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-=Weezel=- wrote:
> I hear a bit about good things and a lot
> about problems between my friends. It seems they need other opinions about
> their relationship when they aren't making it work well... or perhaps they
> need you to provide the assurance that what they described is a good
> excuse to dump the jerk. Besides, if they're talking to a member of the
> preferred sex, many people use "oh life is so bad" as a baited hook to
> attract the next mate. Some women and many men are "white knights", ready
> to come running to save the maiden from the dragon! Unfortunately the
> maiden in this case often IS the dragon..


Weezel, I think its human nature to want to talk with your friends about
making big life changes like dropping your Significant Other.  I guess
some of it is the validation thing, but a good part of it is just wanting
to know if they're missing something in their analysis of their own
situation (not to mention the cathartic effect talking about one's current
situation can have.)

Also, I can't tell you how many women I've met who somehow had some long,
horrid "life is so bad" story as part of her repetoire...   I wonder if
there are as many guys who use this "hook" ?

  - John

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