Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Clarification of My Stance on Relationships

People have given me some interesting responses to my earlier post about my ideal boyfriend. One reader, whose sn on aim appears to be "uconndanny," seemed really insulted by what I said, and wrote:
ok.. you are so full of yourself... you're a mess with an oversize ego and the image of your "ideal man" is nonexistent... I am glad you are creative writer major, since this is it... creative writing
On one hand, I'm sort of flattered because that's the kind of anger and emotion I typically only see in a comment on Erik Rhodes' blog. Also, the fact that he knows I study writing means that he must either have read somewhat deeply into this blog, be a regular reader, or otherwise know me in person... But I wanna make it clear that I wasn't trying to say I believe I'm entitled to a man like that, just that if I was considering entering a relationship those were attributes that might sway me. I'm actually not actively looking for a boyfriend right now and I'm pretty satisfied with my current relationship status. Here's a conversation I just had with a friend that I think clarifies my position:
Ralph69: "He should also be completely in love with me, probably just a degree more than I am with him. Military service is optional."
Ralph69: is this a help wanted ad?
Ralph69: he he
Mascdudewriter: the post is also kind of a joke
Ralph69: every joke has an element of truth
Mascdudewriter: of course
Mascdudewriter: but its a joke because obviously u cant order a relationship like that
Ralph69: but you want to....
Mascdudewriter: well, no, im happy not being in a relationship
Mascdudewriter: is the point
Mascdudewriter: i dont feel bad for myself by thinking im not able to have that
Do I have anything against the idea of being in a relationship? No.

Am I actively looking for a boyfriend? No.

I'm sure this issue will continue to come up.

7 comments:

DTNZ said...

Oh please - for heaven's sake do NOT go the way of erik rhodes - so sad that he is SO tortured - knows it - and WONT do anything about it.

That kind of person makes my butt itch - in the wrong way.

J James said...

Thanks for reminding me of the Erik Rhodes blog! I haven't been over there in months...*goes to grab popcorn before clicking over*

J James said...

Oops...looks like it is just more of the same.

His blog is a bit like "Days of Our Lives" in the sense that you can stop watching for years and still count on the fact that John and Marlena will never be together, Hope and Bo are never going to be happy, and Stefano Demera will always be plotting the demise of Salem.

DTNZ said...

Can I ask......

Whats the middle ground where a relationship would be pleasing to you?

Sue said...

So you listed your ideals for a bf. I can't believe anybody got so emotionally invested in that as to write an angry comment. Get a life troll!

DTNZ said...

I hope you're not calling me a troll.

I'm curious why so many bloggers seem to have these ideals that no one could possibly live up to though.

It seems to be really common amongst the gay / bi guys at least.

Sue said...

Oh no, dtnz. I was talking about uconndanny whom mascdudewriter quoted in his post.