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I think GreenBlessingsGoddess may have had a negative personal experience with “crazy.”

 

I tend to avoid crazy myself, but there are definitely times where it’s hard for me to express why my mood is a certain way and move on.  I may be so in tune with my emotions that I let them see the surface, while what is spurring them is still in my subconscious.

 

I do move on quite quickly.  My bf takes way longer, I think because that is what happens when you hold in emotions—instead of pouring them down the sink, it is a slow drop.

 

 

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camelo27

wrote on February 15 2010 @ 11:07 am: [report]

It’s the opposite with me and my boyfriend. I tend to hold in my emotions, but then I move on pretty quickly. I don’t say anything until I’ve figured out exactly how I feel and what is causing it. Then I explain, and I’m done. My boyfriend is quick to show how he feels and he tends to hold on to those emotions for longer. Once he’s fully gotten over it he usually doesn’t hold a grudge, but it can be a long time of him outwardly being upset until then.

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melisssssa

wrote on February 15 2010 @ 03:35 pm: [report]

Wow. I’m a calm, mature, sensible woman, and when I’m upset, I can act exactly how Nikki’s girlfriend acts. And I think that’s okay, and pretty normal. I’m not screaming, or getting violent, and I act that way for lots of different reasons. But instead of probing for answers, my boyfriend will usually just ignore me. He’ll ask me what’s wrong once or twice, and after that he just lets me sort it out myself. I usually cool off, realize that I’m being a little silly, and tell him what’s really wrong. Maybe you could give that a try?

Are you serious with this article? I thought The Frisky would be above such lazy stereotypes about masculinity/femininity. And not that his masculinity needs to be justified, but Benjamin Mellepied is a tremendous athlete (he has to be in his profession). Nothing more butch than that, since clearly we want to follow tired standards.

Don’t Let Rejection Screw You Over

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lea322

wrote on February 15 2010 @ 10:17 am: [report]