Could You Stay Friends With Someone Who Visited Prostitutes? (page 3)

katiekitten

Live and let live, but... go live over there

What Almost Atheist said.

Well explained. Thank you.

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prig [Show phonetics]

noun [C] DISAPPROVING

a person who obeys the rules of correct behaviour and considers himself or herself to be morally better than other people

priggish [Show phonetics]

adjective DISAPPROVING

like a prig:

I found him priggish and cold.

So a "prig" is the same as a JW?
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trevor

Katie Kitten

Until one of them starts telling you personal things you'd rather not know. Then it kind of forces you to make judgements, even when you don’t want to.

I do see what you are saying - but I personally don’t feel forced to make a judgement or end a friendship because someone lives by a different standard to me.

I will discuss the situation with the person who is confiding in me and see if I can help. I am told many things by male and female friends but what is said to me remains confidential and does not affect my affection or friendship with that person or their partner.

katiekitten

Trevor, I mostly agree.

For instance my sister, mum and mother in law have all had affairs with married men. I havent stopped talking to them because I love them. But the crucial difference is (and I know its pretty shallow of me) I havent known the wives of families of these married men, so it hasnt touched me emotionally.

But when I have been in emans position, where I have been told a lousy rotten thing by one person, and I have known and been CLOSE friends of the victim of this lousy rotten thing, I have found it MUCH harder to suspend judgement, knowing what the victim would think and feel when they found out - and believe me, they ALWAYS find out eventually.

Im not saying I am some righteous person. I have done lousy rotten things myself. I have tolerated lousy rotten things when I havent known the victims. But, I get pretty upset when lousy rotten things are done by one of my friends against another of my friends. It puts me in a real difficult position.

I quit!

What a knucle-head to put you in a position like that. He is also putting his wife's health in danger without her even knowing it. I think I would tell him I don't think it would be a good idea for us to get together because I would probably wind up telling his wife the danger she was in. Also I don't consider prostitution a victimless crime. Even though you are paying you are still using the woman whether she knows it or not. She is also using you. I don't think it is healthy for the souls of either party.

I quit!

prig [Show phonetics]

noun [C] DISAPPROVING

a person who obeys the rules of correct behaviour and considers himself or herself to be morally better than other people

So what's a twit then?

scotsman

I will discuss the situation with the person who is confiding in me and see if I can help. I am told many things by male and female friends but what is said to me remains confidential and does not affect my affection or friendship with that person or their partner.

That sounds like you are making a value judgement. In what way would you help Englishman's acquaintance?

but I personally don’t feel forced to make a judgement or end a friendship because someone lives by a different standard to me.

Even if they skin kittens for a hobby?

stevenyc

Min,

I don't agree with you on this one. Most street girls are in a threatened environment. Controlled by the worst scum you could possibly imagine. If you want to see a prostitue, fine. Find someone that has chosen the profession. Street girls are pimp owned slaves.

steve

ArtfulDodger

"Priggish" Englishman ? . . noooo . . a small minded bigot, yes, but your description is much too mild. Some 'friend' huh ?

Legolas

I knew his wife too and would often see her around town.

He's married.......That's a big NO!

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