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SusanofO -> RE: The illusion dispelled! (7/16/2006 7:39:28 PM)
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Haha, great question KoM! [:)] And perhaps one that will will prove to be a timely one for me, within the next 6 months. I need to hear what people say about this in this thread. Because, in the past, my traditional method of dealing with things like this has been to mostly ignore the "issues" (misconceptions), and hope they go away, hehe. This is when I am speaking of me having put someone on a pedestal and they turn out to have a side to them I don't necessarily admire. Eventually, I address the issue(s) whatever they are, but only when my frustration tolerance has reached the level of a dam about to burst - and that probably isn't great for my own mental and emotional health. Strangley enough, this only seems to happen in my "love life", as I am pretty frank (gently) with friends and family. If it is someone who might turn out to be, just "different" than what I was anticipating (good or bad, but not damaging, necessarily to the relationship) than I'd characterized them, via only knowing them online only for a time, (or even having met them in real life and known them for awhile) vai my turning them into some two-dimensional caricature of what I want, then I am usually aware, even if I do that (I am a romantic, what can I say?), that I am dipping into possible "self-delusion" territory (on some level). I may still hope they are actually what I perceive, but try to be aware (on some level) they may not be exactly as I am imagining. So far, this is all conjecture, as I am seeking friends only, for now. But, even some of the folks I admire here at CM, I am sure in real life are much more "real" as far as being human and therefore imperfect, then I probably sometimes like to imagine. Sometimes, though, I think people can tend to live up to someone else's expectations for them (I am sure some Doms know how this works pretty well). So - maybe one can always hope. But I guess it pays to be realistic, too. I am referring here to personality and character, not things like what color their hair might be, or how tall they are, etc. - Susan
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