"Putting the 'F' back in 'Freedom.'"
 

Sounds good to me.

How do you solve a problem like Sebastian?
 

Not Hansel. Captain von Trapp (hi, PLF!).

Yes, this re line was used by rp a looooong time ago, but it's still apropos.

Here's a generalization for you
 

I get you. But I don't buy it. Those men all weighed the risk of getting caught against getting some. Stupid? Yez. Irrational? No. And stupid doesn't necessarily equal irrational.

TM

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I don't remember the quote exactly, but Joseph Heller nailed it in Closing Time (the sequel to Catch-22) where he said something like:

Emotions are an excuse to act irrationally. or
Emotions are a justification to behave abominably or
something like that.

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I'll try.

Caveat: I'm a fairly laid back person, and with the exception of other drivers and Republicans, I generally don't let things that I can't control bother me too much. I'm more likely to be overly excited about something than overly upset about something.

I think that a lot of the stuff that you may be bitching about/seeing is the result of bad communication. Something--either you or something in the outside--is bothering her. She either thinks it's stupid and doesn't want to bring it to your attention, or she thinks it's obvious and doesn't have to bring it to your attention. It's also probable/possible that it's already been brought to your attention and you thought it was stupid/trivial/not worth all of the energy that she's giving it. If that's the case, then she's pissed off because you're not sensitive to something that is really bothering her. The thing is, you have to know what's bothering and call her on it if it's bullshit and acknowledge it if it's not bullshit. If you're not talking about it and letting it slide, then you're going to end up in the same pattern over and over again. You're right in that emotions aren't necessarily rational, but they can be valid, and they're damned hard to control. How you react to your emotions, though, you can control. And she has a right to be legitimately pissed off at something you think is idiotic and vice versa.

Further caveat: Guys always love my relationship advice, but they never want to date me.

What Would Sisqo Do?
 

Umm, among other things, did they hear about the Station fire in Rhode Island?

What Would Sisqo Do?
 

Perhaps the scale of the pyrotechnics made such concerns secondary.

After all, it could be that given Mr. Satterfield's dimensions, the "burning thong thing" consisted of minimal candlepower.

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I think you're making a gender distinction where none exist. Some people can make connections between events/circumstances and their respective emotions and then be able to articulate these emotions. Others really can't. When they can't (or won't), they may displace emotions elsewhere.

So if she's (irrationally) mad about something inane that you said or did, chances are she's really pissed about something bigger and either won't admit it to herself or won't admit it to you.

Men do this too.

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There's nothing you can do. You can't control it and you can't beat it. You're screwed. When in doubt, have something she loves handy. When Mr. Arby senses my mood change, he gives me ice cream... shocking, huh!

At least it keeps my mouth busy and he listens to less crap that way.

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But a very lucky girl has already claimed me.

Actually, I don't do shorts. I tend to dress more like this:

http://alas.matf.bg.ac.yu/~chupcko/i...y_Python_2.jpg

Bentley Question
 

I'm a day late to the discussion of Sebby's Bentley, so I'm figuring that everyone else has all of the angles covered. But here are some other tips for Sebby as he nears his AARP years:

http://www.suck.com/daily/2000/10/18/a.gif

More useful advice.

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When a woman says that she doesn't feel like having sex with you, or her emotions are telling her that you guys aren't right for each other, or that she's not in the mood, I'm not sure that those are really problems with her feelings or emotions or mood, if you know what I mean. And I'm sure that you do.

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Interesting. Makes sense to me. No one was pissed off and there was no fight. I just don't understand how emotions that seemingly pop up all of a sudden out of nowhere can't be controlled. The problem I guess I have is my failure to understand how an irrational emotion that seemingly hasn't been caused by something specific can affect you to the point where you are down or in a bad mood.

(I also wanted to kick start the board.)

TM

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Is it always this slow? Sheesh, I was looking for a little action.

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Like I said, this doesn't happen to me very often, but it does occassionally. Ususally there is something specific, though she may not be able to pinpoint it. Something may have bothered her more than usual and small aggravations just exacerbate her bad mood. Something you said or did pissed her off, and while it may be stupid for her to be pissed off, she's not looking particularly favorably on you. Things that ordinarily she may let slide get called on more. She's not as affectionate or as responsive to your affection. Any of this sound familiar? Some of it may not be able to be communicated, and she'll just have to work it out on her own. But you might want let her know that you're not really interested in beign a target and point out that unless you know what's bothering her there's not much that you can do to stay out of fire.

(and thanks for the kick-start. I appreciate it.)