28 October 2003
27 October 2003
Thank the goddesses, gods, and other supreme beings -- the Moxie has risen! Like a phoenix! From the ashes! Of mid-20s ennui! (I'm attempting to make up for someone else's LACK of punctuation...)
Let's see. Updates and response.
Response first (easier, as material to work with is present):
guys and girls CAN be friends. Being friends doesn't mean never thinking about biblical knowledge. And, for the record, doesn't mean never having to say you're sorry. It just means you're hanging out with someone you have a good time with and whose company you enjoy. We've debated the existence of a line between friends and Relationships. There isn't a good solid boundary. Sex seems to be a determinant, as far as I can tell, and sr agreed with me, at least at one point. And if attraction IS the basis of that line (or the intent to act on attraction) then we can redefine the debates on homosexuality, too, although again, that's another blog for another time. Regardless, friends are important. I've never had a lover that I have not been friends with as well, although RA is a somewhat debatable case (debatable relationship, too, but I claim young and stupid). In all cases, boy poison should be avoided, imnsho. Fuck buddies, sure. But not someone who has no respect at all for you and for whom you have a tendency to hope for something more from (Read: common politeness and humanity).
Updates, including requested info from SR to be published tonight.
Let's see. Updates and response.
Response first (easier, as material to work with is present):
guys and girls CAN be friends. Being friends doesn't mean never thinking about biblical knowledge. And, for the record, doesn't mean never having to say you're sorry. It just means you're hanging out with someone you have a good time with and whose company you enjoy. We've debated the existence of a line between friends and Relationships. There isn't a good solid boundary. Sex seems to be a determinant, as far as I can tell, and sr agreed with me, at least at one point. And if attraction IS the basis of that line (or the intent to act on attraction) then we can redefine the debates on homosexuality, too, although again, that's another blog for another time. Regardless, friends are important. I've never had a lover that I have not been friends with as well, although RA is a somewhat debatable case (debatable relationship, too, but I claim young and stupid). In all cases, boy poison should be avoided, imnsho. Fuck buddies, sure. But not someone who has no respect at all for you and for whom you have a tendency to hope for something more from (Read: common politeness and humanity).
Updates, including requested info from SR to be published tonight.