susannah said:

Maybe that's the case for you, I dunno.

But I know who I am and I know that no matter what, I would never, ever cheat on someone...just like I know that I would never, ever beat my son.

I can't even think of an excuse for cheating. No matter what situation I am in, cheating is simply not an answer. It's who I am.

JustErin said:

well thats cool, its good that you can say that about yourself. I just wouldnt like to put myself in a box, persay, because inevitably I will break out of it and suffer the I told you so's! Im not talking about cheating, because I doubt I would do that, but just in general I dont like to ever say never... Maybe I've been told I told you so too often already...

at how you expressed yourself there.

No subtlety, no playing coy...you might as well have said:

"I run a brothel."

Spookymuffin said:

Who are you talking to?!

susannah said:

The thread starter, evidently.

I'm holding a syringe packed full of horse in my hand. Should I take it? I might die...

susannah said:

I don't believe in setting absolutes. By realizing that one day my "never" may become a "maybe", it helps me resolve to that "never" for today, and it makes the disappointment less harsh when I one day realize I have to compromise on it.

There's no such thing as "never".

Spookymuffin said:

Ah right ok.

Ooh I wonder what this is a metaphor for!

capri sun juice??

susannah said:

Coke Zero.

Anx said:

Too true.

And all you have to do is remember back to any time in the past when you said you would never do something. I bet most of us have done plenty things we said we wouldnt!

Anx said:

my point exactly

Anx said:

No such thing as never for you. For me, I can certainly speak in absolutes when it comes to certain (but not all) things.

Spookymuffin said:

so not only is it not drugs, its not even real coca cola?! sugar free Ben, I mean really, ben

susannah said:

It is a drug. Caffeine is a drug.

I'm so HIIIIIGH.

Actually, that would be bad. Being high on any narcotic would be bad in the workplace.

JustErin said:

are you a machine? can you be programmed to perform the same tasks the same way until you are no longer able to function?

the more you set up your absolutes, the more you set yourself up for devastation. i do believe that.

Anx said:

What does being a machine have to do with it?

I know who I am. I know what I believe in and I am not afraid to speak in absolutes when it comes to some things. I wouldn't say "never" to all things, just things I believe very strongly in and have a clear understanding why I believe in them.

I don't find comfort, like maybe some others do, in saying, "Well, never say never, you never know what may happen" out of fear of devastation.

If I say it, I mean it. If people say something and then do the opposite, it's because they didn't truly mean it or believe it in the first place, imo anyway.

JustErin said:

because machines lack emotion and, generally speaking, they're not designed to behave irrationally or in the heat of the moment. machines are designed to behave strictly as they were designed to behave. even when they behave randomly, that randomness is programmed, so the chaotic behavior is limited to the parameters which were programmed into it.

you could decide in five minutes (or right now, or next year) that being a nun is for you. or that a career in porn really wouldn't be such a bad thing, if you really think about it. or that you need more than anything in the world to be a man. or that you want to settle down with a nice amish husband and be a farmer's wife. or about a kajillion other things. because you're a human, and humans are weird that way.

that's what i meant.

when i say "there's no such thing as never", i'm not saying that as an excuse to lead an undisciplined life. i'm just acknowledging a reality of the human condition. i would like to believe that i'll never eat meat as long as i live. for 18 years, i've done just that. i may wake up tomorrow decided i should really have a big juicy steak. not likely, but after 18 years, it had better be a damn good reason. and if that damn good reason presents itself, well...there ya go.

i'm not looking for things to break my personal "absolutes" - but i can't be presumptuous enough to say those factors don't have the potential to exist. i'm not god.

raveon2tnek said:

whoa. no.

JustErin said:

because there but for the grace of God go I. Or you in this case.

You may know that doing something may be out of character for you but then you never know when you may have to act out of character.

Anx said:

I understand what you are saying but I just fail to see how saying "never" when it comes to cheating and the pain it causes others when you do it, is being a "machine" or lacking emotion.

I control the decisions I make, and I have a very good understanding why I have come to the decision not to ever cheat. Based on that understanding and knowing who I am I can see nothing ever changing that.

People may evolve but the true core of a person does not change.

Anyhoo, I am not trying to change anyone else's opinion on this, I'm just stating what I believe in.

I will never NOT want to kick Erin in her ass.

I hope the thread starter has gotten an AIDS test, since he is putting his girlfriend (why he calls her that is beyond me) and all the other women at risk with is selfish behavior.

raveon2tnek said:

First of all...try to image how you would feel if she did that to you if you left town for a couple of days. You're also jeopardizing not only your health but hers, with risking exposure to HIV, Hep C, Herpes, and every other ssd.
Second, instead of using sex as a comfort for your loneliness, do something constructive..volunteer at a homeless shelter..big a big brother to a fatherless kid...

Anx said:

Can I still worship you?

TMPletz said:

Me? Of course

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

TMPletz said:

if you must. you know where to drop off the gold and the wine. go ahead and hold off on the animal sacrifices, but i'm always needing virgins.

Anx said:

Hmm...nope, I don't know any.

What a crock!

"if she would of been faithful.....i would have missed out on u"

cutestgirlever said: