Posted by Kali Munro on August 4, 2004, at 21:47:09
In reply to Munro, can you comment on the thread above?, posted by partlycloudy on August 4, 2004, at 15:10:23
Do you mean the thread about sharing one's vulnerability and not wanting debate, partlycloudy? (I'm feeling a little lost with the threads but am finding my way around!)
I've responded to Dinah's post, and have just read the subsequent posts. I think that emotional sharing and emotionally attuned responses are very different from intellectual debates. I think when debates are brought into a more emotionally-based thread it can feel like intellectualization, or even like the subject has been changed -- they are two very different modes. Both are fine and have their place but don't usually mix well which is what people are saying, I think. I suggest that people ask for what they need and that be honoured.
Kali
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