On Desire and Whether it Causes Suffering

I don't think it does, actually. Desire is actually very healthy, and can make you very happy, if focused on the right things. I think without desire, you lose your hope. And that's actually why depression coincides with hopelessness and a lack of desire or interest. That's generally why so many romances fail, is that one or the other partner's desire fails. When two people desire each other, it makes a heaven like bliss. That's why I reject Buddhism in a nutshell. Is that I think a large part of what's good, stems from our desire for the good and fulfillment of it.