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ThatNiceMan asks: Have you ever been talking with people down the pub when somebody throws such a complete curveball (Sample WTF moment: "I wonder what it's like to get bummed") that all talk is stopped dead? Tell us!

(, Thu 12 May 2011, 12:53)
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It was a perfectly serious response.

(, Mon 16 May 2011, 15:01, 1 reply)
sorry. I couldn't tell
Thanks for your well-meaning advice.
In which case, if we are being serious, is it appropriate to ask how long ago and how many have you and your Mrs been through, and if you have children now? I'm not going to chuck gender-generalisations around, but I do know that I and a lot of other women who have been through this grieved very differently (not saying less) than our blokes. But I do accept that some people this doesn't touch as much as us and if you are one of them, so be it. Also wonder if you did have live kids, if that changed how you viewed your loss. Also sorry this has happened to you/your Mrs too
(, Tue 17 May 2011, 6:27, closed)
How am I supposed to react to a stranger feeling sorry for me about something we've both acknowledged is so common that it has to be considered normal?
This is something you should be talking to friends and family about. And maybe to a midwife or other health professional. It's not something to throw into a pub conversation as a deliberate 'conversation killer' or to start discussing with complete strangers on a website dedicated to stupid pictures and games involving pubic hair and swearing.
(, Tue 17 May 2011, 8:01, closed)
I'm "not feeling sorry for you" at all
I was just trying to bridge something, I don't know what. Never mind.
Have talked to friends and family and health professionals at the relevant times, I don't see how that is even relevant to this. I accept what is happening and thought I was open enough to talk about this with 'strangers' without getting upset, blah blah blah. And I have been. Must work on my stiff British upper lip though.

I've obviously overstepped the boundary of appropriate topics for here with my mentalness. Back to pubic hair and swearing then.
(, Tue 17 May 2011, 8:30, closed)
Well you said "sorry this happened" ... not sure how else to interpret that.
There aren't any real boundaries of appropriateness on here (more's the pity in some cases) but it goes both ways. If you're going to post personal things then you're going to have to expect disagreement or downright unwelcome responses. Instantly labelling disagreement as "trolling" is just weak. Although seemingly par for the course on qotw.
(, Tue 17 May 2011, 10:01, closed)
Dunno, was just acknowledging that at one time it might have been a bit shitty
for you, despite it not turning you into an obnoxious anti-social fucking mental. I definitely don't feel sorry for you.

Disagreement? I guess, like I keep saying, its in the delivery. How something is said?

Can't imagine where I got the idea you might be trolling
(, Thu 19 May 2011, 11:03, closed)

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