Jeptha -> RE: has anoyone had (9/23/2008 11:24:27 AM)
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If there's a negative reaction to something I'm doing, I'll explore it, perhaps slowly, over time, without pushing it, just to learn what it's about. Partly, I think it's interesting and good to learn about those things. But also, sometimes things that produce shock or surprise at first can turn into curiosity and interest later. Not that it happens every time like that. But communicating about it can help prop that door open a little bit in case interest does develop later, once the initial shock wears off. I've experienced that to some slight degree with humiliation scenes, mostly in how certain words are used in certain contexts, etc., usually because, initially, my partner doesn't have the same understanding about why I'm using the words that I'm using that I do. Like I said, we don't always change our minds about things. But, I'm a pretty slow processor, so I understand how it can take days or weeks for one to get one's mind around something in such a way that you're feelings become more positive about it.
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