is *it* out there?
why do some treat the act of making friends & getting to know others as if it were akin to running to target to pick-up some specific brand of what is a pretty generic product?
my point -- i guess i just don't understand the notion of writing someone off b/c of one thing in their personality that you disagree with. you've gotten along up until that point...how could ONE minor detail irrevocably alter your perceptions, w/n the span of half-a-breath, of the person whose company you are presently enjoying? acquaintances, friends, lovers...what gives? am i the only person that sees absurdity in this?
recently this is how i relate to this situation...it's a typical getting-to-know-you scenario...then the subject of family comes up, & this is the gist of what is said: "i don't like associating w/people that don't have a good family background."
i'm sorry, what? what exactly do you mean by that comment?
"i think it's very important to come from a happy family life."
oh, look...the train just pulled into my station, time to get off
(yeh, that was my attempt at being figurative)
now, what am i left to do? i'm enjoying the company & it seems like this person is having a good time as well; however, this is apparently a BIG issue for this person. it saddens me to think that one might pass up involving someone else in their life b/c they don't fit a specific schematic.
i never elaborated on my family history; really, there was no need. details were offered to support this person's belief in coming from a good background...which served to only invite me to step back further. i wasn't intentionally putting up a facade, b/c, as most of you know, i derive a twisted sense of pleasure (sometimes) in providing anecdotes involving my family...but i have the feeling my company was left w/that impression.
where's the love...i just reentered purgatory from a happy place & i need a hug
my point -- i guess i just don't understand the notion of writing someone off b/c of one thing in their personality that you disagree with. you've gotten along up until that point...how could ONE minor detail irrevocably alter your perceptions, w/n the span of half-a-breath, of the person whose company you are presently enjoying? acquaintances, friends, lovers...what gives? am i the only person that sees absurdity in this?
recently this is how i relate to this situation...it's a typical getting-to-know-you scenario...then the subject of family comes up, & this is the gist of what is said: "i don't like associating w/people that don't have a good family background."
i'm sorry, what? what exactly do you mean by that comment?
"i think it's very important to come from a happy family life."
oh, look...the train just pulled into my station, time to get off
(yeh, that was my attempt at being figurative)
now, what am i left to do? i'm enjoying the company & it seems like this person is having a good time as well; however, this is apparently a BIG issue for this person. it saddens me to think that one might pass up involving someone else in their life b/c they don't fit a specific schematic.
i never elaborated on my family history; really, there was no need. details were offered to support this person's belief in coming from a good background...which served to only invite me to step back further. i wasn't intentionally putting up a facade, b/c, as most of you know, i derive a twisted sense of pleasure (sometimes) in providing anecdotes involving my family...but i have the feeling my company was left w/that impression.
where's the love...i just reentered purgatory from a happy place & i need a hug