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"If adventures do not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad." -Jane Austen

Sunday, July 25, 2004

She's feeling more alone, than she ever has before...

Thanks for last night. I now realise even more that noone in Perth really understands me in the slightest and that my decision to leave is one that is right.



posted by moonbug @ Sunday, July 25, 2004  

8 Comments:

  • At Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:13:00 am, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    *cuddles and nuzzles*

    one hopes she might have a chance to better get to know you - what was going to have to wait until after continuum will now wait just as well until you get back from your trip, but nonetheless, you command a great deal of affection and respect. I truly believe you're about to embark upon a trip of a lifetime, and one of those experiences that most people dream about, and instead you are -doing-, there is a hell of a lot of beauty in that. To make myself avoid rambling, let me just summarise by saying, i know and understand you very little, but will stand by the fact that when i did finally just recently get the chance to talk with you and make a connection with you, i recognise it, even if the chance to act upon it hasn't been incredibly forthcoming, rest assured, its not something that will be, nor could be, easily forgotten. More than anything I would love just to cuddle up to you for a few hours and enjoy the opportunity to listen to you, and to talk to you and generally just drown in a pleasant form of sensory overload.

    *cuddles and purryness*

    -mynxii

     

  • At Tuesday, July 27, 2004 10:59:00 am, Blogger Aria said…

    *hug*
    Have a great trip! See you at Swancon!
    (Can't claim to understand you, but then I haven't figured out myself yet.)

     

  • At Monday, August 09, 2004 10:20:00 am, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Funny that you grew up in a city where not even your best friend understands you.

    Well not funny but sad on your behalf.

    Do you think that says something about your relationship skills...

     

  • At Wednesday, August 11, 2004 5:55:00 am, Blogger moonbug said…

    You of course assume that I have a best friend who is human that lives in Perth.

    You also assume you understand the context of this post.

     

  • At Sunday, September 05, 2004 10:47:00 am, Blogger Thrifty Mumma said…

    Does the name Jo Shaw mean anything to you?
    Last I checked she was human AND living in Perth.

     

  • At Tuesday, September 07, 2004 2:39:00 am, Blogger moonbug said…

    Well nice to see that you are naming your posts now, Trish.

    Also rather interesting is that you stated you didn't want any contact from me, yet you feel the sudden urge to comment in my blog.

    Once again you are missing the point of the post. Understanding and friendship are often different things.

    For example if I was held up at gunpoint, it may have a great affect on me, I may become insecure or afraid of going out alone or I may feel the need to protect myself with a gun also or I may feel anxiety when visiting the place where it happened. This is something that only someone who has been in a situation similar to mine (being held up at gunpoint, being the victim of violent crime) could understand. Someone who is a friend may be supportive, but they wouldn't be able to understand what I was feeling and why I was feeling it as they hadn't been through what I had.

    Equally there are many things that I feel about that alot of people in Perth do not understand, yet those elseware do. Regardless of how close I consider a friendship with an individual they may not have experienced situations that I have and therefore cannot understand why I feel and react the way I do.

    There are many people I know who I like and consider to be friends. It doesn't mean that I feel they understand me.

     

  • At Friday, September 10, 2004 5:13:00 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Shouldn't your friendships be based on understanding and mutual trust?

     

  • At Saturday, September 11, 2004 11:28:00 am, Blogger moonbug said…

    Well there are different types/levels of understanding, I'll give you an example of two below:

    1. The understanding becuase you've been through a simmilar experience (see my indepth explaination in a previous comment). Therefore you can understand someone becuase you've been there.

    2. The understanding because someone has told you about an experience. You can attempt to understand and can be comforting/supportive etc but you don't totally understand because you have not had the simmilar experience and don't know how it really affects a person.

    And yes trust is a factor in any relationships people have with each other. The basic social trust of "you wont beat me over the head for no reason if I walk past you in the street" through to the deep "you are my lifepartner and soulmate" trust.

    The level of trust depends on the people involved, what experiences they share and about a hundred other reasons. Same for the understanding.

    So what's your point exactly?

     

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