Great writing, was a joy to read.
(40-50% of first marriages end before death, the percentage rapidly increases for second and third; relationships are hard and much work, and no one wants to think they settled)
I am generalizing, don't worry about it.
My mention of the Red Skull speech is referring to the blog post. It is sort of a "guide to good men", and has that soul sacrifice thing all over the text, and it is spoken in a poetic gloomy doomy tone.
She could have the soul stone anytime she wants, but she must lose that what she loves most. C'mon, it's hilariously prophetic.
As for the original post, here's one that seems relationally adjacent: Sometimes the Reason You Can't Resonate with People You Meet is Because... - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43776790 - 3 hours ago (3 points, 0 comments).
Sometimes similar submissions come in that are like contrasting "replies" to an older submission, a kind of meta-response.
Nothing I say is actually legally binding, we all know I can't charge a price for it and there is nothing I can do. It is cute that you tried to make fun of it by thinking that by "unobtanium" was referring to myself.
It is even more cute that you think I had a secret love that I lost. What I lost is related to the feeling of love, but damn, you are so mistaken about what it is or what it means.
After a certain amount of trying, you may eventually land on the conclusion that you are the problem and that’s why it feels so good. In this regard, I can totally relate.
Early adulthood is about finding out whether we can love and be loved, according to [0], so it feels like purgatory to not graduate with our peers.
0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erikson's_stages_of_psychosoci...
andrewfromx•3h ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFSrxSBrgSc (aella on lex)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aella_(writer)