Writer's Block: Significant Choices
I hope to god that my friends and my significant other would never, ever force me to make that choice. I guess, if it came down to it, it would very much depend on who was making me choose. If my s/o told me I had to choose between her and my friends, I would tell her goodbye, but I don't think she'd ever do that. I highly doubt my entire circle of friends would gang up and tell me to decide between being friends with them or being with my other half, but in order to choose them over her with that kind of an ultimatum, they'd had to have a pretty fucking compelling reason and it would have to be damned near unanimous among them. Like, they'd have to have really convincing evidence, like beyond reasonable doubt convincing, that she was some kind of mass murderer or serial killer or rapist or child molester, something really heinous. Likewise, I suppose if she came to me and said my friends were doing something equally horrific and could prove it, I'd have to give that consideration as well. Fortunately, I think all my friends and my s/o know me well enough to know that I'm not easily bullied or cowed. If any one of them, friends or s/o told me to make that choice just because they didn't like the other or because they were jealous or selfish or some equally self-centered reason, I'd have to tell the person making the ultimatum to promptly step off. Of course, if one of them tells me "I don't think she or he is good for you to be around/be with/be friends with" and has good reason, I'll certainly keep that in mind, but I'm ultimately going to make my own decisions about my relationships. Anyone who wants to try to bully me into dismissing someone from my life will quickly find themselves summarily dismissed at the business end of my middle finger.
Do you think that animals feel regret?