do you agree?

[necklaces]

Comments

[woahnotouchie]

... really? [ he's genuinely confused by this. ] I quite like being in- [ ... actually he's not going to finish this sentence, he's going to blush a bit instead. ]

Seems kind of, er, uncomfortable, to me - stressful, I guess?

/pulls out the brain hammer

[bloodaholique]

[ Juliet smiles, sympathising with his confusion ]

Um, I like looking at it as... loving everyone and not expecting them to love you back. Like - those who don't know you or don't expect you to love them.

so awful but still so excellent

[woahnotouchie]

That's- [ ... actually ] that's a pretty good way of looking at it. M-much nicer than thinking about it in a ... tragic and unrequited kinf of way.

the best multipurpose hammer

[bloodaholique]

[ happily: ] Well. Glad to help! I mean, I'm not saying the tragic and unrequited stuff doesn't exist or anything but, uh, it just isn't always like that. There are other ways of looking at it, y'know?

[guildedfuture]

[ is in mournful agreement with this statement, but is hardly going to mention it. ]

A slightly masochistic approach, in my opinion.

[goneandgone]

Some of us like masochistic.

[guildedfuture]

A fair point - I did not specify that this was a negative approach. Not unless it spirals out of control, at least.

[goneandgone]

Well, you know how it is. They just can't stand it when we're having fun.

[uselesswithtech]

Hell no! No use in wasting your time on someone who's never going to appreciate you. You keep up an attitude like that and you're gonna pass someone who really loves you by. Someone who you'd probably love too.

[fleaphilia]

[ WITH OOZING AMOUNTS OF CONFIDENCE AND SMUGNESS: ] Well, everyone I love loves me too. Sorted.

[muddyingurblood]

[ mimes throwing up in a bucket ]

[fleaphilia]

Oh shut up. [ pulls a face ] I suppose you don't enjoy regular outpourings of adoration upon your person, then, eh?

[muddyingurblood]

Not really, mate. [ smirks in an 'oh you're so ridiculous way' minus any possible fondness ] I don't rely on that kind of attention to make me feel good, see. 'Outpourings of adoration' and all that don't mean much at the end of the day.

Lauren [Being Human]

[snuffporn]

[ taken aback and more than a bit defensive ]

Bullshit.