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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.slate.com/discuss/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Dear Prudence</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/3531/ShowForum.aspx</link><description>Dear Prudence</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61120.2)</generator><item><title>Re: A general relationship question</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2965590.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:01:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2965590</guid><dc:creator>RubyRed</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2965590.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3531&amp;PostID=2965590</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;*Ahem* &lt;/EM&gt;&lt;EM&gt;*Cough*Cough*Cough*&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Sawwiee....&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;*Embarrassing*&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: A general relationship question</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2962240.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:00:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2962240</guid><dc:creator>Pogue Mahone</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2962240.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3531&amp;PostID=2962240</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/discuss/Themes/slate/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Tarquin Machismo:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Truer words have never been spoken, Pogue, but they sound a bit strange coming from you, the bitterest man on DP. As for the full diaper - well, i'm looking forward to the day when i don't have to come up with any excuses for that particular fetish.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Ahhh nuts to that. I offer an alternate point of view is all, and I even dare to defend it!&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: A general relationship question</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961890.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:16:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2961890</guid><dc:creator>Tarquin Machismo</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961890.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3531&amp;PostID=2961890</wfw:commentRss><description>Nothing funny about dead monkeys, ruby. If you've seen any of the Planet of the Apes movies you'd know what i was talking about.</description></item><item><title>Re: A general relationship question</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961888.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:15:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2961888</guid><dc:creator>Tarquin Machismo</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961888.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3531&amp;PostID=2961888</wfw:commentRss><description>Truer words have never been spoken, Pogue, but they sound a bit strange coming from you, the bitterest man on DP. As for the full diaper - well, i'm looking forward to the day when i don't have to come up with any excuses for that particular fetish.</description></item><item><title>Re: A general relationship question</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2960146.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:29:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2960146</guid><dc:creator>RubyRed</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2960146.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3531&amp;PostID=2960146</wfw:commentRss><description>Tarq, havent watched the movie so cant understand the reference :-S but am sure it's funny as hell as usual cz coming from you.</description></item><item><title>Re: dude, I'm giving you +1</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2960142.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:28:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2960142</guid><dc:creator>RubyRed</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2960142.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3531&amp;PostID=2960142</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/discuss/Themes/slate/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;its yggy:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;for wearing jammies. &lt;I&gt;Real&lt;/I&gt; men wear jammies.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Really.....? Hmm...... thanks for the info.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/discuss/Themes/slate/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;its yggy:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Although I went to a house party up in Harlem last night and woke up this morning in my underwear, sweating, and upside down in my bed.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;yggz, our inquisitive minds wanna know what kind of party does that.&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: A general relationship question</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959991.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:50:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2959991</guid><dc:creator>Pogue Mahone</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959991.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3531&amp;PostID=2959991</wfw:commentRss><description>Time heals all wounds. Besides, what old man wants to spend his last days strapped into his wheelchair, staring out the window of his nursing home for hours on end with a full diaper(because he's being neglected by the staff) and only dwelling on the BAD things that has happened in his life? Focus on the good stuff....and if there isn't enough of it, make some up.</description></item><item><title>Re: A general relationship question</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959936.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:32:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2959936</guid><dc:creator>Tarquin Machismo</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959936.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3531&amp;PostID=2959936</wfw:commentRss><description>You took me too literally, ruby. I don't cry about everything - just when that monkey dies in Raiders of the Lost Ark.</description></item><item><title>Re: dude, I'm giving you +1</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959920.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:27:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2959920</guid><dc:creator>Tarquin Machismo</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959920.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3531&amp;PostID=2959920</wfw:commentRss><description>Kudos for staying alive in Harlem, Yggy. Don't tell me you're a one-man gentrifying operation.</description></item><item><title>dude, I'm giving you +1</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959399.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:41:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2959399</guid><dc:creator>its yggy</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959399.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3531&amp;PostID=2959399</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;for wearing jammies. &lt;i&gt;Real&lt;/i&gt; men wear jammies. Although I went to a house party up in Harlem last night and woke up this morning in my underwear, sweating, and upside down in my bed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, I totally forgive and forget. It comes down to how much a dig this girl. If that's affirmative, all cases will be inherently handled. If some cases aren't handled by that, then it's inherently negative.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Happy?</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959371.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:31:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2959371</guid><dc:creator>RubyRed</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959371.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3531&amp;PostID=2959371</wfw:commentRss><description>You got two more positive ratings on this one. See how that works? Anybody can move their thumb in any direction they want as per what their brain suggests. But there is nothing that suggests those moving their thumbs up or down are bestowed with the best brain, awright?</description></item><item><title>Re: A general relationship question</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959344.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:25:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2959344</guid><dc:creator>RubyRed</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959344.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3531&amp;PostID=2959344</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;LOL, what a cry baby. I got 6 or 7 minus ratings on my very first post. So what? Rating option is for everyone visiting the board. The brainless or the brainiest. But it doesnt authenticate the one giving out negative ratings are the smartest ones around so stop crying, awright? LOL.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I have never given out any negative ratings to any poster. Not even Moohammed. LOL.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;And I do not have this habit of using a different, not-so-known nick for that pupose either as some of the posters do cz they too timid to express using their real nick. Though, I have no idea which post of your met that fate of negative rating as havent been on DP for a while to read any postings. But you cant make everyone happy so chill out.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Re: your quetion. It depends on the person &amp;amp; the good times, like, how much special he/she is and whether the good times were too special to weigh out the negativity.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/discuss/Themes/slate/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Tarquin Machismo:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Despite the brilliant insight and top-notch advice you have enjoyed in my posts, the truth is that i am a petty man in real life. A petty, petty man. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Someone by the name of &lt;EM&gt;Kit-Ka&lt;/EM&gt;t gave me a negative rating earlier today - yes, it's true, i wouldn't lie to you - and already my mind is consumed with hatred and revenge fantasies, mostly involving sharks, all of which has totally ruined my Fray experience.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;So, my question is this : if you were in a relationship and the time spent with that person was 80 or 90 % wonderful and filled with happy memories, but they betrayed you or upset you greatly at the end of the relationship, would that disappointment cast a pall over all your memories of that person or could you still remember the happy times fondly and blot out the painful bits ? &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;(I'm going to bed now btw. The ladies may be interested to know that it's too hot for me to wear my &lt;EM&gt;Go, Diego, Go&lt;/EM&gt; jammies and that i'm stripped down to my boxers). I find these little personal details add an extra dimension to the whole Fray experience.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: A general relationship question</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959342.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:24:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2959342</guid><dc:creator>RubyRed</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959342.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3531&amp;PostID=2959342</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;LOL, what a cry baby. I got 6 or 7 minus ratings on my very first post. So what? Rating option is for everyone visiting the board. The brainless or the brainiest. But it doesnt authenticate the one giving out negative ratings are the smartest ones around so stop crying, awright? LOL.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I have never given out any negative ratings to any poster. Not even Moohammed. LOL.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;And I do not have this habit of using a different, not-so-known nick for that pupose either as some of the posters do cz they too timid to express using their real nick. Though, I have no idea which post of your met that fate of negative rating as havent been on DP for a while to read any postings. But you cant make everyone happy so chill out.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Re: your quetion. It depends on the person &amp;amp; the good times, like, how much special he/she is and whether the good times were too special to weigh out the negativity.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/discuss/Themes/slate/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Tarquin Machismo:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Despite the brilliant insight and top-notch advice you have enjoyed in my posts, the truth is that i am a petty man in real life. A petty, petty man. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Someone by the name of &lt;EM&gt;Kit-Ka&lt;/EM&gt;t gave me a negative rating earlier today - yes, it's true, i wouldn't lie to you - and already my mind is consumed with hatred and revenge fantasies, mostly involving sharks, all of which has totally ruined my Fray experience.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;So, my question is this : if you were in a relationship and the time spent with that person was 80 or 90 % wonderful and filled with happy memories, but they betrayed you or upset you greatly at the end of the relationship, would that disappointment cast a pall over all your memories of that person or could you still remember the happy times fondly and blot out the painful bits ? &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;(I'm going to bed now btw. The ladies may be interested to know that it's too hot for me to wear my &lt;EM&gt;Go, Diego, Go&lt;/EM&gt; jammies and that i'm stripped down to my boxers). I find these little personal details add an extra dimension to the whole Fray experience.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: A general relationship question</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959005.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:27:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2959005</guid><dc:creator>SpaceCadet</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2959005.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3531&amp;PostID=2959005</wfw:commentRss><description>Yes, and while you're young and cute don't be in every picture with them. Get some solo shots so you can remember the time your flesh was taut.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: A general relationship question</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2958724.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:27:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2958724</guid><dc:creator>Tarquin Machismo</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2958724.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3531&amp;PostID=2958724</wfw:commentRss><description>Having slept on the matter, i think the key thing is, when you're young and on vacation with your partner, is to not include your partner in every photo. That way you can still remember the fantastic scenery without all the unpleasant associations.</description></item></channel></rss>