The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #19817   Message #204881
Posted By: The Beanster
31-Mar-00 - 11:02 PM
Thread Name: BS: compassion or honesty
Subject: RE: BS: compassion or honesty
There are some people who make anonymous crank phone calls and some people who make anonymous nasty posts. These are the acts of either children or cowards.

Harpgirl stated her opinion and didn't hide behind her mother's skirt, like the responsible, mature person she obviously is, no matter if one agrees with her or not.

What I find amusing about the anonymous posts is the constant use of "we" and its variations by the, obviously, solitary writer of such posts. This arrogant assumption of speaking for the majority without of course, consulting anyone at all is either the product of extreme narcissism or perhaps, delusion. Either way, as far as I'm concerned, it's an interesting thing to observe in action. But I just can't resist--TTCM, if you are the silent majority, why are you not silent?

On a more neighborly note, Amos, regarding your post (far, far above), I think if you tell your spouse you have had a "fling" after it is over and done with, you are merely attempting to alleviate your own guilt by "confessing" and in the process, hurting your spouse once again. The fling is being selfish one time. To tell your spouse about the fling is being selfish two times. So I do not think that honesty is always the best policy. Of course, the remedy here is, don't cheat in the first place. Just my opinion. ...stepping down off my pedestal now...