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Do you eat alone with the opposite sex?

Lunch?

  • Of course

    Votes: 77 90.6%

  • Yes, but my SO would not like it

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • No, I stand with Mike Pence

    Votes: 8 9.4%

  • Doofus only eats with Numbers

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    85
Shooshmoo said:
Appreciate diggler's honesty in this thread, and that he has admitted he has a problem. The conclusion I've drawn from this thread and Pence is that anyone who has this type of rule has a problem, and that problem is either an inability to control themselves (which may just mean they are with the wrong partner) or just Evangelical bullshit. This is not normal, or shouldn't be.
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I don't agree with this. I know plenty of people who intentionally avoid being alone with a member of the opposite sex other than their spouse. Some do it for reasons of purity; some do it because they're afraid of sexual harassment issues; etc. Again, while I see your urge to characterize anyone who doesn't agree with you as abnormal, I'd ask you just to accept that there are people who view the world differently than you do. I don't view your casual attitude about this as abnormal, even though I guarantee you that some of you who have told me how dumb this is will someday come to appreciate the wisdom behind it.
 
Whoever Shooshmoo is in real life, I imagine he's one of those douchebags you hope is never your neighbor or a coworker. Dude is an asshole.
 
Brangus said:
Whoever Shooshmoo is in real life, I imagine he's one of those douchebags you hope is never your neighbor or a coworker. Dude is an asshole.
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Well, at least I am able to have dinner with a female friend without cheating on my wife, snowflake.
 
That under 10% of people on an anonymous poll on a (mostly) anonymous message board have answered this question "no" indicates that this is likely a little bit abnormal no?

Small sample size and all that obviously
 
Would you say that being gay is "abnormal?" Less than 10% of americans are gay. I suspect you're using the word casually - if you mean this is atypical, then I agree. There are lots of things that people do that are atypical, and a lot of them are probably really good for you.
 
DeacDiggler said:
Would you say that being gay is "abnormal?" Less than 10% of americans are gay. I suspect you're using the word casually - if you mean this is atypical, then I agree. There are lots of things that people do that are atypical, and a lot of them are probably really good for you.
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lol
 
Shooshmoo said:
Well, at least I am able to have dinner with a female friend without cheating on my wife, snowflake.
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Thanks for proving my point. Just keep typing. Sometimes it's too easy.
 
Brangus said:
Thanks for proving my point. Just keep typing. Sometimes it's too easy.
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Listen, sweetie, you personally attacked me without provocation -- but you can choose to believe you're not the asshole here if it makes you feel better.
 
Shooshmoo said:
Listen, sweetie, you personally attacked me without provocation -- but you can choose to believe you're not the asshole here if it makes you feel better.
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"Sweetie" lol.

Keep typing...that's it...keep it going...you know you need to.
 
DeacDiggler said:
Would you say that being gay is "abnormal?" Less than 10% of americans are gay. I suspect you're using the word casually - if you mean this is atypical, then I agree. There are lots of things that people do that are atypical, and a lot of them are probably really good for you.
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I was just using the word you used/the word others used.
 
DeacDiggler said:
I don't agree with this. I know plenty of people who intentionally avoid being alone with a member of the opposite sex other than their spouse. Some do it for reasons of purity; some do it because they're afraid of sexual harassment issues; etc. Again, while I see your urge to characterize anyone who doesn't agree with you as abnormal, I'd ask you just to accept that there are people who view the world differently than you do. I don't view your casual attitude about this as abnormal, even though I guarantee you that some of you who have told me how dumb this is will someday come to appreciate the wisdom behind it.
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Reasons of purity? Hanging out with the opposite gender makes you less pure? Do you know how stupid and antiquated that sounds?

I am not a jesus juicer so I am not going to try and tell people how to live their life, as is the custom for that crowd, so do whatever you gotta do to get through the day, but just know that when you talk about this among educated people under the age of 60, using the language that you are using, you sound old, antiquated and extremely out of touch, just like Pence.

BTW polls show that being a bible beater is also becoming more and more atypical.
 
Your eloquence and empathy are, as always, impressive. The entire discussion was to discuss how out of touch and stupid Mike Pence is. I explained that there are legitimate reasons to behave as he does, and I explained those reasons. Since you don't think those are valid reasons for you, you have decided that "educated people" think I'm stupid and out of touch.

My response to that is that I am well aware that these views are outside the mainstream, but my awareness of both sides of the question shows that I'm actually in touch, and open to understanding other people. Since this entire issue is all news to you, perhaps you're the one who's out of touch. I'm not pushing my beliefs on anyone; I am simply explaining why a believer might choose to act as Pence has and why it's not stupid.

Finally, I agree with your final point, but as I said before, something being atypical doesn't mean that it's bad. Believing in Jesus isn't a poll.
 
DeacDiggler said:
Your eloquence and empathy are, as always, impressive. The entire discussion was to discuss how out of touch and stupid Mike Pence is. I explained that there are legitimate reasons to behave as he does, and I explained those reasons. Since you don't think those are valid reasons for you, you have decided that "educated people" think I'm stupid and out of touch.

My response to that is that I am well aware that these views are outside the mainstream, but my awareness of both sides of the question shows that I'm actually in touch, and open to understanding other people. Since this entire issue is all news to you, perhaps you're the one who's out of touch. I'm not pushing my beliefs on anyone; I am simply explaining why a believer might choose to act as Pence has and why it's not stupid.

Finally, I agree with your final point, but as I said before, something being atypical doesn't mean that it's bad. Believing in Jesus isn't a poll.
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Unless that person happens to be the Vice President of the United States and has a hand in influencing policies that affect the main stream. Personally, I don't care what he does behind closed doors or what it takes to keep his marriage together as long as he separates it from his public policy.
 
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Demonwolverine said:
Unless that person happens to be the Vice President of the United States and has a hand in influencing policies that affect the main stream. I personally don't care what he does behind close doors or what it takes to keep his marriage together as long as he separates it from his public policy.
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right
 
Agreed on that point. Pence's beliefs should inform his actions, but should not drive his policies.
 
DeacDiggler said:
Your eloquence and empathy are, as always, impressive. The entire discussion was to discuss how out of touch and stupid Mike Pence is. I explained that there are legitimate reasons to behave as he does, and I explained those reasons. Since you don't think those are valid reasons for you, you have decided that "educated people" think I'm stupid and out of touch.

My response to that is that I am well aware that these views are outside the mainstream, but my awareness of both sides of the question shows that I'm actually in touch, and open to understanding other people. Since this entire issue is all news to you, perhaps you're the one who's out of touch. I'm not pushing my beliefs on anyone; I am simply explaining why a believer might choose to act as Pence has and why it's not stupid.

Finally, I agree with your final point, but as I said before, something being atypical doesn't mean that it's bad. Believing in Jesus isn't a poll.
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What I think you are still missing is how these opinions debase women and treat/view them as only sexual objects. There are like a thousand internet feminists out there that could explain it better than me, but really setting up some of these rules is really like the Michelob Ultra version of making a woman wear a burqa.
 
My wife and I operate under the same rules. I suspect Pence and his wife do as well. I agree with you that there are plenty of "Christians" who use the Bible to keep women down, but that's not what the Bible actually teaches. As a man, my calling is to serve my wife. I guess that's a long way of saying, yes, I see your point, but it's possible to have this practice and still not debase women.
 
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