What is your ideal romantic partner?

[The Flood]

How hard?

Dude, really, you're asking how hard with a CANE on the butt.
We should already know that a cane is a no-no.

It's possible to hit someone with a cane without inflicting pain, as long as you're not wacking them.

But you're right, someone disciplining a child wth a cane is unlikely to be doing it lightly enough for it to be reasonable.

[Firsthome]

Love is evil - love is a distraction from our duty. Love is a form of hope - hope that the future will offer some happiness that will redeem our present lives. Hope presents the illusion that some interior value (happiness) can be pursued as an end in itself. It dilutes our dedication to our rational duty - we will not suffer the pains that our duty necessitates because we have hope that we can, instead, pursue our love. We do not fulfill our obligation to our intellectual ambitions because we hope that we can pursue a family with the S/O of our dreams.

Love of our fellow human beings distracts us - it subverts our noblest attributes. We ought only love our duties - love that which is consistent with our unconditional obligations as rational persons. Everything else is a matter of indifference.

Glad I'm not this guy

Everyone assumes I'm a loner


It's not like I want to sit alone at lunch.


No one ever sits with me:(

[Soldati Senza Confini]

Ideal is unattainable by nature.
I wouldn't like to have the "ideal" wife by any means... It sounds too perfect.
And if I have learned anything is that if it sounds too good to be true it probably is.

Why would you not want your ideal?

If I could have all my ideals in life, I would definitely want that. Life can't be too perfect.

I would not want it because then life would be too boring and people would be out of a job.

The reason why we have a job is because someone else needs us, the reason why we struggle and we feel happy when we accomplish something is because of the fact we busted our ass to do it.

Why would you want an ideal life if it means not challenging yourself and your perceptions of the world?

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Related questions: have your preferences on "ideal" partner changed much or are they still the same of, say, 5 years ago? If they've changed, what has?

[Firsthome]

Related questions: have your preferences on "ideal" partner changed much or are they still the same of, say, 5 years ago? If they've changed, what has?

Ok, what's changed

Skin color no longer matters

Gender still does

Jeans and t shirts a plus

Short shorts a minus

[Firsthome]

My dad is a overweight, 51 year old, testosterone deprived, balding, it techperson

That's the problem here. Has that affected your ideal romantic goals?

No

[Soldati Senza Confini]

Related questions: have your preferences on "ideal" partner changed much or are they still the same of, say, 5 years ago? If they've changed, what has?

Mine has, definitely.

5 years ago I could have told you I wanted a deeply religious girl who I would wait for marriage and she'd be hyper-feminine/a gamer and smart and a wonderful person to me. Much like Flood's ideal partner.

Nowadays, I just want someone to appreciate me the way I am and accepts me the way I am, flaws and all. It's why I am with who I am right now.

[Grenartia]

ok back to the topic,

Children below the age of lets say 16, if they are found doing such things

they must be canned

How about instead of canning them, we can people who say they should be canned?

depends, the boy gets disciplined by the father, the girl disciplined buy the mother is my view on it.

I think that's sexist, also an inconvenience for my wife. There's something dysfunctional about a mother using corporal punishment, it's contrary to my common-sense expectations because there's no clear authority or nurturer when both parents are using the belt.

As somebody who was spanked by both parents, I can assure you that is utter bullmooseshit.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Related questions: have your preferences on "ideal" partner changed much or are they still the same of, say, 5 years ago? If they've changed, what has?

Ok, what's changedf

Skin color no longer matters

Gender still does

Jeans and t shirts a plus

Short shorts a minus

So when it comes to the physical traits, your preferences have changed somewhat.

[T Roosevelt]

Dude, really, you're asking how hard with a CANE on the butt.
We should already know that a cane is a no-no.

It's possible to hit someone with a cane without inflicting pain, as long as you're not wacking them.

But you're right, someone disciplining a child wth a cane is unlikely to be doing it lightly enough for it to be reasonable.

A cane is too long to be used to discipline and can break, the swagger stick is shorter and the designs are usually thicker.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Related questions: have your preferences on "ideal" partner changed much or are they still the same of, say, 5 years ago? If they've changed, what has?

Mine has, definitely.

5 years ago I could have told you I wanted a deeply religious girl who I would wait for marriage and she'd be hyper-feminine and smart and a wonderful person to me. Much like Flood's ideal partner.

Nowadays, I just want someone to appreciate me the way I am and accepts me the way I am, flaws and all.

Would you say this is due to recent experiences?

[Firsthome]

Ok, what's changedf

Skin color no longer matters

Gender still does

Jeans and t shirts a plus

Short shorts a minus

So when it comes to the physical traits, your preferences have changed somewhat.

Oh, and now I dislike the idea of a submissive wife as well

I'd rather be submissive

[Soldati Senza Confini]

Mine has, definitely.

5 years ago I could have told you I wanted a deeply religious girl who I would wait for marriage and she'd be hyper-feminine and smart and a wonderful person to me. Much like Flood's ideal partner.

Nowadays, I just want someone to appreciate me the way I am and accepts me the way I am, flaws and all.

Would you say this is due to recent experiences?

Pretty much.

I still have a range in which I want physical attraction, and like the old saying goes "I know it when I see it", but as in regard of personality it is due to personal experiences.

[Grenartia]

Related questions: have your preferences on "ideal" partner changed much or are they still the same of, say, 5 years ago? If they've changed, what has?

5 years, you say?

Only my gender preferences, really.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

So when it comes to the physical traits, your preferences have changed somewhat.

Oh, and now I dislike the idea of a submissive wife as well

I'd rather be submissive

You'd prefer a dominant partner?

[Washington Resistance Army]

Related questions: have your preferences on "ideal" partner changed much or are they still the same of, say, 5 years ago? If they've changed, what has?

Not really, my current girlfriend nailed most of the things I wanted in a partner and none of the things I like or preferences have changed.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

It's possible to hit someone with a cane without inflicting pain, as long as you're not wacking them.

But you're right, someone disciplining a child wth a cane is unlikely to be doing it lightly enough for it to be reasonable.

A cane is too long to be used to discipline and can break, the swagger stick is shorter and the designs are usually thicker.

I don't know about you, but I'd never hit my children with a stick.

[Firsthome]

Oh, and now I dislike the idea of a submissive wife as well

I'd rather be submissive

You'd prefer a dominant partner?

As long as I'm not a subject of violence, yes

[Firsthome]

A cane is too long to be used to discipline and can break, the swagger stick is shorter and the designs are usually thicker.

I don't know about you, but I'd never hit my children with a stick.

I'd hit people who hit people with a stick with a fist, but that's just me

[T Roosevelt]

A cane is too long to be used to discipline and can break, the swagger stick is shorter and the designs are usually thicker.

I don't know about you, but I'd never hit my children with a stick.

I'm not the father that is going to rush to use the stick, it's a last ditch effort that includes military school.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Related questions: have your preferences on "ideal" partner changed much or are they still the same of, say, 5 years ago? If they've changed, what has?

5 years, you say?

Only my gender preferences, really.

Just a quantifier. You can go further back, if you think it applies.

Would you say this is due to recent experiences?

Pretty much.

I still have a range in which I want physical attraction, and like the old saying goes "I know it when I see it", but as in regard of personality it is due to personal experiences.

Mine changed considerably too throughout the years. I emphasize on personality and intellectual traits more than I do physical ones.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

5 years, you say?

Only my gender preferences, really.

Just a quantifier. You can go further back, if you think it applies.

Pretty much.

I still have a range in which I want physical attraction, and like the old saying goes "I know it when I see it", but as in regard of personality it is due to personal experiences.

Mine changed considerably too throughout the years. I emphasize on personality and intellectual traits more than I do physical ones.

I do, as well.

It still doesn't mean I don't want a wife who I feel good physically with.

[Grenartia]

A cane is too long to be used to discipline and can break, the swagger stick is shorter and the designs are usually thicker.

I don't know about you, but I'd never hit my children with a stick.

Yeah, if there was any doubt before, its all erased now. TRollsevelt is fucking with us.

If you can't accomplish corporal discipline with a belt (no, not excessive use, but reasonable and appropriate use), then you're either too fucking strict, or your kid has a psychological issue that needs to be looked into.

[The Flood]

Why would you not want your ideal?
If I could have all my ideals in life, I would definitely want that. Life can't be too perfect.

I would not want it because then life would be too boring and people would be out of a job.
The reason why we have a job is because someone else needs us, the reason why we struggle and we feel happy when we accomplish something is because of the fact we busted our ass to do it.
Why would you want an ideal life if it means not challenging yourself and your perceptions of the world?

The only way I wish to be challenged is at my own discretion. I don't want to be challenged by external factors I have no control of. It's not a good challenge if it is unpleasant and contrary to my desires, then it's a bad challenge.

[Manisdog]

ok back to the topic,

Children below the age of lets say 16, if they are found doing such things

they must be canned

How about instead of canning them, we can people who say they should be canned?

I think that's sexist, also an inconvenience for my wife. There's something dysfunctional about a mother using corporal punishment, it's contrary to my common-sense expectations because there's no clear authority or nurturer when both parents are using the belt.

As somebody who was spanked by both parents, I can assure you that is utter bullmooseshit.

no, we need to teach children how to behave, they would go running around have sex, get into relationships

when what they ought to be doing is studying

my mother never canned me, I was in boarding school and I used to get canned all the time, I hated it then but now i thank them