@Bob ********

I attacked you? Please tell me how I attacked you? That’s just not true. You attacked and ‘threatened me’ and then I carefully and thoughtfully responded and you then took the time to lie and say I attacked you- and didn’t block me.

Again I must inquire- did you scold anyone else in the comments about their correction or their ‘insults to that guy’? Or you just like to walk in and swing it at women?

@Bob ********

it’s confusing that you seem to be insulting me but threaten to hide your profile from me if I seem to respond with an insult? And I really don’t understand your point at all… if you find me so awful why not block me- I mean you’re going to anyway, I don’t understand the point of your comment at all if it isn’t to try to highlight that you think I’m awful? I think you should do as you please with your social media controls- absolutely 👍🏼

I’m pretty sure it would not be a huge loss for me if you block me. I’ve never seen you before and probably wouldn’t notice if I saw you again. 🤷🏻‍♀️

It’s not a massive achievement.

It was a way of bringing attention to a parallel concept that I was about to extrapolate, so it was what might be called a strong opener. Look at me answering as though you had really had interest in my answer 😀 asking a question to get to know me is almost certainly not your goal. I’m sure by now you’ve reached your goal of deciding to carry through with your threat and block me so I guess I’ll just continue talking to myself as though you haven’t blocked me yet… Maybe I just like to hear the sound of my own voice…. but I digress.

It is definitely not my habit, as many people don’t speak English as a first language, but I think sometimes when people come and say something with their whole chest that they are really uneducated about, and they make such a mistake, any of us might be a bit juvenile and swipe back with a correction such as that.

I don’t have to be perfect and I’m not perfect and I’m OK with that. When I regret things I make a sincere amends. I’m not sure this is one of those cases and you trying to be intimidating isn’t going to force me into one.

I think a more interesting question is did you make the same comment to anyone else that also corrected the spelling?

I wonder if you came aggressive to anyone else that made clear in their comments that his post/thinking is off track?

I wouldn’t block you regardless of your answer. I’m always a bit curious, whereas you aren’t curious you are something entirely different. You have to live in your skin,

so rock on. I am feeling pretty good in mine. Happy Sunday

@Rae *****

I’m not in a glass house but I’m happy to be transparent. 😊 Indeed, there are numerous iterations of the pride point. This OP put himself in a glass house and then threw stones at those he invited in. I’m not standing outside throwing stones in… I am defending from his tantrum and trying to talk him down.

IMO, the new person asking advice and then railing against it because he doesn’t want it to be true is the haughty one, but if you’re painting me as such, that’s ok. I spend most days quite unbothered by people’s opinions of me online because it seems a disagreement implies a green for go for a ‘justified’ evisceration, and so why would I value the opinion of such types? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Thanks for the reminder, language, etymology and history is truly so interesting. A favorite topic - sorry I was lazy with it.

@Kent *******

I never ever said all. Throughout this entire discussion I have been very careful about that because there is no all. There never is. But you are the type that loves to say not all men, not all white people, not all this, not all that and that just doesn’t work. It posits nothing. It is only used as a strawman argument. All that does is minimize the realities.

We are all adults and obviously are aware that there are no absolutes, but it is completely acceptable to speak in general terms, especially when being careful, as I was -to always mention it is a generality. For whatever reason you are choosing to exaggerate what I said, as though I said it was 100% applicable. You seem to skim over some parts because acknowledging them wouldn’t allow you to ‘correct and inform’ me. you’re creating an argument where there is none. You are only saying what I already said, but trying to act angry and portray me as inappropriate somehow. What a bore. I really didn’t read beyond that because clearly you and I have no common ground. Enjoy your journey.

@Terry ******

I’m not discussing that? Where did this context come from? 🏃🏼‍♀️ eek!

@Kent *******

also I didn’t accuse anyone of anything. I stated as a simple fact that when you’re in a room full of people with vast experience, though it may be varied, they will obviously be more familiar with the topic than the person just arriving. For the newbie to think they are instead going to educate everyone else, that is the very definition of arrogance.

@Kent *******

sir everything I said was incredibly balanced. What needs to be understood is that we don’t know what we don’t know and we will never know the level of poverty or the cultural pressure to care for one’s multigenerational family. I judged the man in question, but I did not judge any type person or any woman. you may take exception as you choose, but trying to highlight all aspects of a situation with a fair and even hand is not judgmental.

@Mark *******

it’s possible but not probable. There is far more poverty than there is anything resembling a financially independent middle-class. It’s just how it is. There is nothing wrong with those people operating from that place. And I guess there’s nothing wrong in us pretending it isn’t a factor.

I don’t really believe that people fall madly in love and stay together despite etc. etc.… For sure, a relationship of any type can start from necessity and a specific interest and then grow and evolve into something meaningful. No doubt! 👍🏼 so glad you found yours ✨ Slainte

@Todd ********

🙈 I had to too 👋🏼

@Mark *******

meanwhile you are fully aware that this story is the exception and not the rule. Congratulations on your happiness