Unhelpful Talk Therapy

[Aluminium_Spaghetti]

There's already a thread to name what's bothering you, but in my opinion, it's stale. I want to hear out your troubles, then I'll give you unhelpful and unprofessional advice and encouragement! Feel free to share, or not to share, but I'll try to be encouraging anyway! Also, please participate in my patented Polls™! Feel free to suggest more poll options.
All the best wishes and platonic loves,
Al13

 

[Aluminium_Spaghetti]

@BakedBanana Why so sad Banana?

 

[Lowfyie]

Im mentally stable what does this mean

 

[Aluminium_Spaghetti]

Im mentally stable what does this mean

Hmm... Are you actually Lowfyie? I can't imagine anyone here being mentally stable, so you must be an impersonator. I don't think mental stability has any meaning, as it is a state of being that cannot truly be defined. I'm sure you'll be back to normal in the morning.
All the best wishes and platonic loves,
Al13

 

[UnnamedPlayer]

Add the option : "It's called friendship and it's not really worth it" and we're good.

 

[Aluminium_Spaghetti]

Add the option : "It's called friendship and it's not really worth it" and we're good.

Did I spell it right?

 

[UnnamedPlayer]

Okay, i'm voting "Myth", then.

 

[Tony_Mushah]

For those, who is wondering: "wtf is platonic love?" (like I do)
Here is the wikipedia's page of it.
So, if I understand it clearly, it's a type of relationship where the lovey-dovey stuff (including seggs) is nonexistant.
TL;DR: you are in a bestfriend relationship with someone...

If I understand this concept clearly, should I consider that I am in a platonic relationship with my close family members?

To be honest with ya, the concept is too abstract for me to understand and comprehend since i have no friends IRL.

"Should we put it in practice?"
Idk... the ideal looks cool but I personally don't have the social skills to put that in practice yet.

"Or is it a myth?"
There is some cases where the platonic relationship can last way longer than it should be, but in most cases, there is always a time where it evolves into a romantic relationship or devolve into a basic friendship one.

Out of context but, there actually is this manga that I am currently having in mind when typing this lol.

 

[Tony_Mushah]

Im mentally stable

Or is it?
put vsauce theme here

 

[Angry_Panda]

@BakedBanana Why so sad Banana?

He, uh, he has a condition that requires him to use the 'sad Megumin' emote so many times a day, or he bursts into flames. Very rare. So rare there's no name for it yet.

 

[BakedBanana]

He, uh, he has a condition that requires him to use the 'sad Megumin' emote so many times a day, or he bursts into flames. Very rare. So rare there's no name for it yet.

I don't know what you are talking about bro, I feel fine. If anything, I feel FANTASTIC.

 

[UnnamedPlayer]

I don't know what you are talking about bro, I feel fine. If anything, I feel FANTASTIC.

I understand, this fire is perfect for winter, i've already said it a few days ago !

 

[Robinisback]

What makes Platonic love different from a well bonded friendship?

 

[Chen.png]

What makes Platonic love different from a well bonded friendship?

They're the same right??

 

[Robinisback]

They're the same right??

Considering the poll options divides the idea into different things, I think @Aluminium_Spaghetti means different things by that.

 

[Aluminium_Spaghetti]

What makes Platonic love different from a well bonded friendship?

I guess that depends on whether or not a person loves their friends.
Pretty much the same thing, I added the last option to spite someone.

 

[solstice258]

The worst tragedy is my native language borrowed the term "platonic love" to mean "unrequited love" (I think?? The first time I heard it I was very confused.)

 

[Manko-sensei]

The worst part is that "platonic love" comes from a bad understanding of Plato where someone wanted to justify it with a confused myth, that's why I voted myth. Said myth was a misconception of the duality of the being, and it was told in a made-up form like this: "at first, all beings were one but they were split in two as in one male part and a female part and they long to become one again". I repeat, this has nothing to do with Plato or Greek mythology despite the claims.

 

[K.Angel]

Platonic love is cooler than romantic love! You can always platonically love everyone but you can only romantically love one person at a time...

 

[athayanezant]

Platonic love is cooler than romantic love! You can always platonically love everyone but you can only romantically love one person at a time...

.... And that's what makes romantic love more special.