Some plurality of women born after 1985 or so seem preoccupied with pursuit of unconditional love; something I've never understood.
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Replying to @blue_traveler
Not a criticism so much as an expression of concern. Things can only be "unconditional" when evaluated in the face of adversity
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Replying to @blue_traveler
…but seems easy to demonstrate adversity (intentional loss of life, intentional serious bodily harm, &c) which should preclude rom sentiment
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Replying to @blue_traveler
this is good, thank you for explicating this thing I have had kicking around inchoately
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Replying to @eigenrobot
it may just be a post-hoc explanation meaning "love without a failure case" as measured against cessations of rom sentiment
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Replying to @blue_traveler
but if someone's going to reason like that, why not just wish for happiness, for ideal conditions?
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Replying to @blue_traveler
Doesn't seem necessary to have overcome diversity, as long as we're fantasizing. To what end, you know
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Replying to @blue_traveler
My father has lived a wretched life, but a few things he's said stick with me:
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Replying to @blue_traveler
~"A man who doesn't want to sin won't fixedly drive by the strip club repeatedly to appreciate the relief of not going in"
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huuh. it had not even occurred to me that one might use "unconditional love" in that way. my experience with the phrase . . .
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Replying to @eigenrobot @blue_traveler
has been on the receiving end, as partners demanding more (emotional labor? something) than I've been comfortable providing
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Replying to @eigenrobot @blue_traveler
n = 2, probably both psychometric outliers so I'm not sure it's too informative about common usage
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