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Originally Posted by Drolefille
I'm not just talking about in this thread, though it does apply here too. Sounds like you're preaching that a 21 year old male should be having sex and drinking... or there's something wrong with him.
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Nobody used this exact tone - some noted, in effect, that if a 21 yr old male does not do those things, he's not right for THEM . . . but, again, I'm sure you're more than accepting of people sharing their views, right? Since you're noting that's what the OP is doing, and all . . .
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Originally Posted by Drolefille
That's as stupid as me saying that a 21 year old male who's having sex and drinking has something wrong with him.
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Agreed - and no one has done either, luckily.
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Originally Posted by Drolefille
Non-drinkers get preached to frequently... and I've never been one to preach to my friends about it.
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This is similar to what I was noting before - both about your posts, and OP's. I'm not claiming anyone is 'personalizing' anything - I don't really even know what that means, and I'm a pretty smart guy - but instead, I'll note that posters are 'defending' their views (not that you're being defensive, just that you're creating a defensible position), when no one (
except the OP) is asking or forcing them to. (Also - kudos to the OP for being about as level about these inquiries as possible.)
Non-drinkers may or may not get preached to . . . you may or may not get preached to . . . you may or may not do the preaching. I'm not quite sure what it all means, but I'm pretty sure that arguing in tautologies isn't really productive here, since it seems to be leading to a communication gap whereby you think you're not being confrontational, but you're confronting views and opinions that aren't really being expressed or imposed.
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