Falling in love and partnering up with someone is seen as the norm amongst the human population. In western society this follows the process of courting someone for a period of time until they can confirm their interest is reciprocated, fall disinterested, or know their interest will *never* be reciprocated. One thing I find fascinating …
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Status Report (pt 1)
It has been 7 years since I’ve started this blog. It’s essentially a diary of sorts but it doesn’t document my life. Each post represents a thought I had that was either self-regarded as noteworthy or emotionally impactful for me at that time. This domain ‘failatcollege’ was originally a cathartic way for me to document …
And why not me
“Why are you with him if you still feel alone even when your together?” And why not me? “He’s done things with you and been with you in ways that I never have. To me, that *is* dating. How is that not dating?” And why not me? “You’ve already hurt me in the past, I’m …
I want to strangle my roommate
And maybe beat his face in a little bit. He borders on someone who I feel shares similar behavior to at times, but that I also hate with an intense passion. Maybe it’s because I think he’s full of contradictions and regardless of whatever his IQ is or how well he performs at his job, …
The Natural Argument
I’ve been seeing a common pattern amongst my friends where they’ll bring up certain fringe views they believe in and try to argue them as being more natural than the more popular ones. “Natural” meaning closer to our biological human instinct rather than something culturally derived. While I admire their acknowledgment of cultural impact on …
Thinking Too Much
Thinking too much has always been a major problem of mine. That’s how I find myself writing this post at 1:45AM. I just had a conversation with one of my closest female friends and went to bed feeling strangely morose. I was acting like I wasn’t and didn’t bring it up, but now I can’t …
Is Fetishization a problem?
I’ve been thinking about the problem of fetishization for some time now and have been trying to think of why it’s frowned upon when it comes to dating. Is it actually something bad or is it something that’s just looked down upon when actively acknowledged? Maybe fetishization is more prevalent than one might think, like …
The Disconnect Between Morality and Desire
Ever since I was a kid I’ve always wondered what it is that motivates people to do bad things, and what separates good from bad in the first place. I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s the disconnect between 2 things we know as morality and desire. Desire arises almost uncontrollably and causes people to …
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A harsh critique of a woman I know
I have a close female friend who is steadily growing older and can’t find a partner to settle down with. Sometimes she talks about finding a man with similar qualities to me and that makes me cringe because she is the antithesis of everything I want in a woman. Needless to say, she’s probably also …
The case for being nice
On one occasion, when talking to one of my past roommates, I remember asking her why she couldn’t disagree with someone and be nice about it. She followed that question with another question so profound that it prompted me to write this post — “Why”? I thought about what she said and for the first …