- If he knew my secrets, he would find me too complex.
- If only one person is interested, that means I'm settling for the only thing I'm being offered.
- Similar education, politics, and religion are indicators of compatibility. (Extra bonus example of fallaciousness: Whether these things are similar or different is unknown.)
- Once something is started, it can't be stopped without bitterness apparent for all to see.
- Having a large group of strange-quaintances know about my personal life is bad.
- My friends will think he's not good enough.
- He won't be able to relate to my friends.
- He won't be able to relate to me.
- Letting someone care gives him the power to destroy me.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
9 probable fallacies
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To me this is more shooting yourself in the foot than it is jumping the gun.
ReplyDelete-m
1. Of course it is.
ReplyDelete2. Haven't actually been asked out by said person.
3. Both involve feet and firearms.
Yes, but if your foot's been shot you can't even jump. :\
ReplyDeleteRe: 2, you can do the asking out (if you want to and are able/willing to remove the "probable" from your blog post title).
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ReplyDeleteIf he knew my secrets, he would find me [fascinating and intriguing].
If only one person is interested, that means [nothing significant; it could be just a timing thing].
Similar education, politics, and religion are [sometimes] indicators of compatibility [but haven’t told me anything useful about compatibility in past dating relationships].
Once something is started, it [doesn’t have to end badly if it ends – lots of people turn casual dating into platonic friendships].
Having a large group of strange-quaintances know about my personal life is bad. [Forming relationships is not that personal – most people do it. It doesn’t have to something you broadcast.]
My friends [should not determine who I date].
He [doesn’t need to be able to] relate to my friends [but if he & I hit it off, it’s likely he will hit it off with my friends, too].
He won't be able to relate to me. [But if that happens, that’s OK.]
Letting someone care gives [him the chance to love me].
::hugs::
-m