My reaction would have a lot to do with who it is that is crying. If its a dude i wont say anything, because in my eyes he is a pussy looking for attention. But if its a good looking woman i will attempt to feed her some sort of bullshit that opens the door for conversation. A ugly woman would not receive the same attention. I have always been drawn to the emotionaly battered type. I guess because they are easier to manipulate. Smart strong women dont give me the time of day lol
"Besides, as far as I can tell, this thread was more aimed at garnering discussion than pity. Making "aww, poor him", a bit out of context and irrelevant."
The thing is: I already gave a long and thought-out response to his original post, to which he replied, which I responded to with a question that was never answered (or was perhaps answered by proxy)—which matters little, because it seems that the discussion has pretty much come to a close already. Did it possibly seem like I thought that he was trying to act pitiful at any other point than that at which I replied to you? What I was doing there was responding to your portrayal of his problem with a bit of humor. AI0 and I are on friendly terms, and if anything, he probably found humor in that himself.
"Except that the obligation to do something against your nature is not the same as the obligation to do something that's simply boring. For someone who is naturally inclined to be emotively honest, forcing any sort of fake expression of emotion is awkward, not just sympathy. Obviously he can do it, but that doesn't make it any less unpleasant."
Sure. My first post on this thread addressed exactly what you are speaking of here, and the last words of it were: "do whatever you want."
"Yeah, yeah "first world problems". So what? Like you've never whined about stupid shit."
I have complained of many stupid things, sure. And I prefer people to jest at me for such behavior rather than console me (do you prefer the opposite?). But I am guessing you brought this up because it ties into how you thought I was thinking he was trying to garner pity, or perhaps that I was trivializing the matter...if you've read the other posts I made on this thread, it should be clear I had no intent to trivialize his situation, or make some sort of fun at an attempt to be pitied.
"And also bringing a new irony to your frequently griped about "first world problem" that this forum doesn't have enough stimulating discussion for your liking. XD"
I haven't complained about that for a long while now, but good quip. :)
Yeah, yeah "first world problems". So what? Like you've never whined about stupid shit. Besides, as far as I can tell, this thread was more aimed at garnering discussion than pity. Making "aww, poor him", a bit out of context and irrelevant. And also bringing a new irony to your frequently griped about "first world problem" that this forum doesn't have enough stimulating discussion for your liking. XD