DrRocket ([info]drrocketanski) wrote,
@ 2009-01-15 16:24:00
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A determined bachelor's motto (if I might be so audacious)

"I have, I believe, the courage to doubt everything; I have, I believe, the courage to fight against everything; but I do not have the courage to acknowledge anything, the courage to possess, to own, anything."

The voice of A in Either/Or (Kierkegaard)

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[info]geektown
2009-01-18 06:51 pm UTC (link)
To be honest and fair, fair and honest, I can't comment any more than I already have because I think the point you're making initially is a bit nebulous and in-your-own-head. I don't mean that in a disrespectful way, but it does seem like whatever I might say, you'll say I misunderstood. Which is fair; chances are I did, but I don't have a lot to go on.

Suffice to say, I've seen more marriages and relationships based on fear and cowardice than I've seen people basing being single on the same. But maybe that's not your point.

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[info]drrocketanski
2009-01-19 08:28 pm UTC (link)
You're right, more marriages and relationships are based on fear and cowardice. But some who continue alone, specifically those who do so determinedly, are guilty of the same.

But, yeah, it was nebulous. And that was purposeful, because my thoughts were somewhat nebulous (or, maybe, so specific that I couldn't really communicate what I was thinking...), and to see what kind of response might come out of it. (So, maybe to say you misunderstood was inappropriate...maybe it was something more like "you didn't read my mind in a coherent way").

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[info]geektown
2009-01-19 09:20 pm UTC (link)
I've been guilty of it. I even wrote a post about it, way back in the day. I'll say now that I'm a semi-determined bachelor, in the sense that I'm very happy being single, I prefer it, have little interest in marriage, but I'm also completely open to the idea that my mind could change. I'm willing to go the other way, but if that doesn't happen...eh. I'm not worried about it.

I got the sense that you were writing something that was in your mind and very specific to you. I didn't mean that to be critical, just that I think the discussion would be interesting if you could, you know, get the point of it into my head. :)

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