Over the Shock and GALing 6

[Kettricken]

I understand where you're coming from Greek. It's a bit insulting to hear the substance of "WAWs must all be unhinged", repeatedly.

I think the goal of pointing out the WAWs less-than-stellar mental processes in cases like Thinker and Antlers is to warn that they seem to be (emotionally, if not logically) giving the adjudication on their worthiness as men/husbands/lovers into the hands of women who are not doing their most spectacular objective thinking (for what may be very valid reasons, but still).

It hurts me to see anyone abdicate authority over their own self-esteem. For emotional, empathic reasons, and also because I truly believe that any relationship NOT based on healthy self-love and self-acceptance is going to wind up twisted in all sorts of very subtle yet damaging ways (covert contracts, projection, etc.)

Like your sig line .... we're all muddling through this together.