Challenge is good for any relationship.
I never let my politics supersede my manners.
When I was in college, I was in the theater department, which for anyone who has been involved in any kind of theater program, you know that it's really wacky and tight-knit, a real family. Me and my good friends from college would do random shows and plays that were sometimes serious, but most of the time really goofy and funny.
The cool thing about music is no one can take music away from you, writing wise.