Originally Posted by Saulbadguy:
I'm just saying you can't have one without the other. Happiness does come from within, but I don't think you can really achieve that without other people helping you. By "helping" I just mean the people you interact with on a daily basis, mainly friends and family.
You being complete means, to me, that you are your own person. Your "helping" is what I'm thinking of as complimenting. Different people bring out different aspects of who we are. I don't have to have someone to complete me, but having someone to compliment me would be nice. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP:
Ok. I thought you meant a partner. I can agree that social/familial relationships are important to obtaining happiness. I still maintain that another individual can't make you happy.
I'd agree with that.
I'd say a hermit can never be truly happy. Unless of course he is deranged. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Saulbadguy:
I'd agree with that.
I'd say a hermit can never be truly happy. Unless of course he is deranged.
I can agree with that. But then I've had friends who are the other extreme. If they don't have a significant other, then they think they're nobodies. I can't stand women who always have to depend on a man for their happiness. Hell, my brother is the same way. He's currently seeing a married woman. When things are going well, he tries to talk her into leaving her husband. She gets mad, calls him demanding, and they fight. My brother then acts like the world is ending, and has even attempted suicide a few times (he's got other problems too, though). I pity people like that.
What's scary is I see it in myself sometimes. Even with my closest friends, when I find that my mood is affected by they're actions, or lack thereof, then I tend to distance myself for awhile to gain my footing. [Reply]
I just want to get this off my chest: There's a difference between compliment and complement. When someone compliments you, they're saying something kind or flattering. When something complements something else, it means they go well together. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!:
I just want to get this off my chest: There's a difference between compliment and complement. When someone compliments you, they're saying something kind or flattering. When something complements something else, it means they go well together.
Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!:
I just want to get this off my chest: There's a difference between compliment and complement. When someone compliments you, they're saying something kind or flattering. When something complements something else, it means they go well together.
Your contributory statement complements the ensuing discussion in a complimentary manner. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!:
You're not the only one, luv. :-)
No, but I tend to pride myself on correct usage of grammar. I tend to kick myself when someone points out something I've been doing incorrectly. :-) [Reply]
This one bothers me so much, but I've stopped fighting it. I'll never accept it, but now I just correct it and move on.
One of my friends told me yesterday, "I bet if there is a Hell and you go there you'll be forced to edit content that constantly morphs into easily avoided grammatical mistakes."
