how did you arrive at that figure?simultaneityMarch 15 2006, 01:57:10 UTC
yr child: where do babies come from? you: well, when a woman and a man who love eachother very much get very pissed off at eachother... said kid will be much into the powerplay. :)
i rehearse the things i'm going to say in relationship counseling.simultaneityMarch 17 2006, 08:10:31 UTC
what i meant was 1. there is more than one possible match for each person- we are not looking, really, for The One. we are looking for Some One (or rather, we will find someone when the time is right.) 2. it is still too hard for me to picture myself with one person for "the rest of my life" at all, ideal or adequate. :)
i would like to paraphrase (correct) yr statement: 8 out of 11 friends say "i am currently with someone who i can imagine myself being with for the rest of my life" or something to that effect.
the problem with even my improved version of this sentiment is that i think it's normal for people (adults) to feel this way in in every relationship they have. what you're observing is not that 73% of yr friends have found their (potential) lifemates, but that these friends happen to be in relationships where the focus is LOVE (+ all the fun stuff of course) rather than just orgasms & cheese fries. therefore, what you're saying is "73% of my friends are in committed relationships"!! am i right? are there 8 "taken"
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talking about human relationships is your strengthautumn_auguryMarch 17 2006, 10:17:29 UTC
some people do actually use the words "the one". i know you are more careful with your words and object to the idea of "the one", but some people aren't like that
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you: well, when a woman and a man who love eachother very much get very pissed off at eachother...
said kid will be much into the powerplay. :)
NO SUCH THING!!! seconded ( ... )
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1. there is more than one possible match for each person- we are not looking, really, for The One. we are looking for Some One (or rather, we will find someone when the time is right.)
2. it is still too hard for me to picture myself with one person for "the rest of my life" at all, ideal or adequate. :)
i would like to paraphrase (correct) yr statement:
8 out of 11 friends say "i am currently with someone who i can imagine myself being with for the rest of my life" or something to that effect.
the problem with even my improved version of this sentiment is that i think it's normal for people (adults) to feel this way in in every relationship they have. what you're observing is not that 73% of yr friends have found their (potential) lifemates, but that these friends happen to be in relationships where the focus is LOVE (+ all the fun stuff of course) rather than just orgasms & cheese fries. therefore, what you're saying is "73% of my friends are in committed relationships"!! am i right? are there 8 "taken" ( ... )
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