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  This code is not copied out of the compiler,
  but should be pretty clean of errors :\ 
  I typed all this just now, for the post

  Wow I had all this stuff tabbed out for readability,
  I dont know why they went away :(
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JFrame mainWindow = new JFrame("Main Window");

Container pane = mainWindow.getContentPane();

GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
GridBagConstraints labels = new GridBagConstraints();
GridBagConstraints textfield = new GridBagConstraints();

// I have an individual gbc for labels and text fields because their
// gridx's will always be the same. you'll see why

// I use the gbc constraints to add each individual panel to
// the center panel, and then i add the entire center panel 
// onto the main panel

// Components are added to center first, and when im done
// working on center, i stick center on mainWindow in the center.

JPanel center = new JPanel( new GridBagLayout() );

JPanel address = new JPanel( new GridBagLayout() );

    // This is the first component to get added to mainWindow,
    // so the gridx and gridy will be at zero
    gbc.gridx = 0; gbc.gridy =0;

    address.add( new JLabel("Address: "), labels );

    JTextField address_TXT = new JTextField(12);
    address.add( address_TXT, textfield );

    // Now we shall add the address panel to our temporary
    // center panel, using our gbc constraints:
        center.add( address, gbc );

// Now lets create a City label and text field box:

JPanel city = new JPanel( new GridBagConstraints() );

    // This is the second component to get added to center,
    // lets change the y's, but I want x at 0 cuz I would like
    // all the components lined up on the y axis, left aligned
    gbc.gridx = 0;  gbc.gridy = 1;

    city.add( new JLabel("City: "), labels );

    JTextField city_TXT = new JTextField( 12 );
    address.add( city_TXT, textfield );

    // Now add this to our temp center panel:
        center.add( city, gbc );

// Now our center panel contains the 2 separate panels -
// address, and city, right on top of each other.  Now let's
// add that to the center panel of our mainWindow so its
// viewable by the users:
pane.add( center, BorderLayout.CENTER );
pane.setSize( 300,300 );
pane.show();



That above is just some scrap code of adding 2 labels and 2 jtextfields and thats the methodology im using (Ive only had java for one semester, so plz take it easy on me :) )

// The [                       ] is the JTextField :)

My problem is, this is what I want the GUI to look like:

   Address:        [                      ]
   City:               [                      ]


Instead I get:

           Address:     [                        ]
                City:     [                      ]