girldetective

lostaxe: Yes, I agree with what you say and I also admire Intellectual Martyr's conviction (see post #43). Languishing in love for more than a moment or even a moment is what I mean. Not a full day, not a week, not 1000 years. However, he CAN'T do that. I believe it is alright for people to take a moment and breathe in happiness. (Whack!) I think it is good for them and those they encounter. (Whack!) I believe it spills over. However, Intellectual Martyr genuinely thinks differently. He seems to feel that if he experiences happiness it is a betrayal of those with strife and hardship in the world, a betrayal of his people. He also feels this way about fun and is dead set against it. He believes it is frivolous or adolescent. It is a hard concept in most ways. It seems some people can love globally, but not individually. Now that I think about, it reminds me very much of my husband. When he asked me to marry him, I asked him if he loved me. He replied, "Of course I love you. I love everybody". Apparently I have a tendency to love and admire global lovers, and this really should have gone in the psych hell forum.