Interesting that you slide back to the donnadonne time instead of answering my present questions. That's vam's technique also. Next time you might want to go even further back and you'll find gabbydott before she got banned for lifetime from this group.
Now, I followed rigsey's advise and waited a good 24 hours before replying. The adding and the subtraction business that I criticize in regards of relational matters have not disappeared in the meantime. However, this train-your-partner-to-make-yourself-a-better-American- wife that I found in this NYTimes article (http://www.nytimes.com/ 2006/06/25/fashion/25love.html) to me still is the logical predecessor for this sculpture-your-life by self-expansion. What had been subtracted in the shadow world by refusal of emotional mirroring and verbalization is now elsewhere and here am I expanding further... If this is the logic, Molly, then this would help me understand American problems better. That's why I asked. On 4 Jan., 12:26, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > true to form, Donna, finding argument a lesson in meaningful > dialogue... > > On Jan 4, 5:50 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Molly, in order to enter a meaningful dialogue with Rigsy, it might be worth > > acknowledging that the thesis of this article > > (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/weekinreview/02parkerpope.html) might lie > > in what is described there as "a process called "self-expansion."" Can you > > see that there would be a connection to her Facebook rant then? Or would > > this be a too unAmerican approach for it doesn't keep the arguments clearly > > apart? > > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The thesis the article: “If your partner is helping you become a > > > better person, you become happier and more satisfied in the > > > relationship.” I fail to see a problem with that. > > > > On Jan 3, 9:29 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > You are kidding! I think Facebook is another pathetic example of our > > > > psychotic world! The idea is not new- it used to be hawked as the > > > > Communion of Souls by the Catholics or the old popularity contest. > > > > It's like Lonely Hearts with "x" number of buddies in similar straits > > > > or collecting friends like Green Stamps- in the past- to redeem for a > > > > catalog item. How ephemeral life has become- even our finances are > > > > blithe spirits! Well, Goldman Sachs has just plunked down some dough > > > > for Facebook which is a great indication of its future demise! Have > > > > you considered this constant agitation via tech and media will wear > > > > out the human brain and make interpersonal/real body encounters > > > > obsolete? The NYTimes is also hawking the "Me marriage" as the new > > > > paradigm so life gets goofier everyday,imho. Anyway, read some of the > > > > great comments about GS via the NYTimes- at least I feel I have my > > > > head screwed on properly! :-) > > > > > On Jan 3, 4:11 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > To my friend minds eye > > > > > I decided to get rid or the people on facebook I have nothing with in > > > common > > > > > with, ,, Please check your facebook and if I removed you by accident > > > please > > > > > let me know and I will place you back on my list.. > > > > > I like following members of minds eye on face book > > > > > Sincerely > > > > > Allan > > > > > -- > > > > > ( > > > > > ) > > > > > I_D Allan > > > > > > If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken > > > > > Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
