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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Frank who wrote (17076)	1/26/1998 3:14:00 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Excuse me? I am no "male hater" for sure!! I love men, and have particular respect for very strong, intelligent and sensitive men who are able to talk about their feelings, and even cry once in awhile because they are secure enough to do that and still feel masculine. Based on the tone of your rather insulting post I might add that I doubt I would like you much, but since I am also sort of the hostess here at the Feelings thread and really try to stay polite and understanding unless someone is an utter jerk for a very long time, I will wonder instead why my posts upset you so much. And I have no idea why you think I can't stand the responsibilities of authority. Perhaps you could clarify that. It seems the women around here, regardless of their opinions about the presidential crisis, are attempting to stay calm. Some of the men are taking this all like a visceral assault, and I am truly curious what the difference is about. Perhaps you could explain your actual feelings or anxieties instead of just making assumptions about me that are totally untrue, and we could have an interesting discussion. I do like men who take their marriage vows seriously, even if marriage is a struggle and there are temptations. I am far from perfect, and have been tempted myself, and I don't think I am being overly judgmental. I have no respect for men who repeatedly dishonor their wives and children with behavior as wild as Clinton's is ALLEGED to be, but I do respect people who realize they have a serious problem, like a sexual addiction problem, and are brave enough to go to a psychologist and get treatment before they really damage others, or drag a nation through something like this experience. One thing that really concerns me about this is that in polls over the weekend, a majority of the American public believes this alleged behavior is typical of married men. I hope not!! We are trying to run a society here, and such cynical views do not bode well for its stability, since children seem to thrive most when their parents are married to each other, and stay that way. So while you might consider my position morally judgmental, I believe a president has some responsibility to at least keep his adultery private. This president has not. If you will read my posts, I make very clear, repeatedly, that these are allegations. However, some of us enjoy analyzing the crisis, what really offends us, under what circumstances the president should perhaps resign, and what might happen next. If you don't, you can simply choose not to participate. But I suspect there is something deeper that is bothering you. If so, I would really apreciate it if you don't take it out on me, since you don't know me at all.