Here's one def. of "arrogant":


I don't believe I have superior importance or rights, I am greatly assuming (but only overbearingly so if your assumptions are different) and proud, but not insolently so. Of course, my assumptions in this regard are incredibly arrogant.

Ace said:

Actually, he questioned "if" you hadn't experienced as much, to which you replied that you'd definitely experienced more.

But that's not my point. I'm saying that people are sharing individual experiences like:

"now I'm right in the middle of it, firmly strapped into the rollercoaster and along for the ride no matter what my opinion about it might be."

and you're replying:

"Not true."

which is steering the conversation in rather unproductive directions. Your insight could be quite valuable if it was worded in a slightly different way.

I'm not happy. When I think I'm happy it's really only momentary delusions. They always pass. But they're nice delusions once in a while anyway.

CarrieMpls said:

I'm this way as well and know exactly what you mean.

Recent years have had me finally reach the conclusion that pretending to be happy at least makes being unhappy marginally more tolerable, so I now subscribe to that attitude in the hopes that pretending will one day ultimately lead to a more genuine state of happiness.

Actually, he questioned "if" you hadn't experienced as much, to which you replied that you'd definitely experienced more.

But that's not my point. I'm saying that people are sharing individual experiences like:

"now I'm right in the middle of it, firmly strapped into the rollercoaster and along for the ride no matter what my opinion about it might be."

and you're replying:

"Not true."

which is steering the conversation in rather unproductive directions. Your insight could be quite valuable if it was worded in a slightly different way.

WillyWonka said:

"Fake it till you make it" can be a viable and effective way of doing things.

CarrieMpls said:

I'm this way as well and know exactly what you mean.

Recent years have had me finally reach the conclusion that pretending to be happy at least makes being unhappy marginally more tolerable, so I now subscribe to that attitude in the hopes that pretending will one day ultimately lead to a more genuine state of happiness.

NDRU said:

No, I said "I've seen 'negatives' that would make your head spin". Again, it's a figure of speech and wasn't meant to belittle his experience (although, who knows, they might very well have been more extreme ). But that's not the point, of course. The point is that he implied I couldn't possibly understand where he's coming from, because I haven't experienced extreme highs and lows. I can and I have.


I don't believe in sugarcoating things. He thinks these things are beyond his control and I don't believe that.

Ace said:

this is the slightly different way I was referring to. Nothing wrong with believing your beliefs. but nobody wants someone else's belief forced on them.

NDRU said:

I don't believe that stating your beliefs means that you're forcing them on someone else.

Ace said:

jiminy crismas! yes, but saying "not true" about what someone believes to be true for themselves kinda is

Just not happy

Just not happy

NAnomaly said:

I would put horny under the same catagory as happy.

CarrieMpls said:

I'm this way as well and know exactly what you mean.

Recent years have had me finally reach the conclusion that pretending to be happy at least makes being unhappy marginally more tolerable, so I now subscribe to that attitude in the hopes that pretending will one day ultimately lead to a more genuine state of happiness.

WillyWonka said:

Me too, and it helps sometimes, but sometimes I get sick of pretending.

CarrieMpls said:

"It's not a lie if you believe it."

WillyWonka said:

Me too, and it helps sometimes, but sometimes I get sick of pretending.

NDRU said:

Well, I obviously don't "believe" that.

Ace said:

Well, I "believe" you're pretty thick, everywhere except the place that counts.

Ace said:

Me too. Just clean out your closet see how much unimportant stuff you have that you sweated over getting. I've learned that I'll never miss what I never had, because I don't even miss stuff I got.

Why should I feel sad
For what I never had?
Nothing equals nothing

Ace said:

Mm. Maybe for material things, status, intelligence and the like.

Doesn't apply to love, though. You can pine away for life, oblivious to any opportunity to cure the "nothing". Why pretend with anyone else, when they don't come close in comparison to the one you'll never have?

INSATIABLE said:

Huh?

Ace said:

OMG

The famous ACE one-word-answer


~faints~

Imago said:

Do you know what the fuck he's (or she's) talkin' about?

Ace said:

Oh hell, I don't read anyone's posts up in this motherfucker unless it's someone in my clique or you.

WillyWonka said:

Me too, and it helps sometimes, but sometimes I get sick of pretending.

Mm. Maybe for material things, status, intelligence and the like.

Doesn't apply to love, though. You can pine away for life, oblivious to any opportunity to cure the "nothing". Why pretend with anyone else, when they don't come close in comparison to the one you'll never have?