In regards to my comments on sexuality, thinking about it a bit more, I think I feel afraid that the male/female relationship and bond, which I consider sacred and profound, is somehow under threat, however misguided that may be.
I don’t understand how I can be feeling this at 22, especially when you take into account that I have grown up in a rather progressive and accepting environment. I could understand if I was a middle age man who had grown up with these ideas and beliefs, had them repeatedly affirmed and entrenched, and then all of a sudden saw them being challenged and falling apart before my very eyes, but that is simply not the case. I have always identified as being progressive and open minded, but I guess I am more old fashioned than I have been willing to admit. This must be why romantic films from the 40s and 50s have always moved me so much. This must also explain why I have such a fondness for songs like the one below:
I am starting to think I was born in the wrong era. I don't want to hold back evolution.
If my self identity, which was thin to begin with, takes any more blows I swear I am going to have a mental breakdown.
This is a very accurate description of how I am feeling on so many levels. I feel like I have been left behind.
I don’t understand how I can be feeling this at 22, especially when you take into account that I have grown up in a rather progressive and accepting environment. I could understand if I was a middle age man who had grown up with these ideas and beliefs, had them repeatedly affirmed and entrenched, and then all of a sudden saw them being challenged and falling apart before my very eyes, but that is simply not the case. I have always identified as being progressive and open minded, but I guess I am more old fashioned than I have been willing to admit. This must be why romantic films from the 40s and 50s have always moved me so much. This must also explain why I have such a fondness for songs like the one below:
I am starting to think I was born in the wrong era. I don't want to hold back evolution.
If my self identity, which was thin to begin with, takes any more blows I swear I am going to have a mental breakdown.
(11-18-2015, 07:48 PM)Diana Wrote: Things are changing these days and no humans really like change much. When things start moving fast, such as digital technology, it's easy to feel left behind or threatened by a runaway-train feeling.
This is a very accurate description of how I am feeling on so many levels. I feel like I have been left behind.