Valentine’s Day Quote to Live By
Tonight’s episode of House: Foreman reads Cameron a scathing rundown on how her previous, short-lived marriage to a previous, short-lived husband wasn’t really commitment because she knew he was dying going in. Then the money quote:
“Cameron. I wasn’t criticizing you. People who avoid commitment are people who know what a big thing it is.”
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Yikes! remind me not to check your blog for romantic inspiration on V-day in the future! Are you insinuating those who do not avoid commitment do not know what a big thing it is?
Comment by thelmajoy — February 14, 2007 @ 11:02 am
Nope. Just that reluctance to commit could also be a sign of prudence rather than just the irrational fear it’s often painted as.
Comment by Anwyn — February 14, 2007 @ 11:08 am
Duly noted. Conflict averted. : )
Comment by thelmajoy — February 14, 2007 @ 2:11 pm
Too tight-leather-pantsy. From the “Wild Bunch”: “When you side with a man, you stick with him. Otherwise, you’re some kind of animal”.
Comment by nk — February 14, 2007 @ 4:52 pm
Yeah, but that’s assuming you’ve already sided with him. I’m not talking about deserting a commitment, I’m talking about forming one to begin with. Proceeding with caution is no bad thing.
Also–“tight-leather-pantsy”???
Comment by Anwyn — February 14, 2007 @ 4:57 pm
“Also–”tight-leather-pantsy”???”
My name for hedonist stolen from Dafydd ab Hugh. I don’t know that we disagree very much about your main point except … maybe we should not go “all the way” unless we are ready to commit? I am a guy, BTW.
Comment by nk — February 14, 2007 @ 11:40 pm
Uh, who’s talking about sex? I’m saying it’s wise to be cautious before entering a long-term commitment and that it’s sometimes wisdom and not irrational fear. End of my point.
Comment by Anwyn — February 14, 2007 @ 11:55 pm
I’m committed to try to survive my new job and finish my college degree. Beyond that, I make no promises. :-)
Tonight at work two high school boys came in to shop right before we closed. Conversion (the ratio of store traffic to # of sales that they force us to calculate every two hours) was tanking, so I showed them some products men can use in hopes that they’d buy. They muttered something about shopping for girlfriends, so I showed them some clearanced Valentine’s stuff. They asked what kinds of stuff my boyfriend liked, and I replied that I didn’t have one to speak of. The fourteen-year-old with zits looked genuinely surprised and concerned, and said that was too bad. Then he brightened and told me he could get me a boyfriend. I did not commit to taking him up on that offer. I think it’s safe to say you’ve hit a low point when a teenager offers to hook you up.
*wanders off to e-harmony.com*
Comment by Anwyn's sister — February 18, 2007 @ 6:45 pm