Comment Feed:
♦ RSS
We're so conditioned by society to be looking for love that I'm not 100% sure that the human condition requires partnership. Sometimes you're a better person on your own and if wasn't for the constant sympathy (Well, you can bring a friend to the Christmas party) I probably wouldn't obsess about it so much.
I don't know that considering everyone who has a partner traditional is entirely accurate, Frisbee.
There are plenty of folks with partners who get shit because they have no intention of being married or cohabiting or because they have open relationships or any number of things. And plenty of them spent years alone to finally hunt down the person who matched, and would have taken loneliness over a bad match, too.
ut yeah, you hit the nail on the head. My needs for companionship - intellectual, emotional and physical (affection, not sex) - are met by a wide number of relationships, people and activities. It sounds rather shallow when I look at it described as such, but it works well for me and I would drive someone crazy if I expected them to fill all or even a large portion of those roles. I do have a great deal of admiration for the people who can and do follow more traditional lifestyles, though.
I was reacting to the implications that I percieved, which you say you weren't making, and I'll take your word for that, so sorry.
I do however still stand by my point about age changing you.
People try to control others' behavior all the time, because they're troubled and they need reassurance.
I think this attitude speaks to the fact that I have a huge ego and am constantly pleased with myself. Which is an entirely different issue.
I'm terrified of being pleased with myself. If I were, I'd be a much bossier asshole that I already am. I mean, I like me and I am pleased by certain things, but straight up pleased overall? Gah!