Re: Human faithfullness [was Re: Fwd: Lanier essay of 2001.12.04]

From: Dossy (dossy@panoptic.com)
Date: Mon Dec 10 2001 - 07:18:28 MST


FYI, in case it needs to be said: this was NOT meant as
an attack on Robert, his past, his upbringing or his family
life. I shouldn't have used his name as part of my questions
to him. They were meant more as rhetorical questions rather
than inquisitive ones.

I don't know what the knee-jerkers around here would
interpret what I said, so I'm going to err on the side
of caution.

-- Dossy

On 2001.12.10, Dossy <dossy@panoptic.com> wrote:
> On 2001.12.09, Robert J. Bradbury <bradbury@aeiveos.com> wrote:
> > I always solved the concept of jealousy and faithfulness by
> > informing girlfriends I would simply determine whether or not
> > a child was mine. That approach rationalizes jealousy very
> > quickly.
>
> (Sorry to produce yet another reply to this so late in the
> thread ...)
>
> Robert, do you know who your biological father (or biological
> parents) are?
>
> How certain are you that they are indeed your true biological
> parents, particularly your father?
>
> Did you observe infidelity between your parents as you were
> growing up? Was the question of you being your father's
> biological child ever brought up while you were growing up?
>
> I've yet to dig into it, but I've got Sternberg's book on
> Love Patterns sitting here, but his idea sounds very reasonable
> to me. Perhaps it might explain your attitude towards
> jealousy and faithfulness. Perhaps it won't.
>
> -- Dossy
>
> --
> Dossy Shiobara mail: dossy@panoptic.com
> Panoptic Computer Network web: http://www.panoptic.com/
> "He realized the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own
> folly -- then you can let go and quickly move on." (p. 70)

-- 
Dossy Shiobara                       mail: dossy@panoptic.com 
Panoptic Computer Network             web: http://www.panoptic.com/ 
  "He realized the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own
    folly -- then you can let go and quickly move on." (p. 70)



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