
celticlioness
@celticlioness
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Posted by celticlionessPosted by daynightsky
. But, I have never had a significant other fall in love with someone else or cheat on me so maybe Im not quite as sympathetic as I should be.
Not an excuse, you don't need to have someone devastate you in order to understand that you shouldn't try to devastate another - you should try to develop empathy towards your fellow being.click to expand
Posted by daynightskyPosted by celticlionessPosted by daynightsky
. But, I have never had a significant other fall in love with someone else or cheat on me so maybe Im not quite as sympathetic as I should be.
Not an excuse, you don't need to have someone devastate you in order to understand that you shouldn't try to devastate another - you should try to develop empathy towards your fellow being.
I do have sympathy. All Im saying is that if this happened to me I would probably be a lot more sympathetic than I am. I can never truly understand how it feels until it happens to me.click to expand
Posted by JynjaPosted by daynightskyPosted by celticlionessPosted by daynightsky
. But, I have never had a significant other fall in love with someone else or cheat on me so maybe Im not quite as sympathetic as I should be.
Not an excuse, you don't need to have someone devastate you in order to understand that you shouldn't try to devastate another - you should try to develop empathy towards your fellow being.
I do have sympathy. All Im saying is that if this happened to me I would probably be a lot more sympathetic than I am. I can never truly understand how it feels until it happens to me.
Which is typically Aquarian. Your innate need is to experience something original, and reasoning rarely works to divert your course. My Aqua aunt also "snatched" a Leo from a Sag who went off to school. When she finally divorced him, I think she expected him to cower to her and hand her half his assets. He fought hard till she was left virtually penniless.
Loveless unions always end disastrously. I'm very glad he's happy with an Aries now.click to expand
Posted by Jynja
Actually, I like you, Lisabethur. I'm just afraid to jinx it. 🙂
Posted by lisabethur8Posted by daynightskyPosted by celticlionessPosted by daynightsky
. But, I have never had a significant other fall in love with someone else or cheat on me so maybe Im not quite as sympathetic as I should be.
Not an excuse, you don't need to have someone devastate you in order to understand that you shouldn't try to devastate another - you should try to develop empathy towards your fellow being.
I do have sympathy. All Im saying is that if this happened to me I would probably be a lot more sympathetic than I am. I can never truly understand how it feels until it happens to me.
That's like saying, "If I cross the road to get to the other side, when it's red, I won't know how it feels like to get hit by a car, cause I have to experience it."
Usually being raised right and wrong is simple enough.click to expand

Posted by daynightskyPosted by celticlionessPosted by daynightsky
. But, I have never had a significant other fall in love with someone else or cheat on me so maybe Im not quite as sympathetic as I should be.
Not an excuse, you don't need to have someone devastate you in order to understand that you shouldn't try to devastate another - you should try to develop empathy towards your fellow being.
I do have sympathy. All Im saying is that if this happened to me I would probably be a lot more sympathetic than I am. I can never truly understand how it feels until it happens to me.click to expand

Posted by ellessque
you know, this thread really irked the shit out of me until celtic showed up.
I understand now.
Thank you for the enlightenment. 🙂
Posted by celticlionessPosted by daynightskyPosted by celticlionessPosted by daynightsky
. But, I have never had a significant other fall in love with someone else or cheat on me so maybe Im not quite as sympathetic as I should be.
Not an excuse, you don't need to have someone devastate you in order to understand that you shouldn't try to devastate another - you should try to develop empathy towards your fellow being.
I do have sympathy. All Im saying is that if this happened to me I would probably be a lot more sympathetic than I am. I can never truly understand how it feels until it happens to me.
I doubt she would welcome your sympathy, its empathy that's missing - look it up.click to expand


Posted by R1g0rM0rT1s
what a load of baloney about not being able to sympathise with someone because of not having been in the same situation as them.
have you ever been raped? if not, would you sympathise with a victim of rape?
yeah you would cos it's an act that is universally acknowledged as being repulsive.
as is cheating or encouraging someone else to cheat. yeah, the attached person has the ability to say no but that doesn't absolve someone from blame if they have knowingly put that person in a position where they are tempted.
Posted by R1g0rM0rT1s
what a load of baloney about not being able to sympathise with someone because of not having been in the same situation as them.
have you ever been raped? if not, would you sympathise with a victim of rape?
yeah you would cos it's an act that is universally acknowledged as being repulsive.
as is cheating or encouraging someone else to cheat. yeah, the attached person has the ability to say no but that doesn't absolve someone from blame if they have knowingly put that person in a position where they are tempted.

Posted by daynightskyPosted by R1g0rM0rT1s
what a load of baloney about not being able to sympathise with someone because of not having been in the same situation as them.
have you ever been raped? if not, would you sympathise with a victim of rape?
yeah you would cos it's an act that is universally acknowledged as being repulsive.
as is cheating or encouraging someone else to cheat. yeah, the attached person has the ability to say no but that doesn't absolve someone from blame if they have knowingly put that person in a position where they are tempted.
I do have sympathy. I just am not able to fully grasp how it would feel for her because I have personally never been in her situation. I can imagine but I can never truly understand how it feels.
Using your rape example, yes I would sympathize, but I cannot even begin to imagine how it feels to be violated like that. I have asthma. I've had asthma attacks so bad I seriously thought I was going to die. Someone who doesn't have asthma can feel bad, but won't be able to truly understand what it's like to not be able to breath. Our past experiences shape our thoughts, beliefs, and our perceptions.
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I think, whether you are aware or not, you cannot be taken if you have no desire to be. When hurt people scream that at the person who carried out the perceived kidnapping it is because they cannot admit to themselves that it was in fact the person they put all of their trust in that laid beautifully garnished pieces of themselves out on silver platters to entice the starving to salve their hunger. I found out, post my marriage breakdown, that 2 men had tried to "take" me from my husband, I was not aware of this at the time and neither did my lack of awareness weaken my loyalty to my husband. I am not available to be Taken.