The Ballad of Morris Cod

She'll do it again

Everyone has a drive to mix their genes with different individuals, to get some genetic variablility in their offspring. It reduces risk. Not that it's concious. It's just that this behaviour is an evolutionary success.

As everyone knows, in guys this drive manifests as a willingness to bang anything in that looks capable of childbearing. Women, however, are the ones who get pregnant - so it's a little more involved. They like to hook one guy to feed, clothe and house themselves and their offspring, and with that sorted out then proceed to find genetic variation. The canonical guy's fantasy is to go into a bar or pary and have every girl there. The corresponding female fantasy is to have options - her choice of any guy there.

But the root of the behaviour is the same. You are a fool to take this person back. She acted on her base drives, and faced no real reprecussions the first time. She'll do it again.

Fool you twice - shame on you.
 
gnome said:
If I might be permitted a correction here:

The wiccan slogan is "An it harm none, do what you will."

The phrase, "Do as thou wilt shall be the whole of the law" is not from Wicca but indeed from the works of Alistair Crowley. The two have connections in their history but they are not the same set of beliefs by a long shot.

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And popularised by Denis Wheatley in his magic series of books.
 
gnome said:
If I might be permitted a correction here:

The wiccan slogan is "An it harm none, do what you will."

The phrase, "Do as thou wilt shall be the whole of the law" is not from Wicca but indeed from the works of Alistair Crowley. The two have connections in their history but they are not the same set of beliefs by a long shot.

Having spoken to a Crowley enthusiast about these words, a friend insisted that "do what you will" referred not to "do what you feel like" but performing a lot of soul-searching (and even multiple rituals) to establish your "Higher Will"--which you can take for what it's worth, but it serves the point that even Crowley types by and large don't think it's ok to just do whatever you feel like.
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Thanks for the correction/clarification, gnome. I didn't know enough about Crowley to make a judgement call. He always struck me as more than a little creepy. I knew that in no sense was it ever a call to selfish hedonism.
 
Pmurray,
That is a possibility-but I think she may have learned a bitter lesson-she has changed radically, and not because I demanded it. she is a good person, who did bad things. She carries a burden of guilt, and i hope that there are no more of this type of predator out there.

But, I take your point as valid, but will do all in my power to prevent it.

If I get burned again, I am better prepared, and willing to take the risk.

If anyone out there can be absolutely sure that their partner won't always do the right thing........you are one of the tiny minority.

Life is a gamble..............i have played my cards, and am willing to accept any consequences.

So far i beleive my trust has been warranted and earned.

Nothing in life is certain.

cheers
 
Morris,

I've been following this thread and have enjoyed all your posts. I think it's great that you have come out of the situation a stronger person and with your sense of humor still intact. Welcome to the board again and congratulations on making it.
 
Thanks all for your posts.

All points taken and considered.

My agenda is to stand up against the overabundance of supernatural piffle that we seem to have here in Tassie.(Do we really need a “Psychic Expo” every two months?)

And win a few arguments at parties.

And, most of all, to learn.
:)
 
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