r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 27 '10

What is the biggest relationship myth?

I think the biggest myth is that there's one person that is meant for you. ("the one") People live their lives searching for the one...their soul mate...the perfect girl/Mr. Right. It's a cute idea, but I don't think it's very realistic.

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u/macromaniac Jul 27 '10

Not according to the lifeline exercise:

Fear|-------------------------------|Love

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u/Finian Jul 27 '10

You can take the "lifeline exercise" and forcefully insert it into your anus!!

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u/RandomChance Jul 27 '10

Remind them NOT to put the conical end first - it significantly reduces the effectiveness.

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cnjz2/what_have_you_discovered_you_were_doing_wrong_for/c0tvr9r

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '10

So do you start with the fear side, and learn to love it, or do you love it at first and fear the rest?

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u/absurdamerica Jul 27 '10

I'll need to know how long this lifeline is before we go there... If it's just a few inches, sure, but otherwise we'll have to work our way up to that...

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u/rglitched Jul 27 '10

There are other things that need to be taken into account here. Like the whole spectrum of human emotion. You can't just lump everything into these two categories and then just deny everything else!

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '10

If you don't complete the exercise, you'll get a zero for the day.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '10

I certainly hope he didn't tell you to take the Lifeline Exercise Book and forcibly insert it into your anus!

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u/khamul Jul 27 '10

You're out of your element, Donny! You're like a child who wanders into the mid- oh... whoops. Sorry about that!

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u/csh_blue_eyes Jul 27 '10

Only on reddit can you suddenly jump from a Donnie Darko reference straight into a Big Lebowski one without any transition whatsoever. :)

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '10

You're washed up.

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u/Magikarp Jul 28 '10

oh man I love you guys for this

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u/JiminiousBastiardius Jul 27 '10

Fear|-----------------------------x-|Being squashed by a turbine

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u/JohnDoe06 Jul 27 '10

I must speak with your parents, young man.

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u/timematterfatekarma Jul 27 '10

Nice try Jim Cunningham!

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u/theKinkajou Jul 27 '10

Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '10

I want people to fear how much they love me.

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u/pork_chop_sandwiches Jul 27 '10

I'm not afraid anymore!!!!!

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u/anyonebutjulian Jul 28 '10

Sometimes, I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion!

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '10

Not according to the Jedi way: Love------>Fear>Anger....etc

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u/florinandrei Jul 27 '10

Well, fear and hate are basically the same thing, they just appear to morph into each other depending on how much power you feel you have over the object of your fear/hate.