Dear LW,

I ( a guy) have an entirely different view: I agree with Carey on much of this; particularly the necessity of OCD treatment, but basically I think this guy is a keeper.

It's true that his condom-washing behavior is potentially hurtful ( although no one specified if he washed or Tabasco'ed. One is just mistrustful, the other punative). But the main thing that I take from this us that when you asked him about it, HE TOLD YOU THE TRUTH! 99% of offending guys, when you asked them if they're 'processed' their condoms, would lie. They would instantly recognize the trouble they'ed be in for an affirmative answer. The fact that he told you the truth means that he won't lie to you even when the truth is unpleasant. This is worth more than gold in a life partner. He is truthful and he is brave.

As far as the facts of the matter go: consider this: he may have been misled by some talk show asshole. But falling in love is a process. At first you don't know the person all that well. You might be inclined to belive some BS from some blowhard. But falling in love is also falling into trust. As be came to trust you, I'll bet he realized the silliness of his ways. That, is unless there us that OCD component - in which case it has to sobeith irrational fear if contamination, not mistrust if you.

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In my view he clearly trusts you. He trusted you MRI handle the truth. This is not an easy thing. He must really love and trust you to take that risk.

...about the giberish at the end of my letter. It was a combination of thumb typing and an out of control auto-corrector. I typed it on a phone and it wouldn't let me edit it.

So I meant: he may also be dealing with the OCD which makes it a contamination obsession, not mistrust of you.

The rest, I think you can figure out what I meant.

I think the guy's honesty and bravery show way more trust of you than can be subtracted by the condom thing.

Brightstar2. Learn to understand English.

Regardless of whether she deserves it or not, does not modify the meaning of the word punative. In one case he simply wants to prevent the use of his sperm. In the other he wants to punish her for it. There is no value judgement in the word I just think she should consider the motive.

Now do I think anything justifies doing irreparable harm to someone else's genitals? No, I'd rather just walk away if it came to that. Does that make me a wimpy liberal? If so, guilty as charged, and I'm happy you don't want to join the club.

How about honoring those young men and women who have voluntered to put themselves in harms way to defend our country by not sending them on your own personal daddy vengance mission based on a pack of lies and cherry-picked intelligence? How about honoring them by saving their sacrifices for those instances where our nation is actually attacked or threatened? Or by giving them the honor of not hiding in shame the remains of those who made the ultimate sacrifice? Or by fulfilling your own military service instead of hiding behind your "other priorities"? By not being a complete hippocrite? Why not that?

I was listening to Ann Coulter (I needed to vomit and couldnt find the Ipecac) critisize President Obama for sending more troops to Afghanistan. Doesn't that, by her own definition, make her a traitor?

My stock portfolio dropped 3% yesterday. I saw a clip of Sean Hannity saying that it was Obama's fault. Today it went up 3%. I'll bet that 3% that Sean-o didn't give him credit. Of course the fact that he blamed Obama for the 40% loss of people's 401'ks, most of which happened in Oct. - December, when Bush was still president, shows what a pinhead/lier (take your choice) he is.

This just in...

An apocraphyl source has revealed that shortly before appearing with with First Lady Michelle Obama in the House chamber last night, the so-called "Ms. Bethea" lanced a small pimple on her chin in a Capitol public restroom. The effluent from said pimple contained traces of her human DNA, which she callously, if not criminally, left to perish on a paper towel in the restroom trash bin.

Shortly before this incident, Ms. Bethea was heard making a sniffing noise from inside a stall, then muttering "not so bad", illustrating, not at all surprisingly, that she thinks that her elitist shit doesn't stink.

After Obama's speech, Ms. Bethea, was observed attempting to buy a 2 ounce bag of Doritos from a Capitol vending machine. Short of change, she shockingly accepted a nickel from a passing congressional page, in order to complete her purchase.

Given these incidents, one can only wonder what is next for this proto-fetus murdering, elitist welfare queen. Octuplets?

I suppose if it turned out that Bethea was not really a student, who was falsely acusing Obama of taking money from public schools, and asking why it was that Obama wanted to tax a hypothetical business she didn't actually own, but which the tax cut Obama wanted to give her would provide her with more funds to buy that business....

In other words, if she was not a child, and turned out to be a lying moron, then I suppose she would be fair game.

BTW in case you hadn't noticed, meeting Obama turned out to bevthe best thing that ever happened to "Joe".