What is the worm question?
Comment on Worm time
Technus@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
In the unlikely event that I end up in another relationship, what the hell is the right answer to the worm question? I’m pretty damn sure I’d get it wrong.
toynbee@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
HikingVet@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Not to play. It’s an escalation to more unhinged behavior seeking validation.
Scranulum@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Yeah I think maybe it’s just a cute little question that went viral. You might be reading too far into it.
HikingVet@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I’ve heard too many times of guys not having the “correct” answers to theses silly little questions to treat them like anything other than something to ignore.
Technus@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
koper@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
My ex told me they would build me the most beautiful worm house and then go on a quest to track down the wizard who cursed me. I thought that was beautiful.
Technus@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
The problem is that my brain would immediately jump to picking apart the premise of the question. How did it happen? Is it permanent? Is your consciousness trapped in there or is it gone forever? The kind of thing that’s obviously just going to piss off the person asking.
I feel like what the question is really asking in a very roundabout way is whether you love that person unconditionally. That even if something happens such that they can no longer be the person you fell in love with, that you’ll still love them just the same. But that’s the problem: as a cynic, I believe all love is conditional; if it doesn’t seem like it, that just means you haven’t found out what the conditions are yet.
Obviously that’s not the right answer. So to me, it just seems like the question is a trap. Either you accept the preposterous hypothetical and give some sappy answer to make the other person happy and avoid a fight, or you get outed for the cold, unfeeling asshole that you actually are inside. But maybe that’s the point.
koper@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
I get that and I think I would do the same. But you have to realize that a loved one asking you this question is clearly not trying to trick you. Rather, you could see it as them giving you an opportunity to show how lovely you are. It’s the setup for a joke and you can make them smile.