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Re:Joy of Being a Woman in Her 70s by toasterlovin on Monday January 14, 2019 @10:56PM (#18908760)
There’s a pretty big difference between justifying something you want to do and making yourself feel better about something that you don’t want to do.
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Re:Joy of Being a Woman in Her 70s by code_duck on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @09:15AM (#18911201)
What are you saying the difference is?
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Re:Joy of Being a Woman in Her 70s by toasterlovin on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @12:37PM (#18913030)
It's the difference between good and evil.
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Re:Joy of Being a Woman in Her 70s by code_duck on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @12:45AM (#18918533)
Are you commenting on the effect on the person who is withstanding the distressing situation through rationalization, or just mentioning that?
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