Comment on Worm time
Technus@lemmy.zip 2 days agoThe 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 1 day 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.