lally2
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ORIGINAL: Domin8tingUrDrmz quote:
ORIGINAL: lally2 in all cases, when im getting to know a person ill keep the brakes on (resist any urgent pushing from them) - primarily to be sure that my first, second or third impression is correct. so often in the early stages people are putting on their best front, wanting to impress, maybe a bit careful about what they say and how they say it. over a bit of time, as conversation flows openly and those initial 'introductory' chats turn into real discourse and go well i tend to then let the brakes off. I think this paragraph helped me most. While in my communication with this gentleman I 'feel' as though I am being completely ME and honest about who I am, it is still early. So not all topics have been covered. I keep forgetting that some people on here are game players (I should know better, really), but I tend to take people for face value since I don't have anything to hide and keep thinking the same is true for others when it clearly is not. So thanks for that reminder. i understand what youre saying. but its possible to remain open, honest and youreself, to be you and dont ever stop being that. i havent at all. but i have learnt to take longer and read between the lines, listen to them on the phone, their sense of humour, their politics and world view. you can learn so much from a person by taking a bit of time, keeping the brakes on inside while at the same time encouraging them to open up and talk freely. on quite a few occasions what ive thought might be a genuine prospect, by being open, free speaking and thus encouraging them to be open and free speaking ive realised that we are poles apart on so many things that would grate eventually.
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So all I have to do in order to serve him, is to work out exactly how improbable he is, feed that figure into the finite improbability generator, give him a fresh cup of really hot tea ... and turn him on!
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