Re: Journey of a Non-otaku
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 8:37 pm
You'd have to go way, way out of your way to not make eye contact ever. Unlike sex, where you pretty much have to go out of your way to have it. It doesn't just happen while you're standing there. Also, not having sex is an equal agreement, whereas not being allowed to look a partner in the eyes is a form of emotionally manipulative dominance. Not really the same thing. Lastly, unlike with sex, there's literally no reason whatsoever not to look somebody in the eyes for so long. None. Looking somebody in the eyes isn't an extremely intimate decision that requires responsibility, it's a basic way all humans tend to interact.Atario wrote:Imagine if your potential partner demanded that you not look him/her in the eye "for a couple of years". Is lack of eye contact going to kill you? No. But it will probably kill the relationship.SpunkySix wrote:Stuff
I'm pretty sure your sperm don't turn into human children by themselves after you masturbate.Potato wrote:Yes, and I condemn a ton of yet-to-be-born children to non-existence every time I decide to play with myself.SpunkySix wrote:You are putting a yet to be born child at risk...
Not safe enough, 0.000000000000000001% chance of failure.TheHivemind wrote:Safe sex, you say?
Pretty sure that's true in any case. They don't do anything but swim and die by themselves.SpunkySix wrote:I'm pretty sure your sperm don't turn into human children by themselves after you masturbate.Potato wrote:Yes, and I condemn a ton of yet-to-be-born children to non-existence every time I decide to play with myself.SpunkySix wrote:You are putting a yet to be born child at risk...
I'm willing to move on, but we have to actually move on.
The analogy was kind of flawed, but not having sex in a relationship is very often not an equal agreement either. A lot more often, it's one partner being unable and/or unwilling and the other partner putting up with it, but secretly hoping it's a passing phase. I had a friend once who had been dating a guy who was incapable of sleeping with her. (probably due to other issues he may have had, it wasn't a religious thing) He was fine with hugging or kissing, but the moment it got beyond that he started pushing her away. She told herself it was alright at first, believing he just needed some time to sort himself out. It didn't take that long for her to start getting frustrated with it and started questioning her desirability. He didn't think it was a big deal. They had hugs and kisses after all. And because he didn't think it was a big deal, he didn't need to confront his issues.You'd have to go way, way out of your way to not make eye contact ever. Unlike sex, where you pretty much have to go out of your way to have it. It doesn't just happen while you're standing there. Also, not having sex is an equal agreement, whereas not being allowed to look a partner in the eyes is a form of emotionally manipulative dominance. Not really the same thing. Lastly, unlike with sex, there's literally no reason whatsoever not to look somebody in the eyes for so long. None. Looking somebody in the eyes isn't an extremely intimate decision that requires responsibility, it's a basic way all humans tend to interact.
That sounds like something that could be solved by talking it out. Again, for me, that one thing probably wouldn't be something I'd want to rush into for a lot of reasons and not even close to just what I've talked about. I might not even be fully aware of how much it bothers said person- to me, not wanting to sex =/= not being desirable in the slightest, so I probably wouldn't make the connection. I would hope, however, that whoever I was with would be comfortable enough with me in general to voice their discomfort with this particular issue so we could work something out. Having them live in emotional purgatory for something like that would bother me if I found out because I know something like that hurts and I'd feel guilty about it. Maybe in a situation like that, I'd be willing to compromise if we could plan things out ahead of time to an extent. I feel like his problem was being out of touch with her feelings, but hers was staying silent about them.Guest Poster wrote:The analogy was kind of flawed, but not having sex in a relationship is very often not an equal agreement either. A lot more often, it's one partner being unable and/or unwilling and the other partner putting up with it, but secretly hoping it's a passing phase. I had a friend once who had been dating a guy who was incapable of sleeping with her. (probably due to other issues he may have had, it wasn't a religious thing) He was fine with hugging or kissing, but the moment it got beyond that he started pushing her away. She told herself it was alright at first, believing he just needed some time to sort himself out. It didn't take that long for her to start getting frustrated with it and started questioning her desirability. He didn't think it was a big deal. They had hugs and kisses after all. And because he didn't think it was a big deal, he didn't need to confront his issues.You'd have to go way, way out of your way to not make eye contact ever. Unlike sex, where you pretty much have to go out of your way to have it. It doesn't just happen while you're standing there. Also, not having sex is an equal agreement, whereas not being allowed to look a partner in the eyes is a form of emotionally manipulative dominance. Not really the same thing. Lastly, unlike with sex, there's literally no reason whatsoever not to look somebody in the eyes for so long. None. Looking somebody in the eyes isn't an extremely intimate decision that requires responsibility, it's a basic way all humans tend to interact.
In a way, it was the physical cousin of Emi's situation. Emi didn't think that blocking Hisao out regarding her more intimate emotional going-ons was a big deal either; they had pillow-fights and picnics and those were fun, so why was that one little thing such a big deal? Why was it not okay to just stay on emotional first base? It took her a while to realize why Hisao was dissatisfied. She got over it relatively quickly, but then again, Emi's fictional.
Agreed.Guest Poster wrote:They broke up. And with that, it's probably best to shift back to non-otaku's going on trips into cripple-wonderland.
Cripple-wonderland... like Alice in Wonderland? That'd be an interesting book. Basically Katawa Shoujo on an acid trip.Guest Poster wrote:They broke up. And with that, it's probably best to shift back to non-otaku's going on trips into cripple-wonderland.
http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t ... wonderlandMandalorian wrote:Cripple-wonderland... like Alice in Wonderland? That'd be an interesting book. Basically Katawa Shoujo on an acid trip.Guest Poster wrote:They broke up. And with that, it's probably best to shift back to non-otaku's going on trips into cripple-wonderland.
Actually, I think it sums up a good chunk of reactions people have after playing KS for the first time. Altered senses, psychological changes (the "feels"), separation of ego, etc. Ok, maybe that last one is taking it a bit far.Mandalorian wrote:Cripple-wonderland... like Alice in Wonderland? That'd be an interesting book. Basically Katawa Shoujo on an acid trip.
Yeah, I look forward to reading it after I'm done with the canon stuff, because it seems pretty funny. A little bit redundant though. I mean, Emi in Wonderland? I already thought her body is a wonderland.Velitation wrote:Oh, just noticed that Emi in Wonderland. That's hilarious, SpunkySix.