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Post by Bitchee~Witchee on Apr 26, 2011 9:17:20 GMT -7
So during one of my free periods I usually hang out with my favorite teacher. One day I was helping her come up with things to talk about in her philosophy class that she was starting the next term. (This was last year)
One of the question's we came up with is could you date yourself? Say you cloned yourself exactly as your are now (if your bothered with homosexuality image the only difference is gender). Could you marry yourself? Could you even be friends with yourself?
My teacher deiced that she could probably be friends with herself but not date or marry. Because that would give her a critical view on herself from the outside. Perhaps one people shouldn't have about themselves. She thinks it would make her murderous/suicidal.
I think that I could possible be friends with myself, over long distance. So basically only internet friends. If I ever tried to date myself all we (or is it I?) would do was argue. I like to argue various opinions regardless of whether or not I believe in them, it's kind of a habit now. I also agree with my teacher. While knowing my faults can help me grow as a person, I don't think I could handle all my flaws being broadcast to me.
Your thoughts?
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Post by carlyrose on Apr 26, 2011 18:51:28 GMT -7
I think I could definitely be friends with myself, but since I'm really introverted, it's unlikely that I would be best friends with myself, although it is possible.
If I was a different person, I think I could date and maybe marry myself (the original me). But if there were two of me in a relationship, I'm not sure it would work very well because it could get boring, being two of the same person. I need someone who thinks a bit differently than I do, someone who has different ideas and personality. It's really fun in a relationship to discover all of the similarities between myself and my partner, but if there were no differences, then the relationship would go stale fast. There would be no point in trying to get to know myself, because I would know everything already. And that's half of the fun, finding out new and interesting things about the person I'm dating.
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Post by wildflower on Apr 26, 2011 21:12:26 GMT -7
I dont know if I could stand dating myself, to be honest. I'm such a layback person person sometimes, but if i get mad or someone makes me mad it takes forever to calm down. Unless there is someone more level headed to calm me down.
I could be friends with myself but not best friends. I would get irritated with my self way to easy.
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Post by kenlorens on Apr 27, 2011 17:27:22 GMT -7
I could totally date myself! The only issue I can see coming up is that I tend to be a lazy little shit, leading to the other me feeling somewhat neglected. Then again, I kind of expect that of myself, so... I can see me having a falling out with myself, but we would obviously continue on to become best friends. Wing men forever!
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Post by Bitchee~Witchee on Apr 27, 2011 18:15:25 GMT -7
I've posted this question--a version of it anyway--and the trend seems to be that women don't think that they could date themselves or even be close friends. Men on the other hand almost always say that they could date themselves and/or be best friends with themselves. I wonder why that is...
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Post by kenlorens on Apr 27, 2011 18:20:40 GMT -7
Because men are AWESOME.
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Post by Bitchee~Witchee on Apr 27, 2011 18:24:31 GMT -7
Just keep telling yourself that... >_>
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Post by wildflower on Apr 27, 2011 18:27:54 GMT -7
I agree with Bitchee~Witchee. Men can think there awesome but there not. They're a head-ache.
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Post by kenlorens on Apr 27, 2011 18:28:15 GMT -7
I'm so helpful. Though, in all seriousness, I think it has something to do with how men think of relationships, as opposed to women. Men tend to have a more flippant attitude towards relationships, and so the idea of dating someone that is just as... Forgetful, for lack of a better word, is very appealing. Women on the other hand like to have more control in the relationship. Man, that sounded sexist. This is obviously not always the case, and may not even be true. Just kind of what I've observed among the people I associate with.
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Post by wildflower on Apr 27, 2011 18:30:58 GMT -7
You make my day kednlorens.
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Post by Bitchee~Witchee on Apr 27, 2011 18:31:50 GMT -7
The view on relationships does make sense...
As sexist as it does sound, but stereotypes do exist for a reason. Hmm..
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Post by Accomplice on Apr 27, 2011 18:32:20 GMT -7
I think we (me and me) would begin talking amiably and have a really nice argument, then I would say something and it would get weird and one of me would tell the other I just want to be friends with me, then I would pretend to be okay, but then things would get really awkward and I wouldn't even be able to talk to myself. I was so much happier before I met myself...Why did you do this to me?
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Post by Bitchee~Witchee on Apr 27, 2011 18:36:34 GMT -7
Accomplice, you have just made my day. =D
Not that it takes much to do so, but still!
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Post by wildflower on Apr 27, 2011 18:48:38 GMT -7
I think it has to do more of how you view yourself. Not so much if you can date yourself.
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Post by Bitchee~Witchee on Apr 27, 2011 18:54:42 GMT -7
I love myself! But I still wouldn't date myself...
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