SthrnCom4t -> RE: Pretty words = Red flag? (5/21/2009 3:10:54 PM)
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Insecurities are not exclusive to gender or orientation, and it's fortunate when people learn that security comes from within, rather than from external validation. However, how do we get there? I agree with several of the above posts about sincerity, and the circumstances and relationship to the person extending it. In my thirties, after I got past only being sexually intimate with someone because I was romantically invested, I would chose to 'test drive' sooner rather than later. Being called 'beautiful' by someone new when I was all decked out for an evening out, has a different level of sincerity, than the same statement made in the light of morning, with makeup smeared, and hair as high and mussed as Texas. Now, I don't mean the compliment had to come from that particular person, but it took me that long to 'hear it' and/or feel comfortable posting a pic from a Christmas morning that was taken sans no make-up, high hair, and sitting with my dog on the floor. Communication is what is 'put out there' and 'what is picked up' and so, I can never be sure how my intent will be taken. I attempt to be authentic and genuine when doing either, and put more weight toward what the other person does, as to what he/she says, since actions take more time and energy, than what comes out of someone's mouth. Just my two cents,
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