tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834596026525717264.post6667372630508199372..comments2023-12-14T13:49:25.768-08:00Comments on This Gay Relationship: Only Love, After AllRick Modienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157314737543591048noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834596026525717264.post-69814701968716603722011-03-10T12:32:29.017-08:002011-03-10T12:32:29.017-08:00@chaoticGRRL: I can't disagree with anything ...@chaoticGRRL: I can't disagree with anything in your comment, Heather. <br /><br />Here's how I've come to look at other people's opinions or judgments of me: I don't care. <br /><br />I used to care. In fact, I cared a lot and allowed myself to be bothered by what other people thought, because I wanted everyone to like me, or I needed to belong, or I wanted validation of who I was and what I did. <br /><br />But, now, I just don't care. They can have their opinion; they can judge me all they like. I don't have to buy into it. I don't have to let it affect me. And it doesn't. <br /><br />The bottom line is, we'll always have people who judge us because we're gay. Oh, well...how sad for them that they don't have anything better to do. I can't change their opinions. I can only change how I react to them, and, finally, FINALLY, I have enough control over myself that I have no reaction. I simply don't care.<br /><br />@elevencats: And that's what I got from the brief videos I saw of the movie. <br /><br />I'm curious to know how many of these relationship exist. I bet a lot, a lot more than we think. And, because no children will ever be produced, so what if they happen? As I say in my post, and you repeat, it's just love between human beings. Nothing more.<br /><br />Thank you to you both for your interest in my blog and for your comments. I really appreciate them.Rick Modienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157314737543591048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834596026525717264.post-64420400790893433462011-03-10T05:31:53.661-08:002011-03-10T05:31:53.661-08:00What I truly liked about this movie was full accep...What I truly liked about this movie was full acceptance from all parents. (They had the same mother but different fathers.) And the point was "Whatever they are feeling we CAN NOT make them feel like they are doing something wrong".<br />This movie emphasized love and how a couple can grow together and last despite the hardships that life can bring. It was gender, etc. neutral. Just love between humans.elevencatsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834596026525717264.post-56767277005452906032011-03-09T20:33:44.621-08:002011-03-09T20:33:44.621-08:00Unfortunately, "Morality" is used to con...Unfortunately, "Morality" is used to condem anything that isn't 'normal'. I throw quotes around the word morality because it's only moral when it's convenient to the condemer.<br /><br />While what people do is their business, nosy people can't seem to get enough of the 'oddity' of anything that isn't their own life. <br /><br />I could understand if it were an educational opportunity to ask questions to understand, but it's almost always to condem and to promote themselves to a higher moral level.<br /><br />Judgement is one of the gravest sins we as people can commit. It's in fact worse than murder. (omitting ethics and other obvious reasons to argue against the point, I speak biblically)<br /><br />Judging not lest ye be judged is one of the two that above all we must keep. It's strange how that goes out the window when it's time to sit on a high horse and look down on everyone else.<br /><br />Tsk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834596026525717264.post-31786958870183533392011-03-09T17:00:53.929-08:002011-03-09T17:00:53.929-08:00Which is the whole point of this post, Doug. You&...Which is the whole point of this post, Doug. You've identified it exactly. Judgment is often brought against gay men (and women) for loving each other, but we have no more control over who we fall in love with than anyone else does. Love is one of those mysterious things none of us can really explain. Hence the reason why I call it magical. <br />When I was a kid, I remember my mother talking about straight couples whom she thought were a little odd. For example, she find some men very handsome, yet they were with women whom she considered not at all attractive. Obviously, something must have been there for the couple to be together, something deeper than appearance that my mother had no knowledge of. Add mysterious to the nature of love, too. <br />Thanks for your comment.Rick Modienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157314737543591048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834596026525717264.post-51239306294088622742011-03-09T16:44:49.352-08:002011-03-09T16:44:49.352-08:00Interesting points you've made, Rick. I don...Interesting points you've made, Rick. I don't think any consensual relationship between adults should be criticized or condemned. After all, that is one of the reasons for accepting gay relationships. I guess social stigma helps to prevent intimate relationships between family members from occurring, which may avoid a lot of potential problems within the family. However, we need to be understanding of the fact that individuals cannot always control who they fall in love with! It is important not to judge others by our own personal preferences.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05931170635280052744noreply@blogger.com