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These are two, basically simple sentences when observed grammatically, are they not?

"I love you." Straight-ahead, subject-verb-object. Nothing much to parse - or shouldn't be. All that's left is context from which to derive meaning, provided you know something about the speaker, right, and their ability to know and tell the truth?

"I'm in love with you," being prepositional in its nature and meaning, would seem to imply that you're both in there.

In this latter case, just substitute a different noun or modifier. I'm in the tub with you. In the room with you. In the car with you, i.e., we're both in here together. I can see that you're in here with me.

So then, it might well go something like this in order to be clear: "I love you."
"Then, I'm in love with you."

Great! Now everybody's in there together and they now know it.

It could've gone badly.
 
12.07.19

In your opinion, what's the most overrated holiday dish or treat or flavor?

Turkey. It's totally overrated.

Now, I did have an extra delicious cajun Turkey this year. But why can I only have that at the holidays??

No one's just cooking turkey in August.
 
12.07.19

In your opinion, what's the most overrated holiday dish or treat or flavor?

Turkey. It's totally overrated.

Now, I did have an extra delicious cajun Turkey this year. But why can I only have that at the holidays??

No one's just cooking turkey in August.

I'll agree on the holiday turkey, its pretty bland and humdrum unless its been done on a grill or in a smoker grill.
My other...yuck...is green bean caseroles. In the South you grow up eating green beans and after a while enough is enough. Now I tend to try things like grilling, roasting or stirfrying them.
 
12.07.19

In your opinion, what's the most overrated holiday dish or treat or flavor?

Pumpkin Spice Anything not made from Real Fresh ground "Pumpkin Spices" (Clove, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Allspice, Ginger)

I use the Julia Child's method for roasting turkey, comes out very flavorful and juicy. Takes a little more work, but the cut up "waste" gets thrown into another pot and used to make broth for additional gravy or seasoning for dressing later.

As for why not the rest of the year? Aside from the price of whole frozen turkey being outrageous, I mean really, when frozen turkey is more expensive per pound that Duck...there is a problem.
 
12.07.19

In your opinion, what's the most overrated holiday dish or treat or flavor?


I did not realize that “mucous” was a holiday treat. Is that a jersey thing? That’s just flat out weird.

:p

Basically all the shit that is served at holiday parties. It’s almost all store bought shit and honestly, I’m a fucking snob when it comes to baked goods.
 
12.10.19

Are there any areas of your life where you self-sabotage? How and why do you do it?

In this year, it's buying cars.

I bought a junker hoping it would last a year. It didn't.

I bought a super great on gas car, hated it!

So, I just recently bought a new car that I can't afford. Fuck Me!!!
 
12.10.19

Are there any areas of your life where you self-sabotage? How and why do you do it?

To copy Ricky a tad, I do have a boot fetish, and I will spend waaaaay too much money on boots. I don’t sabotage myself financially, much.

I don’t leave enough time to do things. I always think I have more time. I don’t. You’ll see me right before a thing running like a maniac, cursing myself, swearing next time I’ll take more time.
I never do.

That being said, I usually make my deadline. Maybe I simply like the pressure.
 
12.10.19

Are there any areas of your life where you self-sabotage? How and why do you do it?

I'm a very shameful self saboteur. Usually for one of two reasons. Lack of self control or fear.

Lack of self control equals things like eating oreos while I'm dieting or spending too much money on panties while I'm trying to save money.

The fear thing is more interrelational. I'm scared I'll get hurt so I go ahead and mess things up. I'm scared I'm not enough so I'll push people away and closer to others. Its probably a control thing in the end. When you cant control someone elses behavior your can only control yourself.
 
12.10.19

Are there any areas of your life where you self-sabotage? How and why do you do it?

Of course. I don’t watch what I eat closely enough - though I tell myself it’s because I have a tendency to obsess and pretty quickly get back to my old ways of distorted eating and starvation. But I still do it even though I know it’s negating my gym progress.

Money? Of course I need a manicure and the nice hotel room when Alpine is here.

Sexual Relationships? I know I’m not good enough or don’t deserve what is good. So I justify pushing people away by telling myself that it’s going nowhere anyway, so why bother. And even though it’s true, it’s not fair to the partner who never really gets to know me, and reject me based on that!

Platonic friendships? I’ve gotten WAY better but I used to sabotage by holding grudges. I’ve gotten new friends that I feel are much more worthwhile and I’ve started to ignore the little things.
 
12.10.19

Are there any areas of your life where you self-sabotage? How and why do you do it?

I don’t think ahead so I feel like I rush around like crazy at the last minute. Maybe that’s more of a lesson I haven’t learned rather than self sabotage, but I feel like I should know this by now. It should be second nature. Maybe that’s not quite the same thing as you meant but that’s what I first thought of when I read this question.
 
12.10.19

Are there any areas of your life where you self-sabotage? How and why do you do it?

I like this question. So, I thought I'd answer it. Also, keep in mind that this is for IRL and probably doesn't match my behavior on Lit.

I'm not diagnosed, but I feel like I suffer from Impostor Syndrome. It seems to me that I'm hyper aware of my shortcomings and flaws. Couple that with my severe fear of disappointing people in my life, I oftentimes will put myself down in conversations in an attempt to shield myself from people thinking I'm something I'm not.

For instance, a very small example is when I met the husband of a family friend. He asked me a very basic question - "Do I like fishing?" The simple answer is yes. I do like fishing. However, I went on this overly complicated answer about how I don't fish because I'd probably suck at it. I sucked at it when my father took me fishing as a child. So, since I don't ever go fishing and I've always sucked at it, I probably shouldn't say that I like fishing.

Another example is when people asks me what draws me to Montana and Alaska. The simple answer is that I think they're absolutely gorgeous states along with the fact that the potential for better job opportunities is higher. I also want to change my lifestyle and get out more. Instead of answering that way, however, I'll go on this really long ramble about how I like the idea of moving to those states (because of the reasons stated) but there's a high likelihood that I will continue my current poor lifestyle and not ever get out and enjoy the world around me.

Computers. I love gaming, and I love tweaking the settings on my computer to get the most optimal visuals possible. That said, if I'm talking to another computer enthusiast, I'll mention how I'm just an amateur and that I probably don't know as much as other hardcore gamers and that my rig is probably outdated and not impressive.

I do this in literally every aspect of my life, and it is extremely damaging. I am in a perpetual state of telling everybody how shit I am at literally everything in life.
 
12.10.19

Are there any areas of your life where you self-sabotage? How and why do you do it?

Yes, the biggest area right now is in personal relations. I used to be very outgoing, easy to get along with, but now, it has truly become a One Upmanship for Tragedy game.

I am working hard to bite my tongue, just let other people vent and be supportive, without, adding my own experiences, or trying to make my situation sound worse than theirs.
 
Pickled Herring and Lutefisk, I just never took to either of those.

My in-laws love pickled herring. It's so gross. Fruit cake is sick, I don't understand anyone who has the time to make it, or why they would. Egg nog is a sinus infection in a glass.
 
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