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Offline Seraphina

Re: Insanity in the modern world - male-female close friendships
« Reply #40 on: July 24, 2018, 06:59:36 PM »
Quote from: TKGS on July 24, 2018, 04:55:23 PM
I heard about this on the radio and figured the host had fallen victim of a parody news site.  But it turns out that it's true.  Two boys recently won several high school girls State track and Field championships in, I think, Connecticut.  In a few years, men are going to dominate most women's sports under the guise of "trans-genderism".
Yes, it is Connecticut.  Two of my friend's grandchildren graduated from that school in June.  She said she's glad they are the last grand kids because she won't have to attend any more public school graduation ceremonies. The behavior of many of the people, graduates and parents, was disgraceful and most of the females were dressed like prostitutes.  Some of the graduates proudly displayed their lbgtq buttons and regalia.  
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Offline Viva Cristo Rey

Re: Insanity in the modern world - male-female close friendships
« Reply #41 on: August 02, 2018, 09:16:48 PM »
Was it true or fake news that Pope John Paul was sending letters to married woman on regular basis? 
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Offline TKGS

Re: Insanity in the modern world - male-female close friendships
« Reply #42 on: August 03, 2018, 06:35:56 AM »
Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey on August 02, 2018, 09:16:48 PM
Was it true or fake news that Pope John Paul was sending letters to married woman on regular basis?
It seems that this is true.  The Guardian reports it here:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/15/pope-john-paul-ii-letters-reveal-32-year-relationship-with-woman

Catholic News Agency reports that the Vatican said that the friendship was not a secret:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/those-letters-between-john-paul-ii-and-a-woman-not-so-secret-actually-52016

Time's reporting is a little more salacious:
http://time.com/4224823/pope-john-paul-ii-woman-letters/

The issue came up during the beatification investigation.
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Offline Neil Obstat

Re: Insanity in the modern world - male-female close friendships
« Reply #43 on: August 04, 2018, 04:29:35 PM »
Quote from: Matthew on July 13, 2018, 10:09:37 AM
Look at this post on "Stack Exchange", a question & answer forum. Can you imagine the insanity? People have forgotten -- and they deny -- basic human nature.

How to convince my wife that my best friend and I are just friends?

I have a friend (a girl), who I met around 8 months ago. Since then, she has become my best friend and we are extremely close. Understandably, my wife is envious of the relationship and even sometimes suspects it is more than a platonic friendship (at least emotionally).

How can I convince her that the relationship is platonic without changing the nature of the friendship?

Here are the critical, key points:


  • - Me and 'Katie' (fictional name for my friend, for future reference only) met at a wrestling class. This is an intimate sport with a lot of close, physical contact. We both love the sport and we train together 3 times per week (in a class situation) and then 1 on 1 alone once a week.
  • - We meet up once a week for a non wrestling related day. We usually do another activity just for fun and then go out for food or just hang out somewhere for the day.
  • - We have a holiday booked for 1 week. It is a training camp and we are sharing a room, but it is a twin room.
  • - We speak on the phone (via a txting app) on average 2 - 3 times per day. I would say we exchange an average of 20 - 50 messages per day. We always send one to each other last thing at night.
  • - When we have been apart, we have told each other how we miss each-other and have exchanged mutual feelings of loving each others company, loving being friends etc. She has also said if I am down or look sad that it makes her feel the same way.
  • - Understandably, the above makes it look like there is something more than friendship potentially. But here is the thing. We are both married. She has said she is happily married and has 4 children with her husband. But she has also said that he is happy with our friendship and that she wants us to be friends forever. She said that since knowing me, she has been much happier in general.
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The friendship has dramatically improved my happiness levels. Having such a close friend is amazing, and I want to keep that, whilst keeping my partner happy and comfortable also.

I have spoken to my wife about the friend and she said she won't stop me seeing her but that she is very jealous of it and doesn't like it.
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He should bring his wife along the next time, and the other woman can bring her husband along.
Then it can be a double date. And no funny business.
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If that arrangement isn't okay with one of the four parties then there is something amiss.

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