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racheypie666
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28 Nov 2016, 2:42 pm

^^I agree. One of my best friendships was based on that kind of rhetoric, debating, playing devil's advocate etc.
He was a young conservative *shudder*, I hated pretty much everything he stood for but we were intellectually matched.

You can be tactful in your disagreements, and learn that there's a time and a place for them, but never hide your intelligence hurtloam. Intelligence is super attractive, to intelligent people :wink:



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28 Nov 2016, 3:11 pm

hurtloam wrote:
I have a bad tendancy to play devil's advocate because it amuses me.


that is something you have the power to moderate and defer until the time is right [when you are in good with a potential mate who understands you and accepts you]. until then, you've heard the one about attracting bees with honey and not vinegar.