaah, many a relationship has gone south from the incessant need to be understood...

Men and Women? I don't need to explain do I? There's books on why we don't understand eachother, Mars and Venus comes to mind first

You will make yourself miserable trying to make him and any other non bp'er understand. I mean, I don't understand AIDS even though I'm extremely well versed on the subject and even knew someone who died with fullblown AIDS....

Acceptance is a much more attainable goal.

My bf? He doesn't understand shyt! But he loves me anyway, no matter which gf I present him with at any given hour. And to me, thats PRICELESS!
Way more effing awesome than being understood.

Understanding is what PsychCentral and therapists are for