sexyred1
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ORIGINAL: LuckyAlbatross quote:
ORIGINAL: Daddyskittin My Daddy, and I refer to it as The Burger King Lifestyle... everyone seems to want to Have it Their Way... we find it extremely disappointing, So I should choose to live my life NOT "my way"? Honestly this argument was tired back in ancient Greek when it was told then and it's even more tired now. Wasn't the 80s generation all about the "me"? And we're supposed to be surprised now my generation, after being raised by hippies who supposedly worked so hard for their revolution only to give it all up for SUVs and microwaves, with the AIDS consciousness, raised with environment crisis, raised with corporations turning out layoffs like candy with bloated CEO salaries and perks, raised with skyrocketing divorce rates, with more debt than previous generations had on their homes just on our college educations the day we graduate, raised knowing we'll be lucky if we actually get enough oil to spend $5 a gallon on in our 40s, with no hope of a serious healthcare system that works and forget about social security... somehow people are upset and surprised when we say "Fuck you, I want what works for ME, and I'm not going wait to get it"??? I doubt that anyone above really means they don't want it "their way". You have oversimplified the OP's intent and the subsequent posters. It is not that we all want what we want when we want it; it is HOW we go about it today that is the problem. And this is not exclusive to BDSM, it is as pervasive in vanilla as well. And I completely agree with the fact that at least in trying to meet people, THESE days at least, less time, manners, courtesy, care, finesse, consideration, follow up, tenacity, attention, observation, honesty, attempts at actually getting to know someone on any kind of intellectual and emotional level, are all falling very short of the "old days". But if you are 27, LA, and never had to compare then and now, you would not know this. I can assure you, if things were not this way, there would not be a myriad of dating sites, commercial singles events and the inexplicable isolation that pervades places like New York City, where there are so many lonely souls wandering around wondering how to connect. And, it is not because they don't want to, they no longer know how. I liken this to raw gems; if someone takes the care to polish the stones to perfection, they find the jewel of their dreams. But too many just see the rough and let the stones fall through their fingers.
< Message edited by sexyred1 -- 11/11/2007 1:44:57 PM >
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