tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664189135896554526.post3686588205335051534..comments2023-07-28T03:06:34.342-07:00Comments on my thorn in the flesh: I'm stuckJXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401086120597891551noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664189135896554526.post-53632598833161480372008-08-15T18:45:00.000-07:002008-08-15T18:45:00.000-07:00Well, "live it up" can mean an awful lot of things...Well, "live it up" can mean an awful lot of things. <BR/><BR/>You are correct that many of us tend to be stunted in relationship building when it comes to the dating experience. However, I quickly realized how much I had learned about building relationships with my best friends from high school and into adulthood. These weren't sexually intimate relationships, but they were real, and sincere, and I'm a better person because of them. <BR/><BR/>Because I am a prudish man, I'm not too wild about the thought of "living it up" in terms of sexual promiscuity for experience sake, particularly if one is closeted living one life "here," another, "there." That's not a recipe for emotional, or spiritual, health. IMHO, if sexual encounters become the goal, disappointment is sure to follow. In contrast, if relationship that is authentic is the gift, all the rest of the stuff takes care of itself.KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701224049914946896noreply@blogger.com