Posts by Mark White932

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San Francisco in Lonely Hearts · Apr 15, 2005

rustycrane21 said:I remember this one time in San Francisco... instead of actually looking at the local girls, I was glued to my phone, naturally... God, what a loser. I ended up meeting some girl from New York City. Can't even remember her name anymore. It was June 24, 2004.

Back at the station in San Francisco, baking under that brutal summer sun...

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What is going on with this spring weather...? in Lonely Hearts · Apr 5, 2005

ACR said:Look, I’m not acting desperate here, okay? I know my worth, I know I can find someone else if I really wanted to. I’m just asking—how long should I actually leave a girl alone to sit with her thoughts and process everything? I don't want it to be too short, because let's face it, nobody changes their entire personality overnight, but I also don't want to wait so long that all the feelings just evaporate into nothing...

Don't you dare wait too long. Just leave her alone for eighty years or so—that's usually about right for a situation like this. 🙂

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Celibacy and boundary-crossing in sexual autonomy... in Psychology · Mar 12, 2005

Christian Lopez3 said:It’s always easiest to sit on the sidelines and judge...

Judge? If you're talking about priests and their extracurricular activities, I wasn't condemning them—I was giving them a compliment. You’ve gotta tear institutions down from the inside whenever you can. 🙂

And if you mean the Church? Those aren't opinions, they're just facts.

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Celibacy and boundary-crossing in sexual autonomy... in Psychology · Mar 10, 2005

Christian Lopez3 said:Why am I constantly being misread? I asked a question on this specific subforum about whether this might be some kind of compensation mechanism. Just because I need to justify everything happening around me. For my own sake, not anyone else's...

If we’re talking about compensation, then we’d have to assume priests actually live up to their vows of celibacy. Personally? I think that’s a massive ( 😁 ) stretch.

Besides, I don't get why you’d feel the need to "justify" a reality you find distasteful—to whom, and by what authority? The only thing that makes sense is if you're trying to "justify" it to yourself.

Honestly, that whole sentence just leaves me feeling a bit lost. 👋

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Celibacy and boundary-crossing in sexual autonomy... in Psychology · Mar 9, 2005

Christian Lopez3 said:Something’s bugging me... How is it even possible that a church dominated by men living in celibacy can meddle so heavily in our sexuality specifically because of that celibacy? Is it some kind of overcompensation, or what exactly...?

What does celibacy have to do with sex? 😁

They meddle because the Church is an institution built on the power to meddle: in people's sex lives, in how kids are raised, in national politics, in the education system... It's all connected. And as for those celibate guys? They're sleeping around just like everyone else.

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New Year's plans and stuff... in Lonely Hearts · Jan 1, 2005

Olivia Lopez41 said:I hope you guys had at least half as good a time as I did. Enjoy yourselves, and seriously, all the best to you and your families. Cheers.

🙂

Happy New Year to you. 👋

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How do I stop procrastinating?! Help! in Lonely Hearts · Nov 12, 2004

hollowhawk15 said:How am I supposed to keep her around without being a complete pushover?
🙏

Maybe try breaking her knees... might work better than talking. 😁

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