Dear Cobalt,
never mind.
Dear Natalie,
Thanks!
signed,
full of chips

quote:

Originally posted by aitapata:
Dear Cobalt,


....how does a person know? When is enough enough? At what point does a person give up?



*sigh*,

Amy

oh, my dear Amy...

i wish i knew. i sigh right along with you.

but let me see if i can figure anything out...the only time i can make a decision to do anything is once i've begun feeling more stupid about not having done it yet than i feel scared about doing it. so maybe when one is to give up, one must feel more stupid about persisting in an attempt that's achieving nothing than the amount of effort that one has already expended in the aforementioned attempt. when that threshold has been reached, perhaps it's no longer worth it.

does that make sense? i don't know. i hope so. good luck.

quote:

Originally posted by daychickie[sleeper], Pirate Betrothed:
Dear Cobalt,

Will you do my homework for me? Please?

Sincerely,
Procrastinating Student

what's the assignment?

quote:

Originally posted by destroythedivide:
Dear Cobalt,
never mind.
Dear Natalie,
Thanks!
signed,
full of chips

glad to have been of absolutely no help whatsoever! the system works!!

quote:

Originally posted by Cobalt:

quote:

Originally posted by daychickie[sleeper], Pirate Betrothed:
Dear Cobalt,

Will you do my homework for me? Please?

Sincerely,
Procrastinating Student

what's the assignment?

nursing care plans for a new mother, her 1-day-old infant, and a diabetic woman with high blood pressure and seizures.

due tomorrow.

*looks hopeful*

*and tired*

quote:

Originally posted by daychickie[sleeper], Pirate Betrothed:

nursing care plans for a new mother, her 1-day-old infant, and a diabetic woman with high blood pressure and seizures.

due tomorrow.

*looks hopeful*

*and tired*

umm...sorry, i'll pass. i'm a little squeamish about biology. good luck, tho!

quote:

Originally posted by Cobalt:
oh, my dear Amy...

i wish i knew. i sigh right along with you.

but let me see if i can figure anything out...the only time i can make a decision to do anything is once i've begun feeling more stupid about not having done it yet than i feel scared about doing it. so maybe when one is to give up, one must feel more stupid about persisting in an attempt that's achieving nothing than the amount of effort that one has already expended in the aforementioned attempt. when that threshold has been reached, perhaps it's no longer worth it.

does that make sense? i don't know. i hope so. good luck.

*thinks about it*


That makes perfect sense.

Thank you, yet again, Cobalt. I'm going to go mull that one over a bit more.


*big hugs*


You really are a gem (pun not intended).

quote:

Originally posted by aitapata:

*thinks about it*


That makes perfect sense.

Thank you, yet again, Cobalt. I'm going to go mull that one over a bit more.


*big hugs*


You really are a gem (pun not intended).

hee, yay. thank you.

*big hugs back*

i hope it all works out for you and stuff.

heeeeey, Cobalt...

it still hasn't gone away...

not really askin' fer advice, just, you know, updating.

love,

Unrequited Quadrangle

hey, Natalie.

um, anything i can do?

Dear Cobalt,
Can you please sum up rock and roll for me?
-James

Rock and roll:

1. noun. a genre of music characterized by repeating guitar riffs and a strong back beat, often accompanied by vocals.

2. verb. the act of engaging in behavior metaphorically or literally related to rock and roll music.

3. FUCK YEAH!

dear cobalt,

thanks anyway.
*hug*



sincerely,
procrastinating student

dear cobalt,

i don't want to ruin things, but i'm starting to be tired of the situation i am in. five months already, and not a change.
i don't want to screw everything up, but when will i stop feeling this void inside of me if i don't start a new chapter?

love,
the relationship challenged girl

quote:

Originally posted by daychickie[sleeper], Pirate Betrothed:
dear cobalt,

thanks anyway.
*hug*

hehe, anytime!

how did it go?

got it all turned in today. Don't know how i did yet.

didn't get much sleep last night.

quote:

Originally posted by Alinda, the lost girl in long stockings:
dear cobalt,

i don't want to ruin things, but i'm starting to be tired of the situation i am in. five months already, and not a change.
i don't want to screw everything up, but when will i stop feeling this void inside of me if i don't start a new chapter?

love,
the relationship challenged girl

dear Alinda,

well, it depends. why are you tired of the situation? five months isn't really that long, in the greater scheme of things. if you're only annoyed because of a lack of progress because you think that things should have progressed by now, take a step back and think about how comfortable you are in general. if you're pretty comfortable, you probably don't want to do anything to disrupt that. if you're not comfortable, try to think about whether that's because the relationship isn't progressing at the pace you'd expected or hoped or wanted, or because you're just not comfortable in the relationship in general. where did you want to be by now? is that expectation reasonable?

if there's one question that guys hate to hear, it's "where is this going?" there's no good answer. we don't understand it. we don't want things to go places, we want them to stay where we left them. just bear that in mind.

hope this helps. keep us updated.


Truly,

Cobalt.

quote:

Originally posted by daychickie[sleeper], Pirate Betrothed:
got it all turned in today. Don't know how i did yet.

didn't get much sleep last night.

ah, the last minute. would anything ever get done without you?

do you feel pretty confident about what you ended up with, though?

quote:

Originally posted by Cobalt:

if there's one question that guys hate to hear, it's "where is this going?" there's no good answer. we don't understand it. we don't want things to go places, we want them to stay where we left them. just bear that in mind.

hope this helps. keep us updated.


Truly,

Cobalt.

I'm sorry about this possible Hijack, but hell... its what I do.
Admitted, I ussually don't know how to answer that question, but its not because i want things to stay where I left them. I just don't put expectations on such things. I feel its better to let them go where they will because if I try to force anything else, its just a lie.

yeah, the problem is that the answer i require isn't for "where is this relationship going?" but rather "where is this breaking up going?".
but then i suppose that five months aren't that long after all.