CSS: Positioning help

Hey guys,

I have a simple question for anyone who has figured it out before.

So basically I need a layout that is a two column layout. There are three divs, one to hold the two columns, and the two columns themselves.

So first I started off making the container be a relative div, while the two columns were absolute. This worked perfectly in terms of layout, however there is one problem.

The container div does not get its height extended when an absolute div is within it. This means that I have the container at its minimum height, and it doesnt extend dynamically with the content. If I turn the column that is going to always be the highest in height to a relative, then I cant get it to be in a two collumn layout anymore.

Any help would be much appreciated.