Mix and match.
Boy, interrupted": The latest episode of Sex and the City stars David Duchovny (in a rather lackluster performance) as Carrie's high school sweetheart. Just before things got hot and heavy, Duchovny revealed that he had admitted himself for psychiatric treatment in a mental facility. Carrie got over her initial reservations and the couple got it on, until she found out that his treatment would take another eight to ten months, and so they decided to cool things.
Question: Would you continue to go out with someone who you found out has had psychiatric treatment? (Not of the serial killer or psychopath genre.) In what way is it different, if at all, from seeing a private shrink? (Other than you are less likely to be given medication.) And in what way is this different from being counselled by your friend? (Other than you don't pay for your friend's listening ear and words of wisdom.)
But really, isn't being "mental" or even "weird" mostly a social construct? Take for example, jealousy, greed and egoism. These aren't conditions that totally incapacitate a person's ability to perceive social reality and function socially, generally speaking. But, jealousy and greed can cause strife and unhappiness, and they can also upset the status quo of a social group. Such feelings can be the result of a person's inability, or even deliberate refusal, to be sensible and take things in perspective.
Anyway, there are many reasons why people would not go out with someone. Heck, having a "recognised" mental condition probably ranks low on the list, in terms of actual reported reasons. Laugh. And I just realised that SF and I declined dates in the same weekend. Coincidence? Shrug.
Don't you sometimes wish you could mix and match your romantic interests? Why can't it be the one with the good body who calls after you've given your number? How about if I swopped his single status with "the fish"? Or what are the chances of him swopping geographical proximity with Mr E? Heh. Heh.
Ah well, a girl can dream, can't she?
