Comments by "Ellie" (@ellie698) on "The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters"
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This is all so depressing.
The "secret" to finding a partner with whom you can have a mutually great relationship, be there for each other, care for each other, love each other, fancy each other, want to be there in the long term for each other, is to develop yourself so that you become a great person to know, a wise person, a secure person, an interesting person, a good person.
Pretending to be all and any of these things might get you a date but it won't get you anyone who wants to stick around when they find out you're a fraud.
So you'll end up worse off than before because dating that goes nowhere just drags you down, makes you lose confidence in yourself and faith in others.
You're on a hiding to nothing
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"women want a superior man..."
Yes. But superior in relation to other men, not in relation to her.
I want a man I can look up to, admire, respect but for that to be mutual. For him to feel the same about me and my individual qualities. To recognise the wonderful qualities within each other. Not to be the same, because no two people can ever be the same.
To be equals in terms of intelligence - and intelligence comes in many forms - someone who is resilient, resourceful and can get things done. But that he sees those things in me too. That we each complement each others strengths and help each other improve in areas of relative weakness. And that's not necessarily "gendered". Each and every person has their own mix of strengths and weaknesses.
A good couple is one who sees, appreciates and admires the strengths within their partner and doesn't look down on these things within then that aren't as strong, because none of us can do everything, not one of us is perfect but a good partnership is one where we help each other be better for ourselves and for out partner, we grow together, prop up and support the other when needed, to both feel comfortable to be weak and vulnerable without being either criticised or taken advantage of
It's bloody hard to achieve! But as a society we really need to put relationship skills at the heart of everything. It's ok to be in competition with other people. But each team of two needs to be very much A TEAM and for that TEAM to be in competition with other teams not in competition with each other.
I'm a strong, intelligent, feminine woman. Those things aren't mutually exclusive. I have qualities within me that some might describe as "masculine". But this is nonsense. I can take control in an emergency situation and keep calm. MOTHERS need to be able to do that. Motherhood isn't all about loving and nurturing, it's about protecting the family too, being tough when need be, to keep the peace between siblings, between friends, protect their kids from being bullied, help their kids be strong, capable, resourceful and resilient, not to be a pushover.
I want a man who sees and appreciates the strengths in me and not feel HE has to solve every problem.
People are problem solvers.
Somehow we've lost our way about how women are supposed to be, how men are supposed to be. Both men and women can be strong and take charge, both men and women can be more in the background and take a supportive role.
We're none of us one OR the other ALL of the time. It's about working together, seeing what role is needed in the moment for any given situation and being flexible enough to fill the role that the other person can't. It's a dynamic ever changing process.
And you never stop learning.
As for having children.... the role is far too important to be fine unless you're sure of yourself, your partner and the PARTNERSHIP before entering into creating the next generation.
I didn't want a manbaby, or a cold, aloof hands off father, I was looking for a man who I felt would be a strong yet loving partner to me and father to our child(ren).... I haven't found that man! I'm not looking for perfection, but as I say, for someone who would work WITH me, as a strong team of two.... not found him and wouldn't have kids without that. It wouldn't be fair on me or them!
That's my twopenny worth anyway!
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I want M.A.I.D. to be available in the UK
As a sufferer of a horrible, incurable and degenerative disease that is not fatal, I stand to lose the entire quality of my life, zero control over any part of my body, without the ability to kill myself, plus I wouldn't want to do it in a way that is risky to myself ( by this I mean that may not kill me and that may be painful and distressing) or messy and distressing for those who find me.
I have no intention of getting pressured into it, but I without it I may live for 20 or 30 years unable to hear, see, eat unaided, speak or even breathe unaided. What sort of life is that, what sort of quality is that?
We use our compassion to ease the suffering of animals. People should have the choice too.
It shouldn't be open to children, they do not have the perspective to make any life-changing decisions.
They should be given counseling and extensive help. Just as adults who are healthy.
All people who apply for M.A.I.D. should have rigorous therapy to help them work through any issues they may have.
About ten thousand people a year use MAID.
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It's impossible to get counseling on the NHS, it's far easier to keep someone on antidepressants for their whole life. It keeps a large proportion of people functioning, not happy and their underlying issues untouched but at least they're not suicidal.
But given enough extra stressors and the inability to cope, connect with others, self, soothe, cognitively deal with they're problems, some of those on antidepressants will inevitably succumb to their depression and choose to end their lives.
There simply isn't the social support and one to one counseling/prolonged therapy that everyone needs.
If more social support and truly effective talk therapy (much of it just isn't.... for all sorts of reasons too long to go in to here)was available more people would be able to cope, survive, even thrive.
Thinking outside the box further, many people are unhappy because they haven't been properly and adequately parented. More emphasis on good parenting skills, relationship skills, conflict resolution skills etc would help parents and their children cope better with the ever present difficulties that life continually throws at everyone.
So much to say on this subject.
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