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[causational]

Hey everyone! I don't post on here super often, but I've been laid up for a week now and I'm going a little crazy. Total cabin fever.

I used to see forums like this on the internet back home, and I thought it might be kind of fun here too, so I thought I'd give it a try, because reading those forums was always a lot of fun.

So, Crowd-Sourced Relationship Advice!

I turned on anonymous posting on here, so you can make a fake username and submit a description of a problem that you're having in your relationships, either romantic or at work or whatever, and other anonymous people can give you advice!

Or you can stay logged in on your real account. Up to you!

Comments

[happiertimes]

That is, of course, very true. Some people can exist with only friendships to sustain them for companionship. It's very situational.

Looking for another to help make life less drab isn't stupid. It just is a fact of being alive. Even animals and insects seek out others from time to time.

[apt666]

It's true, it's true. My perspective is that of an immortal's, though. So my perspective might be very different from mortals.

[happiertimes]

Then, yes, I would imagine you have a much different perspective than those of us that can die. I suppose it's the fact that we are, in fact, living with an unknown expiration date that makes the need for companionship strong.

It might also be the need to propagate as well, but something tells me that might not be as big a concern here as it would be on our worlds of origin.

[apt666]

It is definitely partially the need to propagate. As it has been through human history. People don't much like being told that, though.

Not always, but frequently.

[happiertimes]

It is as much a need as food or air. I'm not so childish as to think it isn't something that exists within us all.

Well, perhaps not you. I'm not sure how immortals feel about propagating as you're the first I've had the chance to speak with.

[apt666]

No need for it for us. We have some companions, sure.

Not being sensitive about it helps humans overcome their failings.

[happiertimes]

Lovers CAN be companions as well. Though, in my experience, they are treated vastly different for the most part.

Having our failings pointed out tend to make others a little testy, yes. So, the less of an ordeal is made out of them, the better for us to overcome them.

[apt666]

Yes. Lovers aren't quite the same as... companions. I prefer no romance in my life. Still, my age permits me to see things differently.

Yes. I agree. No one likes to be told they did wrong. Or anything such as that.

[happiertimes]

Romance isn't necessary in my life, but there are times when unnecessary has a place. For everyone.

No one likes to be wrong, it's true, but Pride is rather a gaudy trait, isn't it?

[apt666]

For some.

Pride can cause some issues, but there's a reason God lists it in His top seven.

[happiertimes]

I'm not sure I know what those sins particularly are. I'm not certain if they're the same as on my world.

[Although, honestly, Pride Demons are the most powerful of the bunch, with Desire Demons being a close second.]

[apt666]

Pride. Lust. Gluttony. Sloth. Greed. Wrath. Envy.

God doesn't like anyone having excessive amounts of fun.

[happiertimes]

Ah, those are sins I'm acquainted with.

[They're also the name of demons, but that's neither here nor there.]

Excessive is always troublesome. Fun, however, is in the eyes of the beholder.

[apt666]

They're considered the worst of the worst in many faiths.

[ He would consider himself an enabler of them, if he's honest. ]

Ah, well. I suppose. Though I'd say most people's ideas of fun.

[happiertimes]

Anything in excess is dangerous. Which is probably why those are so looked down upon.

[And since he's seen as rather "dull", it wouldn't surprise any one of his friends to know he's having this conversation and siding with moderation.]

I enjoy pleasant things like the next person, but I'm not going to let that keep me from doing my duty either.

[apt666]

I'm a fan of enjoying yourself, and doing what you have to do to have fun, even with excess. Sometimes that's the only way to get through things.

[ He's not exactly a beacon of goodness, though. ]

I have found that letting people indulge from time to time helps them do better in their work.

[happiertimes]

As someone who's had to clean up after others from their binges, I would say no.

[Cullen has been called "stoic" and "boring" a time or ten million. Go figure.]

I agree that letting people blow of steam can be beneficial and keep them from self-destructing. However, there is a point where one must take responsibility for one's actions.

[apt666]

Who says anything about not taking responsibility? Those excessive sins lead to eternal damnation. That is responsibility.

[happiertimes]

Eternal damnation without any chance to redeem oneself seems rather severe if one is truly sorry for anything they might do to wrong others.

[apt666]

Some are forgiven. But they're not called the Seven Deadly Sins for no reason.

[happiertimes]

I've not heard them called that, but I suppose it fits. There are worse things associated with them than just names.

[apt666]

Does your world have something to note?

[happiertimes]

Yes, it does. Literal demons that embody human failings.

[apt666]

Oh. That's interesting. Our demons are different.

[happiertimes]

I almost regret asking this, but how are they different?