Subj : Re: Valentine's Day
To   : Arelor
From : Gamgee
Date : Tue Feb 15 2022 07:59:00

-=> Arelor wrote to Gamgee <=-

 Ar>   Re: Re: Valentine's Day
 Ar>   By: Gamgee to McDoob on Mon Feb 14 2022 09:27 pm

 > Reasonable logic, with one (fatal) flaw.  Assuming one is looking/hoping
 > for a lifetime partner, you have to go through the 'maybe' stage to get
 > to the 'yes' stage.  Although I've occasionally wondered what an alternate
 > reality would have been like for me, I'd surely not want to give up the
 > benefits and memories that come with the 'yes'.  For me that happened
 > 38 years ago next month.  :-)

 Ar> In order for it to be a "maybe" you need a healthy market which
 Ar> has women you may like to pick.

That's true enough.  I think that healthy market exists for most people.

 Ar> I am of the opinion that people sucks. Women are people. So women
 Ar> suck. In a bad way, mind you, not in the good way you are
 Ar> thinking.

My only argument with that is that I'd say "many/most" people suck.  But 
not "all" of them.

 Ar> I still need to find a woman who is able to convince me that she
 Ar> is worth the price by the 3rd day. Make no mistake: relationships
 Ar> are ALL about what you are willing to give in exchange for what,
 Ar> and somehow we have made it so women demand so many more
 Ar> resources than they are worth.

Yes, when it comes right down to it, that is the definition (at least in 
the real world) of what a relationship is.  I think the last part of 
your paragraph there is greatly influenced by where (and in what 
culture) the relationship is taking place.

 Ar> People used to criticise me for this way of thinking. A big part
 Ar> of those who used to do, ended up overbuying their relationship
 Ar> and are clearly pumping more resources into it than they'd
 Ar> consider a fair price, and they can't break out the deal because
 Ar> it is not socially acceptable at that point.

Agreed.  Another very common reason for not getting out of the deal is 
that it is not financially acceptable to do so.  At least here in the 
USA there's a saying:  "It's cheaper to keep her".  ;-)



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