This usually makes little sense, particularly for someone one was attracted to for a while.
It’s almost never true that for someone whose breasts one once found sufficient, her breasts would be a deal breaker, and no woman would be attractive with similar breasts regardless of her personality, face, legs, etc.
The problem is that the character sheet was filled out with mostly low die rolls, not that stat X is too low.
ETA: asking what the “true reason” for a breakup was is like asking what the “true reason” for a war, such as the Iraq War, was. Was it possible WMD? Past links to Al-Qaida? Possible future links to Al-Qaida? Past human rights abuses such as mass torture and murder? Aquiring influence over oil? Creating a pro-western regime? Creating a democratic regime? Perceived divine guidance during Bush’s praying?
The first test to figure out if someone is more rationalist than emotional about the Iraq war to ask them what the “true reason” for the invasion was and see if they right that wrong question. It’s just as much the wrong question in this context as that one.
Calling it “grossly insensitive” is too quick a rejection of the possibility of telling a truth.
It’s almost never true that for someone whose breasts one once found sufficient, her breasts would be a deal breaker
It is more or less true of people who gain a significant amount of status without a commensurate improvement in the status of their partner. Standards change.
Sure, it isn’t going to be the only reason but it can certainly be significant enough to single out.
In an episode of Seinfeld, Elaine was dating a man because she wanted to be dating a doctor. She then finds out that he never managed to pass his licensing exams and therefore couldn’t yet practice medicine. After she helps him pass, he dumps her, saying this:
Ben: I’m sorry, Elaine. I always knew that after I became a doctor, I would dump whoever I was with and find someone better. That’s the dream of becoming a doctor.
The principle of no aspect being the cause of too low value still applies.
How many guys are out of Morena Baccarin’s league because her breasts are small? She has everything else going for her so her weakest attribute is compensated for.
To call the weakest attribute of someone you reject the “true reason” makes sense only if it is a lone sufficient condition, which it probably won’t be even for someone who you no longer want to be with because you think you can do better.
This usually makes little sense, particularly for someone one was attracted to for a while.
It’s almost never true that for someone whose breasts one once found sufficient, her breasts would be a deal breaker, and no woman would be attractive with similar breasts regardless of her personality, face, legs, etc.
The problem is that the character sheet was filled out with mostly low die rolls, not that stat X is too low.
ETA: asking what the “true reason” for a breakup was is like asking what the “true reason” for a war, such as the Iraq War, was. Was it possible WMD? Past links to Al-Qaida? Possible future links to Al-Qaida? Past human rights abuses such as mass torture and murder? Aquiring influence over oil? Creating a pro-western regime? Creating a democratic regime? Perceived divine guidance during Bush’s praying?
The first test to figure out if someone is more rationalist than emotional about the Iraq war to ask them what the “true reason” for the invasion was and see if they right that wrong question. It’s just as much the wrong question in this context as that one.
I agree.
It is more or less true of people who gain a significant amount of status without a commensurate improvement in the status of their partner. Standards change.
Sure, it isn’t going to be the only reason but it can certainly be significant enough to single out.
In an episode of Seinfeld, Elaine was dating a man because she wanted to be dating a doctor. She then finds out that he never managed to pass his licensing exams and therefore couldn’t yet practice medicine. After she helps him pass, he dumps her, saying this:
Which illustrates the point rather nicely.
The principle of no aspect being the cause of too low value still applies.
How many guys are out of Morena Baccarin’s league because her breasts are small? She has everything else going for her so her weakest attribute is compensated for.
To call the weakest attribute of someone you reject the “true reason” makes sense only if it is a lone sufficient condition, which it probably won’t be even for someone who you no longer want to be with because you think you can do better.