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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by Trasmatta on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:41PM (#27041171)
But what I'm responding to is the idea that if you're only ever happy when your partner is there, there's likely something wrong. I didn't even really bring up single life.

> indeed is one we should all strive for (or why bother)

What do you mean by this? Why bother with what?

(As an aside, I actually don't think that being in a relationship is something that all people need to strive for.)

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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by xboxnolifes on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @03:20PM (#27041731)
> > indeed is one we should all strive for (or why bother)

> What do you mean by this? Why bother with what?

Why bother finding a partner. If you aren't measurably happier with a partner, why go through the effort of finding one?

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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by void_mint on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @03:27PM (#27041816)
An inability to be happy without a person is not the same as a person making you happy.

"I'm miserable when my partner isn't around", is not the same as "I'm happier when my partner is around". Does that make sense?

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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by xboxnolifes on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @05:06PM (#27042903)
That isn't what I was replying to.
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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by void_mint on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @05:09PM (#27042944)
> Why bother finding a partner.

> "I'm happier when my partner is around"

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