Realized while writing an email to a friend:
I’m much more of a plan-ahead than sympathize-after kinda guy.
Nothing conscious.
Just the way I am.
So the way I am, in fact, that it’s taken me a while to verbalize it.
I’m not saying that all things should be planned, I realize that you can’t plan everything, and even if you do, the best laid plans of mice and men… Just saying, if you need help planning, I’m your guy. If you ask for sympathy, well… you’ll have to bear with me while I practice… on you.
Meanwhile, I try to implement sympathy to the best of my abilities (I assume some would accuse me of faking it) until that side of my personality develops better.
Why these two are linked? They came up in email to a friend.
This doesn’t mean that I don’t get pissed off at being called unhelpful and unsupportive.
You’re as unhelpful and unsupportive as an jock strap without a cup.
I believe that’s the first time in recorded history that anyone has been directly compared to a jockstrap AS A COMPLIMENT. :)