tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post5711445944957909791..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: More Hope than WisdomAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-3268173223199376732015-08-19T16:34:46.523-04:002015-08-19T16:34:46.523-04:00Thanks for commenting, Sacchi, Lisabet and Fiona. ...Thanks for commenting, Sacchi, Lisabet and Fiona. Right after posting, I was afraid I sounded too cynical, but clearly, I'm not the only one who has been blinded by a first impression.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-31478758669483990832015-08-17T22:58:36.801-04:002015-08-17T22:58:36.801-04:00I like all kinds of altered consciousness states. ...I like all kinds of altered consciousness states. The falling in love one is particularly addictive for me, which is why I write romance. My brain is always presenting me with people and situations, inviting me to experience them. And since I've been happily married for so long, it's the only way I can do it while being true to my husband. For some readers, it presents them with something they think they'll never have, since their real-life romances are never that good. For me, it lets me experience the newness again, the state of excitement that springs from discovering to your delight that your feelings are shared by the object of your desire. What a rush!<br /><br />Like Lisabet, I enjoy the drink, even if I'll regret the hangover in the morning.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-47041285724166018362015-08-15T06:44:37.603-04:002015-08-15T06:44:37.603-04:00" a state of altered consciousness which (in ..." a state of altered consciousness which (in my experience) is always followed by a hangover." Deliciously well put, Jean.<br /><br />Still, I'm going to drink the wine -- even if I know I might be sorry in the morning.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-77240168204323703672015-08-14T19:41:26.634-04:002015-08-14T19:41:26.634-04:00I might say that youth is more prone to first-love...I might say that youth is more prone to first-love infatuations that don't (and never could have) work out, but I know for a fact that it an happen in other stages of life. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-47179493253002681432015-08-14T15:10:41.057-04:002015-08-14T15:10:41.057-04:00I know several lesbians who told me their first bo...I know several lesbians who told me their first boyfriends were interested in such things as fashion and home decor. In some cases, the boyfriend and girlfriend (who were really best friends) "came out" together and continued to be friends while exploring the same-sex dating pool. In other cases, one of them broke the heart of the other one in order to "come out." (This is the plot premise of the sit-com Will and Grace.)<br /><br />Oh, a religious difference. Those can be very hard to overcome or negotiate. Congratulations to you and Momma X for your long life together despite your different backgrounds. Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-54993372458041058562015-08-14T10:15:21.041-04:002015-08-14T10:15:21.041-04:00Friends of my parents had a boy who played with do... Friends of my parents had a boy who played with dolls. I was a few years older, and we thought he was strange. Dunno what ever happened to him. <br /><br />I once punched my father for his comments about the young Momma X. The little Jew girl didn't reach his expectations of a blue-eyed Irish daughter-in law.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.com