lollyp0p said:

starkitty said:

sorry was preparing

TheFrog said:

especially when you call me 'buddy'.

lets say you've planned a lovely vacation in, i don't know, venice. you expect sun, certain things al fresco, gondolas and free flowing wine.

then you get there and it's dank and rainy and the water stinks.

so in that case, fantasy. yeah?

lollyp0p said:

i like it. we work up to the smile.

TheFrog said:

i need a real one now get here!

starkitty said:

actually, that was my gut talking to me, calling me 'buddy'. but i can call you 'buddy' too?

so, your example. well, holidays are quite unique because often you physically need to take a decent break (or at least, come back psychologically feeling like you have physically rested). so sometimes it doesn't matter all that much that the weather, for example, doesn't match the fantasy. and what's the alternative - sitting at home and dreaming of a holiday but never going...?

so far as holidays are concerned, i think both fantasy and reality are normally important. the fantasy is just as much fun as the holiday itself sometimes, but you need the reality too. so i don't think one is better than the other; they're both necessary.

kinda.

J0eyC0c0 said:

who said anything about waking up?

TheFrog said:

i changed my mind, i like buddy.

ok, buddy.

let's say it's a person you fantasize about, but never 'met'. they look wonderful on paper, but in reality, not what you expected. maybe they think you are all that, but you don't think the same of them. what then?

i would warn everyone to beware of relationships formed online, i don't care, MEET THE PERSON.

ps frog - yay on the vacation thing. i agree. you make a lot of sense.

lollyp0p said:

Hmm, so you also prefer a lethal injection?

J0eyC0c0 said:

tainted kool-aid?

i'm not saying anything, i'm just sayin'.

J0eyC0c0 said:

this very minute probably

wassamatta lollypop.

starkitty said:

sure, i agree with the last bit.

the first bit you're saying that A and B have this fantasy thing going, but when they meet in reality, A is like "whatever" and B is "yeah!" - right?

well for me that's a perfect example of why subjectivity makes these sorts of things difficult. both are right, and neither could have known until reality. they could have both been, "whatever"s, or they could have both been, "yeah!"s and there was only one way to find out.

alternatively, maybe it would have been best for them not to move to reality and to stay fantastical, in retrospect. but the "in retrospect" card is a harsh card to play.

so it depends. on how much failure is feared, how much there might be to gain, and how much nobody really cares one way or the other.

starkitty said:

reality sucks

bad day (yes another one)

will be ok when i finish this magic medicine called "bottle of wine"

just talk between yourselves.....

lollyp0p said:

(sound of screeching tyres)

TheFrog said:

good show, yet again.

here's one for the books, darling:



DO YOU THINK THE GREATEST ROMANCE OF YOUR LIFE CAN LAST FOR ONE NIGHT.



yes i did. GO.

Reality.

Fantasy wine won't give you the proper buzz.

lollyp0p said:

I got some happy pills for ya, they're pretty good.

starkitty said:

heh heh. you dertay rat!


what is this, a stand up routine?!

i'll side-step the joke and say what you already know i think: yes, but it would be ultimately pathetic.

J0eyC0c0 said:

I have some blue smarties they tend to work well for me but thanks for the offer.

TheFrog said:

damn it drive careful, u need to be in one piece to give hugs

lollyp0p said:

Damn, I wish it was that easy for me.

TheFrog said:

or - it could be a treasure suspended in amber forever.

untainted.



i like the different viewpoints. (also, everybody else weigh in on the romance thing, too.)

or does it need its own thread?

TheFrog said:

:eatingcustardtart:

Spookymuffin said:

lol

fantasy or reality, spooky...

and is "custard tart" a code name for something slightly post-watershed...?

I dunno

U look like my brother.