maleslave07
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Joined: 11/23/2006 Status: offline
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The problem is an issue of how much honesty should someone put forward about themselves. If they put too much is it a true reflection on who they actually are? Or just a snap shot at their current problems/situation? Ultimately a person should be judged by the whole of their life, thus their character. But people have made mistakes in the past which they regret and/or often repeat over and over again without different results. If you keep repeating past mistakes then you have not learned anything from them. In my opinion you can tell alot about somebody's character on how they deal with their mistakes and diversity as a whole. Do they rise to the challenge or break down in face of it? Do they have friends that come to their rescue or desert them? Do they learn anything or continue down the same path? Its easy to judge someone by your own experiences, but until you have truely walked in their shoes you can never know how you would have faired in the same circumstances. Its easy for a rich man to say money doesn't matter since he has tons of money. Ask the poor man though and he might say that money is all that matters, since he struggles from day to day to earn it. One thing I can say about material things, money cannot buy happiness but it can take away alot of misery. Don't get me wrong in the sense that if you do not have money then you are unhappy. A poor man can be just as happy as a rich man, or even happier. Its finding contentment with what you truely are and where you are in life that brings you happiness. If you are not aware of who you are and what you value then you will never be able to give that happiness to somebody else and share it with them. I've been rich and I've been poor, along with everywhere in between. I know what I am and what I need to be happy. The simple basics in life and then someone to share it with to make it all worthwhile. I'm picky in some ways and not very picky in others. Just about anybody meet my standards. The lowest one, yes. But the most important ones seem to be elusive and hard to find. At times I feel as if I should just settle, after all I could easily find happiness with anybody. That's the type of personality I have...submissive and accepting in nature, rarely questioning why or how come. But to be honest I want more...I want love, compassion, desire, and everything else. People complain about others putting up a fake front...then doing the bait and switch on them. Too much honesty and you might never take the chance to get to know the person for what is truely inside them. Not enough honesty and they think you are being dishonest. Too much and they don't give you a chance. You cannot have it both ways people. I'm not saying that you should lie...that is being outright dishonest, but ommission is not necessarily lying. I've had girlfriends tell me they are divorced, separated, single, etc...just to find out that they are married still. Should I throw them to the wind or give them a chance? Usually its throw to the wind unless they at least file for divorce immediately. I don't want mine to be cheating on me thus I don't want to cheat with them. I do have my principles. But I had a girlfriend once that told me she was divorced...then I found out she was still married and living with the guy. But I also found out that she had several months prior to meeting me had actually filed for divorce and that the divorce had just not been finalized. So I gave her a chance, the guy moved out a month later. Several months down the road when her divorce was just about to be finalized, thus making me happy, she decided to call it off and go back to him. I would not have but that is her decision. I told her that if she called off the divorce it was final between us, so that ended it between us. I did not compremise my values though when dating her, I never slept with her or had sex with her. I was her friend. Did I want to fuck her and everything else...hell yes. Do I question myself that if I had we might still be together today...maybe/maybe not. Did she meet most of what I was looking for in a woman...for the most part...80%. The other 20% I could live with though. One thing though I have no regrets about is that I did not sleep with her, I kept to my principles and what mattered most to me. Faithfulness, loyalty, and honor. To be honest I don't know if she was all that, we had opportunity but we never pressed the issue. So who knows? All I can say is she was not unfaithful with me. And in my eyes that at least was an honorable quality given that she was technically still married. And yes I admire her for that much, even if I think she was an idiot for going back to the guy. So was she a liar in some ways, yes. Did she omit relevant facts, yes. But at least she told the complete truth prior to anything happening. And I found out alot about her morals and character when she decided to return to him. She accused him of alot of things during their divorce, which I always took with a grain of salt as to their truthfulness. Yes I saw police reports as to the physical abuse...minor and questionable in my opinion, but something I did take seriously, after all this would be something not to take lightly if true. This is a divorce and people lie unfortuately, I know I was lied about during my divorce and accused of some things that were not true in the least. Whether she did lie or not I don't know. But by going back to him either she is a liar for the accusations or complacent with them if they were true by going back (she also accused him of child molestation - I didn't see evidence of that, not that I would have though). Either way I'm glad I'm not with her today...I don't want somebody lying about me or being complacent with what I do if its bad. Some things are correctable and forgivable others are not. Her lying about being divorced already was correctable. Her lying about the accusations if untrue might just be because she was going through a divorce and was scared. Although I disagree completely about lying during a divorce, as my mom says...everybody does it...but as I say...that might be true, but I don't. In anycase that is something I could forgive her in the long run. Her going back to him though is something I cannot forgive. Thus I did not settle. One last thought...you can tell alot about a person by the friends they keep. If you want to know something about somebody, just look at the actions and character of his friends. Then make up your mind about him/her.
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