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Date Posted: 21:58:58 10/24/07 Wed
Author: MelvaT
Subject: Pamelalass, I been trying for ages to get my brat to read the Private Matter. He told me to call when the movie comes out. >>>>
In reply to: pamelalass 's message, "WOW. Melva, thank you so much for taking the time to share these thoughtful comments. I hope you will also thank whoever your friend 'in the know' is. I think you are right that there are nuances to the physical intimacy depicted in the book, as varying expressions of desire/passion/love, that may not be as clear or obvious to most of us in the conversation here. >>>>" on 19:14:45 10/24/07 Wed

I really wish the revulsion was vanquished to the 17th century, but from personal experience I ken it isn't. Witnessing arguments where insults like "filthy faggot" and worse are being spat out with loathing is soul crushing. Granted, the filthy faggot got in a few good ones too... I thought gut-sucking breeders quite interesting.

So anyway, Jamie's reaction feels perfectly normal to me. His past experience with BJR and the squeaky Duke, his religious faith, everything he stands for as a Highlander.... just a thought... but only seeing Jamie a few times a year may have been more beneficial for John than he realizes. It gave Jamie time to sort through what he knew about John and what he thought he was supposed to believe.

It was John's 'physical' reaction in the aftermath of their argument that shocked me, and I haven't had nerve enough, yet, to ask the brat about it.

John's emotional reaction felt spot on. He's a man's man with that ability to shelve emotions rather than carting them around. Being a soldier and an officer, he wouldn't allow himself more than a few moments of self-pity. He'd hurt, but he'd accept.

Grrrr.....my brain is kinking on me.... Try this.... The depth and quality of a lost love should not be measured by a persons outward signs of emotional drama. As I read BOTB, I discovered all these past traumas that John has already gone through and none of it had broken him. He's what I'd call a 'lifer' ... someone who absorbs life's waves and rides 'em.

Does any of that make sense or I'm I just babbling again.

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