Comments on: tit for tit http://thisfish.com/tit-for-tit/ Found the bike. Not changing the title. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:27:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Manipuladar http://thisfish.com/tit-for-tit/#comment-13195 Manipuladar Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:21:38 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1134#comment-13195 <p>"I think maybe *I* am being taken too seriously."</p><br /><br /><p>Maybe.</p><br /><br /><p>Speaking for myself, my reaction to your often entertaining blog is a combination of:</p><br /><br /><p>- nodding in "Bridget Jones quite obviously IS me"-style agreement</p><br /><br /><p>- shaking my head in "didn't see THAT one coming!"-style bewilderment</p><br /><br /><p>i.e. like my reaction to most people. And I don't take most people seriously.</p><br /><br /><p>You're more linguistically interesting than many people, but still a person, not necessarily an authority on any given subject. </p><br /><br /><p>Like me.</p><br /><br /><p>Maybe *I* am being taken too seriously?</p> “I think maybe *I* am being taken too seriously.”

Maybe.

Speaking for myself, my reaction to your often entertaining blog is a combination of:

- nodding in “Bridget Jones quite obviously IS me”-style agreement

- shaking my head in “didn’t see THAT one coming!”-style bewilderment

i.e. like my reaction to most people. And I don’t take most people seriously.

You’re more linguistically interesting than many people, but still a person, not necessarily an authority on any given subject.

Like me.

Maybe *I* am being taken too seriously?

]]> By: Manipuladar http://thisfish.com/tit-for-tit/#comment-13194 Manipuladar Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:09:51 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1134#comment-13194 <p>Dear, dear Fish.</p><br /><br /><p>I'm terribly sorry I didn't explain myself better.</p><br /><br /><p>In my mind at least, my comments were about a hypothetical situation where a hypothetical person might use sex as a bargaining tool.</p><br /><br /><p>At no point was I (knowingly) commenting on you personally; I was talking about the subject. To make the comments I made in a personal way would be rude and offensive and I do try to be neither as often as I can.</p><br /><br /><p>You'll have noticed that several other people left comments on the subject, and I was interacting with them at least as much as commenting on your original posting (note: the subject of your posting, not you personally).</p><br /><br /><p>You'll also have noticed that several people, unlike me, seem to have no problem with using sex as a reward, and they didn't sound single.</p><br /><br /><p>Fish, Heather, - Yes, **I** object to it, and would explain such to a partner who tried it. But communication solves such issues, and you and I are not partners anyway! </p><br /><br /><p>I had 2 wisdom teeth out recently. Not fun, but OK. Luck.</p> Dear, dear Fish.

I’m terribly sorry I didn’t explain myself better.

In my mind at least, my comments were about a hypothetical situation where a hypothetical person might use sex as a bargaining tool.

At no point was I (knowingly) commenting on you personally; I was talking about the subject. To make the comments I made in a personal way would be rude and offensive and I do try to be neither as often as I can.

You’ll have noticed that several other people left comments on the subject, and I was interacting with them at least as much as commenting on your original posting (note: the subject of your posting, not you personally).

You’ll also have noticed that several people, unlike me, seem to have no problem with using sex as a reward, and they didn’t sound single.

Fish, Heather, – Yes, **I** object to it, and would explain such to a partner who tried it. But communication solves such issues, and you and I are not partners anyway!

I had 2 wisdom teeth out recently. Not fun, but OK. Luck.

]]> By: This Fish http://thisfish.com/tit-for-tit/#comment-13193 This Fish Tue, 11 Oct 2005 20:28:00 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1134#comment-13193 <p>No, I understand that. But I think maybe *I* am being taken too seriously. <br /><br />Most things here are written tongue-in-cheek. To condemn me to a life of bad relationships because I say something silly about sex and taking out the garbage is a little bit over the top.</p> No, I understand that. But I think maybe *I* am being taken too seriously.

Most things here are written tongue-in-cheek. To condemn me to a life of bad relationships because I say something silly about sex and taking out the garbage is a little bit over the top.

]]> By: Manipuladar http://thisfish.com/tit-for-tit/#comment-13192 Manipuladar Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:04:02 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1134#comment-13192 <p>"he would do it for me because I hate it."</p><br /><br /><p>Exactly. Not because you promised him sex. But because he loves you.</p><br /><br /><p>"if a woman stocks the fridge with beer before a big game without being asked? You know you love it!! ;)"</p><br /><br /><p>Probably would. Operating phrase being "without being asked". Just like guys love doing things for her without being asked. If she stocked it only because he offered her sex in return, that's another (unpleasant) scenario completely.</p><br /><br /><p>"You do for me and I'll do for you. What's wrong with that?"</p><br /><br /><p>Nothing at all. You give him sex and he gives you sex. Because BOTH partners love it. It's not a reward for one or the other partner.</p><br /><br /><p>"Oh pish. I think you're taking this all a little too seriously."</p><br /><br /><p>Perhaps. Or perhaps you've stumbled on a topic that people feel strongly about?</p> “he would do it for me because I hate it.”

Exactly. Not because you promised him sex. But because he loves you.

“if a woman stocks the fridge with beer before a big game without being asked? You know you love it!! ;) ”

Probably would. Operating phrase being “without being asked”. Just like guys love doing things for her without being asked. If she stocked it only because he offered her sex in return, that’s another (unpleasant) scenario completely.

“You do for me and I’ll do for you. What’s wrong with that?”

Nothing at all. You give him sex and he gives you sex. Because BOTH partners love it. It’s not a reward for one or the other partner.

“Oh pish. I think you’re taking this all a little too seriously.”

Perhaps. Or perhaps you’ve stumbled on a topic that people feel strongly about?

]]> By: Jennifer http://thisfish.com/tit-for-tit/#comment-13191 Jennifer Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:00:44 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1134#comment-13191 <p>>Stop with the Cosmo Girl rules and just suck it up and ask for what you want without dangling something in their face.</p><br /><br /><p>Gotta love those ghostly appendages</p> >Stop with the Cosmo Girl rules and just suck it up and ask for what you want without dangling something in their face.

Gotta love those ghostly appendages

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