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Comment author: MBlume 20 April 2009 05:22:00PM 6 points [-]

I have been in a happy, mutually satisfying romantic/sexual relationship once in my life. We had one good year together, and it was The. Best. Year. Of. My. Life. I know people say that when something good happens to you, you soon adjust, and you wind up as happy or as sad as you were before, but that was simply not my experience. I'd give just about anything to have that again. Such is my utility function, and I do not intend to tamper with it.

Comment author: anonymouslyanonymous 20 April 2009 11:07:47PM 6 points [-]

People differ. All I'm trying to say is this: telling someone something is a necessary precondition for their leading a meaningful life, when that is not the case, is likely to create needless suffering.

Comment author: MBlume 21 April 2009 05:15:33PM 1 point [-]

indeed