Well, if Patron's point is simply that arrangements are not for everyone, that there are some vulnerable people who will be taken to the cleaners by golddiggers, how could anyone disagree with that. But it tells us less about the merits and demerits of the activity than simply being an acknowledgement that some folks are just not properly in control of themselves. Some people smoke too much, some people drink too much, some people pay their girls more than they can afford, some people blow their brains out in the casino as aften as they can gather a few sheckles together etc...So what. All that does is point out that some people behave imprudently, which is self-evident and something that all of us already know anyway. So the point really possesses little demonstrative content. Trying to dignify it with the mantra of social conscience doesn't really add much to the argument.
The other criticism is the alleged fundamental insincerity of the emotional interaction. That of course is preposterous as a sine qua non. To acknowledge that what we would consider a deep and sincere relationship occurs only in a minority of cases is not to say that such situations do not occur. Note that Rumple readily acknowledged having had two dry runs before entering into his current arrangement. What the reactions to his narrative belie is a fundamental attachment to parochial attitudes, which is needless to say glaringly ironic given that the "sporting" activities of the posters, their accolytes and camp followers, are aptly considered to be outside the mainstream of societal convention. Y'all should consider the sources of your knee jerk reactions. You might benefit from this inquiry.
I certainly understand Rumple's frustration in attempting to explain his relationship to people who are fatally and probably irretrievably narrow minded. To say to him "well hey, this is just basic pay for play, but if it works for you etc..." is not only missing the point but again highlights an inability to think outside the box that limits your understanding. The point is that he has achieved a gratifying and loving relationship with his lady despite the naysayers. There are plenty of members out there reading this thread who know, some of them from personal experience, that what he is living is real. There are quite simply more things between heaven and earth than are dreamed of in your philosophy.
Methinks I see the ghost of Maurice Duplessis condemned to walk for a certain time the earth of Cloudcuckooland. So many fearful jesuits out there lol.
The other criticism is the alleged fundamental insincerity of the emotional interaction. That of course is preposterous as a sine qua non. To acknowledge that what we would consider a deep and sincere relationship occurs only in a minority of cases is not to say that such situations do not occur. Note that Rumple readily acknowledged having had two dry runs before entering into his current arrangement. What the reactions to his narrative belie is a fundamental attachment to parochial attitudes, which is needless to say glaringly ironic given that the "sporting" activities of the posters, their accolytes and camp followers, are aptly considered to be outside the mainstream of societal convention. Y'all should consider the sources of your knee jerk reactions. You might benefit from this inquiry.
I certainly understand Rumple's frustration in attempting to explain his relationship to people who are fatally and probably irretrievably narrow minded. To say to him "well hey, this is just basic pay for play, but if it works for you etc..." is not only missing the point but again highlights an inability to think outside the box that limits your understanding. The point is that he has achieved a gratifying and loving relationship with his lady despite the naysayers. There are plenty of members out there reading this thread who know, some of them from personal experience, that what he is living is real. There are quite simply more things between heaven and earth than are dreamed of in your philosophy.
Methinks I see the ghost of Maurice Duplessis condemned to walk for a certain time the earth of Cloudcuckooland. So many fearful jesuits out there lol.
