First off -- discovered your stories through Eve Tushnet, and stayed up half the night reading them. So clearly, I not only like them but they speak to me. Excellent X-universe stuff, loved the Canadian and Catholic stuff.
But clearly there's something I don't understand about humans, that's all. I've never understood this story or real life element of "I don't know who I am, and I don't really know who you are, we're from different cultures and religions, I'm on the vocational rebound, and we've got people watching us that could swoop in and capture us at any moment, so... let's have sex! Yes, let's add yet another chaotic element to an already chaotic situation; it'll make things better!"
I mean, I know people really do insist on doing this sort of thing. So it's a totally realistic element. It's just annoying to me, because I was able to identify with the guy so closely until then. I suppose one could consider it progress that now he's acting like an ordinary idiot instead of a depressed person, but still. And it's not very nice of Hodya, either. (Or self-respecting, for that matter. Guess she's got some issues, too.)
This is not to say that sex is not a gift. But so is the ground a gift, and yet it's not a good idea to bury yourself alive in it.
*starts taking bets on when the inevitable breakup and suicide attempt will take place*
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Date: 2006-06-05 04:26 pm (UTC)But clearly there's something I don't understand about humans, that's all. I've never understood this story or real life element of "I don't know who I am, and I don't really know who you are, we're from different cultures and religions, I'm on the vocational rebound, and we've got people watching us that could swoop in and capture us at any moment, so... let's have sex! Yes, let's add yet another chaotic element to an already chaotic situation; it'll make things better!"
I mean, I know people really do insist on doing this sort of thing. So it's a totally realistic element. It's just annoying to me, because I was able to identify with the guy so closely until then. I suppose one could consider it progress that now he's acting like an ordinary idiot instead of a depressed person, but still. And it's not very nice of Hodya, either. (Or self-respecting, for that matter. Guess she's got some issues, too.)
This is not to say that sex is not a gift. But so is the ground a gift, and yet it's not a good idea to bury yourself alive in it.
*starts taking bets on when the inevitable breakup and suicide attempt will take place*