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[…I’ve always wondered why the ones who have been single for a while have a lot to say about relationships. It’s social psychology. There is such thing as social learning where as the person doesn’t necessarily have to have hands-on experience, but can learn from a 3rd person point of view. My friend Andrea and I were talking about couple arguments and all that bs, and there was something she said that I still remember clearly: “We’re humans. Emotions get in the way of what’s right and wrong. Someone who is arguing with their boyfriend or girlfriend won’t know who’s right until they clear up their mind, which will take a long while because the emotions just keep flooding. I’m single, but I feel like I’ve learned so much just by observing. I know I’ll still make mistakes, but atleast I’m aware of a lot of things from both sides.”]
i don’t think that they learn from a third person perspective, but more that they speak from a more logical point of view since they haven’t really put their foot in the water. anybody can spit knowledge, but having the competency to swallow it is another argument.
and i realize i’m kinda contradicting myself by saying this, but being a spectator isn’t a cool place to be in. the more you know, the more fucked up you’ll be when it’s over.
believe me.
learn from a third person perspective, but more...water. anybody can spit knowledge, but...