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Pfanee Member	posted 10-09-2011 04:54 PM quote: Originally posted by newbreed: Here's one for y'all... I have never cried at a book or movie, and have never felt the urge to. Is it unusual to be so difficult to move emotionally? Even in real-life situations, it's pretty difficult. I can logically appreciate someone's plight, and feel bad for them, but empathy - actually acutely feeling what they're feeling - is hard for me. That's not to say I don't appreciate and revere interconnectedness - I'd be a pretty lousy witch otherwise - but that's on a spiritual level. On a personal, emotional level, it is damn near impossible to move me to tears. Is that weird? I've never done that either! It's so weird cuz I'll be at a movie and everyone around me will be bawling and I'll be giving everyone tissues but have dry eyes... it makes me feel really insensitive. By the way, first one on the 22nd page! On september 11 I was in my 12th grade History class... We sat there and watched the news the whole class when we were supposed to be learning about the Revolutionary War. ------------------ Sweet Oz! [This message has been edited by Pfanee (edited 02-26-2012).] IP: Logged
helenbooktrip Moderator	posted 10-09-2011 09:01 PM i don't think its too weird that you show youre emotions on the outside. if you can still feel it to a certain degree, then i think it's fine. as long as you don't dismiss other people for showing their emotions, then i don't see it as a big problem. ------------------ IP: Logged
lostladyknight Moderator	posted 02-11-2012 06:10 PM If someone makes you a bridesmaid at their wedding is it bad manners not to include them in your wedding party? I know I've been married for over a year now. Just wondering because I couldn't ever figure out the etiquitte on this one when I was planning my wedding. -LLK [This message has been edited by lostladyknight (edited 02-12-2012).] IP: Logged
WitchBoy06 Member	posted 02-12-2012 12:52 PM i think maybe im always a storm of feelings on the inside and i just hide it really well. ehh, or i thought i was hiding it well. my bf always knows how i feel by looking at my face. i think maybe i don't know how to control my expressions, liek when i feel hurt i look hurt. kinda like how Elphaba is...lawl. ------------------ Give me room to cast my eel spear and let follow what may. IP: Logged
Minxy Moderator	posted 02-12-2012 01:54 PM I don't think it's necessarily bad etiquette. It's the person's wedding and their attendants are their choice. I do see how people could be hurt by not being included. When (if) I get married I want to talk my brother into officiating so he could be involved but I wouldn't "make" whoever I was marrying have him as an usher. IP: Logged
WitchBoy06 Member	posted 02-25-2012 10:45 AM grrrowllluhhhh. hwo much money is enough for a day at the mall and the movies? i have fourty dawllas but i feel like its not enough, so... any thoughts? ------------------ Give me room to cast my eel spear and let follow what may. IP: Logged
newbreed Member	posted 02-25-2012 12:00 PM quote: Originally posted by WitchBoy06: grrrowllluhhhh. hwo much money is enough for a day at the mall and the movies? i have fourty dawllas but i feel like its not enough, so... any thoughts? Depends on what you intend to buy, and whether your intended movie is 3D. IP: Logged
newbreed Member	posted 02-25-2012 12:03 PM Any of you guys have Tourette's syndrome, or know anyone who does? How do you/they deal with it? I'm getting tested for it soon. There are lot of possible treatment options if it's positive - does anyone have any recommendations? IP: Logged
kumbicia Member	posted 02-25-2012 12:22 PM I have one fried with tourettes but it's only minor. Her legs twitch sometimes. Not much help, sorry Hope it goes well though. I'm sure it will be. ------------------ IP: Logged
Pfanee Member	posted 02-26-2012 08:42 PM This is very random, but is it weird that I'm 28 years old and didn't know the Oscar-Mayer Wiener song until yesterday? And one of my students taught it to me? I was never much for TV. ------------------ Sweet Oz! IP: Logged
helenbooktrip Moderator	posted 02-27-2012 06:38 PM that's not weird. life does not revolve around a song about a hotdog. ------------------ IP: Logged
Minxy Moderator	posted 02-28-2012 07:50 PM Not too weird. I think it's stranger that I know wayyy too many old jingles. And I sing them randomly. IP: Logged
lostladyknight Moderator	posted 03-06-2012 02:57 PM Why do people cheat? I mean, on one another. And how? So many people I know have cheated/been cheated on. Even some of my best friends have strayed from their relationships. I may have only been with my husband for 3 years... but the thought has never occurred to me. And, I have been in long-term relationships before my marriage, and it never dawned on me to cheat. Even when I was unhappy. Furthermore, how does a person cheat? Does it just happen or do they go around looking for men/women who don't mind sleeping with someone who's involved? And, if you were approached by someone who was nice and attractive and involved... would you go there? I mean, honestly? But really am I in the minority because that is something I would NEVER do? And, to those of you who do/have/would... why? Not judging, by the way, because I know it happens. I was just wondering what made people feel like they should? ----- EDITED TO ADD: I'm not being cheated on at the moment. So, don't think my hubby's an asshole. I was just thinking about the subject a lot lately. [This message has been edited by lostladyknight (edited 03-06-2012).] IP: Logged
helenbooktrip Moderator	posted 03-07-2012 10:11 PM I think people cheat for different reasons. It's a very subjective thing and I'm sure each situation is different. Everyone has a way of justifying their actions to themselves... whether it makes sense to other people does not matter. You feel what you feel and you do what you do. To be honest, I'm very hesitant to say anything else about this. I 100% believe that you, LLK, would NEVER cheat on your husband. I truly believe that. I also think a lot of people believe that of themselves but you cannot predict the future or where life will take you or what you'll do when you reach certain spots in your life. I am open to further discussion on this. ------------------ IP: Logged
lostladyknight Moderator	posted 03-08-2012 11:02 AM Helen, you're right I wouldn't cheat on my husband. BUT, I also wouldn't cheat on anyone. I have had my share of relationships, some good, some awful. And all of those have lasted a year or more. Long enough, I suspect, for me to have strayed if I wanted to. I just don't look at people like that when I'm in a relationship. At least, from past experience, it's not a part of who I am. I guess I was just wondering though, because I don't know how or why someone gets to the cheating point. I mean, does it start out by looking? And then wanting? And then doing? And then trying? Or, do some people just want more than one person at the time? AND HOW!? Like... what are a cheater's pick-up lines? "Hey baby... husband's in the shower, wanna come over here and have some fun while he's not looking?" "Hey Angel did my wife take your wings with her when she went to work because you make me want to be BAD?" [This message has been edited by lostladyknight (edited 03-08-2012).] IP: Logged
helenbooktrip Moderator	posted 03-10-2012 10:29 PM i think people cheat because they feel like there is something missing in their relationship but they can't get out of the relationship. i don't think most people go looking around for someone to cheat with. i would say its more of a "if the opportunity arises" kind of thing. and even then i wouldn't say one would plan on IF the opportunity arise, but if they see that "missing thing" in another person, it's tempting to go for it. everyone has their reasons and justifications for cheating or doing other taboo stuff in life. maybe no one else would understand these reasons, which is why cheating is normally deemed taboo and people don't talk about it... because it is so subjective that friends or family wouldn't get it. ------------------ IP: Logged
newbreed Member	posted 03-18-2012 08:57 PM Here's one... Is it weird for a casual acquaintance to be very invested in one area of your life? I know a guy who takes it upon himself to periodically "check up on" my boyfriend and me - he sends me "hope you guys are still together" texts all the time. I find that a little off-putting. Might that just be his way of reaching out, or is it creepy? IP: Logged
lostladyknight Moderator	posted 03-20-2012 12:34 PM Perhaps he is interested in you. Or, perhaps he's socially awkward and not sure how to connect with you. Or, again, perhaps he's invested in your boyfriend's well being, and glad to see him in a good relationship. Or... he could just be a creepo. They do make those. IP: Logged
newbreed Member	posted 03-20-2012 01:55 PM I never get a flirty vibe from him, though. And he doesn't know my boyfriend at all. He's just very, very invested in the relationship of two people he barely knows. IP: Logged
Pfanee Member	posted 03-21-2012 06:45 AM That is very weird and creepy. If I knew this person, I could make a better judgment, but he sounds like a creeper. Is he a friend of a friend of your boyfriend? Or perhaps he's dating your boyfriend's ex? ------------------ Sweet Oz! IP: Logged

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