jackdeesface said:
Friv said:
ZexionSephiroth said:
Guys, I hate to say it, but I think Romance is dead.
... And it's not coming back from the grave until we learn exactly what it is we personally need out of our relationships before we pursue them.
Me? I need a girl who can keep me pointed in the right direction. Some kind of leader. One with awe inspiring confidence and determination, and is able to inspire it in me. Preferably able to lead from both the commander's tent and from the head of the army, as a great general and Warrior. And in return, I will be her most Loyal Knight, performing whatever duties she requires of me, and for the most part, working alongside her in the thick of whatever we strive towards.
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... Doubt that will actually happen though. Regardless of if we're talking metaphorical or Literal...
That stuff just refuses to fly.
Allow me to politely suggest that the problem here may not be with Romance.
I'd like to suggest hes in fact describing his ideal woman as his mother.
FREUD ALL UP IN YO GRILL!
Unless of course I don't have a mother figure. In which case, there goes that theory.
I'd hate to get into Freudian issues, but my mother was never home, she was always working so I barely felt like she was my mother, my Father was always on the other side of the country, so I never felt like he was my father.
Really, at this point, I feel like instead of a Father figure I was mentored by my Brother, and instead of a mother figure, I was mentored by my cousin.
Both of which were too close to my own age to be real parental figures, so I couldn't imprint on anyone around me with the typical Mother or Father roles.
In the end... What did I get as a Male and Female Role model for how I should act, and what my partner should be like?
None!
I was emotionally Orphaned, even if I wasn't literally so. And that state persisted till... Now I guess?
So instead of a Mother of Father figure, I turned to Hero Figures instead... And considering my upbringing was full of videogames... I would up with very STRONG Hero Figures. A Pair of STRONG and Noble Knights, One Male, One Female.
... or depending on Each character's orientation; Two Females or Two Males.
...Or Many of Either! But Polygamy isn't exactly a well touted virtue.
There's also the fact that I didn't have a good relationship with my Mother or Father. I thought my mother had given up all sense of purpose and was waiting for us to leave and become independent so she could give up the last bit of motivation. While my Father had a Nihilistic view of the world.
So for your idea that my ideal woman is my mother...
... you Couldn't be more wrong.
My Ideal woman would CRUSH my Mother under the heel of her boot if she ever met her. Not that it would be a hard task though, my mother is the weakest woman I have ever had the misfortune of meeting.
And so... I must say, that Freudian stuff doesn't apply to me.
I HAVE NO MOTHER FIGURE!
