Friday, May 18, 2012

A Selection Problem

People think that people who sleep around are "loose", whereas they may simply be looking for validation.

People think that people who don't sleep around at all are "uptight", whereas they may simply have never had the chance.

It is a natural conclusion from these two statements that people who have never had the chance, but have the self-confidence to not seek validation are probably what we may term "well-adjusted". Neither loose, nor tight.

Since one cannot "know" with perfect certainty what a person's motivations are - indeed, one may not even know one's own motivation - well, then...


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